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sn_EX_108

		

			Exhibit 10.8

		

		

			Execution Version

		

		
			 
		

		
			INTERIM INVESTORS AGREEMENT
		

		
			This INTERIM INVESTORS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 12, 2017 is by and between Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Sanchez Energy”), SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SN”), SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“UnSub,” and collectively with Sanchez Energy and SN, “Sanchez,” and each such entity, a “Sanchez Party”), Aguila Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Aguila”), Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HoldCo”), and the Blackstone Funds (as defined below) (collectively with Aguila and HoldCo, “Blackstone,” and each such entity a “Blackstone Party”). Sanchez and Blackstone are referred to herein as the “Investors,” and the Investors are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). The Parties agree that in this Agreement the term “Investor” is used to refer to Sanchez Energy, UnSub, SN, Aguila, HoldCo and the Blackstone Funds collectively, unless expressly specified otherwise or to the extent that only certain of such parties are or will be, as the case may be, actual signatories to a particular agreement referred to herein, such as the Purchase Agreement, in which case the term shall refer to those entities among Sanchez Energy, UnSub, SN, Aguila, HoldCo and the Blackstone Funds that are or will be, as the case may be, signatories to any such agreement (including the Purchase Agreement). 
		

		
			RECITALS
		

		
			WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, SN, UnSub and Aguila (and Sanchez Energy for the limited purposes set forth therein) entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement with Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC and Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (collectively, “Anadarko”) (together with any purchase agreement entered into with Eagle Ford TX LP (“KNOC”) pursuant to certain tag-along rights, the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Aguila, SN and SN UnSub collectively will purchase the fifty percent (50%) of 8/8ths Working Interests of Anadarko and, subject to the exercise by KNOC of its tag-along rights and the execution of a purchase agreement with KNOC on the same terms and conditions as the Purchase Agreement, the twenty-five percent (25%) of 8/8ths Working Interests of KNOC in certain developed and undeveloped oil and gas assets (the “Assets”) in Maverick, Dimmit, Webb and LaSalle Counties, Texas (the “Acquisition”), which Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Assets from Anadarko is attached hereto as Annex A;
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, in order to provide certain funds to effect the Acquisition, Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. (“BCP VII”) and Blackstone Energy Partners II L.P. (“BEP II” and together with BCP VII, the “Blackstone Funds”) have executed and delivered an Equity Commitment Letter, dated the date hereof (the “Blackstone Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which the Blackstone Funds have committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to contribute capital to Aguila in an amount equal to $672,500,000;
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, in order to provide certain funds to effect the Acquisition, Sanchez Energy executed and delivered (i) an Equity Commitment Letter, dated the 

		 

 

date hereof (the “SN Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which Sanchez has committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to contribute capital in an amount equal to $293,548,387 to SN, and (ii) an Equity Commitment Letter, dated the date hereof (the “UnSub Commitment Letter” and together with the SN Commitment Letter, the “Sanchez Commitment Letters” and together with the Blackstone Commitment Letter, the “Commitment Letters”), pursuant to which Sanchez has committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to contribute capital in an amount equal to $66,666,667 to UnSub;
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, in order to consummate the Acquisition and provide for the administration, development and operation of the Assets, the Parties or an Affiliate of the Parties (as indicated by the applicable agreement) shall enter into a Joint Development Agreement, a Management Services Agreement, and an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HoldCo, including the issuance of certain profits interests as contemplated therein, the forms of which are attached hereto and further described below; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to govern the relationship of the Parties pending the Closing and in connection with the transactions and conveyances contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. 
		

		
			NOW,  THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby confirmed and acknowledged), the Parties agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I
		

		
			CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS
		

		
			Section 1.1      Joint Development Agreement. Each of SN, UnSub and Aguila, concurrently with the Closing (unless any Party is a Failing Investor, a Closing Investor elects to pursue its rights under clause (b) of Section 6.3(a) and all Requisite Documents have been received and are in full force and effect at or prior to the Closing), shall enter into the Joint Development Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex B (the “Joint Development Agreement”), in order to provide for the exploration, development and operation of the Assets. 
		

		
			Section 1.2      Management Services Agreement. Concurrently with the Closing (unless any Party is a Failing Investor, a Closing Investor elects to pursue its rights under clause (b) of Section 6.3(a) and all Requisite Documents have been received and are in full force and effect at or prior to the Closing), HoldCo shall enter into, and Sanchez Energy shall cause an entity controlled by Sanchez Energy (“Manager”) to enter into, the Management Services Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex C (the “Management Services Agreement”), in order for Manager to provide certain services to HoldCo for the operation and management of the Assets. 
		

		
			Section 1.3      LLC Agreement. Concurrently with the Closing (unless any Party is a Failing Investor, a Closing Investor elects to pursue its rights under clause (b) of Section 6.3(a) and all Requisite Documents have been received and are in full force and effect at or prior to the Closing), the Limited Liability Company Agreement of HoldCo shall be Amended and Restated 

		 

		

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in its entirety in the form as attached hereto as Annex D (the “LLC Agreement”), and Sanchez Energy shall cause the Manager to, and the Blackstone Funds shall cause Aguila Production Aggregator, LLC to, execute and deliver the LLC Agreement, in order to admit Manager as a member of HoldCo, provide for the governance, rights and obligations of HoldCo with regard to the ownership of the Assets and to provide for certain profits interests to be granted to Manager as set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			Section 1.4      Shareholders Agreement. Concurrently with the Closing (unless any Party is a Failing Investor, a Closing Investor elects to pursue its rights under clause (b) of Section 6.3(a) and all Requisite Documents have been received and are in full force and effect at or prior to the Closing), HoldCo and Sanchez Energy shall enter the Shareholders Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex H (the “Shareholders Agreement”), in order to govern the rights of Sanchez Energy and HoldCo with respect to HoldCo’s right to appoint an observer to the board of directors of Sanchez Energy.
		

		
			Section 1.5      Production and Marketing Agreement. Concurrently with the termination of the Marketing Transition Services Agreement, Aguila and SN shall enter into (i) the Crude Oil Production Marketing Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex I, (ii) the NGL Production Marketing Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex J, and (iii) the Residue Gas Production Marketing Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex K in order to provide for the marketing of Aguila’s Hydrocarbons produced from the Assets. 
		

		
			Article II
		

		
			EQUITY AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
		

		
			Section 2.1      Initial Commitment Obligations. Each of the Blackstone Funds and Sanchez Energy provided the Commitment Letters in accordance with this Agreement which describe the several commitments of the parties thereto to provide or cause to be provided capital contributions to fund the Adjusted Purchase Price under the Agreement at Closing. The rights and obligations of the Investors and the other parties thereto under their respective Commitment Letters may not be transferred, assigned, amended, supplemented, modified or terminated except in accordance with this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) no transfer or assignment of a Commitment Letter will relieve the transferring or assigning Investor of its obligations hereunder or under its respective Commitment Letter and (ii) no restricted subsidiary of Sanchez Energy under its credit facility or indentures governing its outstanding notes will be required provide any equity commitment or funding to any unrestricted subsidiary of Sanchez Energy under its credit facility or indentures governing its outstanding notes. 
		

		
			Section 2.2      Blackstone Preferential Purchase Right. In the event Sanchez Energy offers new shares of common stock of Sanchez Energy, par value $0.01 per share (“Sanchez Common Stock”), for cash on or after the date the Purchase Agreement is publicly announced in a transaction that does not constitute an Excluded Transaction (as defined below) (“Sanchez Equity Issuance”), HoldCo shall have the right to acquire up to fifteen percent (15%) of any shares of Sanchez Common Stock offered pursuant to the first such Sanchez Equity Issuance; provided, that such Sanchez Equity Issuance must result in net proceeds to Sanchez Energy of at least 

		 

		

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$100,000,000, unless waived by HoldCo.  HoldCo’s rights under this Section 2.2 shall be subject to the following and exercised in accordance with the procedures below:
		

		
			(a)      Subject to Section 2.2(f), in connection with the first Sanchez Equity Issuance after the Purchase Agreement is publicly announced, to the extent meeting the criteria specified above, Sanchez Energy hereby grants HoldCo a preemptive right to acquire from Sanchez Energy, for the same price offered to investors in such Sanchez Equity Issuance and otherwise on the same terms as such shares of Sanchez Common Stock are proposed to be offered to such investors, up to a number of shares of Sanchez Common Stock equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the number of shares of Sanchez Common Stock Sanchez Energy proposes to offer in such Sanchez Equity Issuance, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Sanchez Common Stock. 
		

		
			(b)      Subject to Section 2.2(f), in the event Sanchez Energy proposes to conduct a Sanchez Equity Issuance after the Purchase Agreement is publicly announced, solely with respect to the first such Sanchez Equity Issuance, it shall give HoldCo prior written notice of its intention, describing the price (or range of prices), anticipated amount of shares of Sanchez Common Stock to be offered, timing and other material terms upon which Sanchez Energy proposes to offer the same to investors in such Sanchez Equity Issuance, no later than five (5) days prior to the commencement of such offer or sale, as the case may be. HoldCo shall have five (5) days from the date of receipt of such a notice to notify Sanchez Energy in writing the extent, if any, to which it intends to exercise such purchase rights and as to the number of shares of Sanchez Energy Common Stock HoldCo desires to purchase. Subject to Section 2.2(f), the failure of HoldCo to respond within such five (5) day period shall be deemed to be a waiver of HoldCo’s rights under this Section 2.2. If HoldCo exercises its preemptive rights provided in this Section 2.2, the closing of the purchase of the shares of Sanchez Common Stock with respect to which such right has been exercised shall take place simultaneously with the closing of such Sanchez Equity Issuance to other investors pursuant to a securities purchase agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Sanchez Energy and HoldCo, except as provided below. Each of Sanchez Energy and HoldCo agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to secure any regulatory or other consents or stockholder approval, and to comply with any Law or regulation (including any waiting period) necessary in connection with the offer, sale and purchase of such shares of Sanchez Common Stock (such consents, approvals and compliance, collectively, “Approvals”); provided, however, that in the event that either Sanchez Energy or HoldCo has been advised by their respective outside counsel that the issuance of Sanchez Common Stock in full to HoldCo pursuant to this Section 2.2 would require any Approvals that could delay in any material respect the proposed closing of the Sanchez Equity Issuance with respect to which HoldCo’s preemptive rights are being exercised, (i) Sanchez Energy may nevertheless consummate the proposed Sanchez Equity Issuance without consummating the issuance of Sanchez Common Stock to HoldCo that gives rise to any such Approvals and each of Sanchez Energy and HoldCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain any such Approvals, (ii) HoldCo and Sanchez Energy shall consummate the issuance to HoldCo of the portion of the issuance of Sanchez Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.2 that does not require any Approvals (or for which any Approvals have been obtained) and (iii) the closing of the portion of the issuance of shares of Sanchez Common Stock to HoldCo that gives rise to any such Approvals shall not occur until such Approvals have been obtained; provided further, however, that if Sanchez Energy and HoldCo have used their reasonable best efforts to obtain any required Approvals and such required Approvals have not been obtained within 365 

		 

		

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days after notice of the first Sanchez Equity Issuance is given to HoldCo under Section 2.2(a), the excess amount of such shares of Sanchez Common Stock, to the extent otherwise triggering such Approvals, will be excluded from the total number of shares of Sanchez Common Stock that HoldCo would otherwise have a right to purchase pursuant to this Section 2.2 (which exclusion may result in HoldCo not having the right to purchase any shares of Sanchez Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.2); provided, further, in the event that a Sanchez Equity Issuance is consummated prior to the Closing Date, when determining whether the approval of Sanchez Energy’s stockholders is required under the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange (including The New York Stock Exchange) and the number of shares of Sanchez Energy Common Stock that may be issued to HoldCo without obtaining such Approvals, all warrants and other securities issued or to be issued in connection with the Acquisition shall be deemed outstanding and given priority and reduce the number of shares of Sanchez Common Stock that may be issued to HoldCo without obtaining such Approvals; and for purposes of such determination, the number of shares underlying such warrants shall be the maximum possible number of shares that could be issued pursuant to the warrant.
		

		
			(c)      In the event HoldCo fails to exercise its preemptive rights provided in this Section 2.2 within the prescribed five (5) day period, Sanchez Energy shall thereafter be entitled to sell the Sanchez Common Stock not elected to be purchased pursuant to this Section 2.2.  
		

		
			(d)      Sanchez Energy and HoldCo shall cooperate in good faith to facilitate the exercise of HoldCo’s rights hereunder, including securing any required approvals or consents.
		

		
			(e)      The preemptive rights set forth in this Section 2.2 shall terminate and be of no further effect upon the date on which HoldCo has failed to (i) exercise its preemptive rights provided in this Section 2.2 within the five (5) day prescribed period or (ii) consummate a purchase for which it has exercised its preemptive rights pursuant to Section 2.2(b) above within the time period specified in Section 2.2(c) above.  Furthermore, HoldCo’s rights hereunder as to any Sanchez Equity Issuance shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) termination of the Purchase Agreement or this Agreement, in each case in its entirety or only as to a Sanchez Party, and (ii) the consummation of the first Sanchez Equity Issuance to which HoldCo’s preemptive rights hereunder apply.
		

		
			(f)      “Excluded Transactions” means issuances of securities of Sanchez Energy (i) pursuant to a dividend payable in securities of Sanchez Energy, or upon any subdivision or split-up of outstanding securities of Sanchez Energy, (ii) to directors, advisors, employees or consultants of Sanchez Energy (including upon exercise of options) pursuant to a stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan, restricted stock plan, other employee benefit plan or other similar compensatory agreement or arrangement, (iii) pursuant to the overallotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with a Sanchez Equity Issuance and (iv) as consideration in connection with a merger, acquisition or similar transaction.
		

		
			(g)      Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, HoldCo may, in compliance with applicable securities laws, assign its rights under this Section 2.2 to any Affiliate of HoldCo that, prior to the acquisition of any Sanchez Energy Common Stock, will be a party to or otherwise bound by (or the Blackstone Funds shall be liable for causing such Affiliate to comply 

		 

		

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with) the Standstill and Voting Agreement referred to in Section 2.4,  provided, that no such assignment shall relieve HoldCo from any liabilities or obligations under this Section 2.2.   
		

		
			Section 2.3      Sanchez Warrants. Concurrently with the Closing (unless any Party is a Failing Investor, except if a Closing Investor elects to pursue its rights under clause (b) of Section 6.3(a) and all Requisite Documents have been received and are in full force and effect at or prior to the Closing), Sanchez Energy and HoldCo shall enter into that certain Warrant Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex E in order to issue a warrant on the Closing Date, exercisable for a total of 6,500,000 shares of Sanchez Common Stock, to HoldCo with a strike price of $10 per share (the “Warrants”). 
		

		
			Section 2.4      Equity Issuance Documents. In connection with the issuance of the Warrants on the Closing Date (unless any Party is a Failing Investor, except if a Closing Investor elects to pursue its rights under clause (b) of Section 6.3(a) and all Requisite Documents have been received and are in full force and effect at or prior to the Closing) and, if applicable, a Sanchez Equity Issuance, the Investors shall (a) enter into the Standstill and Voting Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex F, and (b) the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex G;  provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, if (i) HoldCo acquires Sanchez Energy Common Stock prior to the Closing pursuant to Section 2.2, the Standstill and Voting Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement shall be structured to include the Warrants and/or the underlying Sanchez Energy Common Stock (which would be effective if such securities are acquired at the Closing), (ii) if HoldCo acquires the Warrants prior to the acquisition of Sanchez Energy Common Stock under Section 2.2, the Standstill and Voting Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement shall be structured to include such Sanchez Energy Common Stock (which would be effective if such securities are acquired pursuant to Section 2.2) and (iii) the two-year lockup period in the Standstill and Voting Agreement shall run from the time HoldCo first acquires any Sanchez Energy securities until the two-year anniversary of the Closing, unless the Acquisition is not consummated and the Closing does not occur, in which event the two-year lockup period for the Sanchez Energy Common Stock issued pursuant to Section 2.2 shall expire on the two year anniversary of the date of issuance.  
		

		
			Section 2.5      Allocation to Side-by-Side and Similar Funds. Blackstone may, at or prior to the Closing, allocate a portion of its equity commitments set forth in the Blackstone Commitment Letter to one or more side-by-side, supplemental or other related investment funds or vehicles (a) which are under common control with BCP VII or BEP II, (b) as to which funds were, prior to the date of this Agreement, already committed in an amount sufficient to cover such allocation, and (c) which in the ordinary course invest and exit together with BCP VII and/or BEP II in transactions of this type. 
		

		
			Section 2.6      Allocation to Separately Managed Accounts, Etc. Blackstone may, at or prior to the Closing, allocate a portion of its equity commitments set forth in the Blackstone Commitment Letters to one or more potential equity financing sources who are passive investors in investments, funds, vehicles or accounts that are managed, sponsored or advised by Blackstone (or special purpose vehicles in which any such passive investors are the sole investors), the equity investments of which are managed or controlled by an Affiliate of Blackstone.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 2.7      Transaction Covenants. Blackstone hereby covenants that (i) at the Closing Aguila shall be a wholly-owned subsidiary of HoldCo and (ii) from the date hereof to the earlier of (A) the Closing Date and (B) the termination of the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 therein, the Blackstone Funds shall (and shall cause Blackstone (as defined in the LLC Agreement), HoldCo and its and their Affiliates to) comply with Section 3.3(c) of the LLC Agreement as set forth therein and as if the Blackstone Funds are the “Company” and “Blackstone” thereunder.
		

		
			Article III

INTERIM GOVERNANCE
		

		
			Section 3.1      Actions Pending the Closing. The Investors will promptly share with each other all material information they receive from or on behalf of Seller in connection with the Acquisition. Sanchez and Blackstone agree and acknowledge that SN has been appointed as “Buyer Party Representative” pursuant to, and solely to the extent contemplated by, Section 15.21 of the Purchase Agreement for the purposes of: (a) any matters related to the Hedging Transactions, including the entry, assignment, or novation thereof; and (b) any title and/or environmental matters set forth in Articles XIII and XIV of the Purchase Agreement (collectively, “Buyer Party Representative Matters”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Purchase Agreement, SN may only take action with respect to any Buyer Party Representative Matter with the prior consent of Aguila (which consent must be in writing with respect to any Hedging Transaction related to Aguila), and Sanchez Energy shall cause SN to act accordingly. Without limiting the foregoing, the mutual agreement and cooperation of Sanchez and Aguila will be required for all decisions made, and actions taken, by any Buyer Party under the Purchase Agreement, including with respect to Buyer Party Representative Matters, in the period between execution of the Purchase Agreement and Closing (the “Interim Period”). Decisions referenced in the preceding sentence that require the mutual agreement of all Buyer Parties under the Purchase Agreement include, but are not limited to, (a) consents required from Sanchez and Aguila during the Interim Period that relate to ongoing operations, (b) determining that the conditions to Closing specified in the Purchase Agreement have been satisfied, (c) waiving compliance with any agreements and Closing conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement, (d) amending, supplementing or modifying the Purchase Agreement, (e) exercising any remedies available under the Purchase Agreement in connection with a breach by Seller, including all matters with respect to Title Defects and Environmental Defects and (f) contacting, cooperating, complying with and/or negotiating with any third party whose consent or approval may be required in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the time that any Investor becomes a Failing Investor (as defined below), the approval or consent of such Failing Investor (or its Affiliates) shall no longer be required for any purposes under this Article III and such other Investors (and their Affiliates) may take all actions of “Buyer” or “Buyer Party Representative” under the Purchase Agreement on a unilateral basis (with the consent of each other non-failing Investor that is not an Affiliate of the Failing Investor) and the Failing Investor  (and its Affiliates party hereto) shall take all action required within its reasonable control to allow the other Investors (and their Affiliates) to take such actions on a unilateral basis (with the consent of each other non-failing Investor that is not an Affiliate of the Failing Investor); provided that any Failing Investor that ultimately participates in the transaction as a result of the Closing Investor exercising its right to seek specific performance hereunder or 

		 

		

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the Seller exercising its specific performance right under the Purchase Agreement shall, for all purposes hereunder, no longer be deemed a “Failing Investor,” and its approval or consent rights shall be restored as of the date such previously Failing Investor cures its performance failure). Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, but subject to SN’s appointment as the Buyer Party Representative with respect to the Buyer Party Representative Matters, the Investors expressly agree that each Investor may act on a unilateral basis without requiring the consent of the other Investors to the extent such Investor is exercising its rights with respect to any Hedging Transactions pursuant to Section 11.9 of the Purchase Agreement.  
		

		
			Section 3.2      Expenses. Each of Sanchez, on the one hand, and Blackstone, on the other hand, shall be responsible for its and its Affiliates’ own fees and expenses and those of their respective accountants, bankers, counsel, and other advisors that are incurred on connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. 
		

		
			Section 3.3      Regulatory Matters. Each Investor will use reasonable best efforts to promptly supply and provide information that is accurate in all material respects to any Governmental Authority requesting or requiring such information in connection with filings or notifications under, or relating to any applicable Laws and to otherwise cooperate in connection with any such submission or application as is necessary and customary under the circumstances.
		

		
			Section 3.4      Debt Financing. Each Investor (a) shall negotiate and use its reasonable best efforts to enter into definitive agreements relating to its portion of the Debt Financing, pursuant to the terms set forth in their respective Debt Commitment Letters, or if such Debt Financing is not available, pursue such Alternate Financing as may be required by the Purchase Agreement and (b) may arrange for, market and negotiate and enter into definitive agreements relating to any Alternate Financing to the extent not required by the Purchase Agreement, including agreeing to the financial terms of such debt, to be issued at the Closing to such Investor or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the applicable Investor. No Investor may terminate its respective Debt Commitment Letter without the prior written consent of the other Investors.
		

		
			Section 3.5      Cooperation. The Investors agree to cooperate with one another in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing (or any permitted replacement, amendment, modification or any Alternate Financing) as may be reasonably requested by an Investor. Any reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an Investor in providing reasonable cooperation to the other Investor in accordance with this Section 3.5 shall be reimbursed by the Investor seeking such cooperation.
		

		
			Article IV
		

		
			REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SANCHEZ
		

		
			Each Sanchez Party hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Blackstone that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing: 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.1      Organization and Qualification. Each Sanchez Party is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity, as the case may be, has been duly formed or organized, and is validly existing and in good standing, under the Laws of the 

		 

		

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jurisdiction of its formation or organization.  There is no pending or, to the actual knowledge of the senior management of a Sanchez Party, threatened, action, appeal, petition, plea, charge, complaint, claim, suit, demand, proceeding, litigation, hearing, inquiry, arbitration, mediation, investigation, audit, or similar event, occurrence, or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative (collectively, an “Action”) (or basis therefor) for the dissolution, liquidation, or insolvency of such Sanchez Party.
		

		
			Section 4.2      Authority; Enforceability. Each Sanchez Party has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Sanchez Commitment Letters (in the case of Sanchez Energy), and the Contracts attached hereto as Annexes A-K to which it is a party (the “Sanchez Transaction Documents”), to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Sanchez Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of the terms and conditions of the Sanchez Transaction Documents to be performed by it.  This Agreement and the other Sanchez Transaction Documents have been or will be at the Closing, as applicable, duly executed and delivered by each Sanchez Party that is a party thereto.  This Agreement and the Sanchez Commitment Letters constitute, and the other Sanchez Transaction Documents will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of each Sanchez Party that is a party thereto, enforceable against such Sanchez Party in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except as such enforceability may be subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors, and general principles of equity.
		

		
			Section 4.3      No Conflicts; Consents, Etc. Except as contemplated or required by or specified in the Purchase Agreement (or the transactions contemplated thereby), this Agreement or the agreements attached hereto as Annexes B – G, the execution by each Sanchez Party of the Sanchez Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the performance by such Sanchez Party of the transactions contemplated by the Sanchez Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (a) violate, conflict with, result in a default under or require consent under the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, limited liability company operating agreement, limited liability partnership agreement, partnership or limited partnership agreement, or other similar formation or governing documents (“Organizational Documents”) of such Sanchez Party, (b) violate, conflict with, or result in a violation of (whether after the giving of notice, lapse of time or both) any Law, (c) require any consent, authorization, approval or order from, or registration, qualification or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than those which have been obtained or made, as the case may be, or as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, state and foreign securities or “blue sky” laws, The New York Stock Exchange or any other applicable self-regulatory organization, (d) require any consent from any other third Person, which consent has not been obtained, or (e) violate or result in a violation of, or constitute a default (whether after the giving of notice, lapse of time or both) under, any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, heads of agreement, promise, obligation, instrument, document, or other similar understanding (“Contract”), order, ruling, decision, verdict, decree, writ, subpoena, mandate, precept, command, directive, consent, approval, award, judgment, injunction, or other similar determination by, before, or under the supervision of any Governmental Authority, arbitrator, or mediator (“Order”), or permit to which a Sanchez Party is a party or by which such Sanchez Party is bound or to which any of such Sanchez Party’s assets is subject, which violations or defaults have not been waived.  Each Sanchez Party has obtained (or will obtain at or prior to the Closing or, if later, when so required under this Agreement or other agreement contemplated 

		 

		

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hereby) all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals and Orders, and has made (or will make at or prior to the Closing or, if later, when so required under this Agreement or other agreement contemplated hereby) all registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations or filings with all federal, state, or other relevant Governmental Authorities, required by such authorities to be obtained or made, as applicable, by it in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than such consents, authorizations, approvals, Orders, registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations and filings contemplated or required by the Purchase Agreement or the agreements attached hereto as Annexes B – G.
		

		
			Section 4.4      No Other Arrangements. No Sanchez Party has entered into any Contract with Seller or its Affiliates that relates to this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, other than (i) this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated by this Agreement and all the exhibits, schedules, and annexes to any of the foregoing, (ii) as may be related to the equity financing of UnSub, and (iii) any debt or equity financing arrangements to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			Section 4.5      Access to Capital. Sanchez Energy has, or has access to, and at Closing will have, unfunded capital commitments or otherwise have sufficient funds in an amount not less than amount necessary to fund its obligations under the Sanchez Equity Commitment Letter and no internal or other approval is required for Sanchez Energy to fulfill each of its obligations under the Sanchez Commitment Letters.
		

		
			Article V
		

		
			REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BLACKSTONE 
		

		
			Each Blackstone Party hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Sanchez that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.1      Organization and Qualification. Each Blackstone Party is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity, as the case may be, has been duly formed or organized, and is validly existing and in good standing, under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or organization.  There is no pending or, to the actual knowledge of the senior management of such Blackstone Party, threatened, Action (or basis therefor) for the dissolution, liquidation, or insolvency of such Blackstone Party.
		

		
			Section 5.2      Authority; Enforceability. Each Blackstone Party has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Blackstone Commitment Letter (in the case of the Blackstone Funds), and the Contracts attached hereto as Annexes A-K to which it is a party (the “Blackstone Transaction Documents”), to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Blackstone Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of the terms and conditions of the Blackstone Transaction Documents to be performed by it.  This Agreement and the other Blackstone Transaction Documents have been or will be at the Closing, as applicable, duly executed and delivered by each Blackstone Party that is a party thereto.  This Agreement and the Blackstone Commitment Letter constitutes, and the other Blackstone Transaction Documents will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of each Blackstone Party that is a party thereto, enforceable against such Blackstone Party in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except 

		 

		

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as such enforceability may be subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors, and general principles of equity.
		

		
			Section 5.3      No Conflicts; Consents, Etc. Except as contemplated or required by or specified in the Purchase Agreement (or the transactions contemplated thereby), this Agreement or the agreements attached hereto as Annexes B – G, the execution by each Blackstone Party of the Blackstone Transaction Documents and the performance by such Blackstone Party of the transactions contemplated the Blackstone Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (a) violate, conflict with, result in a default under or require consent under the Organizational Documents of such Blackstone Party, (b) violate, conflict with, or result in a violation of (whether after the giving of notice, lapse of time or both) any Law, (c) require any consent, authorization, approval or order from, or registration, qualification or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than those which have been obtained or made, as the case may be, (d) require any consent from any other third Person, which consent has not been obtained, or (e) violate or result in a violation of, or constitute a default (whether after the giving of notice, lapse of time or both) under, any Contract, Order, or permit to which a Blackstone Party is a party or by which such Blackstone Party is bound or to which any of such Blackstone Party’s assets is subject, which violations or defaults have not been waived.  Each Blackstone Party has obtained (or will obtain at or prior to the Closing or, if later, when so required under this Agreement or other agreement contemplated hereby) all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals and Orders, and has made (or will make at or prior to the Closing or, if later, when so required under this Agreement or other agreement contemplated hereby) all registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations or filings with all federal, state, or other relevant Governmental Authorities, required by such authorities to be obtained or made, as applicable, by it in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than such consents, authorizations, approvals, Orders, registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations and filings contemplated or required by the Purchase Agreement or the agreements attached hereto as Annexes B - G.
		

		
			Section 5.4      No Other Arrangements. No Blackstone Party has entered into any Contract with the Seller or its Affiliates that relates to this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, other than this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated by this Agreement and all the exhibits, schedules, and annexes to any of the foregoing. 
		

		
			Section 5.5      Access to Capital. The Blackstone Funds have, or have access to, and at Closing will have, unfunded capital commitments or otherwise have sufficient funds in an amount not less than amount necessary to fund its obligations under the Blackstone Equity Commitment Letter and no internal or other approvals that have not been obtained as of the date of this Agreement will be required for each of the Blackstone Funds to fulfill each of its obligations under the Blackstone Commitment Letter.
		

		
			Section 5.6      Sanchez Energy Ownership.  As of the Execution Date, HoldCo and its Affiliates (excluding any portfolio companies in which the Blackstone Funds have a direct or indirect investment) do not own, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, (i) any class or series of capital stock of Sanchez Energy, (ii) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, swap or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of Sanchez Energy or with 

		 

		

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a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of Sanchez Energy, whether or not such instrument or right is subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of Sanchez Energy or otherwise or any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of Sanchez Energy, (iii) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Person has a right to vote any shares of Sanchez Energy, (iv) any short interest in any security of Sanchez Energy,  or (v) any rights to dividends on the shares of Sanchez Energy that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of Sanchez Energy, representing, in the aggregate, beneficial ownership of Sanchez Energy Common Stock sufficient to require a filing by any such Person with the SEC of a statement on Schedule 13D reporting such beneficial ownership.
		

		
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			Section 6.1      Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Investors; provided, that any provision herein requiring the approval of any Investor who is distinguished from the other Investors or requiring the unanimous approval of the Investors may only be amended, modified or waived by an agreement in writing signed by the specified Investors, or all of the Investors, as applicable.
		

		
			Section 6.2      Severability. In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable Law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable Law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.
		

		
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			(a)      In the event that the Closing is required to occur pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement and (x) either Investor (it being understood that for purposes of this Section 6.3, the use of Investor as it relates to the Purchase Agreement is intended to refer to SN and UnSub collectively, on the one hand, and Aguila, on the other hand) is prepared to fund its portion of the Adjusted Purchase Price pursuant to Article VI of the Purchase Agreement and otherwise consummate the Acquisition as required by the Purchase Agreement, as evidenced in writing to the other Investor, or (y) an award of specific performance to fund and/or cause the funding of the Investors’ respective Equity Financing and Debt Financing is granted under and in accordance with the Purchase Agreement (the Investor who is so prepared to fund in either case, the “Closing Investor”), but one Investor fails to perform its material obligations under the Purchase Agreement (that are not, other than funding failures, cured within three (3) Business Days’ written notice from the other Investor), including its obligation to fund its portion of the Adjusted Purchase Price as required by the Purchase Agreement, or provides written notice that it will not perform any of such obligations, including its obligation to fund its portion of the Adjusted Purchase Price as required by the Purchase Agreement (such Investor, a “Failing Investor”), the Closing Investor shall be 

		 

		

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entitled (in addition to the right set forth in Section 6.3(b) hereof), in its discretion, to (a) specific performance of the terms of Sections 2.1,  3.4 and 3.5 hereof to cause the Failing Investor to cause the funding of its Equity Financing and take all actions required of such Investor under the Purchase Agreement to cause the funding of its portion of the Debt Financing and use such funds to fund its portion of the Adjusted Purchase Price as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, whether before or after the Closing, together with obtaining reimbursement by the Failing Investor of any costs of enforcement incurred by the Closing Investor in seeking to enforce such remedy, or (b) subject to obtaining any necessary amendments and/or assignments to the Purchase Agreement to remove the Failing Investor as a Buyer Party thereunder and releases of Failing Investor from Anadarko from liabilities arising under the Purchase Agreement from and after the date of such amendments and/or assignment (the “Requisite Documents”), terminate the participation in the transaction (and all rights under Articles I and III (other than Section 3.2) and, if Aguila is the Failing Investor, Sections 2,2,  2.3 and 2.4 and Article IV (with respect to breaches or violations after such termination) of, and if SN or UnSub is the Failing Investor, Section 2.7 and Article V (with respect to breaches or violations after such termination) of, this Agreement and/or the Purchase Agreement) of any Failing Investor (in which case the Failing Investor shall cooperate to effect the amendment of the Purchase Agreement and/or assignment of any of its rights under the Purchase Agreement to the Closing Investor to the extent reasonably requested by the Closing Investor), and such Closing Investor may fund the Failing Investor’s portion of the Adjusted Purchase Price as may be required to consummate the Closing at the time of such termination of such Failing Investor; provided, that such termination shall not affect the Closing Investor’s rights against such Failing Investor with respect to such failure to fund or such Failing Investor’s continuing obligations hereunder as set forth in this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.  
		

		
			(b)      In the event (i) a Failing Investor fails to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and a Closing Investor takes either of the actions contemplated by Section 6.3(a) or (ii) the Purchase Agreement is terminated and (A) Seller is entitled to retain the Deposit under the Purchase Agreement and/or (B) any other losses or damages are payable to Seller thereunder, including Hedging Losses, and (iii) a Failing Investor’s (A) breach (including anticipatory breach) of its obligations under the Purchase Agreement or this Agreement, (B) failure to obtain its portion of the Debt Financing or Equity Financing as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or (C) failure to otherwise fund its portion of the Adjusted Purchase Price and consummate the Closing when required under the Purchase Agreement has been the principal or proximate cause of the termination giving rise to such obligation to forfeit the Deposit or pay any other losses or damages to Seller (such Investor, the “Indemnifying Investor”), the Indemnifying Investor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Closing Investor (the “non-Indemnifying Investor”) from and against all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the non-Indemnifying Investor and its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement (including all legal, financial and other advisory costs and expenses) incurred or reasonably anticipated to be incurred, including any forfeiture of its portion of the Deposit (or requirement to pay the portion of the Indemnifying Investor’s Deposit) and any Hedging Losses incurred by such a Closing Investor or any costs and expenses relating to any other hedging transactions put into place by the Closing Investor or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Transaction (including deal-contingent hedges), but shall not include any amounts payable to any equity or debt financing sources, including in the case of UnSub, any 

		 

		

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amounts payable to GSO Capital Partners L.P. or any of the controlled Affiliates of GSO Capital Partners L.P., other than the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, in connection with the transactions related to the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnifiable Losses”). The indemnification rights and obligations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall terminate, and be of no further force or effect, on the first (1st) anniversary of the termination date of the Purchase Agreement, unless an indemnity claim had been previously made in respect thereof on the Indemnifying Investor (in which case, such indemnification rights and obligations shall survive until the conclusion of such indemnity claim). For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary, Sanchez Energy shall be responsible for causing SN and UnSub to comply with all obligations of SN and UnSub, respectively, under this Agreement, including payment of all amounts that may be payable by SN and/or UnSub pursuant to this Section 6.3, and shall, as a result, be directly liable for such payment obligations in the event that SN and/or UnSub do not satisfy any such payment obligations in full. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary, the Blackstone Funds shall be responsible for, and have joint liability for, all obligations of Aguila under this Agreement, including payment of all amounts that may be payable by Aguila pursuant to this Section 6.3;  provided, that BEP II shall responsible for 60% of any amounts payable by Aguila under this Agreement and BCP VII shall be responsible for 40% of any amounts payable by Aguila under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, “Indemnifiable Losses” shall not include any lost profits, punitive, consequential, exemplary, benefit-of-the-bargain, indirect and similar damages, except to the extent recovered by Seller or any non-Affiliate of the non-Indemnifying Investor and which otherwise constitutes Indemnifiable Losses.
		

		
			(c)      In the event that the Purchase Agreement is terminated by Seller pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or Section 7.1(i) therein, then no later than three (3) Business Days following delivery of written notice of termination to the Parties by Seller, each of Sanchez Energy and the Blackstone Funds shall deliver to the other Investor an irrevocable, standby letter of credit in an amount equal to the Cash Deposit Amount or the Deposit LC Amount, as applicable, issued by a U.S. commercial bank or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank with ratings of at least “A-” by S&P and at least “A3” by Moody’s, and having total assets of at least $10,000,000,000, in a form reasonably acceptable to the other Party with draw-down by either Sanchez Energy or the Blackstone Funds conditioned only upon the satisfaction of any of the Draw-Down Conditions set forth below (each such letter of credit, an “LC”). Each LC shall only be drawn upon or payable upon (i) the mutual agreement of the Parties, or (ii) the issuance of a final non-appealable judgment of (A) a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Section 6.5 or (B) an arbitration panel pursuant to the terms of Section 6.3(f) (collectively, the “Draw-Down Conditions”), that Indemnifiable Losses are payable by one Party to the other, as applicable, and in such event the non-Indemnifying Investor may only collect from the other Party’s LC, as applicable, the amount of Indemnifiable Losses awarded to the non-Indemnifying Investor by such court of competent jurisdiction (or arbitration panel) or as otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any interest payable pursuant to Section 6.3(h). In the event that Blackstone, on the one hand, or Sanchez, on the other hand, does not make a claim against the other Party pursuant to this Section 6.3 for Indemnifiable Losses within three (3) months following any termination of the Purchase Agreement, then, if Blackstone has not made a claim, Sanchez Energy shall have the right to withdraw its LC and Blackstone shall return such LC to Sanchez 

		 

		

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Energy, or if Sanchez has not made a claim, the Blackstone Funds shall have the right to withdraw its LC and Sanchez shall return such LC to the Blackstone Funds; provided, that notwithstanding anything to this contrary in this Agreement, if a claim under this Section 6.3 has been made against Blackstone or Sanchez, as the case may be, then the form of security provided by the applicable Party against whom the claim has been made shall be required to remain effective until such claim has been satisfied or upon the date that a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitration panel pursuant to the terms of Section 6.3(f) has ruled against the validity of such claim and determined that no Indemnifiable Losses are payable pursuant thereto.
		

		
			(d)      In the event that (i) the Purchase Agreement is terminated for any reason other than a termination pursuant to Section 7.2(b) therein and (ii) Seller obtains reimbursement for Hedging Losses pursuant to Section 7.2(c) of the Purchase Agreement from the Cash Deposit Amount and any such Hedging Losses are attributable to Hedging Transactions of Aguila (the “Blackstone Hedging Losses”), then Aguila shall reimburse Sanchez for the Blackstone Hedging Losses and such amounts shall be treated as Indemnifiable Losses hereunder; provided, that in the event that Sanchez is an Indemnifying Investor, Sanchez shall not be entitled to reimbursement for the Blackstone Hedging Losses pursuant to this Section 6.3(d).
		

		
			(e)      In the event that (i) the Purchase Agreement is terminated for any reason other than a termination pursuant to Section 7.2(b) therein and (ii) Seller obtains reimbursement for Hedging Losses pursuant to Section 7.2(c) of the Purchase Agreement from the Deposit LC Amount and any such Hedging Losses are attributable to Hedging Transactions of UnSub or SN (the “Sanchez Hedging Losses”), then UnSub or SN, as applicable, shall reimburse Aguila for the Sanchez Hedging Losses and such amounts shall be treated as Indemnifiable Losses hereunder; provided, that in the event that Aguila is an Indemnifying Investor, Aguila shall not be entitled to reimbursement for the Sanchez Hedging Losses pursuant to this Section 6.3(e).  
		

		
			(f)      In the event a Party wishes to contest whether it owes Indemnifiable Losses as an Indemnifying Investor (the “Contesting Party”), such Party shall provide the non-Indemnifying Investor (the “non-Contesting Party”), with its written objection within ten (10) days after receipt of notice of the non-Contesting Party’s written claim for Indemnifiable Losses (the “Objection Notice”). In such event, a representative of the Contesting Party and the non-Contesting Party shall meet and use commercially reasonable efforts to mutually agree on a resolution. If such representatives are unable to resolve the disagreement within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Objection Notice, then the non-Contesting Party, in its sole discretion, may elect to litigate such matter in accordance with Section 6.5 or have such disagreement resolved in accordance with by accelerated arbitration, which arbitration proceedings shall be held in New York, New York and conducted pursuant to the Rules for Commercial Arbitration promulgated by the American Arbitration Association, to the extent such rules do not conflict with the terms of this Section 6.3. The dispute shall be adjudicated by a panel of three (3) arbitrators. The Contesting Party and the non-Contesting Party shall each be able to choose one (1) arbitrator, and such chosen arbitrators shall choose the third arbitrator.  If the any of the Parties fail to choose an arbitrator, then any arbitrator chosen by a Party shall be empowered to choose the two (2) additional arbitrators required by this Section 6.3(f). The third arbitrator shall be appointed within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Objection Notice. Each arbitrator shall be a practicing attorney or retired judge with at least fifteen (15) years total working experience as such and shall not have worked as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or outside counsel for any of the Parties to such 

		 

		

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dispute or any of their respective Affiliates during the ten (10) year period preceding the arbitration or have any financial interest in the dispute or any assets or businesses of the parties to such dispute. The arbitrators shall require exchange by the Parties of documents relevant to the issues raised by any claim or defense or on which the producing Party may rely in support of or in opposition to any claim or defense, with due regard for eliminating undue burden and expense and the accelerated nature of the arbitration. These exchanges shall occur no later than a specified date within thirty (30) days following the appointment of the third arbitrator. At the request of a Party, the arbitrators may at their discretion order the depositions of witnesses. Depositions shall be limited to a maximum of two depositions per Party, each for a maximum of four hours duration, unless the arbitrators otherwise determine. All discovery shall be completed within forty-five (45) days following the appointment of the third arbitrator. The final arbitration hearing shall commence within sixty (60) days following the appointment of the third arbitrator. The arbitrators shall issue a reasoned decision in writing within fifteen (15) Business Days after conclusion of the final arbitration hearing and, absent manifest error, shall be final and binding upon the Parties to such dispute, without right of appeal, and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. In making its determination, the arbitrators shall be and remain at all times wholly impartial, and, once appointed, the arbitrators shall have no ex parte communications with any of the Parties to the dispute concerning the arbitration or the underlying dispute. The costs and expenses of the arbitrators shall be equally split between the Parties. The arbitration proceeding and arbitration award shall be maintained by the Parties as strictly confidential, except as is otherwise required by court order or as is necessary to confirm, vacate or enforce the award and for disclosure in confidence to the Parties’ respective attorneys, tax advisors and senior management, or as disclosure may be permitted under Section 6.9.  Compliance with this 6.3(f) shall not be required if the effect thereof would prevent a claim from being brought within a statute of limitations or other time period hereunder within which a claim must be brought.  The initiation of arbitration pursuant to this Section 6.3(f) will toll the applicable statute of limitations for the duration of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties may take any such action required to effectuate such tolling.
		

		
			(g)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Purchase Agreement, if Seller terminates the Purchase Agreement because an Investor claims that a closing condition set forth in Article IV of the Purchase Agreement (a “Buyer Closing Condition”) has not been satisfied (the “Claiming Investor”), the Claiming Investor shall have the right to direct any defense in litigation brought by Seller or any of its Affiliates to dispute the failure of such Buyer Closing Condition (“Closing Condition Litigation”). The Investor that is not the Claiming Investor (the “non-Claiming Investor”) agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Claiming Investor and  agrees not to take any action that would be reasonably likely to undermine the defense of the Claiming Investor in any material respect, other than to the extent required by Law. In the event that Seller prevails in any Closing Condition Litigation, the Claiming Investor shall be the Indemnifying Investor and liable to the non-Claiming Investor for all Indemnifiable Losses incurred in connection with such Closing Condition Litigation in accordance with this Section 6.3.
		

		
			(h)      Any Indemnifiable Losses payable or otherwise granted to a Party in accordance with this Section 6.3 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, include interest accruing daily at a rate of 15% annually (or if a lower rate is required by applicable Law, such maximum rate permitted by applicable Law), from the date upon which it is determined the events 

		 

		

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giving rise to a Party becoming a Failing Investor or Indemnifying Investor, as applicable, began until the date such Party has satisfied in full its payment obligations under this Section 6.3.  
		

		
			(i)      The Parties agree that, except as provided herein, this Agreement will be enforceable by all available remedies at Law or in equity (including, without limitation, specific performance); provided, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 6.3 shall be the exclusive remedy of the Parties following the termination of the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			Section 6.4      No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, and notwithstanding the fact that certain of the Investors may be partnerships or limited liability companies, each Investor covenants, agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto and not against any of the former, current or future general or limited partners, equityholders, managers, members, directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, Affiliates (other than any assignee permitted by Section 6.7 or any entity that is a Party to this Agreement), agents or representatives of the Investors (each, an “Investor Related Party”) and no Investor Related Party that is not a party hereto shall have any liability hereunder for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. 
		

		
			Section 6.5      Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LEGAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES CONSENTS TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION IN PERSONAM BY THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN CONNECTION WITH, OUT OF, RELATED TO OR FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY LITIGATED IN COURTS HAVING SITES IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			Section 6.6      Exercise of Rights and Remedies. No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any Party as a result of any breach or default by any other Party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any such delay, omission nor waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 6.7      Other Agreements; Assignment. This Agreement, together with the agreements and Exhibits referenced herein, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and statements, both written and oral, among the Parties or any of their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter contained herein except for such other agreements as are referenced herein which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. Other than as provided herein, this Agreement shall not be assigned without the prior consent of the Parties hereto. 
		

		
			Section 6.8      Press Release; Communications. Any general notices, releases, statements or communications to the general public or the press relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and the Purchase Agreement shall be made only at such times and in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Investors; provided, that the Parties hereto shall be entitled to issue such press releases and to make such public statements as are required by applicable Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or if required in connection with any required filing or notice with any Governmental Authority relating to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement without the mutual agreement of the Investors, in which case the Investors shall be advised thereof and the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or announcement to be issued (provided, that nothing herein shall prevent a Party from making a required disclosure within the timeframe required by such applicable Laws, rules or requirements of Governmental Authorities). Once information has been made available to the general public in accordance with this Agreement, this Section 6.8 shall no longer apply to such information.
		

		
			Section 6.9      Confidentiality. Each party hereto shall, and shall cause its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (“Representatives”) to, keep any information supplied by or on behalf of any of the other Parties pursuant to this Agreement (“Confidential Information”), confidential and to use, and cause its Representatives to use, the Confidential Information only in connection with the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that the term “Confidential Information” does not include information that (a) is already in such Party’s possession; provided, that such information is not subject to another confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to any Person, (b) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure, directly or indirectly, by such Party or such Party’s Representatives, or (c) is or becomes available to such Party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than any of the Parties hereto or any of their respective Representatives; provided, that such source is not known by such Party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to any Person; provided further,  however, that nothing herein shall prevent any Party hereto from disclosing Confidential Information (i) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (ii) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority having jurisdiction over such party, (iii) to the extent required by Law or regulation, (iv) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of any remedy, hereunder, and (v) to such Party’s Representatives that need to know such information (it being understood and agreed that, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), such Party shall notify the other Investors of the proposed disclosure as far in advance of such disclosure as practicable and use reasonable best efforts to ensure that any information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment, when and if available, unless Section 6.8 applies to such disclosure); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, notice to any Investor shall not be required where disclosure is made (i) in response to a request by a regulatory or self-regulatory authority or (ii) in connection 

		 

		

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with a routine audit or examination by a bank examiner or auditor and such audit or examination does not reference such Investor or this Agreement. This Section 6.9 shall survive for one year following termination or expiration of this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between Section 6.8 and Section 6.9,  Section 6.8 shall control to the extent of such conflict.
		

		
			Section 6.10      Specific Performance. The Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement contemplated to be performed herein was not performed by any such Party in accordance with the terms hereof and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor. As a result, each Party shall be entitled to specific performance to prevent breaches of this Agreement and enforce the terms hereof, without proof of actual damages (and each Party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy) in addition to any other remedy at Law or equity. In connection with the exercise of any Party’s rights under this Section 6.10, the Parties agree not to assert that a remedy of specific performance is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach.
		

		
			Section 6.11      Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of the Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing:
		

		
			(i) the provisions set forth in Article I (Closing Arrangements) (but only to the extent that the Sanchez Transaction Documents or Blackstone Transaction Documents have not been entered into by the applicable parties thereto as of the Closing), Section 2.2 (Blackstone Preferential Purchase Right) (but only to the extent not earlier terminated or expired as provided therein), Section 2.3 (Sanchez Warrants) and Section 2.4 (Equity Issuance Documents) (but, in the case of Section 2.3 or Section 2.4, only to the extent that such Sanchez Transaction Documents or Blackstone Transaction Documents have not been entered into by the applicable parties thereto as of the Closing),  Section 3.2 (Expenses) and Article VI (Miscellaneous), other than Section 6.3 (Remedies, other than those sub-sections of Section 6.3 (including Section 6.3(i)) that are intended by their terms to survive the Closing), shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (a) in accordance with its terms;
		

		
			(ii) the provisions set forth in Section 3.2 (Expenses), Article IV (Representations and Warranties of Sanchez, other than Section 4.4 (No Other Arrangements) and Section 4.5 (Access to Capital)), Article V (Representations and Warranties of Blackstone Parties, other than Section 5.4 (No Other Arrangements), Section 5.5 (Access to Capital), and Article VI (Miscellaneous), including Section 6.3 (Remedies), shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (b) in accordance with its terms; and
		

		
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			Section 6.12      No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except for Section 6.3, this Agreement shall be binding on each Party solely for the benefit of each other Party hereto and nothing set forth in this Agreement, express or implied, shall be construed to confer, directly or indirectly, 

		 

		

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			Section 6.13      No Representations or Duty. Each Investor specifically understands and agrees that no Investor has made or will make any representation or warranty with respect to the terms, value or any other aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and each Investor explicitly disclaims any warranty, express or implied, with respect to such matters. In addition, each Investor specifically acknowledges, represents and warrants that it is not relying on any other Investor (a) for its due diligence concerning, or evaluation of, the Seller or its assets or businesses, (b) for its decision with respect to making any investment contemplated hereby or (c) with respect to tax and other economic considerations involved in such investment. In making any determination contemplated by this Agreement, each Investor may make such determination in its sole and absolute discretion, taking into account only such Investor’s own views, self-interest, objectives and concerns. No Investor shall have any fiduciary or other duty to any other Investor except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 6.14      Adjustments.  Sanchez Common Stock share numbers underlying the Warrant Agreement and the exercise price per share of Sanchez Common Stock shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, share splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of shares and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement, in accordance with the adjustment mechanisms set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement (or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first above written.
		

		

		 

		

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						SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Chief Executive Officer

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						SN EF Maverick, LLC:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Chief Executive Officer

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						SN EF UnSub, LP:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:  SN EF UNSUB GP, LLC, its general partner

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Chief Executive Officer

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						President

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						President

				

		
			 
		

		

		 

		

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						BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII L.P.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						Blackstone Management Associates VII L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Its:

					
					
						General Partner

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						BMA VII L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Its:

					
					
						Sole Member

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Senior Managing Director

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						BLACKSTONE ENERGY PARTNERS II L.P.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						Blackstone Energy Management Associates II L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Its:

					
					
						General Partner

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						BMA EMA II L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Its:

					
					
						Sole Member

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Senior Managing Director

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			ANNEX A
		

		
			 
		

		
			PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			Execution Version

		

		

		
			 
		

		
			PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
		

		
			among
		

		
			ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC
		

		
			and
		

		
			KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP
		

		
			collectively, as Seller
		

		
			and
		

		
			SN EF Maverick, LLC,
		

		
			SN EF UnSub, LP
		

		
			and
		

		
			Aguila Production, LLC
		

		
			collectively, as Buyer
		

		
			dated
		

		
			January 12, 2017
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

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			TABLE OF CONTENTS
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						Page

				
	
					
						Article I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

					
1
				
	
					
						1.1      Defined Terms

					
1
				
	
					
						1.2      References and Rules of Construction

					
24
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article II PURCHASE AND SALE

					
25
				
	
					
						2.1      Purchase and Sale

					
25
				
	
					
						2.2      Excluded Assets

					
25
				
	
					
						2.3      Revenues and Expenses

					
25
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article III PURCHASE PRICE

					
26
				
	
					
						3.1      Purchase Price

					
26
				
	
					
						3.2      Deposit

					
26
				
	
					
						3.3      Adjustments to Purchase Price

					
26
				
	
					
						3.4      Adjustment Methodology

					
28
				
	
					
						3.5      Preliminary Settlement Statement

					
28
				
	
					
						3.6      Final Settlement Statement

					
28
				
	
					
						3.7      Disputes

					
29
				
	
					
						3.8      Allocation of Purchase Price / Allocated Values

					
29
				
	
					
						3.9      Tax Allocation

					
29
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article IV BUYER’S CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

					
30
				
	
					
						4.1      Representations

					
30
				
	
					
						4.2      Performance

					
30
				
	
					
						4.3      No Legal Proceedings

					
30
				
	
					
						4.4      Title Defects, Environmental Defects, and Casualty Losses

					
30
				
	
					
						4.5      HSR Act

					
31
				
	
					
						4.6      Closing Certificate

					
31
				
	
					
						4.7      Closing Deliverables

					
31
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article V SELLER’S CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

					
31
				
	
					
						5.1      Representations

					
31
				
	
					
						5.2      Performance

					
31
				
	
					
						5.3      No Legal Proceedings

					
31
				
	
					
						5.4      Title Defects, Environmental Defects, and Casualty Losses

					
31
				
	
					
						5.5      HSR Act

					
32
				
	
					
						5.6      Replacement Bonds

					
32
				
	
					
						5.7      Closing Certificate

					
32
				
	
					
						5.8      Closing Deliverables

					
32
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article VI CLOSING

					
32
				
	
					
						6.1      Date of Closing

					
32
				

		 

		

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						6.2      Place of Closing

					
32
				
	
					
						6.3      Closing Obligations

					
32
				
	
					
						6.4      Records

					
34
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article VII TERMINATION; DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

					
34
				
	
					
						7.1      Right of Termination

					
34
				
	
					
						7.2      Effect of Termination

					
35
				
	
					
						7.3      Return of Documentation and Confidentiality

					
37
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article VIII ASSUMPTION; INDEMNIFICATION; SURVIVAL

					
37
				
	
					
						8.1      Assumption by Buyer

					
37
				
	
					
						8.2      Indemnities of Seller

					
38
				
	
					
						8.3      Indemnities of the SN Parties

					
39
				
	
					
						8.4      Indemnities of AcqCo

					
39
				
	
					
						8.5      Indemnity for Certain Marketing Contracts

					
39
				
	
					
						8.6      Limitation on Liability

					
40
				
	
					
						8.7      Express Negligence

					
40
				
	
					
						8.8      Exclusive Remedy

					
40
				
	
					
						8.9      Indemnification Procedures

					
41
				
	
					
						8.10    Survival

					
43
				
	
					
						8.11    Waiver of Right to Rescission

					
44
				
	
					
						8.12    Insurance

					
44
				
	
					
						8.13    Amount of Losses

					
44
				
	
					
						8.14    Non-Compensatory Damages

					
44
				
	
					
						8.15    Assignments by any Buyer Party

					
44
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article IX REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

					
45
				
	
					
						9.1      Organization, Existence and Qualification

					
45
				
	
					
						9.2      Authority, Approval and Enforceability

					
45
				
	
					
						9.3      No Conflicts

					
46
				
	
					
						9.4      Consents

					
46
				
	
					
						9.5      Bankruptcy

					
46
				
	
					
						9.6      Foreign Person

					
47
				
	
					
						9.7      Litigation

					
47
				
	
					
						9.8      Material Contracts

					
47
				
	
					
						9.9      No Violation of Laws

					
48
				
	
					
						9.10    Preferential Purchase Rights/Tag Rights

					
48
				
	
					
						9.11    Royalties

					
48
				
	
					
						9.12    Imbalances

					
48
				
	
					
						9.13    Current Commitments

					
48
				
	
					
						9.14    Environmental

					
49
				
	
					
						9.15    Taxes

					
49
				
	
					
						9.16    Labor Matters

					
49
				

		 

		

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						9.17    Employee Benefit Plans

					
50
				
	
					
						9.18    Brokers’ Fees

					
50
				
	
					
						9.19    Suspense Funds

					
50
				
	
					
						9.20    Advance Payments

					
50
				
	
					
						9.21    Plugging and Abandonment

					
50
				
	
					
						9.22    Leases and Rights-of-Way

					
51
				
	
					
						9.23    Permits

					
51
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article X REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

					
51
				
	
					
						10.1    Organization, Existence and Qualification

					
51
				
	
					
						10.2    Authority, Approval and Enforceability

					
51
				
	
					
						10.3    No Conflicts

					
51
				
	
					
						10.4    Consents

					
52
				
	
					
						10.5    Bankruptcy

					
52
				
	
					
						10.6    Litigation

					
52
				
	
					
						10.7    Financing

					
52
				
	
					
						10.8    Regulatory

					
53
				
	
					
						10.9    Independent Evaluation

					
53
				
	
					
						10.10  Brokers’ Fees

					
53
				
	
					
						10.11  Accredited Investor

					
53
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article XI CERTAIN AGREEMENTS

					
54
				
	
					
						11.1    Conduct of Business

					
54
				
	
					
						11.2    HSR Act

					
56
				
	
					
						11.3    Governmental Bonds

					
56
				
	
					
						11.4    Record Retention

					
56
				
	
					
						11.5    [Intentionally Omitted

					
56
				
	
					
						11.6    Non-Solicitation; No-Hire

					
56
				
	
					
						11.7    Employee Matters

					
57
				
	
					
						11.8    Compliance With Tag Right

					
58
				
	
					
						11.9    Hedging

					
59
				
	
					
						11.10  Financing

					
60
				
	
					
						11.11  Financial Assurances

					
64
				
	
					
						11.12  Successor Operator

					
66
				
	
					
						11.13  NAESB Contracts

					
66
				
	
					
						11.14  Tax Treatment

					
66
				
	
					
						11.15  Assignment of Marketing Contracts

					
67
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article XII ACCESS; DISCLAIMERS

					
68
				
	
					
						12.1    Access

					
68
				
	
					
						12.2    Confidentiality

					
69
				
	
					
						12.3    Disclaimers

					
70
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		 

		

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						Article XIII TITLE MATTERS; CASUALTY; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

					
71
				
	
					
						13.1    Seller’s Title

					
71
				
	
					
						13.2    Notice of Title Defects; Defect Adjustments

					
72
				
	
					
						13.3    Casualty or Condemnation Loss

					
78
				
	
					
						13.4    Consents to Assign

					
78
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article XIV ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

					
80
				
	
					
						14.1    Notice of Environmental Defects

					
80
				
	
					
						14.2    NORM, Wastes and Other Substances

					
83
				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Article XV MISCELLANEOUS

					
83
				
	
					
						15.1    Exhibits and Schedules

					
83
				
	
					
						15.2    Expenses and Taxes

					
84
				
	
					
						15.3    Assignment

					
85
				
	
					
						15.4    Preparation of Agreement

					
85
				
	
					
						15.5    Publicity

					
85
				
	
					
						15.6    Notices

					
86
				
	
					
						15.7    Further Cooperation

					
87
				
	
					
						15.8    Filings, Notices and Certain Governmental Approvals

					
88
				
	
					
						15.9    Entire Agreement; Conflicts; No Third-Party Beneficiaries

					
88
				
	
					
						15.10  Parties in Interest

					
89
				
	
					
						15.11  Amendment

					
89
				
	
					
						15.12  Waiver; Rights Cumulative

					
89
				
	
					
						15.13  Conflict of Law Jurisdiction, Venue; Jury Waiver

					
89
				
	
					
						15.14  Severability

					
90
				
	
					
						15.15  Removal of Name

					
90
				
	
					
						15.16  Like-Kind Exchange

					
90
				
	
					
						15.17  Counterparts

					
91
				
	
					
						15.18  No Recourse

					
91
				
	
					
						15.19  Remedies

					
92
				
	
					
						15.20  Waiver of Claims Against Debt Financing Sources

					
92
				
	
					
						15.21  Buyer Party Representative

					
93
				
	
					
						15.22  SN Parent Guaranty

					
93
				
	
					
						15.23  Liability of SN Parties

					
94
				

		
			 
		

		
			LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
		

			
					
						APPENDICES:

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Appendix A

					
					
						―

					
					
						Imbalance Procedures

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						EXHIBITS:

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Exhibit A

					
					
						―

					
					
						Leases

				
	
					
						Exhibit A-1

					
					
						―

					
					
						Wells (WI/NRI) and Allocated Values

				

		 

		

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						Exhibit A-2

					
					
						―

					
					
						Future Wells (WI/NRI), Future Locations and Allocated Values

				
	
					
						Exhibit A-3

					
					
						―

					
					
						Rights-of-Way

				
	
					
						Exhibit A-4

					
					
						―

					
					
						Clear Springs System

				
	
					
						Exhibit A-5

					
					
						―

					
					
						Certain Communication Equipment and other Assets

				
	
					
						Exhibit B

					
					
						―

					
					
						Excluded Assets

				
	
					
						Exhibit C-1

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of SN Assignment

				
	
					
						Exhibit C-2

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of UnSub Assignment

				
	
					
						Exhibit C-3

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of AcqCo Assignment

				
	
					
						Exhibit D

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Non-Foreign Affidavit

				
	
					
						Exhibit E

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Seller’s Certificate

				
	
					
						Exhibit F

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Buyer’s Certificate

				
	
					
						Exhibit G

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Escrow Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit H-1

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Springfield Gathering Assumption Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit H-2

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Specified Midstream Assumption Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit H-3

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Downstream Marketing Agreements Assumption Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit H-4

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Specified Gathering Assumption Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit I

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Core Sharing Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit J

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Transition Services Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit K

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Marketing Transition Services Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit L

					
					
						―

					
					
						Target Formations

				
	
					
						Exhibit M

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of License

				
	
					
						Exhibit N

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Development Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit O

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of JOA 

				
	
					
						Exhibit P

					
					
						―

					
					
						Debt Commitment Letters

				
	
					
						Exhibit Q

					
					
						―

					
					
						Equity Commitment Letters

				
	
					
						Exhibit R

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Blackstone Guaranty

				
	
					
						Exhibit S-1

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Marketing Agency Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit S-2

					
					
						―

					
					
						Form of Midstream Agency Agreement

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						SCHEDULES:

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
						Schedule 1.1(a)

					
					
						 

					
						―

					
					
						 

					
						Seller Knowledge Persons

				
	
					
						Schedule 1.1(b)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Marketing Contracts

				
	
					
						Schedule 1.1(c)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Proportionate Share

				
	
					
						Schedule 8.2

					
					
						––

					
					
						Certain Litigation 

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.4

					
					
						―

					
					
						Consents

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.7

					
					
						―

					
					
						Litigation

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.8(a)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Material Contracts

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.8(b)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Material Contract Matters

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.9

					
					
						―

					
					
						Violation of Laws

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.11

					
					
						―

					
					
						Royalties, Etc.

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.12

					
						Schedule 9.13

					
					
						―

					
						―

					
					
						Imbalances

					
						Current Commitments

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.14

					
					
						―

					
					
						Environmental

				

		 

		

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						Schedule 9.15

					
					
						―

					
					
						Asset Taxes

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.16(b)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Labor Matters

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.17(b)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Employee Benefit Matters

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.19

					
					
						―

					
					
						Suspense Funds

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.21

					
					
						―

					
					
						Plugging and Abandoning

				
	
					
						Schedule 9.23

					
					
						―

					
					
						Permits

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.1

					
					
						―

					
					
						Conduct of Business

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.3

					
					
						―

					
					
						Governmental Bonds

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.7(a)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Available Employees

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.9(a), Part I

					
					
						―

					
					
						SN Hedging Transactions

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.9(a), Part II

					
					
						―

					
					
						AcqCo Hedging Transactions

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.10(c)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Required Information Deadlines

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.13

					
					
						―

					
					
						NAESB Contract Confirmations

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.15(a)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Springfield Gathering Agreements

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.15(b)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Specified Midstream Agreements

				
	
					
						Schedule 11.15(d)

					
					
						––

					
					
						Specified Gathering Agreements

				
	
					
						Schedule 13.4

					
					
						―

					
					
						Marketing Contracts Consents

				
	
					
						Schedule 13.4(a)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Certain Consent Requirements

				
	
					
						Schedule 13.4(d)

					
					
						―

					
					
						Obtained Consents

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
		

		
			This PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is executed as of January 12, 2017 (the “Execution Date”), by and among ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AEP”) and KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“KMOG” and collectively with AEP, “Seller”), and SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SN”), SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“UnSub”, and collectively with SN, the “SN Parties”), and Aguila Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AcqCo”, and collectively with the SN Parties, “Buyer”, and each of SN, Unsub and AcqCo individually, a “Buyer Party”), and, solely for the purposes of Section 15.22  and Schedule 13.4(a), Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SN Parent”).  Each of Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, are each a “Party”, and collectively the “Parties”.  
		

		
			RECITALS
		

		
			Seller desires to sell and assign, and Buyer desires to purchase and pay for, the Assets (as hereinafter defined) for the consideration and on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the benefits to be derived by each Party hereunder, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
		

		
			1.1      Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1, unless the context otherwise requires.
		

		
			“AAA” shall mean the American Arbitration Association.
		

		
			“Accounting Arbitrator” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.
		

		
			“AcqCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“AcqCo Assignment” shall mean an Assignment and Bill of Sale, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-3,  assigning from Seller to AcqCo the interest in the Assets as set forth therein, excluding the Marketing Contracts.
		

		
			“Adjusted Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
		

		
			“AEP” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“AESC” shall mean Anadarko Energy Services Company, a Delaware corporation.
		

		
			“AFE” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.13.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Affiliate” shall mean any Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, another Person; provided,  however, that the Western Gas Entities shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of Seller.  The term “control” and its derivatives with respect to any Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.
		

		
			“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.
		

		
			“Allocated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.
		

		
			“Alternate Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.10(e).
		

		
			“Applicable Contracts” shall mean, excluding any Excluded Asset, all Contracts (a) to which any Seller is a party (or is a successor or assign of a party), (b) that pertain to any of the Assets, and (c) that will be binding on Buyer after the Closing, including Seller’s interest under the Production Marketing Agreements, but exclusive of any master service agreements, blanket agreements or similar Contracts that do not relate exclusively to the ownership or operation of the Assets.
		

		
			“Assets” shall mean, collectively, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the following, less and except the Excluded Assets: 
		

		
			(a)      the oil and gas leases described in Exhibit A (such interest in such leases, excluding the Excluded Assets, the “Leases”), together with any and all other rights, titles and interests of Seller in and to the lands covered or burdened thereby;
		

		
			(b)      all wells (including all oil, gas, water, CO2, disposal or injection wells) located on any of the Leases or on any other lease or lands with which any Lease has been unitized, whether such wells are producing, shut-in or abandoned (such interest in such wells, including the wells set forth in Exhibit A-1, but excluding the Excluded Assets, the “Wells”);
		

		
			(c)      all rights and interests in, under or derived from all unitization or pooling agreements in effect with respect to any of the Leases or Wells and the units created thereby (such interest in, under and derived from such agreements, the “Units”);
		

		
			(d)      all Applicable Contracts;
		

		
			(e)      all Rights-of-Way that are used primarily in connection with the ownership or operation of any of the Leases, Wells, Units or other Assets, including the Rights-of-Way set forth in Exhibit A-3;
		

		
			(f)      all equipment, machinery, fixtures and other personal and mixed property, operational and nonoperational, known or unknown, located on any of the Leases, Wells, Units or other Assets, that are primarily used or held for use in connection with the ownership, operation or development of the Leases, Wells, Units or other Assets, including pipelines, gathering systems (including the Clear Springs System described in Exhibit A-4), well equipment, casing, tubing, 

		 

		

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pumps, motors, fixtures, machinery, compression equipment, flow lines, processing and separation facilities, water lines and related facilities, structures, materials and other items primarily used in the ownership, operation or development of the Leases, Wells, Units or other Assets and including the communication equipment and other assets described in Exhibit A-5 (such interest in such equipment and other property, excluding the Excluded Assets, the “Personal Property”);
		

		
			(g)      all Hydrocarbons attributable to the Leases, Wells or Units to the extent such Hydrocarbons (i) were produced from and after the Effective Time, or (ii) were in pipelines or in tanks above the pipeline sales connection, in each case, as of the Effective Time, and any unsold inventory of Gas products as of the Effective Time, and all Imbalances relating to the Assets regardless of the time of occurrence;
		

		
			(h)      to the extent that they may be assigned, all Permits that are used or required in connection with the ownership or operation of the other Assets; 
		

		
			(i) except for any of the following data or information (including interpretations thereof) that may not be transferred without the consent of, or payment to, a Third Party, or the disclosure of which would violate a confidentiality agreement or similar arrangement with a Third Party (unless Buyer has obtained such consent, paid the applicable transfer fee and/or obtained a waiver of such violation), all non-proprietary geological and geophysical data relating to the Assets, including all confidential Well logs, gravitational data and reprocessed data and any interpretations thereof (such data, the “Third Party Data”); and
		

		
			(j)      all files, records, maps, information and data that (i) relate to the ownership, operation or development of the Assets described above, and (ii) that are in Seller’s or its Affiliates’ possession, including:  (A) land and title records (including abstracts of title, title opinions and title curative documents); (B) Applicable Contract files; (C) correspondence; (D) operations, environmental, health and safety, pipeline safety, production, accounting and Asset Tax records (other than to the extent relating to Seller’s business generally); and (E) production, facility and well records and data (including non-confidential logs); provided, however, that (1) those items referenced above in this sub-section (j) that are subject to a valid legal privilege (other than title opinions, Third Party environmental reports that have been prepared within three years of the Closing Date (but excluding any analyses by Seller, its Affiliates or any of its employees or agents of any such Third Party environmental reports), and any documents and instruments that primarily relate to or cover any Assumed Obligations assumed by Buyer at Closing) or to disclosure restrictions, provided that Seller has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain waivers of such restrictions, (2) those items referenced above in this sub-section (j) that are not transferable without payment of additional consideration (and Buyer has not agreed in writing to pay such additional consideration), and (3) all e-mails and other electronic files (except to the extent the underlying files, records or data are only available in electronic format) on Seller’s servers and networks relating to the foregoing items referenced in this sub-section (j), shall be excluded (the foregoing items, taking into account the exclusions listed above and any other Excluded Asset, collectively, the “Records”).
		

		
			“Asset Taxes” shall mean ad valorem, property, excise, severance, production or similar Taxes (including any interest, fine, penalty or additions to Tax imposed by a Governmental Authority in connection with such Taxes) based upon operation or ownership of the Assets or the 

		 

		

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production of Hydrocarbons therefrom but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) income, capital gains, franchise Taxes and similar Taxes, and (b) Transfer Taxes.
		

		
			“Assigned Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.16.
		

		
			“Assignment” shall mean the SN Assignment, UnSub Assignment, or AcqCo Assignment, as applicable.
		

		
			“Assumed Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).
		

		
			“Assumption Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(c).
		

		
			“Available Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(a).
		

		
			“Available Liquidity” shall mean cash plus borrowing base available under a committed revolving credit facility plus any letter of credit for the benefit of Seller provided by the SN Parties or AcqCo, as applicable.
		

		
			“BCP VII” shall mean Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. 
		

		
			“BEP II” shall mean Blackstone Energy Partners II L.P.
		

		
			“Blackstone Guaranty” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.9(a).
		

		
			“Business Day” shall mean a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks in Texas are generally open for business.
		

		
			“Buyer” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Buyer Employee Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(b).
		

		
			“Buyer Hedging Party” shall mean SN or AcqCo, as applicable.
		

		
			“Buyer Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
		

		
			“Buyer LOCs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.18.
		

		
			“Buyer Party” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Buyer Party Representative” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.21.
		

		
			“Buyer’s Representatives” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).
		

		
			“Buyer Security Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.18.
		

		
			“Carrier” shall mean all Persons providing gathering, pipeline, local distribution, purchase, marketing, storage, processing, treatment, sales, railroad, railcar, tank car and truck services relating to the transportation of Hydrocarbons, and any Person transporting Hydrocarbons of any 

		 

		

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nature, either upstream or downstream of the delivery points or locations made the subject of any Marketing Contracts.
		

		
			“Cash Deposit Amount” shall mean an amount equal to 2.5% of the Purchase Price.
		

		
			“Casualty Loss” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(b).
		

		
			“Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(b).
		

		
			“Claim Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(b).
		

		
			“Clear Springs System” shall mean the gathering system depicted on Exhibit A-4 which has approximately 27 miles of pipeline and associated equipment and Rights-of-Way.
		

		
			“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
		

		
			“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
		

		
			“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
		

		
			“Commitment Letters” shall mean the Equity Commitment Letters and Debt Commitment Letters.
		

		
			“Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2016, among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and SN Parent.
		

		
			“Contract” shall mean any written or oral: contract; agreement; agreement regarding indebtedness; indenture; debenture; note, bond or loan; collective bargaining agreement; mortgage; license agreement; farmin or farmout agreement; participation, exploration or development agreement; crude oil, condensate or Gas purchase and sale, gathering, processing, transportation or marketing agreement; operating agreement; balancing agreement; unitization agreement; facilities or equipment lease; production handling agreement; or other similar contract, but in each case specifically excluding, however, any Lease, Right-of-Way, Permit or other instrument creating, evidencing or assigning any interest in any Asset or any real property related to or used or held for use in connection with the operation of any Asset.
		

		
			“Core Sharing Agreement” shall mean the Non-Exclusive Data Use License and Access Agreement between Seller and Buyer pertaining to the Assets and substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
		

		
			“Counterparties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.9(a).  
		

		
			“Cure Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(c)(ii).
		

		
			“Customary Post-Closing Consents” shall mean the consents and approvals from Governmental Authorities for the assignment of the Assets to Buyer that are customarily obtained after such assignment of properties similar to the Assets.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Cut-Off Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
		

		
			“Debt Commitment Letters” shall mean the executed commitment letters (together with all of its respective exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements and amendments thereto) from the applicable Debt Financing Sources attached hereto as Exhibit P, as amended, supplemented or replaced in compliance with this Agreement, pursuant to which such Debt Financing Sources have committed, subject only to the Financing Conditions set forth therein, to provide the applicable Buyer Party the portion of the Debt Financing set forth therein.
		

		
			“Debt Financing” shall mean the debt financing set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters, pursuant to the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, including the offering or private placement of debt securities contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter and any related engagement letter.
		

		
			“Debt Financing Sources” shall mean the lending parties to the Debt Commitment Letters.
		

		
			“Defect Cure Escrow Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(c)(i).
		

		
			“Defect Deductible” shall mean 3% of the unadjusted Purchase Price.
		

		
			“Defensible Title” shall mean such title of Seller to the Subject Wells that, as of the Effective Time and immediately prior to the Closing and subject to Permitted Encumbrances:  
		

		
			(a)      with respect to the Target Formation for each Subject Well, entitles Seller to receive during the entirety of the productive life of such Subject Well not less than the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, without decrease throughout the productive life of such Subject Well except for (i) decreases in connection with those operations in which Seller or its successors or assigns may from and after the Execution Date be a non-consenting co-owner, (ii) decreases resulting from the establishment or amendment from and after the Execution Date of pools or units, (iii) decreases required to allow other Working Interest owners to make up past underproduction or pipelines to make up past under deliveries, and (iv) as otherwise expressly set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable;
		

		
			(b)      with respect to the Target Formation for each Subject Well, obligates Seller to bear during the entirety of the productive life of such Subject Well not more than the Working Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, without increase throughout the productive life of such Subject Well, except (i) increases resulting from contribution requirements with respect to defaulting co-owners under applicable operating agreements, (ii) increases to the extent that they are accompanied by a proportionate increase in Seller’s Net Revenue Interest in such Subject Well, (iii) increases resulting from the establishment or amendment from and after the Execution Date of pools or units to the extent such establishment or amendment is permitted under Section 11.1, and (iv) as otherwise expressly set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable; and
		

		
			(c)      is free and clear of all Encumbrances.
		

		
			“Deposit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
		

		
			“Deposit LC Amount” shall mean an amount equal to 2.5% of the Purchase Price.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Deposit LOC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
		

		
			“Development Agreement” shall mean the Development and Well Commitment Agreement between each Buyer Party and Seller pertaining to the Assets and substantially in the form of Exhibit N.
		

		
			“Dispute Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
		

		
			“DOJ” shall mean the Department of Justice.
		

		
			“Downstream Marketing Agreements” shall means those agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) that are not Midstream Contracts. 
		

		
			“Downstream Marketing Agreements Assumption Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(c).
		

		
			“Effective Time” shall mean 12:01 a.m. (Prevailing Central Time) on July 1, 2016. 
		

		
			“Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean each (a) “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), (b) employment, termination, severance, retention or change in control agreement or arrangement, and (c) deferred compensation, incentive compensation, equity or equity-linked, retirement, savings, pension, health, dental, vision or life insurance, death benefit, retiree, welfare or other fringe benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, in each case, which is sponsored or maintained by Seller or any of its Affiliates for the benefit of any Available Employee.
		

		
			“Encumbrance” shall mean any lien, security interest, pledge, charge, defect or other encumbrance.
		

		
			“Environmental Arbitrator” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(f).
		

		
			“Environmental Claim Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(a).
		

		
			“Environmental Condition” shall mean (a) a condition, fact or circumstance with respect to the air, soil, subsurface, surface waters, ground waters or sediments that causes Seller with respect to any Asset not to be in compliance with any Environmental Law, or (b) the existence, with respect to the Assets or the operation thereof, of any environmental pollution, contamination, degradation, damage or injury (in each case) where Remediation by Seller is presently required (or if known or confirmed, would be presently required) under Environmental Laws.  For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the fact that a Well is no longer capable of producing sufficient quantities of oil or Gas to continue to be classified as a “producing well” or that such a Well should be temporarily abandoned or permanently plugged and abandoned shall not, in each case, form the basis of an Environmental Condition, (ii) the fact that a pipe is temporarily not in use shall not form the basis of an Environmental Condition, and (iii) except with respect to equipment (A) that causes or has caused any environmental pollution, contamination or degradation where Remediation is presently required (or if known or confirmed, would be presently required) under Environmental Laws or (B) the use or condition of which is a violation of Environmental Law, the 

		 

		

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physical condition of any surface or subsurface production equipment, including water or oil tanks, separators or other ancillary equipment, shall not form the basis of an Environmental Condition.
		

		
			“Environmental Defect” shall mean, subject to Section 14.1(f), any Environmental Condition with respect to an Asset that is not set forth in Schedule 9.14.
		

		
			“Environmental Defect Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(a).
		

		
			“Environmental Defect Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(a).
		

		
			“Environmental Indemnity Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(c)(iv).
		

		
			“Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable Laws in effect as of the Execution Date relating to pollution or the protection of human health, safety and welfare and the environment, including those Laws relating to the generation, storage, handling, use, treatment, transportation, disposal or other management of chemicals and other Hazardous Substances.  The term “Environmental Laws” does not include good or desirable operating practices or standards that may be voluntarily employed or adopted by other oil and Gas well operators or recommended, but not required, by a Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Equity Commitment Letters” shall mean the executed commitment letters dated as of the Execution Date attached hereto as Exhibit Q (together with all of its respective exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements and amendments thereto), from the applicable Equity Financing Sources and naming Seller as an express third party beneficiary, pursuant to which such Equity Financing Sources have committed subject only to the Financing Conditions set forth therein, to invest the portion of the Equity Financing set forth therein.
		

		
			“Equity Financing” shall mean the investment of the cash amounts into the applicable Buyer Party(ies) set forth in the Equity Commitment Letters, pursuant to the terms of the Equity Commitment Letters.
		

		
			“Equity Financing Sources” shall mean the investor parties to the Equity Commitment Letters.
		

		
			“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.
		

		
			“Escrow Agent” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A.
		

		
			“Escrow Agreement” shall mean the Escrow Agreement among Seller, Buyer and the Escrow Agent and substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
		

		
			“Exchanging Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.16.
		

		
			“Excluded Assets” shall mean (a) all of Seller’s corporate minute books, financial and tax records and other business records that relate to any Seller’s business generally (which may include information relating to the Assets); (b) all trade credits, all accounts, receivables and all other 

		 

		

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proceeds, income or revenues attributable to the Assets with respect to any period of time prior to the Effective Time; (c) except to the extent relating to an Assumed Obligation for which Buyer is indemnifying Seller, all claims and causes of action of any Seller arising under or with respect to any Applicable Contracts that are attributable to periods of time prior to the Effective Time (including claims for adjustments or refunds but excluding Imbalances); (d) subject to Section 13.3, all rights and interests relating to the Assets (i) under any existing policy or agreement of insurance, (ii) under any bond or (iii) to any insurance or condemnation proceeds or awards arising, in each case, from acts, omissions or events, or damage to or destruction of property; (e) except to the extent of the adjustments set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i), all Hydrocarbons produced and sold from the Assets with respect to all periods prior to the Effective Time; (f) all claims of any Seller or its Affiliates for refunds of or loss carry forwards with respect to (i) production or any other Taxes paid by any Seller or its Affiliates attributable to any Tax period (or portion thereof) prior to the Effective Time, (ii) income Taxes paid by any Seller or its Affiliates or (iii) any Taxes attributable to the Excluded Assets; (g) all personal computers, network equipment and associated peripherals and telephone equipment (including cellular telephones); (h) all of Seller’s proprietary computer software, patents, trade secrets, copyrights, names, trademarks, logos and other intellectual property; (i) all documents and instruments of any Seller that may be protected by an attorney-client privilege, other than title opinions, Third Party environmental reports that have been prepared within three years of the Closing Date (but excluding any analyses by Seller, its Affiliates or any of its employees or agents of any such Third Party environmental reports), and any documents and instruments that primarily relate to or cover any Assumed Obligations assumed by Buyer at Closing; (j) all data that cannot be disclosed to Buyer as a result of confidentiality arrangements under agreements with Third Parties (provided that Seller has used its commercially reasonable efforts to have such confidentiality restrictions waived); (k) all audit rights arising under any of the (i) Applicable Contracts or otherwise with respect to any period prior to the Effective Time or (ii) Excluded Assets, except for any Imbalances; (l) documents prepared or received by any Seller, its Affiliates or any of its representatives with respect to (i) lists of prospective purchasers for the Assets, (ii) bids submitted by other prospective purchasers of the Assets, (iii) analyses by any Seller, its Affiliates or any of its representatives of any bids submitted by any prospective purchaser, (iv) correspondence between or among any Seller, its Affiliates or its representatives, on the one hand, and any prospective purchaser other than Buyer, on the other hand, and (v) correspondence between any Seller and any of its representatives with respect to any of the bids, the prospective purchasers or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (m) all offices, office leases and all office furniture, equipment and office supplies (in each case) located in or around such excluded offices or office leases; (n) except for the equipment and assets described in Exhibit A-5, all yards and all inventory and equipment located on or around such yards; (o) all vehicles and other rolling stock; (p) any assets that are excluded pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.2(d)(iii) or Section 14.1(c)(iii);  (q) except to the extent relating exclusively to the ownership or operation of the Lease, Wells, Units or Right-of-Way, any master service agreements, blanket agreements, NAESB Contracts (other than the NAESB Contract Confirmations) or similar Contracts; (r) all assets held by Seller that are located downstream of the central production facilities, other than the Clear Springs System, including pipelines, facilities and easements; (s) the assets set forth on Exhibit B;  (t) all assets of or related to any Employee Benefit Plan (whether or not held in trust); (u) except for the equipment and assets described in Exhibit A-5, all communication infrastructure, SCADA systems, wireless networks, communication generators and towers; (v) except to the extent transferrable to Buyer pursuant to 

		 

		

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subsection (i) of the definition of Assets, all Third Party Data and, subject to the License, all proprietary geological and geophysical data relating to the Assets, including all confidential Well logs, gravitational data and reprocessed data and any interpretations thereof; (w) subject to the Core Sharing Agreement, all Well cores; and (x) all fee minerals and overriding royalty interests.
		

		
			“Execution Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Event” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Material Adverse Effect.”
		

		
			“Fee Letters” shall mean the fee letters that relate to the Debt Financing.
		

		
			“Final Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
		

		
			“Final Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
		

		
			“Final Settlement Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
		

		
			“Financing” shall mean the Equity Financing and the Debt Financing.
		

		
			“Financing Claim” shall mean any Claim, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or tort or otherwise, any claim, action, proceeding or counterclaim by Seller or any of its Affiliates involving the Financing Sources arising out of, or relating to, the transactions contemplated hereby, any commitment to provide the Financing, the Debt Commitment Letter (or any New Debt Commitment Letter) or the Financing.
		

		
			“Financing Conditions” shall mean (a) with respect to the Debt Financing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 of the Debt Commitment Letters, and (b) with respect to the Equity Financing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of the Equity Commitment Letters.
		

		
			“Financing Sources” shall mean the Equity Financing Sources and the Debt Financing Sources.
		

		
			“FTC” shall mean the Federal Trade Commission.
		

		
			“Fundamental Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 9.1,  Section 9.2,  Section 9.3,  Section 9.5 and Section 9.18.
		

		
			“Future Location” shall mean, for each Future Well identified on Exhibit A-2, the location for such Future Well set forth on the map contained on Exhibit A-2.
		

		
			“Future Well” shall mean a well identified on Exhibit A-2 to be drilled in the future on a Future Location identified for such well on the map set forth on Exhibit A-2, to the extent such well is drilled to and within the Target Formation.
		

		
			“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Gas” shall mean any mixture of hydrocarbons and non-combustible gases (in each case) in a gaseous state consisting primarily of methane.
		

		
			“Gas Daily Average” shall mean the simple arithmetic average of the prices in US$ per MMBtu published for each applicable day of the applicable month by (a) the McGraw-Hill Companies, or its successor-in-interest, in Platts’ Gas Daily under the table “Daily Price Survey ($/MMBtu)” under the column labeled “Midpoint” (the “GDD”), or (b) another daily publication that is referenced in the Carrier’s tariff or in governing documents with respect to assessing Imbalance Charges, in either the case of (a) or (b) for the point(s)/zone(s) for which the Imbalances are attributable.  To the extent more than one point/zone is applicable, the simple arithmetic average of the prices published (e.g., GDD) for each applicable point/zone shall be utilized for the applicable day.
		

		
			“GDD” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Gas Daily Average”.
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal, tribal or other government; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission, body or other authority exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, regulatory or taxing authority or power, and any court or arbitral or other governmental tribunal, including any tribal authority having or asserting jurisdiction.
		

		
			“Hard Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.4(b).
		

		
			“Hazardous Substances” shall mean any pollutants, contaminants, toxics or hazardous or extremely hazardous substances, materials, wastes, constituents, compounds or chemicals that are regulated by, or may form the basis of liability under, any Environmental Laws, including NORM and other substances referenced in Section 14.2.
		

		
			“Hedge Contract” shall mean any swap, forward, future or derivatives transaction or option or other similar  Contract.
		

		
			“Hedging Indemnities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.9(e).
		

		
			“Hedging Losses” shall mean (i) all costs and expenses payable to Third Parties of entering into (or unwinding, as set forth in Section 11.9) the Hedging Transactions, (ii) all costs and expenses payable to Third Parties related to transferring to, or novating in favor of, any Buyer Hedging Party, and (iii) all other losses, costs, expenses payable to Third Parties and other liabilities payable to Third Parties to the extent arising from or attributable to the Hedging Transactions.
		

		
			“Hedging Transactions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.9(a).  
		

		
			“HSR Act” shall mean the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
		

		
			“Hydrocarbons” shall mean oil and Gas and other hydrocarbons (including NGLs) produced or processed in association therewith, or any combination thereof.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Imbalances” shall mean to the extent relating to the Assets or any Hydrocarbons produced therefrom, any and all (a)  Well Imbalance, (b)  imbalance between the Hydrocarbons nominated by or scheduled for delivery and the Hydrocarbons actually delivered, (c)  imbalance assessed by a Carrier against a Person as a result of a Person’s failure to satisfy the Carrier’s requirements including any balancing, nomination or scheduling requirements or a violation of any volumetric conditions or orders imposed by a Carrier, (d)  imbalance attributed to or assessed on a Party under the terms of a Marketing Contract or (e) NGL Imbalances.
		

		
			“Imbalance Charges” shall mean any fees, penalties, costs, charges, damages or expenses (whether cash or in-kind and regardless of whether based on volume delivery obligations, contractual damage formulas or otherwise) assessed as a result of any Imbalances.
		

		
			“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a).
		

		
			“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a).
		

		
			“Indemnity Deductible” shall mean 3% of the unadjusted Purchase Price.
		

		
			“Indemnity Obligations” shall mean a Party’s obligations to defend, indemnify, hold harmless and/or release a specified Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including any limitations applicable thereto).
		

		
			“Individual Environmental Defect Threshold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(e).
		

		
			“Individual Title Defect Threshold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(i).
		

		
			“Infrastructure Side Letter” shall mean the letter agreement entered into by Buyer and Seller on even date herewith pertaining to separating certain communication infrastructure that relates to the Assets.
		

		
			“JOA” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.4(b)(i).
		

		
			“KMOG” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Knowledge” shall mean with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge (without investigation) of the Persons set forth on Schedule 1.1(a).
		

		
			“Law” shall mean any applicable statute, law (including common law), rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, ruling, judgment, writ, injunction, decree or other official act of or by any Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Leases” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Assets”.
		

		
			“Liabilities” shall mean any and all (a) claims, including those for property damage, pollution (including response costs, remediation costs, environmental damage and damages to natural resources), bodily injury, personal injury, illness, disease, maintenance, cure, loss of parental or spousal consortium, wrongful death, loss of support, death, and wrongful termination 

		 

		

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of employment, and (b) damages, liabilities, losses, demands, liens, encumbrances, fines, penalties, causes of action of any kind (including actions in rem or in personam), obligations, costs, judgments, interest and awards (including payment of attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation and investigation costs) and amounts, of any kind or character, (in each case) whether arising in connection with judicial proceedings, administrative proceedings or otherwise, and including claims and liabilities (i) relating to conditions in the premises of any Person or (ii) which arise by reason of indemnification or assumption of liability contained in contracts or agreements (other than this Agreement or any Transaction Document) entered into by an Indemnified Party.
		

		
			“License” shall mean the Non-Exclusive Seismic Date Use License by Seller or its Affiliate to Buyer of certain proprietary geological and geophysical information held by Seller or its Affiliate pertaining to the Assets, which license is substantially in the form of Exhibit M.
		

		
			“Like-Kind Exchange” shall mean a simultaneous or deferred (forward or reverse) exchange allowed pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or any applicable state or local tax Laws.
		

		
			“Marketing Agency Agreement” shall mean that Retained Marketing Contracts Services Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit S-1 to be entered into pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.2 of Schedule 13.4, if applicable. 
		

		
			“Marketing Contracts” shall mean each of AEP’s and AESC’s purchase, marketing (including production marketing agreements between AEP, AESC and Third Party working interest owners (the “Production Marketing Agreements”)), transportation, storage, processing, treatment and/or sales agreements (in each case) relating to the Assets or Hydrocarbons produced therefrom, all as is set forth on Schedule 1.1(b), excluding, however, the NAESB Contracts (other than the NAESB Contract Confirmations).  For the avoidance of doubt, “Marketing Contracts” includes all Downstream Marketing Agreements and Midstream Contracts.
		

		
			“Marketing Hard Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 13.4.
		

		
			“Marketing Soft Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 13.4.
		

		
			“Marketing Transition Services Agreement” shall mean the Marketing Transition Services Agreement between AESC, Seller and SN substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
		

		
			“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to Seller, any change, inaccuracy, effect, event, result, occurrence, condition, fact or circumstance (each, an “Event”) that has had or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate with all other Events (whether foreseeable or not and whether covered by insurance or not), a material adverse effect on the (a) ownership or operation of the Assets, taken as a whole and as currently owned and operated as of the Execution Date, or (b) ability of any Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that a Material Adverse Effect shall not include any material adverse effects resulting from:  (i) entering into this Agreement or the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) changes in general market, economic, financial or political conditions (including changes in commodity prices (including Hydrocarbons), fuel supply or transportation markets, interest or rates) in the 

		 

		

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area in which the Assets are located, the United States or worldwide; (iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) generally affecting the oil and gas exploration and production industry, whether as a whole or specifically in any area or areas where the Assets are located; (iv) Casualty Losses; (v) orders, actions or failures to act of Governmental Authorities, except to the extent arising out of Seller’s action or inaction; (vi) civil unrest or similar disorder, the outbreak of hostilities, terrorist acts or war; (vii) any actions taken or omitted to be taken (A) by or at the written request or with the prior written consent of Buyer or (B) as expressly permitted or prescribed hereunder pursuant to Section 11.1; (viii) matters that are cured or no longer exist by the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement without cost to Buyer; (ix) a change in Laws or in GAAP interpretation from and after the Execution Date; (x) reclassification or recalculation of reserves in the ordinary course of business; and (xi) natural declines in well performance.
		

		
			“Material Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.8(a).
		

		
			“Midstream Agency Agreement” shall mean that Retained Midstream Contracts Services Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit S-2 to be entered into pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.4 of Schedule 13.4, if applicable. 
		

		
			“Midstream Contracts” shall mean those agreements on Schedule 1.1(b) that are identified as “Midstream” agreements.
		

		
			“Midstream Hard Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 13.4.
		

		
			“Midstream Soft Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 13.4.
		

		
			“NAESB Contract” shall mean any of those contracts referenced in a NAESB Contract Confirmation described in Schedule 11.13.
		

		
			“NAESB Contract Confirmations” shall mean those confirmations described in Schedule 11.13.  
		

		
			“NAESB Contract Counterparties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.13.
		

		
			“Net Revenue Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Subject Well, the interest in and to all Hydrocarbons produced, saved and sold from or allocated to such Subject Well, after giving effect to all royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, carried interests, net profits interests, reversionary interests and other burdens upon, measured by or payable out of production therefrom.
		

		
			“New Debt Commitment Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.10(e).
		

		
			“NGL Imbalances” shall mean the imbalances relating to the Assets or the Hydrocarbons produced therefrom attributed to (i) any differences in the total volumes of NGLs delivered to a Carrier of NGLs for transport attributed to AESC’s account and the total volume of NGLs delivered by such Carrier attributed to AESC’s account after transport by such Carrier, including the individual components within such total volumes, and (ii) the difference in the component composition of NGLs delivered to the Carriers of NGLs for transport and the component composition of such NGLs delivered by such Carriers to the delivery point after transportation.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“NGLs” shall mean the unfractionated mixture of liquid hydrocarbons processed from Gas.
		

		
			“NORM” shall mean naturally occurring radioactive material.
		

		
			“Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.22.
		

		
			“Outside Date” shall mean March 31, 2017.
		

		
			“Overhead Costs” shall mean an amount equal to $508,000 per month.
		

		
			“Party” and “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Party Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.18.
		

		
			“Permit” shall mean any permits, licenses, authorizations, registrations, consents or approvals granted or issued by any Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean:
		

		
			(a)      the terms and conditions of all Leases (and any other instrument creating or assigning any interest in any Lease) and all lessor’s royalties, non-participating royalties, overriding royalties, reversionary interests and similar burdens upon, measured by or payable out of production if the net cumulative effect of such Leases, other instrument and burdens does not operate to reduce the Net Revenue Interest of Seller with respect to the Target Formation in any Subject Well to an amount less than the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, and does not obligate Seller to bear a Working Interest with respect to the Target Formation in any Subject Well in any amount greater than the Working Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable (unless the Net Revenue Interest for the Target Formation in such Subject Well is greater than the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, in the same proportion as any increase in such Working Interest);
		

		
			(b)      the terms and conditions of the Rights-of-Way included in the Assets;
		

		
			(c)      preferential rights to purchase, consents to assignment and other similar restrictions;
		

		
			(d)      liens for Taxes or assessments (i) not yet due or delinquent or (ii) if delinquent, which are being contested in good faith by or on behalf of Seller and disclosed in Schedule 9.15;
		

		
			(e)      Customary Post-Closing Consents and any required notices to, or filings with, Governmental Authorities in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
		

		
			(f)      conventional rights of reassignment upon final intention to abandon or release any of the Assets;
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(g)      such Title Defects as Buyer may have waived (whether in writing or pursuant to Section 13.2(a) or the proviso in Section 13.2(d));
		

		
			(h)      all applicable Permits and Laws and all rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority:  (i) to control or regulate any Asset in any manner; (ii) by the terms of any right, power, franchise, grant, license or permit, or by any provision of Law, to terminate such right, power, franchise, grant, license or permit or to purchase, condemn, expropriate or recapture or to designate a purchaser of any of the Assets; (iii) to use such property in a manner which would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it is currently owned and operated; or (iv) to enforce any obligations or duties affecting the Assets to any Governmental Authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license or permit;
		

		
			(i)      rights of a common owner of any interest in Rights-of-Way or Permits held by Seller and such common owner as tenants in common or through common ownership;
		

		
			(j)      easements, conditions, covenants, restrictions, servitudes, permits, rights-of-way, surface leases and other rights in the Assets for the purpose of operations, facilities, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of rights-of-way, facilities and equipment, to the extent, individually or in the aggregate, such rights would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the operation or use of any of the Assets as currently operated and used;
		

		
			(k)      vendors, carriers, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’, workmen’s, materialmen’s, construction or other like liens arising by operation of Law in the ordinary course of business or incident to the construction or improvement of any property in respect of obligations which are not yet due or delinquent or, if delinquent, which are being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures by or on behalf of Seller;
		

		
			(l)      liens created under Leases or Rights-of-Way included in the Assets or operating agreements or production sales contracts or by operation of Law in respect of obligations that are not yet due or delinquent or, if delinquent, which are being contested in good faith by or on behalf of Seller;
		

		
			(m)      any Encumbrance affecting the Assets that is discharged by Seller at or prior to Closing;
		

		
			(n)      any matters referenced in Exhibit A,  Exhibit A-1,  Exhibit A-2, or Exhibit A-3, and specifically identified as a Permitted Encumbrance;
		

		
			(o)      any obligations or duties affecting the Assets to any municipality or public authority, including any zoning and planning ordinances and municipal regulations;
		

		
			(p)      the terms and conditions of the Material Contracts, if the net cumulative effect of such Material Contracts does not operate to (i) reduce the Net Revenue Interest of Seller with respect to the Target Formation in any Subject Well to an amount less than the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, or (ii) obligate Seller to bear a Working Interest with respect to the Target Formation in any Subject Well in any amount greater than the Working Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 

		 

		

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or Exhibit A-2, as applicable (unless the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well is greater than the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, in the same proportion as any increase in such Working Interest);
		

		
			(q)      the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
		

		
			(r)      the litigation, suits and proceedings set forth in Schedule 9.7;  
		

		
			(s)      any matter that would not be considered a Title Defect under the definition of “Title Defect” in this Agreement; and
		

		
			(t)      all other Encumbrances, Contracts, instruments, obligations, defects and irregularities affecting any of the Assets that, individually or in the aggregate, (i) do not reduce the Net Revenue Interest of Seller with respect to the Target Formation in any Subject Well to an amount less than the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, (ii) do not obligate Seller to bear a Working Interest with respect to the Target Formation in any Subject Well in any amount greater than the Working Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable (unless the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well is greater than the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, in the same proportion as any increase in such Working Interest) and (iii) do not materially impair the operation or use of any of the Assets as currently operated and used.
		

		
			“Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or any other entity.
		

		
			“Personal Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Assets”.
		

		
			“Post-Closing Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.2(d).
		

		
			“Pre-Closing Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.2(d).
		

		
			“Preferential Purchase Right” shall mean each preferential purchase right, right of first refusal or similar right pertaining to an Asset and the transactions contemplated hereby.
		

		
			“Preliminary Settlement Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
		

		
			“Production Marketing Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Marketing Contracts.”
		

		
			“Property Costs” shall mean all costs and expenditures (including operating costs, capital expenditures, and all insurance premiums or any other costs of insurance attributable to Seller’s or its Affiliates’ insurance and to coverage periods from and after the Effective Time but excluding in all cases, all costs and expenses of bonds, letters of credit or other surety instruments and all Taxes), in each case, incurred in the ownership and operation of the Assets in the ordinary course of business and, where applicable, in accordance with the relevant operating or unit agreement, if any, and overhead costs charged by Third Parties with respect to the operation of any of the Assets 

		 

		

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by such Third Parties under the relevant operating agreement or unit agreement, if any, but excluding Liabilities attributable to (a) personal injury or death, property damage or violation of any Law, (b) obligations to plug wells and dismantle or decommission facilities, (c) the curing of any Title Defect (which Title Defect was timely raised by Buyer pursuant to a Title Defect Notice) or Remediation of any Environmental Condition under applicable Environmental Laws (which Environmental Condition was timely raised by Buyer as an Environmental Defect pursuant to an Environmental Defect Notice), (d) obligations with respect to Imbalances, (e) any Transferred Employees, (f) any Retained Obligations, (g) curing any breach of Seller’s representations or warranties prior to Closing or (h) obligations to pay Working Interests, royalties, overriding royalties or other interest owners revenues or proceeds attributable to sales of Hydrocarbons relating to the Assets, including those held in suspense.
		

		
			“Proportionate Share” shall mean, as to each Buyer Party, the respective proportionate share set forth for such Buyer Party on Schedule 1.1(c).
		

		
			“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
		

		
			“Qualifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.16.
		

		
			“Records” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Assets”.
		

		
			“Remediation” shall mean, with respect to an Environmental Condition, the response required or allowed under Environmental Laws that completely addresses and resolves (for current and future use in the same manner as being currently used) the identified Environmental Condition in its entirety at the lowest cost (considered as a whole) as compared to any other response that is required or allowed under Environmental Laws.  “Remediation” may consist of or include taking no action, leaving the condition unaddressed, periodic monitoring, the use of institutional controls or the recording of notices in lieu of remediation, in each case, if such response is allowed under Environmental Laws and completely addresses and resolves (for current and future use in the same manner as being currently used) the identified Environmental Condition in its entirety.
		

		
			“Remediation Amount” shall mean, with respect to an Environmental Condition, the present value as of the Closing Date of the cost (net to Seller’s interest) of the Remediation of such Environmental Condition; provided, however, that “Remediation Amount” shall not include (a) the costs of Buyer’s or its Affiliates’ employees, or if Seller is conducting the Remediation, Buyer’s project manager(s) or attorneys, (b) expenses for matters that are ordinary costs of doing business regardless of the presence of an Environmental Condition (e.g., those costs that would ordinarily be incurred in the day-to-day operations of the Assets or in connection with Permit renewal/amendment activities notwithstanding the existence of an Environmental Condition), (c) overhead costs of Buyer or its Affiliates, (d) costs and expenses that would not have been required under Environmental Laws as they exist on the Closing Date or, if prior to the Closing Date, the date on which the Remediation action is being undertaken, or (e) any costs or expenses relating to the assessment, remediation, removal, abatement, transportation and disposal of any asbestos, asbestos-containing materials or NORM unless required to address a violation of Environmental Law.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Required Financial Information” shall mean the information described in Schedule 11.10(c).
		

		
			“Required Liquidity Ratio” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Target Available Liquidity.”
		

		
			“Retained Downstream Marketing Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 13.4.
		

		
			“Retained Employee Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(b).
		

		
			“Retained Midstream Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Schedule 13.4.
		

		
			“Retained Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b)(iii).
		

		
			“Rights-of-Way” shall mean, excluding any Excluded Asset, all permits, licenses, servitudes, easements, fee surface, surface leases, other surface rights and rights-of-way used or held for use in connection with the ownership or operation of the Assets, other than Permits. 
		

		
			“Royalties” shall mean royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, carried interests, net profits interests, reversionary interests, back-in interests and other burdens upon, measured by or payable out of production.
		

		
			“Scheduled Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
		

		
			“Seller” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Seller Asset Marketing Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.18.
		

		
			“Seller Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
		

		
			“SN” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“SN Assignment” shall mean an Assignment and Bill of Sale, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1,  assigning from Seller to SN the interest in the Assets as set forth therein, excluding the Marketing Contracts.
		

		
			“SN NAESB Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.13.
		

		
			“SN Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“SN Parent Guaranty” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.22.
		

		
			“SN Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Specified Gathering Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(d).
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Specified Gathering Assumption Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(d).
		

		
			“Specified Midstream Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(b).
		

		
			“Specified Midstream Assumption Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(b).
		

		
			“Springfield Gathering Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(a).
		

		
			“Springfield Gathering Assumption Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15(a).
		

		
			“Straddle Period” shall mean any Tax period beginning before and ending after the Effective Time.
		

		
			“Subject Title Defect” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(c)(i).
		

		
			“Subject Well” shall mean a Well or a Future Well, as the context requires.
		

		
			“Suspense Funds” shall mean all funds held by any Seller in suspense related to proceeds of production and attributable to Third Parties’ interests (including working interests, royalties, overriding royalties, and other burdens on production) in the Assets or Hydrocarbon production from the Assets, including funds suspended awaiting minimum disbursement requirements, funds suspended under division orders, funds suspended for title or other defects, and for any other reason.
		

		
			“Tag Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.
		

		
			“Tag Right Interests” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.
		

		
			“Target Available Liquidity” shall mean, (a) until the 5th anniversary of the Closing Date, $35,000,000 and (b) after the 5th anniversary of the Closing Date, the product of (i) $35,000,000 multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the number of Wells producing as of the Closing Date that remain producing or are not producing but have not been plugged and abandoned as of the applicable date of determination divided by (2) the number of Wells producing as of the Closing Date (such quotient, the “Required Liquidity Ratio”).
		

		
			“Target Formation” shall mean (a) with respect to each Well, the interval from which such Well is producing and (b) with respect to each Future Well, the “Eagle Ford” (being the stratigraphic equivalent interval from 7,676 feet TVD to 8,023 feet TVD as seen in the Gamma Ray log for the Briscoe Catarina Ranch #1 well (located in Dimmit County, API# 4212733398), which log is shown in Exhibit L) or the “Pearsall” (being the stratigraphic equivalent interval from 11,657 feet TVD to 12,296 feet TVD as seen in the Gamma Ray log for the Briscoe Catarina Ranch # 1 well (located in Dimmit County, API# 4212733398), which log is shown in Exhibit L).
		

		
			“Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean all taxes, assessments, duties, levies, imposts or other similar charges imposed by a Governmental Authority, including all income, franchise, profits, capital 

		 

		

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gains, capital stock, transfer, gross receipts, sales, use, transfer, service, occupation, ad valorem, property, excise, severance, windfall profit, premium, stamp, license, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, disability, environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A), alternative minimum, add-on, value-added, withholding (including backup withholding) and other taxes, assessments, duties, levies, imposts or other similar charges of any kind whatsoever (whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax Return), and all estimated taxes, deficiency assessments, additions to tax, additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority, penalties and interest.
		

		
			“Tax Allocation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
		

		
			“Taxing Authority” shall mean, with respect to any Tax, the Governmental Authority that imposes such Tax, and the Governmental Authority (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax, including any Governmental Authority that imposes, or is charged with collecting, social security or similar charges or premiums.
		

		
			“Tax Partnership” shall mean the tax partnership created under that certain Maverick Basin Area Participation Agreement dated effective January 1, 2011 by and among Seller and Eagle Ford TX LP, a Texas limited partnership. 
		

		
			“Tax Returns” shall mean any report, return, election, document, estimated Tax filing, declaration or other filing provided to any Taxing Authority, including any amendments thereto.
		

		
			“Third Party” shall mean any Person other than a Party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a Party to this Agreement.
		

		
			“Third Party Data” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Assets”.  
		

		
			“Title Arbitrator” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(j).
		

		
			“Title Benefit” shall mean with respect to the Target Formation for any Subject Well, any right, circumstance or condition existing as of the Effective Time or immediately prior to Closing that operates to increase the Net Revenue Interest of Seller with respect to the Target  Formation in any Subject Well above that shown for such Subject Well in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, to the extent the same does not cause a greater than proportionate increase in Seller’s Working Interest with respect to the Target Formation in such Subject Well above that shown in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable.
		

		
			“Title Benefit Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(e).
		

		
			“Title Benefit Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(b).
		

		
			“Title Benefit Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(b).
		

		
			“Title Claim Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(a).
		

		
			“Title Defect” shall mean any Encumbrance, defect or other matter that causes Seller not to have Defensible Title; provided that the following shall not be considered Title Defects:
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(a)      defects arising out of lack of corporate or other entity authorization unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that such corporate or other entity action was not authorized and could reasonably be expected to result in another Person’s superior claim of title to the relevant Asset;
		

		
			(b)      defects in the chain of title consisting of the failure to recite marital status in a document, unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that such failure could reasonably be expected to result in another Person’s superior claim of title to the relevant Assets;
		

		
			(c)      defects or irregularities resulting from or related to successors, heirship, estate, or probate proceedings, or the lack thereof, unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that such defect, irregularity or omission could reasonably be expected to result in another Person’s superior claim of title to the relevant Asset; 
		

		
			(d)      defects based on a gap in Seller’s chain of title in the applicable county records, unless such gap is affirmatively shown to exist in such records by an abstract of title, title opinion or landman’s title chain or run sheet which documents shall be included in a Title Defect Notice and could reasonably be expected to result in another Person’s superior claim of title to the relevant Asset;
		

		
			(e)      defects based upon the failure to record any state Leases or Rights-of-Way included in the Assets or any assignments of interests in such Leases or Rights-of-Way included in the Assets in any applicable county records, unless such failure could reasonably be expected to result in another Person’s superior claim of title to the relevant Asset;
		

		
			(f)      defects arising from any prior oil and gas lease relating to the lands covered by the Leases or Units not being surrendered of record, unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that such prior oil and gas lease is still in effect and could reasonably be expected to result in another Person’s actual and superior claim of title to the relevant Lease or Well;
		

		
			(g)      defects that affects only which Person has the right to receive royalty payments (rather than the amount of such royalty) and that could not reasonably be expected to affect the validity or enforceability of the underlying Lease;
		

		
			(h)      defects based solely on:  (i) lack of information in Seller’s files, (ii) references to an unrecorded document to which neither Seller nor any Affiliate of Seller is a party and which document is dated earlier than January 1, 1960; or (iii) any Tax assessment, Tax payment or similar records or the absence of such activities or records;
		

		
			(i)      any Encumbrance or loss of title resulting from Seller’s conduct of business in compliance with this Agreement;
		

		
			(j)      in the case of a Future Well, any Permits, Rights-of-Way, renewals or extensions of any of the Leases, unit designations, production and drilling units, or production sharing arrangements or waivers of any applicable regulations or rules of Governmental Authorities (and any consent of the applicable lessor thereto, if required), (in each case) not yet obtained, formed or created;
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(k)      defects as a consequence of cessation of production, insufficient production or failure to conduct operations during any period after the completion of a well capable of production in paying quantities on any of the Leases held by production, or lands pooled or unitized therewith, unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that such cessation of production, insufficient production or failure to conduct operations gives rise to a right to terminate the Lease in question, which evidence shall be provided with delivery of a Title Defect Notice with respect to such defects;
		

		
			(l)      defects or irregularities related to the lack of pooling or unitization clauses in any lease unless such lease is included in a Unit, and a Well is located on such lease;
		

		
			(m)      liens burdening a lessor’s interest in any Lease or a grantor’s interest in any Right-of-Way unless (i) foreclosure proceedings have commenced with respect to any such lien and (ii) in such case, (A) such lien has not been subordinated to the Assets affected thereby and (B) such lien was perfected prior to the effective date of the applicable leasehold interest or Right-of-Way;
		

		
			(n)      defects or irregularities that have been cured or remedied by applicable statutes of limitation or statutes of prescription;
		

		
			(o)      defects or irregularities resulting from lack of survey or failure to have a metes and bounds description, unless such survey or such description is required by Law;
		

		
			(p)      defects or irregularities resulting from the failure to record releases of liens, mortgages or production payments (in each case) that have expired on their own terms or the enforcement of which are barred by applicable statute of limitations; and
		

		
			(q)      any Encumbrance or loss of title affecting ownership interests in formations other than the Target Formation.
		

		
			“Title Defect Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(g).
		

		
			“Title Defect Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(a).
		

		
			“Title Defect Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(a).
		

		
			“Title Indemnity Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(d)(ii).
		

		
			“Transaction Documents” shall mean those documents executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, including the Infrastructure Side Letter.
		

		
			“Transition Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.15.
		

		
			“Transfer Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.2(b).
		

		
			“Transferred Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Transition Services Agreement” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement between Seller and Buyer substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
		

		
			“Treasury Regulations” shall mean the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the Code.  All references herein to sections of the Treasury Regulations shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding, similar, substitute, proposed or final Treasury Regulations.
		

		
			“Units” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Assets”.
		

		
			“UnSub” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“UnSub Assignment” shall mean an Assignment and Bill of Sale, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2,  assigning from Seller to UnSub the interest in the Assets as set forth therein, excluding the Marketing Contracts.
		

		
			“WARN Act” shall mean the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
		

		
			“Well Imbalance” shall mean any imbalance at the wellhead between the amount of Hydrocarbons produced from a Well and allocable to the interests of any Seller therein and the shares of production from the relevant Well to which such Seller is entitled, together with any appurtenant rights and obligations concerning future in kind or cash balancing at the wellhead.
		

		
			“Wells” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Assets”.
		

		
			“Western Gas Entities” shall mean Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Partners, LP, and the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Western Gas Partners, LP.
		

		
			“Willful Breach” shall mean, with respect to any Party, such Party knowingly and intentionally breaches in any material respect (by refusing to perform or taking an action prohibited) any material covenant applicable to such Party.
		

		
			“Working Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Subject Well, the interest in and to such Subject Well that is burdened with the obligation to bear and pay costs and expenses of maintenance, development and operations on or in connection with such Subject Well, but without regard to the effect of any royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, net profits interests and other similar burdens upon, measured by or payable out of production therefrom.
		

		
			1.2      References and Rules of Construction.  All references in this Agreement to Exhibits, Schedules, Articles, Sections, subsections and other subdivisions refer to the corresponding Exhibits, Schedules, Articles, Sections, subsections and other subdivisions of or to this Agreement unless expressly provided otherwise.  Titles appearing at the beginning of any Articles, Sections, subsections and other subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute any part of this Agreement, and shall be disregarded in construing the language hereof.  The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and “hereof,” and words of similar import, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection or other subdivision unless expressly so limited.  The words “this Article,” “this 

		 

		

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Section” and “this subsection,” and words of similar import, refer only to the Article, Section or subsection hereof in which such words occur.  Wherever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limiting the foregoing in any respect.” All references to “$” or “dollars” shall be deemed references to United States dollars.  Each accounting term not defined herein will have the meaning given to it under GAAP as interpreted as of the Execution Date.  Pronouns in masculine, feminine or neuter genders shall be construed to state and include any other gender, and words, terms and titles (including terms defined herein) in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “shall” and “will” are used interchangeably throughout this Agreement and shall accordingly be given the same meaning, regardless of which word is used.
		

		
			Article II
PURCHASE AND SALE
		

		
			2.1      Purchase and Sale.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell, and Buyer agrees to purchase and pay for, the Assets.  The Assets shall be allocated among the Buyer Parties as set forth in the Assignments, and the Buyer Parties shall pay for the Assets in their respective Proportionate Shares.
		

		
			2.2      Excluded Assets.  Seller shall reserve and retain all of the Excluded Assets.
		

		
			2.3      Revenues and Expenses.    
		

		
			(a)      Subject to Section 2.3(b), Seller shall be entitled to all of the rights of ownership attributable to the Assets (including the right to all production, proceeds of production and other proceeds) and shall remain responsible for all Property Costs, in each case, attributable to the period of time prior to the Effective Time.  Subject to the occurrence of the Closing, Buyer shall be entitled to all of the rights of ownership attributable to the Assets (including the right to all production, proceeds of production and other proceeds), and shall be responsible for all Property Costs, in each case, from and after the Effective Time.  Subject to Section 2.3(b) and Section 15.2(b), all Property Costs that are:  (a) incurred with respect to operations conducted or production prior to the Effective Time shall be paid by or allocated to Seller and (b) incurred with respect to operations conducted or production from and after the Effective Time shall be paid by or allocated to Buyer.  After Closing, each Party shall be entitled to participate in all joint interest audits and other audits of Property Costs for which such Party is entirely or in part responsible under the terms of this Section 2.3.
		

		
			(b)      From and after the agreement (or deemed agreement) by the Parties of the Final Settlement Statement, each Party shall account to the other Party with respect to proceeds and Property Costs not taken into account in connection with the Preliminary Settlement Statement or the Final Settlement Statement (in each case) in accordance with the principles set forth in Section 2.3(a) until the first annual anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Cut-Off Date”).  From and after the Cut-Off Date, there shall be no adjustment for, or obligation to pay or account for, any proceeds or Property Costs between the Parties and Seller shall have no further liability for any Property Costs.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article III
PURCHASE PRICE
		

		
			3.1      Purchase Price.  The aggregate purchase price for the Assets shall be $2,275,000,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”), adjusted in accordance with this Agreement and payable by Buyer to Seller at Closing by wire transfer in same day funds to a bank account of Seller (the details of which shall be provided by to Buyer in the Preliminary Settlement Statement).
		

		
			3.2      Deposit.  Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (a) the SN Parties have deposited by wire transfer in same day funds with AEP to hold for the benefit of Seller an amount equal to the Cash Deposit Amount and (b) AcqCo has delivered an irrevocable letter of credit (the “Deposit LOC”) to AEP to hold for the benefit of Seller guaranteeing an amount equal to the Deposit LC Amount (such amounts in clauses (a) and (b), collectively, the “Deposit”).  The Deposit will be held by AEP on behalf of Seller pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.2 and Section 7.2.  If Closing occurs, the Cash Deposit Amount shall be applied toward the Purchase Price and AEP shall return the Deposit LOC to AcqCo.
		

		
			3.3      Adjustments to Purchase Price.  The Purchase Price shall be adjusted as follows, and the resulting amount shall be herein called the “Adjusted Purchase Price”:
		

		
			(a)      The Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the following amounts (without duplication):
		

		
			(i)      an amount equal to the value of all (A) Hydrocarbons attributable to the Assets in pipelines or in tanks above the pipeline sales connection, in each case, as of the Effective Time, plus (B) the unsold inventory of Gas products attributable to the Assets as of the Effective Time, in each case such value to be based upon the contract price in effect as of the Effective Time (or if no such contract is in effect, the market value in the area as of the Effective Time), less (1) amounts payable as royalties, overriding royalties and other burdens upon, measured by or payable out of such production and (2) severance Taxes deducted by the purchaser of such production.
		

		
			(ii)      to the extent paid by Seller or its Affiliates and attributable to the ownership or operation of the Assets from and after the Effective Time up to Closing (whether paid before or after the Effective Time), an amount equal to all Property Costs (other than Overhead Costs which are covered in Section 3.3(a)(v) below) and all (A) royalties or other burdens upon, measured by or payable out of proceeds of production, (B) rentals and other lease maintenance payments, (C) costs of Lease renewals and extensions of the Leases, (D) costs of acquiring necessary Rights-of-Way, and (E) Asset Taxes, in each case net of any sales, excise or similar Taxes in connection therewith reimbursed or reimbursable to Seller or its Affiliates, as applicable, by any Third Party purchaser;
		

		
			(iii)      an amount equal to any upward adjustments to the Purchase Price for any Imbalances as determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in Appendix A;
		

		
			(iv)      the amount of all Asset Taxes prorated to Buyer in accordance with Section 15.2(b) but paid or payable by Seller;
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(v)      Overhead Costs attributable to the period from the Effective Time up to the Closing;
		

		
			(vi)      if Seller or any of its Affiliates is the operator under an operating agreement covering any of the Assets, an amount equal to the costs and expenses paid by Seller (or its Affiliates) on behalf of other joint interest owners of such Asset that are attributable to operations or actions to be conducted pursuant to such operating agreement with respect to the periods from and after the Effective Time, whether paid before or after the Effective Time; 
		

		
			(vii)      all amounts paid by Seller under any Hedging Transactions between the Execution Date and Closing; and
		

		
			(viii)      any other amount provided for elsewhere in this Agreement or otherwise agreed upon by Seller and Buyer.
		

		
			(b)      The Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the following amounts (without duplication):
		

		
			(i)      an amount equal to all proceeds received by Seller or its Affiliates as the owner of the Assets and that are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Assets from and after the Effective Time up to Closing, including the sale of Hydrocarbons produced from the Assets or allocable thereto, net of any sales, excise or similar Taxes in connection therewith not reimbursed or reimbursable to Seller or its Affiliates, as applicable, by a Third Party purchaser;
		

		
			(ii)      subject to Section 13.2(i), if Seller makes the election under Section 13.2(d)(i) with respect to any uncured Title Defect, the Title Defect Amount with respect to such Title Defect;
		

		
			(iii)      subject to Section 14.1(e), if Seller makes the election under Section 14.1(c)(i) with respect to any uncured Environmental Defect, the Remediation Amount with respect to such Environmental Defect;
		

		
			(iv)      the Allocated Value of any Assets excluded from the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to Section 13.2(d)(iii) or Section 14.1(c)(iii);
		

		
			(v)      the amount of all Asset Taxes prorated to Seller in accordance with Section 15.2(b) but paid or payable by Buyer;
		

		
			(vi)      an amount equal to any downward adjustments to the Purchase Price for any Imbalances as determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in Appendix A;  
		

		
			(vii)      all proceeds received by Seller under any Hedging Transactions between the Execution Date and Closing; and
		

		
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			3.4      Adjustment Methodology.  When available, actual figures will be used for the determination of adjustments to the Purchase Price at the Closing.  To the extent actual figures are not available, estimates will be used subject to final adjustments in accordance with Section 3.6.
		

		
			3.5      Preliminary Settlement Statement.  Not less than 5 Business Days prior to the Closing, Seller shall prepare and submit to Buyer for review a draft settlement statement (the “Preliminary Settlement Statement”) that shall set forth the Adjusted Purchase Price, reflecting each adjustment made in accordance with this Agreement as of the date of preparation of such Preliminary Settlement Statement and the itemized calculation and reasonable supporting documentation of the adjustments used to determine such amount, together with any Defect Cure Escrow Amounts and the designation of Seller’s accounts for the wire transfers of funds as set forth in Section 6.3(d).  Within 2 Business Days of receipt of the Preliminary Settlement Statement, (a) Buyer will deliver to Seller a written report containing all changes with the explanation therefor that Buyer proposes to be made to the Preliminary Settlement Statement and (b) SN will deliver to Seller written notice of the amount of the Adjusted Purchase Price payable by each Buyer Party at Closing (which shall be based on each Buyer Party’s Proportionate Share and the portion of the Assets acquired by such Buyer Party).  The Preliminary Settlement Statement, as agreed upon by the Parties, will be used to adjust the Purchase Price at Closing; provided that if the Parties do not agree upon an adjustment set forth in the Preliminary Settlement Statement, then the amount of such adjustment used to adjust the Purchase Price at Closing shall be that amount set forth in the draft Preliminary Settlement Statement delivered by Seller to Buyer pursuant to this Section 3.5.
		

		
			3.6      Final Settlement Statement.  On or before 120 days after the Closing, a final settlement statement (the “Final Settlement Statement”) will be prepared by Seller based on actual income and expenses attributable to the Assets during the period from and after the Effective Time until Closing and that takes into account all final adjustments made to the Purchase Price and shows the resulting final Adjusted Purchase Price, less the Defect Cure Escrow Amounts.  The Final Settlement Statement shall set forth the actual proration of the amounts required by this Agreement.  As soon as practicable, and in any event within 30 days after receipt of the Final Settlement Statement, Buyer shall return to Seller a written report containing any proposed changes to the Final Settlement Statement and an explanation of any such changes and the reasons therefor (the “Dispute Notice”).  Buyer’s failure to deliver to Seller a Dispute Notice detailing proposed changes to any of the adjustments in the Final Settlement Statement by such date shall be deemed to be an acceptance by Buyer of the adjustments set forth in the Final Settlement Statement delivered by Seller and any further changes to any of the adjustments set forth in the Final Settlement Statement shall be deemed waived by Buyer, and Seller’s determinations with respect to all such adjustments in the Final Settlement Statement shall prevail.  If Buyer does deliver a Dispute Notice then, except for the adjustment changes raised by Buyer in such Dispute Notice, all other changes to any of the adjustments set forth in the Final Settlement Statement shall be deemed waived by Buyer, and Seller’s determinations with respect to all such adjustments in the Final Settlement Statement shall prevail.  If the final Purchase Price less the Defect Cure Escrow Amounts set forth in the Final Settlement Statement is mutually agreed upon by Seller and Buyer or deemed agreed pursuant to the foregoing (or determined by the Accounting Arbitrator pursuant to Section 3.7), the Final Settlement Statement and such final Adjusted Purchase Price, less the Defect Cure Escrow Amounts (the “Final Price”), shall be final and binding on the Parties.  Any difference in the Adjusted Purchase Price (less the Defect Cure Escrow Amounts) as paid at Closing pursuant to the Preliminary Settlement Statement and the Final Price shall be paid by the 

		 

		

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owing Party (which, if due by Buyer, SN shall notify Seller in writing of the amount of such difference owed by each Buyer Party based on such Buyer Party’s Proportionate Share and the portion of the Assets acquired by such Buyer Party), and on or before the date that is 10 days following agreement or deemed agreement (or determination by the Accounting Arbitrator, as applicable) (such date, the “Final Payment Date”) to the owed Party (which, if owed to Buyer, SN shall notify Seller in writing of the amount of such difference to be paid to each Buyer Party based on such Buyer Party’s Proportionate Share and the portion of the Assets acquired by such Buyer Party).  In addition, on or before the Final Payment Date, Seller shall transfer to Buyer all Suspense Funds.  All amounts paid or transferred pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall be delivered in United States currency by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified in writing by the relevant Party.
		

		
			3.7      Disputes.  If Seller and Buyer are unable to resolve the matters addressed in the Dispute Notice, each of Buyer and Seller shall within 14 Business Days after the delivery of such Dispute Notice, summarize its position with regard to such dispute in a written document of twenty pages or less and submit such summaries to the Houston, Texas office of Grant Thornton LLP or such other Person as the Parties may mutually select (provided that if Grant Thornton LLP refuses to serve as Accounting Arbitrator and the Parties are unable to mutually agree upon an alternative Accounting Arbitrator, then the Houston office of the AAA shall choose such Accounting Arbitrator (Grant Thornton LLP or such other Person agreed to by the Parties or chosen by the AAA, the “Accounting Arbitrator”), together with the Dispute Notice, the Final Settlement Statement and any other documentation such Party may desire to submit.  Within 20 Business Days after receiving the Parties’ respective submissions, the Accounting Arbitrator shall render a decision choosing either Seller’s position or Buyer’s position with respect to each matter addressed in any Dispute Notice, based on the materials described above.  Any decision rendered by the Accounting Arbitrator pursuant hereto shall be final, conclusive and binding on Seller and Buyer and will be enforceable against any of the Parties in any court of competent jurisdiction.  The costs of such Accounting Arbitrators shall be borne one-half by Buyer and one-half by Seller.
		

		
			3.8      Allocation of Purchase Price / Allocated Values.  Buyer and Seller agree that the unadjusted Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Assets as set forth in Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2, as applicable.  The “Allocated Value” for any Asset equals the portion of the unadjusted Purchase Price allocated to such Asset in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, and such Allocated Value shall be used in calculating adjustments to the Purchase Price as provided herein.  Buyer and Seller also agree (a) that the Allocated Values, as adjusted, shall be used by Seller and Buyer as the basis for reporting asset values and other items for purposes of this Section 3.8, and (b) that neither they nor their Affiliates will take positions inconsistent with such Allocated Values in notices to Governmental Authorities, in notices to Preferential Purchase Right holders or in other documents or notices relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
		

		
			3.9      Tax Allocation.  Seller and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to agree to an allocation of the Purchase Price and any other items properly treated as consideration for U.S. federal income Tax purposes among the Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and, to the extent allowed by applicable Law, in a manner consistent with the Allocated Values, within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Final Settlement Statement pursuant to Section 3.6.  If the Parties reach an agreement with respect to such allocation (as agreed, the “Tax Allocation”), 

		 

		

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(i) the Parties shall update the Tax Allocation in a manner consistent with Section 1060 of the Code following any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) Seller and Buyer shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, report consistently with the Tax Allocation on all Tax Returns (including Internal Revenue Service Form 8594 (Asset Acquisition Statement under Section 1060), which Form will be timely filed, if applicable, separately by Seller and Buyer with the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the requirements of Section 1060(b) of the Code), and neither Seller nor Buyer shall take any position in any Tax Return that is inconsistent with the Tax Allocation unless otherwise required by applicable Law; provided, however, that neither Party shall be unreasonably impeded in its ability and discretion to negotiate, compromise and/or settle any Tax audit, claim or similar proceedings in connection with such allocation.
		

		
			Article IV
BUYER’S CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
		

		
			The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions provided for herein are subject, at the option of Buyer, to the fulfillment by Seller or waiver by Buyer, on or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
		

		
			4.1      Representations.  Each of the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article IX shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and without giving effect to any qualifiers as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or material adverse effect as though such representations and warranties had been made or given on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that refer to a specified date, which need only be true and correct on and as of such specified date), except for those breaches, if any, of such representations and warranties that in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			4.2      Performance.  Seller shall have materially performed or complied with all obligations, agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement as to which performance or compliance by Seller is required prior to or at the Closing Date.
		

		
			4.3      No Legal Proceedings.  No material suit, action or other proceeding by any Third Party shall be pending before any Governmental Authority (a) seeking to restrain, prohibit, enjoin or declare illegal, or (b) seeking substantial damages in connection with, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
		

		
			4.4      Title Defects, Environmental Defects, and Casualty Losses.  The sum of (a) all Title Defect Amounts for Title Defects for which Seller has elected the remedy under Section 13.2(d)(i) (such amount as determined by Seller in good faith pursuant to Section 13.2(g), unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), plus all Remediation Amounts for Environmental Defects for which Seller has elected the remedy under Section 14.1(c)(i) (such amount as determined by Seller in good faith pursuant to Section 14.1(a), unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), less the sum of all Title Benefit Amounts (such amount as determined by Buyer in good faith pursuant to Section 13.2(h), unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), plus (b) the Allocated Values of the Assets for which Seller has elected the remedy under Section 13.2(d)(iii) or Section 14.1(c)(iii), as applicable, plus (c) the value of  all Casualty Losses that occur after the Execution Date but prior to the Closing Date (net of any sums paid to Seller by Third Parties in respect of such Casualty 

		 

		

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Losses and such value as determined by Seller in good faith, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), shall be less than 15% of the Purchase Price.
		

		
			4.5      HSR Act.  If applicable, (a) the waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired, (b) notice of early termination shall have been received, or (c) a consent order shall have been issued (in form and substance satisfactory to Seller) by or from applicable Governmental Authorities.
		

		
			4.6      Closing Certificate.  Seller shall have executed and delivered to Buyer an officer’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit E, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 have been fulfilled and, if applicable, any exceptions to such conditions that have been waived by Buyer.
		

		
			4.7      Closing Deliverables.  Seller shall be ready, willing and able to deliver to Buyer at the Closing the documents and items required to be delivered by Seller under Section 6.3.
		

		
			Article V
SELLER’S CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
		

		
			The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions provided for herein are subject, at the option of Seller, to the fulfillment by Buyer or waiver by Seller on or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions: 
		

		
			5.1      Representations.  Each of the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Article X (a) that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that refer to a specified date, which need only be true and correct as of such specified date) and (b) that are not described in clause (a) above shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that refer to a specified date, which need only be true and correct as of such specified date).
		

		
			5.2      Performance.  Buyer shall have materially performed or complied with all obligations, agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement as to which performance or compliance by Buyer is required prior to or at the Closing Date.
		

		
			5.3      No Legal Proceedings.  No material suit, action or other proceeding by any Third Party shall be pending before any Governmental Authority (a) seeking to restrain, prohibit or declare illegal, or (b) seeking substantial damages in connection with, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
		

		
			5.4      Title Defects, Environmental Defects, and Casualty Losses.  The sum of (a) all Title Defect Amounts for Title Defects for which Seller has elected the remedy under Section 13.2(d)(i) (such amount as determined by Seller in good faith pursuant to Section 13.2(g), unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), plus  all Remediation Amounts for Environmental Defects for which Seller has elected the remedy under Section 14.1(c)(i) (such amount as determined by Seller in good faith pursuant to Section 14.1(a), unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), less the sum of all Title Benefit Amounts (such amount as determined by Buyer in good faith pursuant to 

		 

		

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Section 13.2(h), unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), plus (b) the Allocated Values of the Assets for which Seller has elected the remedy under Section 13.2(d)(iii) or Section 14.1(c)(iii), as applicable, plus (c) the value of  all Casualty Losses that occur after the Execution Date but prior to the Closing Date (net of any sums paid to Seller by Third Parties in respect of such Casualty Losses and such value as determined by Seller in good faith, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties), shall be less than 15% of the Purchase Price.
		

		
			5.5      HSR Act.  If applicable, (a) the waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired, (b) notice of early termination shall have been received, or (c) a consent order shall have been issued (in form and substance satisfactory to Seller) by or from applicable Governmental Authorities.
		

		
			5.6      Replacement Bonds.  Buyer shall have obtained replacements for Seller’s and its Affiliates’ bonds, letters of credit and guarantees, and such other bonds, letters of credit and guarantees to the extent required to be obtained by Closing by Section 11.3.
		

		
			5.7      Closing Certificate.  Each Buyer Party shall have executed and delivered to Seller an officer’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit F, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 5.1 and Section 5.2 have been fulfilled by such Buyer Party and, if applicable, any exceptions to such conditions that have been waived by Seller.
		

		
			5.8      Closing Deliverables.  Each Buyer Party shall be ready, willing and able to deliver to Seller at the Closing the documents and items required to be delivered by such Buyer Party under Section 6.3.
		

		
			Article VI
CLOSING
		

		
			6.1      Date of Closing.  Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the sale by Seller and the purchase by Buyer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on or before 11:00 (Prevailing Central Time) on March 1, 2017 (the “Scheduled Closing Date”), or such other date as Buyer and Seller may agree upon in writing; provided that if the conditions to Closing in Article IV and Article V have not yet been satisfied or waived by the Scheduled Closing Date, then the Closing shall occur five Business Days after such conditions have been satisfied or waived.  The date Closing actually occurs shall be the “Closing Date”.
		

		
			6.2      Place of Closing.  The Closing shall be held at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP located at 811 Main Street, Suite 3700, Houston, Texas 77002.
		

		
			6.3      Closing Obligations.  At the Closing, the following documents shall be delivered and the following events shall occur, the execution of each document and the occurrence of each event being a condition precedent to the others and each being deemed to have occurred simultaneously with the others:
		

		
			(a)      Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute, acknowledge and deliver an applicable Assignment, in sufficient counterparts to facilitate recording in the applicable counties where the Assets are located.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)      Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute and deliver assignments, on appropriate forms, of state and other Leases of Governmental Authorities included in the Assets in sufficient counterparts to facilitate filing with the applicable Governmental Authorities.
		

		
			(c)      Seller and each Buyer Party shall acknowledge the Preliminary Settlement Statement.
		

		
			(d)      Buyer shall deliver to Seller, to the account designated in the Preliminary Settlement Statement, by direct bank or wire transfer in same day funds, the Adjusted Purchase Price (after giving effect to the Cash Deposit Amount), less any Defect Cure Escrow Amounts.
		

		
			(e)      [Intentionally Omitted].
		

		
			(f)      Anadarko Consolidated Holdings LLC shall deliver an executed statement described in Treasury Regulation §1.1445-2(b)(2) substantially in the form of Exhibit D, certifying that it is not a disregarded entity or foreign person within the meaning of the Code.
		

		
			(g)      Seller shall deliver to Buyer duly executed recordable releases and terminations in forms reasonably acceptable to Buyer with respect to any and all liens or security interests encumbering the Assets relating to any debt of Seller or its Affiliates with respect to borrowed monies.
		

		
			(h)      If Seller has elected to cure any alleged Title Defect post-Closing pursuant to Section 13.2(c), then (i) Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement and such Parties shall cause the Escrow Agent to execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement and (ii) Buyer shall deliver to Escrow Agent the Defect Cure Escrow Amounts.
		

		
			(i)      The applicable Seller and SN shall execute and deliver blanket transfer of P-4s designating SN as operator of the Wells operated by such Seller with the Texas Railroad Commission.
		

		
			(j)      Seller and SN shall execute and deliver counterparts of the Transition Services Agreement.
		

		
			(k)      Seller shall execute and deliver, and shall cause AESC to execute and deliver, and SN shall execute and deliver, counterparts of the Marketing Transition Services Agreement.
		

		
			(l)      Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute and deliver counterparts of the Development Agreement.  
		

		
			(m)      Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute and deliver counterparts of the Core Sharing Agreement.  
		

		
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			(o)      If applicable under Section 13.4(b), Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute and deliver counterparts of the JOA.
		

		
			(p)      Each of UnSub and AcqCo will enter into a production marketing agreement with SN as operator to commit such Buyer Party’s production to SN and permit SN to market such Buyer Parties’ production, which production marketing agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to Seller and for a term commensurate with the term of the Production Marketing Agreement with the longest term; provided that such production marketing agreements shall permit AEP and its Affiliates to perform SN’s obligations under the same until the Transition Termination.
		

		
			(q)      Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute and deliver any other agreements, instruments and documents which are required by other terms of this Agreement to be executed or delivered at the Closing.
		

		
			6.4      Records.  In addition to the obligations set forth under Section 6.3 above, but notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no later than 60 Business Days following the Closing Date, Seller shall make available to Buyer the Records for pickup from Seller’s offices during normal business hours.
		

		
			Article VII
TERMINATION; DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
		

		
			7.1      Right of Termination.  This Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
		

		
			(a)      by the mutual written agreement of the Parties;
		

		
			(b)      by delivery of written notice from Buyer to Seller if any of the conditions set forth in Article IV (other than the conditions set forth in Section 4.3,  Section 4.4 and Section 4.5) have not been satisfied by Seller (or waived by Buyer) by the Outside Date;
		

		
			(c)      by delivery of written notice from Seller to Buyer if any of the conditions set forth in Article V (other than the conditions set forth in Section 5.3,  Section 5.4 and Section 5.5) have not been satisfied by Buyer (or waived by Seller) by the Outside Date;
		

		
			(d)      by Buyer or Seller delivering written notice to the other if any of the conditions set forth in Section 4.4 (in the case of Buyer’s notice) or Section 5.4 (in the case of Seller’s notice) are not satisfied or waived by the applicable Party on or before the Outside Date; 
		

		
			(e)      by Buyer or Seller delivering written notice to the other if any of the conditions set forth in Section 4.3 or Section 4.5 (in the case of Buyer’s notice) or Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 (in the case of Seller’s notice) are not satisfied or waived by the applicable Party on or before the Outside Date;
		

		
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			(i)      by delivery of a written notice from Seller to Buyer if, as of the 3rd Business Day after the Scheduled Closing Date or at any time thereafter until the Closing, (i) all of the conditions set forth in Article IV (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing, provided that such conditions are capable of being satisfied as of the date of Seller’s notice) have been satisfied (or waived by such Buyer Party), (ii) Seller is ready, willing and able to perform its obligations under Section 6.3, and (iii) Buyer does not have the funds to pay the Purchase Price (as adjusted pursuant hereto) whether because all or any part of the Financing has not been funded or otherwise, then Seller shall be entitled to the remedies set forth in Section 7.2(a); and
		

		
			(j)      on the 7th Business Day after the Execution Date, by delivery of a written notice from Buyer to Seller, if Seller has not entered into the Hedging Transactions for SN (or SN’s designee) set forth on Schedule 11.9(a), Part I under the two columns (one for “Oil” and one for “Gas”) for “Required Financial Hedges”, provided that (i) Seller has received SN’s valid request to enter into such Hedging Transaction under and in accordance with Section 11.9, and such request is received by Seller within 2 Business Days after the Execution Date, (ii) Seller has confirmed agreement between SN and the Counterparty or Counterparties thereto of the terms and pricing of each such Hedging Transaction between SN and the Counterparty or Counterparties thereto and (iii) SN has executed or caused the execution of any documents, provided such cooperation, and taken or caused to be taken any other actions reasonably necessary to enable Seller to timely effectuate the entry into such Hedging Transactions in accordance with Section 11.9.  
		

		
			provided,  however, that no Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (b), (c) or (e) above if such Party or its Affiliates are at such time in material breach of any provision of this Agreement.  
		

		
			7.2      Effect of Termination.  If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to any provision of Section 7.1, then, except as provided in this Section 7.2 and except for the provisions of Section 1.1, Section 7.3,  Section 8.14,  Sections 11.9(c) through (e), Sections 12.1(c) through (f), Section 12.2, Section 12.3 and Article XV (other than Sections 15.2(b) through 15.2(f),  15.7 and 15.8), this Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no further force or effect and the Parties shall have no liability or obligation hereunder.
		

		
			(a)      If Seller has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c) because of (i) the Willful Breach by any Buyer Party of this Agreement, or (ii) the failure of any Buyer Party to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the instance where, as of the Outside Date, (A) all of the conditions in Article IV (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing) have been satisfied (or waived by such Buyer Party), (B) Seller is ready, willing and able to perform its obligations under Section 6.3, and (C) such Buyer Party nevertheless elects not to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or Seller has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(i), then, (in any of the foregoing cases) Seller shall be entitled, at its sole option and as its sole remedy (except as provided in Section 11.9(e)) for such Willful Breach, such failure of Buyer or upon such right of termination by Seller, to (1) (I) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c) 

		 

		

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or Section 7.1(i) and (II) retain the Deposit as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, for such termination, free and clear of any claims thereon by Buyer, or (2) subject to Section 7.2(e), seek the specific performance of such Buyer Party as permitted hereunder.  The Parties agree that, should Seller elect the option under subpart (1) above, the foregoing described liquidated damages are reasonable considering all of the circumstances existing as of the Execution Date and constitute the Parties’ good faith estimate of the actual damages reasonably expected to result from such termination of this Agreement by Seller.     
		

		
			(b)      If Buyer has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(b) because of (i) the Willful Breach by any Seller of this Agreement, or (ii) the failure of any Seller to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the instance where, as of the Outside Date, (A) all of the conditions in Article V (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing) have been satisfied (or waived by such Seller), (B) Buyer is ready, willing and able to perform its obligations under Section 6.3, and (C) such Seller nevertheless elects not to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then, in either such event, Buyer (and each Buyer Party, in accordance with its Proportionate Share, with respect to any damages recoverable only) shall be entitled, at its sole option and as its sole remedy (except as provided in Section 11.9(e)) for such Willful Breach or such failure of Seller, to (1) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(b), and (I) receive the Deposit from Seller, free and clear of any claims thereon by Seller and (II) seek to recover damages from Seller up to but not exceeding the amount of the Deposit, or (2) in lieu of terminating this Agreement, seek the specific performance of Seller hereunder. If Buyer is entitled to the return of the Deposit pursuant to this Section 7.2(b), Seller shall return the Cash Deposit Amount to the SN Parties (to an account designated by the SN Parties in writing prior to such date) and the Deposit LOC guaranteeing the Deposit LC Amount to AcqCo, in each case, within 5 Business Days of the date this Agreement is terminated.
		

		
			(c)      If this Agreement is terminated for any reason other than as set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b), then, except as provided in Section 11.9(e), the Parties shall have no liability or obligation hereunder as a result of such termination, and Seller shall, within 5 Business Days of the date this Agreement is terminated, return the Cash Deposit Amount, minus all Hedging Losses, to the SN Parties (to an account designated by the SN Parties in writing prior to such date) and letters of credit guaranteeing the Deposit LC Amount to AcqCo free and clear of any claims thereon by Seller; provided, however, in the event the amount of Hedging Losses exceeds the Cash Deposit Amount, then Seller shall have the right to draw down on the Deposit LOC guaranteeing the Deposit LC Amount by the amount that the Hedging Losses exceeds the Cash Deposit Amount; provided further, however, in the event the Hedging Losses exceeds the Deposit, notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.2 to the contrary, the Buyer Hedging Parties shall remain responsible for the Hedging Indemnities set forth in Section 11.9 to the extent such Hedging Losses exceeds the Deposit.
		

		
			(d)      Subject to the foregoing, upon the termination of this Agreement neither Party shall have any other liability or obligation hereunder.
		

		
			(e)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is explicitly agreed that in the event that Seller is entitled to specific performance pursuant to Section 7.2(a), then Seller shall be entitled to seek specific performance of each Buyer Party’s obligation to 

		 

		

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cause the Equity Financing to be funded or to cause the Buyer Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including to effect the Closing in accordance with Article VI, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, if and only in the event that (i) all of the conditions set forth in Article IV (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing, provided that such conditions are capable of being satisfied as of the date of such determination), and (ii) the Debt Financing (or, if alternative debt financing is being used as contemplated by Section 11.10, pursuant to the commitments with respect thereto) has been funded or will be funded at the Closing if the Equity Financing would be funded at the Closing, with respect to each Buyer Party, including as a result of Seller’s exercise of its right to enforce specific performance of Buyer’s obligations under Section 11.10 with respect to the Debt Financing.
		

		
			(f)      It is understood for the avoidance of doubt that under no circumstances shall any Financing Source, or any former, current or future director, officer, agent, attorney, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any Debt Financing Source, have any Liability in respect of the Deposit (except to the extent relating to the Deposit LOC).
		

		
			7.3      Return of Documentation and Confidentiality.  Upon termination of this Agreement, Buyer shall return to Seller all title, engineering, geological and geophysical data, environmental assessments and reports, maps, documents and other information furnished by Seller to Buyer or prepared by or on behalf of Buyer in connection with its due diligence investigation of the Assets and an officer of Buyer shall certify same to Seller in writing.  Following such termination, each Buyer Party shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement as if each Buyer Party was a party thereto.
		

		
			Article VIII
ASSUMPTION; INDEMNIFICATION; SURVIVAL
		

		
			8.1      Assumption by Buyer.  
		

		
			(a)      Without limiting any Buyer Party’s rights to indemnity under Section 8.2 and subject to each Buyer Party’s rights under any Title Indemnity Agreement or Environmental Indemnity Agreement, from and after the Closing, the SN Parties, on the one hand, and AcqCo, on the other hand (subject to Section 8.15) severally and not jointly as between the SN Parties, on the one hand, and AcqCo, on the other hand) each assume and hereby agree to fulfill, perform, pay and discharge (or cause to be fulfilled, performed, paid and discharged) their respective Buyer Employee Liabilities (if any) and all obligations and Liabilities, known or unknown, with respect to the undivided interest in the Assets acquired by such Buyer Party and the Marketing Contracts assigned hereunder to SN or SN Parent, on the one hand, and AcqCo, on the other hand, respectively, (in each case) regardless of whether such obligations or Liabilities arose prior to, on or after the Effective Time, including obligations and Liabilities relating in any manner to the use, ownership or operation of the Assets (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Taxes for which Seller is responsible pursuant to this Agreement), including obligations to (a) furnish makeup Gas or settle Imbalances (or any Imbalance Charges) according to the terms of the applicable Marketing Contract, (b) pay owners of Working Interests, royalties, overriding 

		 

		

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royalties and other interests revenues or proceeds attributable to sales of Hydrocarbons, including those held in suspense (including the Suspense Funds) to the extent attributable to the Assets, (c) properly plug and abandon any and all wells and pipelines, including Future Wells, inactive wells or temporarily abandoned wells, drilled on the Assets, (d) to re-plug any well, wellbore or previously plugged Well on the Assets to the extent required or necessary under applicable Laws or under Applicable Contracts, (e) dismantle or decommission and remove any Personal Property and other property of whatever kind located on the Assets related to or associated with operations and activities conducted by whomever on the Assets, (f) clean up and remediate the Assets in accordance with any Applicable Contracts and applicable Laws, including all Environmental Laws, (g) perform all obligations applicable to or imposed on the lessee, owner, or operator under the Leases and the Applicable Contracts, or as required by Laws and (h) subject to Section 2.3, pay all Property Costs (all of said obligations and Liabilities of all Buyer Parties, including all Buyer Employee Liabilities, herein being referred to as the “Assumed Obligations”); provided, however, that the Assumed Obligations shall not include any Retained Obligations, except as provided in Section 8.1(b).
		

		
			(b)      Seller shall retain and hereby agrees to fulfill, perform, pay and discharge (or cause to be fulfilled, performed, paid and discharged) any and all obligations or Liabilities that constitute, are attributable to or arise out of:    
		

		
			(i)      the disposal prior to Closing by any Seller of any Hazardous Substances related or attributable to the Assets at disposal facilities not located on any of the Assets; 
		

		
			(ii)      the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with the ownership or operation, prior to the Closing Date, of any of the Assets if such gross negligence or willful misconduct was attributable to such Seller or its Affiliate acting in its capacity as the operator of such Asset; or
		

		
			(iii)      proceeds of production owed to Working Interest, royalty, overriding royalty and other interest owners relating to the Assets, and attributable to the period of time prior to the Effective Time, including any mispayments or allegations of mispayments of such proceeds (all of said obligations and Liabilities described in subsections (i) through (iii) above being referred to as the “Retained Obligations”);
		

		
			provided that Seller’s obligations under this Section 8.1(b) shall survive the Closing for a period of 18 months and after such period all such Retained Obligations shall become Assumed Obligations for all purposes hereunder.  
		

		
			8.2      Indemnities of Seller.  Effective as of the Closing, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.6 and Section 8.10 or otherwise in this Agreement, Seller hereby defends, indemnifies and holds harmless Buyer and its Affiliates, and all of its and their respective partners, members, directors, officers, managers and employees (collectively, “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Liabilities, arising from, based upon, related to or associated with:
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(a)      any breach by Seller of any of its representations or warranties contained in Article IX or (without regard to the Material Adverse Effect qualifier contained in such certificate but subject to those materiality qualifiers contained within the representations and warranties themselves, if any) in the certificate delivered by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Section 4.6; 
		

		
			(b)      any breach by Seller of any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement;
		

		
			(c)      (i) all Retained Employee Liabilities and (ii) the litigation identified on Schedule 8.2;  or 
		

		
			(d)      except to the extent such Retained Obligation has become an Assumed Obligation as contemplated pursuant to Section 8.1(b), each Retained Obligation.
		

		
			8.3      Indemnities of the SN Parties.  Effective as of the Closing, the SN Parties (jointly and severally) and its successors and assigns hereby defends, indemnifies, holds harmless and forever releases Seller and its Affiliates, and all of its and their respective partners, members, directors, officers, managers and employees (collectively, “Seller Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Liabilities arising from, based upon, related to or associated with:
		

		
			(a)      any breach by any such Buyer Party of any of its representations or warranties contained in Article X or in the certificate delivered by any such Buyer Party to Seller pursuant to Section 5.7;
		

		
			(b)      any breach by any such Buyer Party of any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement; or
		

		
			(c)      any such Buyer Party’s Assumed Obligations, other than with respect to the Marketing Contracts for which SN is indemnifying the Seller Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 8.5.
		

		
			8.4      Indemnities of AcqCo.  Effective as of the Closing, AcqCo and its successors and assigns hereby defends, indemnifies, holds harmless and forever releases the Seller Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Liabilities arising from, based upon, related to or associated with:
		

		
			(a)      any breach by AcqCo of any of its representations or warranties contained in Article X or in the certificate delivered by AcqCo to Seller pursuant to Section 5.7;
		

		
			(b)      any breach by AcqCo of any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement; or
		

		
			(c)      AcqCo’s Assumed Obligations.
		

		
			8.5      Indemnity for Certain Marketing Contracts.  Effective as of the Closing, SN and its successors and assigns hereby defends, indemnifies, holds harmless and forever releases 

		 

		

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the Seller Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Liabilities arising from, based upon, related to or associated with all obligations and Liabilities, known or unknown, with respect to any of the Marketing Contracts, regardless of whether such obligations or Liabilities arose prior to, on or after the Effective Time, except to the extent relating to the Springfield Gathering Agreements and any Specified Gathering Agreement (in each case) assigned to AcqCo as part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
		

		
			8.6      Limitation on Liability.
		

		
			(a)      Seller shall not have any liability for any indemnification under Section 8.2 (other than liabilities with respect to (i) the breach of any of the Fundamental Representations, (ii) the breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.6 or Section 9.15, (iii) the breach of Seller’s covenants or (iv) the indemnities contained in Section 8.2(c) or Section 8.2(d))  (A) for any individual Liability unless the amount of such Liability exceeds $250,000 and (B) until and unless the aggregate amount of all Liabilities for which Claim Notices are delivered by Buyer exceeds the Indemnity Deductible and then only to the extent such Liabilities exceed the Indemnity Deductible; provided that the adjustments to the Purchase Price under Section 3.6 and any payments in respect thereof shall not be limited by this Section 8.6(a).    
		

		
			(b)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Seller shall not be required to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties (i) under Section 8.2 (other than any obligation to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to (A) Section 8.2(a) for the breach of any of the Fundamental Representations or the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.6 or Section 9.15, (B) Section 8.2(b) for the breach of Seller’s covenants or (C) Section 8.2(c) or Section 8.2(d)) for aggregate Liabilities in excess of 10% of the unadjusted Purchase Price and (ii) under the terms of this Agreement for aggregate Liabilities in excess of 100% of the Adjusted Purchase Price.
		

		
			(c)      The Parties acknowledge that (i) Buyer has received adequate assurance of Seller’s ability to fund its indemnity obligations under Section 8.2, and (ii) due to the receipt of such adequate assurance, Buyer waives any requirement that Seller provide a parent guaranty supporting such indemnity obligations.
		

		
			8.7      Express Negligence.  THE INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS, ASSUMPTION OF THE ASSUMED OBLIGATIONS AND WAIVER OF NON-COMPENSATORY DAMAGES PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT (IN EACH CASE) SHALL BE APPLICABLE WHETHER OR NOT THE LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND DAMAGES IN QUESTION AROSE OR RESULTED SOLELY OR IN PART FROM THE GROSS, SOLE, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, CONCURRENT OR COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR OTHER FAULT OR VIOLATION OF LAW OF OR BY ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY.  BUYER AND SELLER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS STATEMENT COMPLIES WITH THE EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE AND IS CONSPICUOUS.
		

		
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			(a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, from and after the Closing, Section 8.2,  Section 8.3,  Section 8.4,  Section 8.5,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 11.9,  Section 11.11,  Section 12.1(c), and Section 13.4(c) and the remedies in any Title Indemnity Agreement, Environmental Indemnity Agreement, the applicable Assignment, the Assumption Agreements, the Development Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document contain the Parties’ exclusive remedy against each other with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and the sale of the Assets, including breaches of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
		

		
			(b)      Except for the remedies specified in Section 8.2 and in any Title Indemnity Agreement, Environmental Indemnity Agreement, the applicable Assignment,  the Assumption Agreements, the Development Agreement and any other Transaction Document, effective as of Closing, Buyer, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates, hereby releases, remises and forever discharges Seller and its Affiliates and all such Persons’ equity holders, partners, members, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all suits, legal or administrative proceedings, claims, demands, damages, losses, costs, Liabilities, interest or causes of action whatsoever, in Law or in equity, known or unknown, which Buyer or its Affiliates might now or subsequently may have, based on, relating to or arising out of the ownership, use or operation of any of the Assets prior to the Closing or the condition, quality, status or nature of any of the Assets prior to the Closing, including rights to contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, breaches of statutory or implied warranties, nuisance or other tort actions, rights to punitive damages, common Law rights of contribution and rights under insurance maintained by Seller or any of its Affiliates.
		

		
			8.9      Indemnification Procedures.  All claims for indemnification under Section 8.2,  Section 8.3,  Section 8.4,  Section 8.5,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c) and Section 13.4(c) shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
		

		
			(a)      For purposes of this Article VIII, Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c) and Section 13.4(c), the term “Indemnifying Party” when used in connection with particular Liabilities shall mean the Party or Parties having an obligation to indemnify another Party or Parties with respect to such Liabilities pursuant to this Article VIII,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c) or Section 13.4(c), and the term “Indemnified Party” when used in connection with particular Liabilities shall mean the Party or Parties having the right to be indemnified with respect to such Liabilities by another Party or Parties pursuant to Article VIII,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c) or Section 13.4(c).
		

		
			(b)      To make a claim under Section 8.2,  Section 8.3,  Section 8.4,  Section 8.5,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c), or Section 13.4(c), an Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party of its claim under this Section 8.9 including the specific details of and specific basis under this Agreement for its claim (the “Claim Notice”).  In the event that the claim for indemnification is based upon a claim by a Third Party against the Indemnified Party (a “Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall provide its Claim Notice promptly after the Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of the Claim and shall enclose a copy of all papers (if any) served with respect to the Claim; provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice of a 

		 

		

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Claim as provided in this Section 8.9 shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under Section 8.2,  Section 8.3,  Section 8.4,  Section 8.5,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c) and Section 13.4(c) (as applicable) except to the extent (and then only to the extent) such failure materially prejudices the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend against the Claim.  In the event that the claim for indemnification is based upon an inaccuracy or breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, the Claim Notice shall specify the representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that was inaccurate or breached.
		

		
			(c)      In the case of a claim under Section 8.2,  Section 8.3,  Section 8.4,  Section 8.5,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c) or Section 13.4(c) (in each case) based upon a Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days from its receipt of the Claim Notice to notify the Indemnified Party whether it admits or denies its Indemnity Obligations, including to defend the Indemnified Party against such Claim at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Party is authorized, prior to and during such 30 day period, to file any motion, answer or other pleading that it shall deem necessary or appropriate to protect its interests or those of the Indemnifying Party and that is not prejudicial to the Indemnifying Party.
		

		
			(d)      If the Indemnifying Party admits its Indemnity Obligations, it shall have the right and obligation to diligently defend, at its sole cost and expense, the Claim.  The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof unless the compromise or settlement includes the payment of any amount by (because of the Indemnity Deductible or otherwise), the performance of any obligation by or the limitation of any right or benefit of, the Indemnified Party, in which event such settlement or compromise shall not be effective without the consent of the Indemnified Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  If requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate in contesting any Claim which the Indemnifying Party elects to contest.  The Indemnified Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Claim controlled by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 8.9(d).  An Indemnifying Party shall not, without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, (i) settle any Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect thereto which does not include an unconditional written release of the Indemnified Party from all liability in respect of such Claim or (ii) settle any Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect thereto in any manner that may materially and adversely affect the Indemnified Party (other than as a result of money damages covered by the indemnity).
		

		
			(e)      If the Indemnifying Party does not admit its Indemnity Obligations (which it will be deemed to have so done if it fails to timely respond) or admits its Indemnity Obligations but fails to diligently prosecute or settle the Claim, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend against the Claim at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, with counsel of the Indemnified Party’s choosing, subject to the right of the Indemnifying Party to admit its Indemnity Obligations and assume the defense of the Claim at any time prior to settlement or final determination thereof.  If the Indemnifying Party has not yet admitted its Indemnity Obligations for a Claim, then the Indemnified Party shall send written notice to the Indemnifying Party of any proposed settlement and the Indemnifying Party shall have the option for 10 Business Days following receipt of such notice to (i) admit in writing its Indemnity Obligations for the Claim and, if its Indemnity Obligations are so admitted, reject, in its reasonable judgment, the proposed settlement, or (ii) deny liability for such Claim; provided that 

		 

		

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if the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within such 10 Business Day period, then the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to be denying its liability for such Claim and, in the event of a denial of liability for such Claim, then the Indemnified Party may enter into such proposed settlement on the terms disclosed to the Indemnifying Party without the Indemnifying Party’s consent.
		

		
			(f)      In the case of a claim under Section 8.2,  Section 8.3,  Section 8.4,  Section 8.5,  Section 11.7(c),  Section 12.1(c) or Section 13.4(c) (in each case) that is not based upon a Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days from its receipt of the Claim Notice to (i) cure the Liabilities complained of, (ii) admit its Indemnity Obligations for such Liability or (iii) dispute the claim for such Liabilities.  If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within such 30 day period that it has cured the Liabilities or that it disputes the claim for such Liabilities, then the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to be disputing the claim for such Liabilities.
		

		
			8.10      Survival.
		

		
			(a)      The (i) representations and warranties of Seller in Article IX (other than the Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties of Seller in Sections 9.6 and 9.15) and in the certificate delivered by Seller pursuant to Section 4.6 (other than with respect to the Fundamental Representation and the representations and warranties of Seller in Sections 9.6 and 9.15, in each case contained in such certificate) and (ii) the covenants and agreements of Seller contained herein (other than (A) the covenants contained in Section 2.3,  Section 3.8,  Section 3.9,  Section 15.2 and Section 15.7 and (B) the indemnities in Section 8.2(c) and Section 8.2(d)) shall, in each case, survive the Closing for a period of 12 months after the Closing Date.  The representations and warranties of Seller in Sections 9.6 and 9.15 and the covenants contained in Section 3.8,  Section 3.9,  Section 15.2 and Section 15.7 shall survive the Closing until 30 days after the applicable statute of limitations (taking into account any extensions thereof) has expired.  The covenants contained in Section 2.3 shall survive for the period of time set forth in Section 2.3.  The Fundamental Representations shall, in each case, survive the Closing without time limit.
		

		
			(b)      Subject to Section 8.10(a) and except as set forth in Section 8.10(c), the remainder of this Agreement shall survive the Closing without time limit.  Representations, warranties, covenants and agreements shall be of no further force and effect after the date of their expiration; provided that there shall be no termination of any bona fide claim asserted pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement prior to its expiration date.
		

		
			(c)      The indemnities in Section 8.2(a), Section 8.2(b), Section 8.3(a), Section 8.3(b),  Section 8.4(a) and Section 8.4(b) shall terminate as of the termination date of each respective representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that is subject to indemnification, except, in each case, as to matters for which a specific written claim for indemnity has been delivered to the Indemnifying Party on or before such termination date.  The indemnity in Section 8.2(c) shall survive the Closing until 30 days after the applicable statute of limitations period and the indemnity in Section 8.2(d) shall survive the Closing for a period of 18 months, in each case, except as to matters for which a specific written claim for indemnity has been delivered to the 

		 

		

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Indemnifying Party on or before such termination date.  The indemnities in Section 8.3(c),  Section 8.4(c) and Section 8.5 shall survive the Closing without time limit.
		

		
			8.11      Waiver of Right to Rescission.  Seller and Buyer acknowledge that, following the Closing, the payment of money, as limited by the terms of this Agreement, shall be adequate compensation for breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein or for any other claim arising in connection with or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  As the payment of money shall be adequate compensation, following the Closing, Buyer and Seller waive any right to rescind this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
		

		
			8.12      Insurance.  The amount of any Liabilities for which any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties or Seller Indemnified Parties is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement or in connection with or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be reduced by any corresponding insurance proceeds actually received by any such indemnified Party under any insurance arrangements
		

		
			8.13      Amount of Losses.  For purposes of determining the amount of any Liabilities that may be subject to indemnification under Section 8.2 with respect only to those Liabilities subject to the limitations in Section 8.6(a), the words “Material Adverse Effect,” “material adverse effect,” “material,” “materially,” and words of similar import in the applicable representations and warranties shall be disregarded.  
		

		
			8.14      Non-Compensatory Damages.  NONE OF BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES NOR SELLER OR ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER FROM SELLER OR BUYER, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OF ANY KIND ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ANY SUCH PARTY SUFFERS SUCH DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS OF DEFENSE AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDING OF SUCH DAMAGES) TO A THIRD PARTY, WHICH DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS OF DEFENSE AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDING AGAINST SUCH DAMAGES) SHALL NOT BE EXCLUDED BY THIS PROVISION AS TO RECOVERY HEREUNDER.  SUBJECT TO THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, BUYER, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND SELLER, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO RECOVER ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OF ANY KIND, ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
		

		
			8.15      Assignments by any Buyer Party.  In the event that any Buyer Party acquires, directly or indirectly (including by acquisition of any equity interest), any interest in the Assets from any other Buyer Party, then such acquiring Buyer Party shall be deemed (for all purposes under this Agreement, including the indemnities in this Article VIII) to have assumed all of the 

		 

		

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Assumed Obligations of such transferring Buyer Party with respect to the interest in the Assets acquired by such acquiring Buyer Party from such transferring Buyer Party and such Assumed Obligations shall be covered by such acquiring Buyer Party’s indemnities hereunder notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein.
		

		
			Article IX
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
		

		
			Seller represents and warrants to Buyer the following:
		

		
			9.1      Organization, Existence and Qualification.
		

		
			(a)      AEP is a limited liability company duly formed and validly existing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.  AEP has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its property (including its interests in the Assets) and to carry on its business as now conducted.  AEP is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company in all jurisdictions in which it carries on business or owns assets and such qualification is required by Law, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			(b)      KMOG is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.  KMOG has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its property (including its interests in the Assets) and to carry on its business as now conducted.  KMOG is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign limited partnership in all jurisdictions in which it carries on business or owns assets and such qualification is required by Law, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			9.2      Authority, Approval and Enforceability.
		

		
			(a)      AEP has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated herein and therein.  The execution, delivery and performance by AEP of this Agreement has been and at Closing the Transaction Documents to which it is a party will have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of AEP.  This Agreement is, and the Transaction Documents to which AEP is a party when executed and delivered by AEP will be, the valid and binding obligation of AEP and enforceable against AEP in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws, as well as to principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).
		

		
			(b)      KMOG has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated herein and therein.  The execution, delivery and performance by KMOG of this Agreement have been and at Closing the Transaction Documents to which it is a party will have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary limited partnership action on the part of KMOG.  This Agreement is, and the Transaction Documents to which KMOG is a party 

		 

		

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when executed and delivered by KMOG will be, the valid and binding obligation of KMOG and enforceable against KMOG in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws, as well as to principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).
		

		
			9.3      No Conflicts.  Assuming the receipt of all applicable consents and approvals in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the waiver of, or compliance with, all Preferential Purchase Rights and any maintenance of uniform interest provisions (in each case) applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby:
		

		
			(a)      the execution, delivery and performance by AEP of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein does not and will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of the limited liability company agreement or other governing documents of AEP, (b) result in a default or the creation of any Encumbrance or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Lease, Applicable Contract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license or other material agreement to which AEP is a party or by which AEP or the Assets may be bound or (c) violate any Law applicable to AEP or any of the Assets, except in the case of clauses (b) and (c) where such default, Encumbrance, termination, cancellation, acceleration or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
		

		
			(b)      the execution, delivery and performance by KMOG of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of the limited partnership agreement or other governing documents of KMOG, (b) result in a default or the creation of any Encumbrance or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Lease, Applicable Contract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license or other material agreement to which KMOG is a party or by which KMOG or the Assets may be bound or (c) violate any Law applicable to KMOG or any of the Assets, except in the case of clauses (b) and (c) where such default, Encumbrance, termination, cancellation, acceleration or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			9.4      Consents.  To Seller’s Knowledge, except (a) for compliance with the HSR Act, (b) as set forth in Schedule 9.4,  (c) for Customary Post-Closing Consents, (d) under Contracts that are terminable upon 60 days or less notice without payment of any fee, (e) for Preferential Purchase Rights, (f) for consents required under the Marketing Contracts and (g) for any waiver of any maintenance of uniform interest provisions that may be applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, there are no requirements for consents from Third Parties to any assignment that Seller is required to obtain in connection with the transfer of the Assets and Marketing Contracts by Seller and AESC to Buyer or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by Seller.  
		

		
			9.5      Bankruptcy.  There are no bankruptcy or receivership proceedings pending, being contemplated by or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing against any Seller or any of their respective Affiliates which would affect the Assets. 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			9.6      Foreign Person.  Each party comprising Seller is a disregarded entity as defined in Treasury Regulation 301.7701-3(a) and is disregarded as separate from Anadarko Consolidated Holdings LLC.  Anadarko Consolidated Holdings LLC is not a “disregarded entity” as defined in Treasury Regulation 301.7701-3(a) or “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.
		

		
			9.7      Litigation.  Except as set forth in Schedule 9.7, there is no suit, action or litigation by any Person by or before any Governmental Authority, (in each case) pending, or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, against Seller or its Affiliates (a) with respect to the Assets, or (b) as of the Execution Date, questioning the validity of or seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
		

		
			9.8      Material Contracts.
		

		
			(a)      To Seller’s Knowledge, Schedule 9.8(a) sets forth all Applicable Contracts of the type described below as of the Execution Date (the Contracts contained on such Schedules, together with the Marketing Contracts, collectively, the “Material Contracts”):
		

		
			(i)      except to the extent covered by any subsections (iii) through (x) below, any Applicable Contract that can reasonably be expected to result in aggregate payments of more than $500,000 during the current or any subsequent fiscal year (based solely on the terms thereof and current volumes, without regard to any expected increase in volumes or revenues);
		

		
			(ii)      except to the extent covered by any subsections (iii) through (x) below, any Applicable Contract that can reasonably be expected to result in aggregate revenues of more than $500,000 during the current or any subsequent fiscal year (based solely on the terms thereof and current volumes, without regard to any expected increase in volumes or revenues);
		

		
			(iii)      any Applicable Contract that is a Hydrocarbon purchase and sale, transportation, processing or similar Applicable Contract and that is not terminable without penalty upon 90 days or less notice;
		

		
			(iv)      any Applicable Contract that is an indenture, mortgage, loan, credit or sale-leaseback, guaranty of any obligation, bond (other than any area wide or similar bond that relates to both the Assets and other assets and properties held by any Seller), letter of credit, or similar Applicable Contract;
		

		
			(v)      any Applicable Contract that constitutes a lease under which Seller is the lessor or the lessee of real or Personal Property which lease (A) cannot be terminated by Seller without penalty upon 90 days or less notice and (B) involves an annual base rental of more than $500,000;
		

		
			(vi)      any Applicable Contract that is a farmout agreement, participation agreement, exploration agreement, development agreement, joint operating agreement, unit agreement or similar Applicable Contract;
		

		
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			(viii)      any Applicable Contract that is a seismic or other geophysical acquisition agreement or license that is not subject to a non-disclosure restriction;    
		

		
			(ix)      any Applicable Contract between any Seller and any Affiliate of any Seller that will not be terminated prior to Closing; and
		

		
			(x)      any Applicable Contract that (A) contains or constitutes an existing area of mutual interest agreement or (B) includes non-competition restrictions or other similar restrictions on doing business.
		

		
			(b)      The Material Contracts are in full force and effect as to the applicable Seller bound thereby and, to Seller’s Knowledge, as to each counterparty (in each case, excluding any Material Contract that terminates as a result of expiration of its existing term). Except as set forth in Schedule 9.8(b), there exists no default under any Material Contract by Seller or, to Seller’s Knowledge, by any other Person that is a party to such Material Contract.  Except as set forth in Schedule 9.8(b), and except for such matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute any default under any such Material Contract by Seller or, to Seller’s Knowledge, by any other Person that is a party to such Material Contract.  As of the Execution Date, Seller has made available to Buyer true, correct and complete (except for any immaterial amendments) copies of all Material Contracts. 
		

		
			(c)      Other than the Hedging Transactions, there are no Hedge Contracts pursuant to which any production of Hydrocarbons from any of the Assets is dedicated or committed from and after the Effective Time.
		

		
			9.9      No Violation of Laws.  To Seller’s Knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 9.9, and except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Seller is not in violation of any applicable Laws with respect to its ownership and operation of the Assets.  This Section 9.9 does not include any matters with respect to Environmental Laws or any other environmental matter, such matters being addressed exclusively in Section 9.14.  
		

		
			9.10      Preferential Purchase Rights/Tag Rights.  There are no Preferential Purchase Rights that are applicable to the transfer of the Assets by Seller to Buyer.  Except for the tag rights held by Eagle Ford TX, LP (the “Tag Right”) to join or participate with Seller in the sale of such holder’s interests along with Seller’s interests in the Assets (such interests, the “Tag Right Interests”), no Person holds any tag rights with respect to a sale by Seller of any of the Assets. 
		

		
			9.11      Royalties.  To Seller’s Knowledge, except (a) for the Suspense Funds and (b) as set forth on Schedule 9.11, Seller has paid, or caused to be paid, all Royalties due by Seller with respect to the Assets in all material respects. 
		

		
			9.12      Imbalances.  To Seller’s Knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 9.12,  there are no material Imbalances associated with the Assets or under the Marketing Contracts as of the Effective Time.
		

		
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that (a) relate to the Assets and to drilling, reworking or conducting another material operation with respect to, in each case, a Subject Well or any other well, (b) are in excess of $500,000 net to Seller’s interests in the Assets, and (c) for which all of the activities anticipated in such AFEs have not been completed by the Effective Time.
		

		
			9.14      Environmental.  To Seller’s Knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 9.14:
		

		
			(a)      with respect to the Assets, Seller has not entered into any agreements, consents, orders, decrees or judgments of any Governmental Authority, that are in existence as of the Execution Date, that are based on any Environmental Laws and that relate to the current or future use of any of the Assets; and
		

		
			(b)      as of the Execution Date, Seller has not received written notice from any Person of any release or disposal of any Hazardous Substance concerning any land, facility, asset or property included in the Assets that would reasonably be expected to:  (i) materially interfere with or materially prevent compliance by Seller with any Environmental Law or the terms of any license or permit issued pursuant thereto; or (ii) give rise to or result in any material common Law or other material liability of Seller to any Person.  
		

		
			9.15      Taxes.  To Seller’s Knowledge, except as disclosed in Schedule 9.15:
		

		
			(a)      all material Asset Taxes that have become due and payable have been properly paid;
		

		
			(b)      all material Tax Returns with respect to Asset Taxes that are required to be filed have been duly and timely filed, and all such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects;
		

		
			(c)      there are no Encumbrances for Taxes (including any interest, fine, penalty or additions to Tax imposed by a Taxing Authority in connection with such Taxes) on the Assets, other than Permitted Encumbrances;
		

		
			(d)      Seller has not received any written notice of any pending claim (which remains outstanding) from any applicable Taxing Authority for assessment of Asset Taxes and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no such claim has been made or threatened except as it relates to pending severance tax refund claims made by Seller described in Schedule 9.15;
		

		
			(e)      no audit, administrative, judicial or other proceeding with respect to Asset Taxes has been commenced or is presently pending except as it relates to pending severance tax refund claims made by Seller described in Schedule 9.15;  
		

		
			(f)      none of the Assets are subject to any arrangement requiring a partnership income Tax Return to be filed under Subchapter K or Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code; and
		

		
			(g)      the Tax Partnership will file an election under Section 754 of the Code effective for its tax year ending December 31, 2016. 
		

		
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			(a)      as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Seller is in compliance with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of Available Employees, including provisions related to terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours and occupational safety and health; and
		

		
			(b)      as set forth on Schedule 9.16(b), (i) there is no pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened strike, slowdown, work stoppage or lockout involving any Available Employees; (ii) to Seller’s Knowledge, no organizational effort is presently being made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to any Available Employees; and (iii) Seller is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement relating to any Available Employee.    
		

		
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			(a)      as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Employee Benefit Plan has been established, maintained and administered in accordance with its terms and complies in form and operation with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws, and (ii) other than routine claims for benefits, there is no claim or lawsuit pending or threatened against or arising out of or related to an Employee Benefit Plan; and
		

		
			(b)      with the exception of the plans identified on Schedule 9.17(b), Seller does not contribute to, or has not, within the past six years contributed to or had any obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that is (i) a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or (ii) a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.
		

		
			9.18      Brokers’ Fees.  Neither Seller nor any Affiliate of Seller has incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer shall have any responsibility.
		

		
			9.19      Suspense Funds.  To Seller’s Knowledge, Schedule 9.19 lists all material Suspense Funds held in suspense by any Seller as of the Effective Time.
		

		
			9.20      Advance Payments.  To Seller’s Knowledge, except for any throughput deficiencies attributable to or arising out of any Applicable Contract or any Marketing Contract and any Imbalances, neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates is obligated by virtue of any take or pay payment, advance payment or other similar payment (other than Royalties), to deliver Hydrocarbons, or proceeds from the sale thereof, attributable to the Assets at some future time without receiving full payment therefor at or after the time of delivery.
		

		
			9.21      Plugging and Abandonment.  Except as set forth on Schedule 9.21, there are no wells located on the Leases or Units and included in the Assets (i) in respect of which any Seller has received an order from any Governmental Authority requiring that such wells be plugged and abandoned; or (ii) that are neither in use for purposes of production or injection, nor suspended or temporarily abandoned in accordance with applicable Law, that have not been plugged and abandoned in accordance with applicable Law. 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			9.22      Leases and Rights-of-Way.  To Seller’s Knowledge, as of the Execution Date, no written demands or written notices of default or non-compliance or dispute have been received by Seller relating to the Leases or Rights-of-Way that remain uncured or outstanding.  
		

		
			9.23      Permits.  Except as set forth in Schedule 9.23, (a) Seller has all Permits and each is in full force and effect, except where the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, would not be material, and (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in any revocation, cancellation, suspension or modification of any such Permit, except (i) with respect to those Permits that are not transferable under applicable Law or the terms and conditions of such Permits or (ii) where any such revocation, cancellation, suspension or modification, singly or in the aggregate, would not be material.  Seller has not received any written notice of material violations of any Permit.
		

		
			Article X
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
		

		
			Each Buyer Party represents and warrants to Seller, as to itself only, the following:
		

		
			10.1      Organization, Existence and Qualification.  Such Buyer Party is a Delaware limited liability company or a Delaware limited partnership (as applicable) duly formed and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and such Buyer Party has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its property and to carry on its business as now conducted.  Such Buyer Party is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company or limited partnership (as applicable) in all jurisdictions in which it carries on business or owns assets and such qualification is required by Law except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect upon the ability of such Buyer Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Such Buyer Party is duly licensed or qualified to do business in Texas.
		

		
			10.2      Authority, Approval and Enforceability.  Such Buyer Party has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated herein and therein.  The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer Party of this Agreement has been and at Closing the Transaction Documents to which it is a party will have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of such Buyer Party.  This Agreement is, and the Transaction Documents to which such Buyer Party is a party when executed and delivered by such Buyer Party will be, the valid and binding obligation of such Buyer Party and enforceable against such Buyer Party in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws, as well as to principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).
		

		
			10.3      No Conflicts.  Assuming receipt of all consents and approvals from Third Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer Party of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein does not and will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of the organizational or other governing documents of such Buyer Party, (b) result in a default or the creation of any Encumbrance or give 

		 

		

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rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license or other agreement to which such Buyer Party is a party or by which such Buyer Party or any of its property may be bound or (c) violate any Law applicable to such Buyer Party or any of its property, except in the case of clauses (b) and (c) where such default, Encumbrance, termination, cancellation, acceleration or violation would not have a material adverse effect upon the ability of such Buyer Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder.
		

		
			10.4      Consents.  Except for compliance with the HSR Act, there are no consents or other restrictions on assignment, including requirements for consents from Third Parties to any assignment (in each case) that such Buyer Party is required to obtain in connection with the transfer of the Assets from Seller to such Buyer Party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by such Buyer Party.
		

		
			10.5      Bankruptcy.  There are no bankruptcy or receivership proceedings pending, being contemplated by or, to such Buyer Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing against such Buyer Party or any of its Affiliates.
		

		
			10.6      Litigation.  There is no suit, action or litigation by any Person by or before any Governmental Authority, and no arbitration proceedings, (in each case) pending, or to such Buyer Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing, against such Buyer Party, that would have a material adverse effect upon the ability of such Buyer Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder.  As of the Execution Date, there is no suit, action or litigation by any Person by or before any Governmental Authority. (in each case) pending, or, to such Buyer Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing, against such Buyer Party questioning the validity of or seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
		

		
			10.7      Financing.  Such Buyer Party has furnished to Seller true and complete copies of (i) such Buyer Party’s Equity Commitment Letters, if applicable, and (ii) such Buyer Party’s Debt Commitment Letters, if applicable.  Such Buyer Party will have, upon receipt of, the funds in accordance with such Buyer Party’s Commitment Letters, sufficient available funds on hand for it to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including to (A) pay its Proportionate Share of the Purchase Price in accordance with Article III, and (B) pay any fees and expenses allocated to such Buyer Party pursuant to this Agreement to be paid on the Closing Date.  Such Buyer Party also has delivered to Seller a complete and correct copy of the executed Fee Letter that relates to such Buyer Party’s Debt Financing as redacted in a customary manner.  Each of such Buyer Party’s Commitment Letters, in the form so furnished to Seller and as of the Execution Date, is valid, binding and in full force and effect as of the Execution Date and no event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of such Buyer Party (or any Affiliate of such Buyer Party party thereto) or, to the knowledge of such Buyer Party, any of the other parties under any term or condition thereof.  Such Buyer Party’s Commitment Letters have not been amended or modified in any respect prior to the date of this Agreement (other than as attached thereto) and as of the date of this Agreement, the commitments contained in such Commitment Letters have not been withdrawn, rescinded or terminated.  Except for the Fee Letters relating to such Buyer Party’s Debt Financing, as of the Execution Date, there 

		 

		

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are no side letters or other written agreements (including fee or side letters) to which such Buyer Party or any of its Affiliates is a party related to the funding or investing, as applicable, of such Buyer Party’s portion of the Financing that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the timing of Closing.  There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies relating to the funding of such Buyer Party’s portion of the Financing, other than the Financing Conditions.  As of the Execution Date and assuming the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in Article IV and the compliance by Seller with the covenants set forth herein, such Buyer Party does not have any reason to believe that any of the conditions of such Buyer Party’s portion of the Financing will not be satisfied on a timely basis.  Such Buyer Party has paid, or caused to be paid, any and all commitment fees and other fees required by such Buyer Party’s Debt Commitment Letters to be paid on or before the Execution Date. 
		

		
			10.8      Regulatory.  No later than 5 days prior to the Closing and continually thereafter such Buyer Party shall be qualified to own and assume operatorship of oil and gas leases in all jurisdictions where the Assets are located, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause such Buyer Party to be disqualified as such an owner or operator.  To the extent required by any applicable Laws, such Buyer Party shall, as of the Closing Date, (a) hold all lease bonds and any other surety or similar bonds as may be required by, and in accordance with, all applicable Laws governing the ownership and operation of the Assets and (b) have filed any and all required reports necessary for such ownership and operation with all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over such ownership and operation.  
		

		
			10.9      Independent Evaluation.  Such Buyer Party is sophisticated in the evaluation, purchase, ownership and operation of oil and gas properties and related facilities.  In making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, such Buyer Party has (a) relied on the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article IX and in the other Transaction Documents and (b) relied on its own independent investigation and evaluation of the Assets and the advice of its own legal, Tax, economic, environmental, engineering, geological and geophysical advisors and not on any comments, statements, projections or other material made or given by any representative, consultant or advisor of Seller.  Such Buyer Party acknowledges and affirms that on or prior to Closing, such Buyer Party will have completed its independent investigation, verification, analysis, and evaluation of the Assets and made all such reviews and inspections of the Assets as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to consummate the transaction contemplated hereunder; provided,  however, no such investigation, verification, analysis or evaluation (or absence thereof) shall reduce, modify, release or waive any of Seller’s obligations or Liabilities hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents.
		

		
			10.10      Brokers’ Fees.  Neither such Buyer Party nor any of Affiliate of such Buyer Party has incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Seller or any Affiliate of Seller shall have any responsibility.
		

		
			10.11      Accredited Investor.  Such Buyer Party is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will acquire the Assets for its own account and not with a view to a sale or distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, any applicable state blue sky Laws or any other applicable securities Laws.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article XI
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS
		

		
			11.1      Conduct of Business.
		

		
			(a)      Except (w) as set forth in Schedule 11.1,  (x) for the operations covered by the AFEs described in Schedule 9.13 (other than payments or operations described in Schedule 9.13 that are required to be made or conducted prior to Closing in order to maintain any Leases, which payments and operations shall be made or conducted (as applicable) by Seller pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i)), (y) as required in the event of an emergency to protect life, property or the environment, and (z) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as expressly consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned), Seller shall, from and after the Execution Date until the Closing:
		

		
			(i)      subject to (A) Seller’s and its Affiliates’ right to comply with the terms of the Leases, Applicable Contracts, Marketing Contracts, applicable Laws and requirements of Governmental Authorities and (B) interruptions resulting from force majeure, mechanical breakdown and planned maintenance, in each case, operate or, in the case of those Assets not operated by Seller or its Affiliates, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be operated, the Assets, as a reasonable and prudent operator consistent with past practice, including timely making all payments or conducting all operations described in Schedule 9.13 that are required to be made or conducted prior to Closing in order to maintain any Leases;    
		

		
			(ii)      maintain, or cause to be maintained, the books of account and Records relating to the Assets in the usual, regular and ordinary manner and in accordance with the usual accounting practices of Seller;
		

		
			(iii)      [Intentionally Omitted];
		

		
			(iv)      notify Buyer of any operation proposed by a Third Party that is reasonably estimated to cost Seller in excess of $500,000; and  
		

		
			(v)      give prompt written notice to Buyer of any (A) emergency requiring immediate action, or any emergency action taken, in the fact of serious risk to life, property or the environment, (including prevention of environmental contamination) or (B) to the extent not covered by preceding clause (A), (1) material damage or destruction of any of the Assets, (2) written notice received or given by any Seller of any material violation of Law with respect to the Assets,  or (3) any written notice received or given by any Seller alleging any tort or breach of an Applicable Contract with respect to the Assets.    
		

		
			(b)      Except (w) as set forth in Schedule 11.1,  (x) for the operations covered by the AFEs described in Schedule 9.13,  (y) as required in the event of an emergency to protect life, property or the environment, and (z) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as expressly consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned), Seller shall not (and shall cause its Affiliates not to), from and after the Execution Date until the Closing:
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(i)      (A) enter into an Applicable Contract that, if entered into on or prior to the Execution Date, would have been required to be listed on Schedule 9.8(a), or (B) terminate (unless the term thereof expires pursuant to the provisions existing therein) or materially amend the terms of any Material Contract, except contracts terminable by Seller with notice of 90 days or less without penalty or detriment;
		

		
			(ii)      terminate (unless the term thereof expires pursuant to the provisions existing therein), materially amend or surrender any rights under any Lease or Right-of-Way; provided that Seller shall be permitted to amend any Lease to increase its pooling authority;  
		

		
			(iii)      subject to Section 11.1(e), propose or approve any individual AFE or similar request under any Applicable Contract (other than those required under the terms of any Applicable Contract) which would reasonably be estimated to require expenditures by Seller in excess of $500,000;    
		

		
			(iv)      transfer, sell, mortgage, pledge or dispose of any portion of the Assets other than the (A) sale or disposal of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of business and (B) sales of material equipment that is no longer necessary in the operation of the Assets or for which replacement equipment has been obtained; 
		

		
			(v)      incur costs to secure or acquire Lease renewals or extensions or necessary Rights-of-Way that would exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
		

		
			(vi)      voluntarily relinquish any Seller’s position as operator with respect to the Assets (to the extent that such Seller operates such Assets as of the Execution Date); or
		

		
			(vii)      commit to do any of the foregoing.
		

		
			(c)      Without expanding any obligations which Seller may have to Buyer, it is expressly agreed that Seller shall never have any liability to Buyer with respect to any breach or failure of Section 11.1(a)(i) greater than that which it might have as the operator to a non-operator under the applicable operating agreement (or, in the absence of such an agreement, under the AAPL 610 (1989 Revision) Form Operating Agreement), IT BEING RECOGNIZED THAT, UNDER SUCH AGREEMENTS AND SUCH FORM, THE OPERATOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE, AND HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OTHER THAN FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
		

		
			(d)      Buyer acknowledges Seller owns undivided interests in certain of the properties comprising the Assets that it is not the operator thereof, and Buyer agrees that the acts or omissions of the other Working Interest owners (including the operators) who are not Seller or any Affiliates of Seller shall not constitute a breach of the provisions of this Section 11.1, nor shall any action required by a vote of Working Interest owners constitute such a breach so long as Seller has voted its interest in a manner that complies with the provisions of this Section 11.1.
		

		
			(e)      With respect to any AFE or similar request received by Seller that is estimated to cost in excess of $500,000 Seller shall forward such AFE to Buyer as soon as is reasonably practicable and thereafter the Parties shall consult with each other regarding whether or not Seller should elect to participate in such operation.  Buyer agrees that it will (i) timely 

		 

		

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respond to any written request for consent pursuant to this Section 11.1(e) and Section 11.1(b)(iii), and (ii) consent to any written request for approval of any AFE or similar request that Buyer reasonably considers to be economically viable.  In the event the Parties are unable to agree within ten days (unless a shorter time, not to be less than 48 hours, is reasonably required by the circumstances and the applicable joint operating agreement and such shorter time is specified in Seller’s request for consent) of Buyer’s receipt of any consent request as to whether or not Seller should elect to participate in such operation, Seller’s decision shall control and such operation shall be deemed to have been consented to by Buyer.
		

		
			11.2      HSR Act.  If applicable, within 10 Business Days following the execution by Buyer and Seller of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller will each prepare and simultaneously file with the DOJ and the FTC the notification and report form required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the HSR Act and request early termination of the waiting period thereunder.  Buyer and Seller agree to respond promptly to any inquiries from the DOJ or the FTC concerning such filings and to comply in all material respects with the filing requirements of the HSR Act.  Buyer and Seller shall cooperate with each other and, subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, shall promptly furnish all information to the other Party that is necessary in connection with Buyer’s and Seller’s compliance with the HSR Act.  Buyer and Seller shall keep each other fully advised with respect to any requests from or communications with the DOJ or FTC concerning such filings and shall consult with each other with respect to all responses thereto.  Each of Seller and Buyer shall use its reasonable efforts to take all actions reasonably necessary and appropriate in connection with any HSR Act filing to consummate the transactions consummated hereby.
		

		
			11.3      Governmental Bonds.  Buyer acknowledges that none of the bonds, letters of credit and guarantees, if any, posted by Seller or its Affiliates with Governmental Authorities and relating to the Assets are transferable to Buyer.  On or before the Closing Date, Buyer shall obtain replacements for those bonds, letters of credit and guarantees described on Schedule 11.3, to the extent such replacements are necessary for Buyer’s ownership of the Assets and Buyer shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the cancellation of such bonds, letters of credit and guarantees effective as of the Closing Date.  In addition, at or prior to Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller evidence of the posting of bonds or other security with all applicable Governmental Authorities meeting the requirements of such authorities to own and, where appropriate, operate, the Assets.
		

		
			11.4      Record Retention.  Buyer, for a period of 7 years following the Closing, will (a) retain the Records, (b) provide Seller, its Affiliates and its and their officers, employees and representatives with access to the Records (to the extent that Seller has not retained the original or a copy) during normal business hours for review and copying at Seller’s expense, and (c) provide Seller, its Affiliates and its and their officers, employees and representatives with access, during normal business hours, to materials received or produced after the Closing relating to any indemnity claim made under Section 8.2 for review and copying at Seller’s expense.
		

		
			11.5      [Intentionally Omitted.]
		

		
			11.6      Non-Solicitation; No-Hire.  Prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall hire, retain or attempt to hire or retain any employee of Seller or in any way interfere with the relationship between Seller and any of its employees, 

		 

		

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other than the Available Employees; provided, that the non-solicitation restriction in this Section 11.6 shall not apply in the event an employee of Seller, other than an Available Employee, contacts Buyer (or any of its Affiliates) regarding employment in response to an advertisement identifying employment opportunities published by Buyer (or any of its Affiliates) in a newspaper of general circulation or on its web site or if an employee of Seller contacts Buyer (or any of its Affiliates) without having been directly solicited by Buyer, an Affiliate of Buyer, or representative of either.  Buyer shall be permitted to contact any of Seller’s independent contractors whose services relate to the Assets to discuss post-Closing services.  With regard to post-Closing hiring of Available Employees, Section 11.7(a) shall govern.
		

		
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			(a)      Offers of Employment.  Schedule 11.7(a) contains a list of the name, location and job title of employees of Seller or its Affiliates whose jobs relate to the Assets at the area superintendent level or below and who are available for hire by Buyer (the “Available Employees”). Seller shall provide a benefits booklet to Buyer of benefits commonly provided to the Available Employees.  From and after the Execution Date, and notwithstanding the Confidentiality Agreement, Buyer shall be permitted to meet with and interview the Available Employees in connection with prospective employment with Buyer or its Affiliates and offer employment to any such Available Employee on terms determined by Buyer in its sole discretion.  Buyer is responsible for scheduling any meetings or interviews and Seller shall reasonably assist Buyer with respect to such scheduling.  Any meetings or interviews between Buyer and the Available Employees shall be scheduled at times and places that are not unreasonably inconvenient or disruptive to Seller or its Affiliates, with reasonable advance notice being provided to Seller.  It is understood that Buyer shall have no obligation to interview or make an offer of employment to any of the Available Employees pursuant to this Agreement or for any other reason.  Any offers of employment by a Buyer Party to any of the Available Employees shall be in writing (or an electronic document) with an identification of the employee’s salary or hourly rate, bonus opportunity, incentive compensation, and benefits.  Buyer shall send to Seller, within five days after the last offer of employment is made, a schedule identifying each offer of employment that was made, whether such offer was for compensation greater than, less than or equal to the compensation currently being paid to such employee and whether such employee accepted such offer, and effective upon the expiration or termination of the Transition Services Agreement, Seller shall terminate the employment of each Available Employee (or cause the employment of each Available Employee to be terminated) if (i) Buyer has made an offer of employment to such Available Employee and (ii) such Available Employee has accepted such offer of employment (and confirmation thereof has been provided to Seller), (each such Available Employee who then becomes employed by Buyer as of the expiration or termination of the Transition Services Agreement shall be referred to herein as a “Transferred Employee”).  Buyer shall make all offers of employment to Available Employees pursuant to this Section 11.7 at least ten days prior to the Closing, and such Available Employees must accept or decline such offers at least five days prior to the Closing, or else such employment offers shall be void.  With regard to any Available Employee that is not offered employment by Buyer or declines any employment offered by Buyer as referenced in the preceding sentence, Buyer, Buyer’s Affiliates, and any vendor supplying workers to Buyer to provide services or labor relating to the Assets may not retain such Available Employee in an employment or other capacity for a period of one year after Closing, except as permitted under Section 11.6.  For the 

		 

		

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avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 11.7 shall prohibit (A) Seller and its Affiliates from retaining any Available Employees who do not receive offers from Buyer or reject their offers from Buyer and (B) Seller and its Affiliates from attempting to induce any Available Employees to continue their employment with Seller or its Affiliates, as applicable.  Buyer hereby agrees that it will comply with all applicable Laws in making any employment decisions and taking any actions pursuant to this Section 11.7.  
		

		
			(b)      Responsibility of the Parties.  Except for Liabilities for which Buyer is expressly responsible under the terms of the Transition Services Agreement and/or the Marketing Transition Services Agreement, Seller and its Affiliates shall retain all Liabilities relating to or arising from the employment of any Available Employee by Seller or its Affiliates on or before the termination of their employment relationships by Seller or its Affiliates (the “Retained Employee Liabilities”).  Each Buyer Party shall be responsible for all Liabilities relating to or arising during the period of such Buyer Party’s employment of any Transferred Employees (the “Buyer Employee Liabilities”).
		

		
			(c)      Buyer’s Obligations.  Each Buyer Party shall be responsible for all Liabilities relating to or arising during the period of such Buyer Party’s employment of any current or former employees of Seller.  Seller and its Affiliates shall not assume any such Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise. The applicable Buyer Party shall be solely responsible for all such Liabilities and shall indemnify and hold Seller and its Affiliates harmless for and all Liabilities arising or relating to the employment by such Buyer Party of any current or former employees of Seller or its Affiliates after the Closing.
		

		
			(d)      WARN Act.  Buyer shall be solely responsible for complying with the WARN Act and any and all obligations under other applicable Laws requiring notice of plant closings, relocations, mass layoffs, reductions in force or similar actions (and for any failures to so comply), in any case, applicable to the Transferred Employees as a result of any action by Buyer and its Affiliates on or after to the Closing Date.  Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates against any and all Liabilities arising in connection with any failure to comply with the requirements of this Section 11.7(d).
		

		
			(e)      No Third Party Beneficiaries.  The provisions of this Section 11.7 are solely for the benefit of the respective Parties to this Agreement and nothing in this Section 11.7, express or implied, shall confer upon any employee (or any dependent or beneficiary thereof), any rights or remedies, including any right to continuance of employment or any other service relationship with Buyer, Seller or any of their Affiliates, or any right to compensation or benefits of any nature or kind whatsoever under this Agreement.  Further, the provisions of this Section 11.7 do not constitute the creation, amendment, or modification of any employee benefit plan (with the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) of Seller or Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates.
		

		
			11.8      Compliance With Tag Right.  Seller, no later than two Business Days after the Execution Date, shall send to the holder of the Tag Right a notice seeking to obtain from such holder a written election as to whether such holder wishes to exercise the Tag Right with respect to its Tag Right Interests.  If the holder of the Tag Right properly and timely exercises its right to sell its Tag Right Interests, Buyer shall purchase such Tag Right Interests (a) for the same 

		 

		

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proportionate Allocated Value as is allocated to Seller’s interest in such Assets, and (b) on the same proportionate terms as are set forth in this Agreement. 
		

		
			11.9      Hedging.
		

		
			(a)      From time to time between the Execution Date and Closing, a Buyer Hedging Party may deliver a written notice to Seller specifying any amounts such Buyer Hedging Party would like to be hedged pursuant to the hedging transactions generally described on Schedule 11.9(a), Part I and Schedule 11.9(a), Part II and not exceeding the aggregate volumes set forth on Schedule 11.9(a), Part I or the aggregate volumes set forth on Schedule 11.9(a), Part II for the applicable Buyer Hedging Party (collectively, the “Hedging Transactions”) for such Buyer Hedging Party identified on such schedule with the counterparties identified in such schedule (collectively, the “Counterparties”), and upon receipt of any such notice on a Business Day during normal business hours, Seller shall promptly (and in any event, within three Business Days), enter into the requested Hedging Transactions, provided that Seller does not have to any enter into any such Hedging Transaction unless (i) the applicable Counterparty or Counterparties identified in such request agree to the Hedging Transaction requested by such Buyer Hedging Party, (ii) each of the Counterparties in the documents evidencing any such Hedging Transaction will (A) permit the assignment by Seller to the applicable Buyer Hedging Party (and/or such Buyer Hedging Party’s designee identified on Schedule 11.9(a), provided that such notice designates that such Buyer Party’s designee will be the ultimate assignee of such Hedging Transaction) at the Closing of all of the trades that are the subject of any such Hedging Transaction and (B) release Seller from any and all obligations and liabilities related or attributable to any such Hedging Transactions upon such assignment; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, if such Counterparties fail to release Seller as contemplated in this Section 11.9(a), in no event shall any Buyer Hedging Party be relieved of any of its obligations under this Section 11.9, and (iii) such Buyer Hedging Party has executed or caused the execution of any documents, provided such cooperation, and taken or caused to be taken any other actions reasonably necessary to enable Seller to timely effectuate the entry into such Hedging Transactions.  Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Buyer has caused BEP II and BCP VII to deliver to Seller an executed guaranty substantially in the form attached as Exhibit R (the “Blackstone Guaranty”), with respect to AcqCo’s payment obligations pursuant to Section 11.9(e).  
		

		
			(b)      At the Closing, subject to Section 11.9(a), Seller shall assign to the applicable Buyer Hedging Party (or such Buyer Hedging Party’s designee identified on Schedule 11.9(a)) all of the trades that are the subject of the Hedging Transactions entered into by Seller for such Buyer Hedging Party (or such Buyer Hedging Party’s designee identified on Schedule 11.9(a)) pursuant to this Section 11.9 and such Buyer Hedging Party (or such Buyer Hedging Party’s designee identified on Schedule 11.9(a)) shall accept such assignment from Seller and assume all obligations and liabilities attributable thereto pursuant to all documentation required by the applicable Counterparties.
		

		
			(c)      In the event that any Counterparty terminates any of its Hedging Transactions, the Buyer Hedging Party for whom such Hedging Transaction was entered into by Seller shall be obligated for, and shall promptly pay to Seller, all Hedging Losses resulting from or attributable to such Hedging Transactions and the termination thereof.  
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)      Except upon the termination of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 7.2(b), within five Business Days following the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII by Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, Seller shall unwind all Hedging Transactions with each Counterparty and the Buyer Hedging Party shall be obligated for, and shall promptly pay to Seller, all Hedging Losses resulting from or attributable to the Hedging Transactions for which Seller entered into for such Buyer Hedging Party and the unwind thereof.   
		

		
			(e)      Whether or not the Closing occurs, except upon the termination of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 7.2(b), the applicable Buyer Hedging Party shall pay, be responsible for, release, defend, indemnify and hold Seller and its Affiliates harmless from and against any and all Hedging Losses for which such Buyer Hedging Party is responsible pursuant to this Section 11.9 (the “Hedging Indemnities”).  
		

		
			(f)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Hedging Transactions and the underlying contracts and the actions to be taken by the Parties in accordance with this Section 11.9 are an exception to, and will under no circumstance constitute a breach of any of (1) the representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement or in any certificate to be delivered by Seller at Closing, and (2) Seller’s covenants contained in Section 11.1 or in any certificate to be delivered by Seller at Closing.  
		

		
			11.10      Financing.
		

		
			(a)      Each Buyer Party shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to arrange and consummate such Buyer Party’s portion of the Debt Financing (or any permitted replacement, amended, modified or any applicable Alternate Financing) on the terms (or on terms not materially less favorable to such Buyer Party, except as agreed to by Seller) and conditions described in such Buyer Party’s Debt Commitment Letters (including the flex provisions set forth in the applicable Fee Letters), including (i) maintaining in effect such Buyer Party’s Debt Commitment Letters, (ii) satisfying on a timely basis all terms, covenants and conditions set forth in such Buyer Party’s Debt Commitment Letters (including, to the extent the same are exercised, the flex provisions set forth in the applicable Fee Letters), (iii) entering into definitive agreements with respect thereto on the terms and conditions contemplated by such Buyer Party’s Debt Commitment Letters (or on terms not materially less favorable to such Buyer Party, taken as a whole, except as agreed to by Seller) (including, to the extent the same are exercised, the flex provisions set forth in the applicable Fee Letters) (iv) consummating such Buyer Party’s portion of the Debt Financing at or prior to Closing, (v) satisfying on a timely basis all Financing Conditions within the reasonable control of Buyer, (vi) drawing the full amount of the Financing required to consummate the Closing in the event that the Financing Conditions have been satisfied or, upon funding, would be satisfied and (vii) enforcing their rights under the Debt Commitment Letters, including through litigation pursued in good faith.
		

		
			(b)      Except with the prior written consent of Seller, each Buyer Party shall not permit any amendment, modification or waiver of its respective Debt Commitment Letters that (i) reduces the amount of aggregate cash proceeds available from the Debt Financing below the amount necessary to finance the transactions to be consummated on the Closing Date unless such Buyer Party obtains financing from alternative sources (including by increasing its portion of the 

		 

		

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Equity Financing) by a corresponding amount or (ii) imposes new or additional conditions to the receipt of the Debt Financing, in each of the cases of clauses (i) and (ii), in a manner that would reasonably be expected to delay or prevent the Closing (it being understood and agreed that each Buyer Party may, without the consent of the Seller, (A) amend or otherwise modify its respective Debt Commitment Letters to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or similar entities that have not executed such Debt Commitment Letters as of the date of this Agreement or (B) amend or modify its respective Debt Commitment Letters to implement the flex provisions set forth in their respective Fee Letters).
		

		
			(c)      From the date of the Agreement until the Closing, Seller shall provide, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective representatives to provide, reasonable cooperation in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing (or any permitted replacement, amendment or modification thereof or any Alternate Financing) as may be reasonably requested by a Buyer Party or its representatives (provided, that such requested cooperation does not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing business of Seller or any of the Affiliates), including:
		

		
			(i)      delivering to Buyer and each applicable Debt Financing Source that are parties to the Debt Commitment Letters the Required Financial Information on or before the applicable deadlines set forth in Schedule 11.10(c) (for the avoidance of doubt, the delivery of such Required Financial Information on or before the applicable deadlines shall not be subject to any commercial reasonableness qualifier applicable to this Section 11.10(c));
		

		
			(ii)      cooperating, or causing its accountants to cooperate, with each applicable Buyer Party in its preparation of the pro forma financial statements required pursuant to such Buyer Party’s Debt Commitment Letters and any customary comfort letters related thereto (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall not be required to deliver or cause the delivery of any such comfort letter); 
		

		
			(iii)      requesting any consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to the Debt Financing; and
		

		
			(iv)      solely with respect to the Assets, assisting each Buyer Party in connection with the preparation by such Buyer Party of pledge and security agreements and otherwise reasonably cooperating with each Buyer Party in facilitating the granting of security interest (and perfection thereof) in collateral, mortgages, other definitive financing documents or other certificates, in each case, as may reasonably be requested by Buyer in connection with the Debt Financing (provided that (A) none of the agreements, documents, instruments or certificates described in this clause (iv) shall be executed except in connection with the Closing,  (B) the effectiveness thereof shall be conditioned upon, or become operative after, the occurrence of the Closing, and (C) the foregoing shall not require Seller or any of its Affiliates to take any action that would conflict with or violate any Law or subject Seller or its Affiliates to any Liability or any director, manager, officer or other employee of Seller or any of its Affiliates to any personal Liability);
		

		
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11.10(c) shall not require travel or the obligation to incur any out-of-pocket Third Party costs by any of the subject Persons in order to comply with the terms hereof and that each applicable Buyer Party will make reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption associated with the cooperation contemplated by such Persons hereby.  In each case, Seller’s cooperation pursuant to this Section 11.10(c) shall be at the Buyer’s written request with reasonable prior notice to Seller, and no such cooperation by Seller shall be required to the extent it could cause any representation or warranty in this Agreement to be breached, cause any condition to the Closing set forth in Article IV to fail to be satisfied or otherwise cause any breach of this Agreement.
		

		
			Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is understood and agreed that (1) the condition precedent set forth in Section 4.2, as applied to Seller’s obligations under this Section 11.10(c), shall be deemed to be satisfied unless the Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters has not been obtained as a direct result of Seller’s Willful Breach of its obligations under this Section (other than Section 11.10(c)(i)); (2) such assistance shall not require Seller or any of its Affiliates to agree to any contractual obligation relating to the Financing that is not conditioned upon the Closing, that does not terminate without Liability to Seller or any of its Affiliates upon the termination of this Agreement or that would subject Seller or its Affiliates to any Liability; (3) in each case, Seller’s cooperation shall be at the Buyer Parties’ sole cost and expense, and on the Closing Date or following the termination of this Agreement, the Buyer Parties shall promptly reimburse Seller for all documented out-of-pocket Third Party costs incurred by Seller or its Affiliates in connection with such cooperation; (4) the Buyer Parties shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all Liabilities by any such Persons suffered or incurred in connection with the Financing or any assistance or activities provided in connection therewith; (5) Seller shall have the right to review any presentations or other material written information prepared by any Buyer Party or its Affiliates prior to the dissemination of such materials to potential investors, lenders or other counterparties (other than to any of the GSO Investors, as defined in UnSub’s Debt Commitment Letter) to any proposed financing transaction (or filing with any Governmental Authority); (6) except to the extent disclosed to potential investors and lenders in connection with the Financing (who shall hold such confidential information confidential), all non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding Seller or the Assets obtained by any Buyer Party or their respective representatives shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement; (7) Seller shall not be required to deliver or cause the delivery of any legal opinions or accountants’ comfort letters or reliance letters or make any representations in connection with the Financing; (8) the assistance described in this Section shall not require Seller to take any action that Seller reasonably believes could result in a violation of any material agreement or any confidentiality arrangement or the loss of any legal or other applicable privilege; and (9) Seller shall not be required to provide any information to Buyer or any Financing Source that is not then in the Seller’s or its Affiliates possession.
		

		
			(d)      Each Buyer Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep Seller reasonably informed with respect to material activity concerning the status of the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters.  Without limiting the foregoing, each Buyer Party agrees to notify Seller promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, if at any time (i) its Debt Commitment Letter shall expire or be terminated for any reason or (ii) any Debt Financing Source that is a party to its Debt Commitment Letter breaches, repudiates or threatens in writing 

		 

		

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to breach or repudiation of its Debt Commitment Letter or notifies such Buyer Party in writing that such Debt Financing Source no longer intends to provide financing to such Buyer Party on the terms set forth therein (or on terms not materially less favorable to such Buyer Party, taken as a whole, except as agreed to by Seller) (including, to the extent the same are exercised, the flex provisions set forth in the applicable Fee Letter), or (iii) for any reason such Buyer Party no longer believes in good faith that it will be able to obtain all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by its Debt Commitment Letter on the terms described therein (or on terms not materially less favorable to such Buyer Party, taken as a whole, except as agreed to by Seller) (including, to the extent the same are exercised, the flex provisions set forth in the applicable Fee Letter), in each case to the extent such event would reasonably be expected to delay or prevent (or result in the delay or prevention of) the Closing.  Each Buyer Party shall not, without the prior written consent of Seller, take or fail to take any action or enter into any transaction that would reasonably be expected to result in a failure of any conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters or any Alternate Financing contemplated by any New Debt Commitment Letters.  Each Buyer Party shall not amend or alter, or agree to amend or alter, any Debt Commitment Letter in any manner that would prevent or materially impair or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of Seller. 
		

		
			(e)      If any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions (including the flex provisions set forth in the Fee Letters) contemplated in the Debt Commitment Letters (other than due to the breach by Seller of any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein or as a result of the failure of a condition contained herein to be satisfied by Seller), the applicable Buyer Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to arrange to obtain alternative financing from alternative sources in an amount sufficient to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder (“Alternate Financing”) and, if obtained, will provide Seller with a correct and complete copy of, new financing commitment or commitments that provide for an amount sufficient to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder and subject to the same (or no less favorable to Seller) Financing Conditions as the prior Debt Commitment Letter (the “New Debt Commitment Letter”).  In the event an Alternate Financing is obtained (i) in full and a New Debt Commitment Letter is entered into, references in this Agreement to the applicable Debt Commitment Letter shall be deemed to refer to the applicable New Debt Commitment Letter or (ii) in part and a New Debt Commitment Letter is entered into, references in this Agreement to the applicable Debt Commitment Letter shall be deemed to include the applicable New Debt Commitment Letter and the applicable Debt Commitment Letter.
		

		
			(f)      The Buyer Parties shall not consent to any assignment of rights or obligations under the Debt Financing Commitment Letter without the prior written approval of Seller, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.  The Buyer Parties shall consult with and keep Seller informed in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange the Financing.  None of the Buyer Parties nor any of their Affiliates shall take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation (subject to the terms and conditions hereof) of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Financing.  
		

		
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to be taken) all actions and do (or cause to be done) all things necessary, proper or advisable to (i) obtain the portion of the Equity Financing contemplated by such Buyer Party’s Equity Commitment Letters simultaneously with the receipt of such Buyer Party’s portion of the Debt Financing, (ii) maintain in effect such Buyer Party’s Equity Commitment Letters, (iii) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to such Buyer Party as set forth in such Buyer Party’s Equity Commitment Letters that are within its control and (iv) consummate the portion of the Equity Financing contemplated by such Buyer Party’s Equity Commitment Letters at or prior to the Closing.
		

		
			(h)      Each Buyer Party shall not amend, alter or waive, or agree to amend, alter or waive (in any case whether by action or inaction), any term of its respective Equity Commitment Letters without the prior written consent of Seller that (i) reduces the amount of aggregate cash proceeds available from the Equity Financing below the amount necessary to finance the transactions to be consummated on the Closing Date unless such Buyer Party obtains financing from alternative sources by a corresponding amount or (ii) imposes new or additional conditions to the receipt of the Equity Financing, in each of the cases of clauses (i) and (ii), in a manner that would reasonably be expected to delay or prevent the Closing.  Each Buyer Party shall promptly (and in any event within 2 Business Days) notify Seller of (A) the expiration or termination of its Equity Commitment Letter or (B) any refusal in writing by the investors named in its Equity Commitment Letter to provide the full financing contemplated by such Equity Commitment Letter.
		

		
			11.11      Financial Assurances.
		

		
			(a)      Buyer shall furnish to Seller the information described below:
		

		
			(i)      On or before the Closing Date, the SN Parties (collectively), on one hand, and AcqCo, on the other hand, each will provide evidence reasonably acceptable to Seller that they have or it has, as applicable, Available Liquidity of at least the Target Available Liquidity.  If the SN Parties (collectively) or AcqCo cannot demonstrate Available Liquidity of at least the Target Available Liquidity, then at Closing SN or AcqCo, as applicable, shall provide Seller with a letter of credit or a surety bond for the benefit of Seller and in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller in an amount equal to the difference between the Target Available Liquidity and the SN Parties’ (collectively) or AcqCo’s actual Available Liquidity, as applicable.
		

		
			(ii)      The SN Parties shall provide to Seller written notice within five Business Days after any SN Party discovers at any time that the SN Parties (collectively) do not have the Target Available Liquidity, and with the delivery of such notice, the SN Parties shall provide to Seller a letter of credit or surety bond for the benefit of Seller and in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller in an amount equal to the difference between the Target Available Liquidity and the SN Parties’ actual Available Liquidity.  AcqCo shall provide to Seller written notice within five Business Days after AcqCo discovers at any time that AcqCo does not have the Target Available Liquidity, and with the delivery of such notice, AcqCo shall provide to Seller a letter of credit or surety bond for the benefit of Seller and in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller in an amount equal to the difference between the Target Available Liquidity and AcqCo’s actual Available Liquidity.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(iii)      Each Buyer Party will provide an unaudited balance sheet prepared in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with GAAP on or before October 31, 2017 for the nine month period ended as of September 30, 2016.  Thereafter, on or before April 30 of each calendar year after the Closing (beginning with the year 2018), each Buyer Party will provide audited financial statements prepared in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with GAAP, including a balance sheet, as of the end of and for the prior year.  With such audited financial statements and additionally on or before October 31 of each calendar year after the Closing (beginning with the year 2017), each of the SN Parties (acting collectively), on the one hand, and AcqCo, on the other hand, shall provide to Seller (A) a written certification executed by an officer of such Buyer Parties or Buyer Party (as applicable) that such financial statements accurately present the financial condition of such Buyer Parties or Buyer Party (as applicable), (B) a report that contains evidence of the Available Liquidity of such Buyer Parties or Buyer Party (as applicable), (C) an accounting of the Wells that were producing as of the Closing Date that were plugged and abandoned after the Closing Date and (D) any changes to ownership status to any Assets due to a conveyance or assignment that alter the Party responsible for the Buyer Parties’ obligations under this Section 11.11.  Each such report must be certified by an authorized officer of the applicable Buyer Parties or Buyer Party, as applicable, to be complete and correct in all material respects to the knowledge of such officer after reasonable inquiry.
		

		
			(iv)      If the SN Parties (acting collectively) cannot demonstrate that their Available Liquidity is at least equal to or greater than the Target Available Liquidity in connection with the bi-annual report delivered by such Parties pursuant to Section 11.11(a)(iii) above or if such Parties do not timely deliver all of the information required to be delivered to Seller by such Parties pursuant to such Section, then, on or before June 5 of the year in which such Available Liquidity was not demonstrated or such information was not timely provided, the SN Parties shall provide Seller with a letter of credit or a surety bond for the benefit of Seller and in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller in an amount equal to the difference between the Target Available Liquidity and the SN Parties’ collective actual Available Liquidity.  If AcqCo cannot demonstrate that its Available Liquidity is at least equal to or greater than the Target Available Liquidity in connection with the bi-annual report delivered by AcqCo pursuant to Section 11.11(a)(iii) above or if AcqCo does not timely deliver all of the information required to be delivered to Seller by AcqCo pursuant to such Section, then, on or before June 5 of the year in which such Available Liquidity was not demonstrated or such information was not timely provided, AcqCo shall provide Seller with a letter of credit or a surety bond for the benefit of Seller and in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller in an amount equal to the difference between the Target Available Liquidity and AcqCo’s actual Available Liquidity.
		

		
			(b)      Each Buyer Party affirms that it will continue to follow an ongoing abandonment schedule and will act in good faith to maintain the operational and environmental stewardship achieved by Seller.
		

		
			(c)      If any Buyer Party sells, transfers or assigns all or any portion of the Assets acquired by such Buyer Party at Closing, such Buyer Party shall not be released from any portion of its obligations under this Section 11.11 without Seller’s prior written consent to such sale, transfer or assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that Seller shall be deemed to have consented to such sale, transfer or assignment if (i) such acquiring Person has a credit rating equal to or higher than at least 2 of the 

		 

		

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following: Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, BBB- (or the equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch or (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or assignment by either of the SN Parties, on the one hand, or AcqCo, on the other hand, the acquiring Person provides to Seller a letter of credit or surety bond for the benefit of Seller and in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller in an amount equal to $50,000,000 multiplied by the Required Liquidity Ratio; and provided further any such transferee to whom Seller has consented, or is deemed to have consented, to in connection with such sale, transfer or assignment shall expressly assume such transferring Buyer Party’s obligations under this Section 11.11.  The Parties acknowledge that any determination of whether a consent pursuant to this Section 11.11(c) is unreasonably withheld shall be without regard to the provisions of clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, it being understood that the ability of an acquiring Person to provide the letter of credit described in such clause (ii) does not constitute a requirement for Seller’s consent.  Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations set forth in this Section 11.11, including any related obligations that may be imposed upon a third party transferee of any of the Assets pursuant to this Section 11.11(c), shall terminate on the date that is twenty years after the Closing Date.  
		

		
			11.12      Successor Operator.  While SN acknowledges that it desires to succeed each Seller as operator of those Assets or portions thereof that such Seller may presently operate, SN acknowledges and agrees that Seller cannot and does not covenant or warrant that SN shall become successor operator of same since the Assets or portions thereof may be subject to operating or other agreements that control the appointment of a successor operator.  Each Seller agrees, however, that as to the Assets it operates, it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to support SN’s efforts to become successor operator (to the extent permitted under any applicable joint operating agreement) effective as of the Closing (at SN’s sole cost and expense and subject to the terms of Section 11.15 with respect to the Marketing Contracts) and to designate and/or appoint, to the extent legally possible, SN as successor operator effective as of the Closing (subject to the terms of Section 11.15 with respect to the Marketing Contracts). 
		

		
			11.13      NAESB Contracts.  SN shall use its reasonable efforts to, on or before at least three days prior to the Transition Termination, enter into new NAESB Contracts or amend its existing NAESB Contracts, as applicable, with the counterparties to the NAESB Contracts (such counterparties, the “NAESB Contract Counterparties”, and such new or amended NAESB Contracts, the “SN NAESB Contracts”).  Such SN NAESB Contracts shall (a) allow Seller to assign to SN the NAESB Contract Confirmations applicable to the corresponding NAESB Contracts, and (b) provide that Seller shall have no liability relating to matters arising after the Effective Time under such NAESB Contract Confirmations.  Upon SN entering into any SN NAESB Contract Seller or its Affiliate (as applicable) shall, upon the Transition Termination but subject to the provisions of Schedule 13.4, assign to SN those NAESB Contract Confirmations related to such SN NAESB Contract.
		

		
			11.14      Tax Treatment.  Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts, on or prior to the Closing Date, to (a) determine whether the Tax Partnership meets the eligibility requirements to make an election under Treasury Regulation § 1.761-2 to be excluded from the provisions of subchapter K of chapter 1 of the Code and (b), if the Tax Partnership meets such requirements, to cause the Tax Partnership to make such election effective prior to the Closing Date.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			11.15      Assignment of Marketing Contracts.  Upon termination of the Marketing Transition Services Agreement (the “Transition Termination”) but subject to the provisions of Schedule 13.4, the following documents will be delivered:
		

		
			(a)      Seller shall execute and deliver, and each of SN Parent  and AcqCo shall execute and deliver, an assignment and assumption agreement of the gathering agreements set forth on Schedule 11.15(a) (the “Springfield Gathering Agreements”), substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 (the “Springfield Gathering Assumption Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) Seller will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Springfield Gathering Agreements to SN Parent and AcqCo, and (ii) SN Parent and AcqCo will assume Seller’s obligations and liabilities under, and agree to be bound by, the Springfield Gathering Agreements.
		

		
			(b)      Seller shall execute and deliver, and SN shall execute and deliver, an assignment and assumption agreement of the midstream agreements set forth on Schedule 11.15(b) (the “Specified Midstream Agreements”), substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 (the “Specified Midstream Assumption Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) Seller will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Specified Midstream Agreements to SN, and (ii) SN will assume Seller’s obligations and liabilities under, and agree to be bound by, the Specified Midstream Agreements. 
		

		
			(c)      Seller shall cause AESC to execute and deliver, and SN shall execute and deliver, an assignment and assumption agreement of the Downstream Marketing Agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit H-3 (the “Downstream Marketing Agreements Assumption Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) AESC and, if applicable Seller, will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to such Downstream Marketing Agreements to SN, and (ii) SN will assume AESC’s and, if applicable, Seller’s obligations and liabilities under, and agree to be bound by, such Downstream Marketing Agreements.
		

		
			(d)      Seller shall execute and deliver and each Buyer Party shall execute and deliver an assignment and assumption agreement of the gathering agreements set forth on Schedule 11.15(d) (the “Specified Gathering Agreements”), substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 (the “Specified Gathering Assumption Agreement”, and collectively with the Springfield Gathering Assumption Agreement, the Specified Midstream Assumption Agreement and the Downstream Marketing Agreements Assumption Agreement, the “Assumption Agreements”), pursuant to which (i) Seller will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Specified Gathering Agreements to the Buyer Parties and (ii) the Buyer Parties will assume Seller’s obligations and liabilities under, and agree to be bound by, the Specified Gathering Agreements; provided that if the counterparties to the Specified Gathering Assumption Agreements so agree prior to the Transition Termination, then (x) Seller will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Specified Gathering Agreements to SN (or SN Parent, as agreed to by such counterparties) and AcqCo, and (y) to SN (or SN Parent, as agreed to by such counterparties) and AcqCo will assume Seller’s obligations and liabilities under, and agree to be bound by, the Specified Gathering Agreements.
		

		
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attributable to production from the Assets from and after the Effective Time, for delivery by SN to the purchasers of production.
		

		
			(f)      From and after the Closing until the Transition Termination or, if either or both of the Marketing Agency Agreement and/or Midstream Agency Agreement are entered into by SN, Seller and, if applicable, AESC pursuant to Schedule 13.4, the date when such agreement(s) have terminated, each of SN, UnSub and AcqCo agrees that all of its production and Hydrocarbons attributable to the Assets will be transported and/or sold as provided in the Marketing Transition Services Agreement and, if applicable, the Marketing Agency Agreement and/or the Midstream Agency Agreement and it will not elect to takes its production in kind.
		

		
			Article XII
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			(a)      From and after the Execution Date and up to and including the Closing Date (or earlier termination of this Agreement), but subject to the other provisions of this Section 12.1 and obtaining any required consents of Third Parties, including Third Party operators of the Assets (which consents Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), Seller shall afford to Buyer and its officers, employees, agents, accountants, attorneys, investment bankers and other authorized representatives (“Buyer’s Representatives”) reasonable access, during normal business hours, to (i) Seller’s and its Affiliates’ employees (following at least 72 hours prior notice to David Richardson at Seller), (ii) the Assets and (iii) all Records in Seller’s or any of its Affiliates’ possession.  All investigations and due diligence conducted by Buyer or any Buyer’s Representative shall be conducted at Buyer’s sole cost, risk and expense and any conclusions made from any examination done by Buyer or any Buyer’s Representative shall result from Buyer’s own independent review and judgment.
		

		
			(b)      Buyer shall be entitled to conduct a Phase I environmental property assessments with respect to the Assets.  Seller or its designee shall have the right to accompany Buyer and Buyer’s Representatives whenever they are on site on the Assets and also to collect split test samples if any are collected.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer shall not have access to, and shall not be permitted to conduct, any environmental due diligence (including any Phase I environmental property assessments) with respect to any Assets where Seller does not have the authority to grant access for such due diligence (provided, however, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain permission from any Third Party to allow Buyer and Buyer’s Representatives such access). Buyer shall not be entitled to conduct any sampling, boring, drilling or other invasive investigation activities on or with respect to any of the Assets without Seller’s prior written consent (which consent may be withheld by Seller in its sole discretion).  To the extent that Seller gives it prior written consent (which it is under no obligation to give), any such sampling, boring, drilling or other invasive investigation activities  to be conducted by Buyer shall be subject to the terms set forth in such prior written consent given by Seller.
		

		
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inconvenience to or interruption of the conduct of business by Seller or such Third Party operators.  Buyer shall abide by Seller’s, and any Third Party operator’s, safety rules, regulations and operating policies while conducting its due diligence evaluation of the Assets, including any environmental or other inspection or assessment of the Assets.  Buyer hereby defends, indemnifies and holds harmless each of the operators of the Assets and the Seller Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Liabilities arising out of, resulting from or relating to any field visit, environmental property assessment, or other due diligence activity conducted by Buyer or any Buyer’s Representative with respect to the Assets, even if such Liabilities arise out of or result from, SOLELY OR IN PART, the sole, active, passive, concurrent or comparative negligence, strict liability or other fault or violation of Law of or by a member of THE Seller Indemnified Parties, excepting only IN THE CASE OF THIS SECTION 12.1(c) Liabilities actually resulting on the account of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of a member of THE Seller Indemnified Parties.
		

		
			(d)      Buyer agrees to promptly provide Seller, but in no less than 5 days after Buyer’s or any of Buyer’s Representative’s receipt or creation, copies of all environmental reports and environmental test results prepared by Buyer or any of Buyer’s Representatives which contain environmental data collected or generated from Buyer’s environmental due diligence with respect to the Assets.  None of Buyer, any of Buyer’s Representatives or Seller shall be deemed by Seller’s receipt of said documents, or otherwise, to have made any representation or warranty, expressed, implied or statutory, as to the condition of the Assets or to the accuracy of said documents or the information contained therein.
		

		
			(e)      Upon completion of Buyer’s due diligence, Buyer shall at its sole cost and expense and without any cost or expense to Seller or its Affiliates, (i) repair all damage done to the Assets in connection with Buyer’s due diligence, (ii) restore the Assets to at least the approximate same or better condition than they were prior to commencement of Buyer’s due diligence and (iii) remove all equipment, tools or other property brought onto the Assets in connection with Buyer’s due diligence.  Any disturbance to the Assets (including the leasehold associated therewith) resulting from Buyer’s due diligence will be promptly corrected by Buyer.
		

		
			(f)      During all periods that Buyer or any of Buyer’s Representatives are on the Assets, Buyer shall maintain, at its sole expense, policies of insurance of the types and in the amounts sufficient to cover the obligations and Liabilities of Buyer under Section 12.1(c) and Section 12.1(e).  In connection with such insurance, Buyer shall cause its insurers to waive subrogation against the Seller Indemnified Parties.  Upon request by Seller, Buyer shall provide to Seller evidence of such insurance and waiver of subrogation prior to entering the Assets.    
		

		
			12.2      Confidentiality.  Buyer acknowledges that, pursuant to its right of access to the Records, the Assets, Buyer will become privy to confidential and other information of Seller and that such confidential information shall be held confidential by Buyer and Buyer’s Representatives in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement as if each Buyer Party was a party thereto.  If the Closing should occur, the foregoing confidentiality restriction on Buyer, including the Confidentiality Agreement, shall terminate (except as to (a) such portion of the Assets that are 

		 

		

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not conveyed to Buyer pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, (b) the Excluded Assets and (c) information related to assets other than the Assets).
		

		
			12.3      Disclaimers.
		

		
			(a)      EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IX OR IN THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING HEREUNDER AND EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF DEFENSIBLE TITLE CONTAINED IN THE ASSIGNMENTS, (I) SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AND (II) SELLER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION MADE OR COMMUNICATED (ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO BUYER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS OR REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING, ANY OPINION, INFORMATION, PROJECTION OR ADVICE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO BUYER BY ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, AGENT, CONSULTANT, REPRESENTATIVE OR ADVISOR OF SELLER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES).
		

		
			(b)      EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED OTHERWISE IN ARTICLE IX OR IN THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING HEREUNDER AND EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF DEFENSIBLE TITLE CONTAINED IN THE ASSIGNMENTS, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SELLER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AS TO (I) TITLE TO ANY OF THE ASSETS, (II) THE CONTENTS, CHARACTER OR NATURE OF ANY REPORT OF ANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANT OR ANY ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL OR SEISMIC DATA OR INTERPRETATION, RELATING TO THE ASSETS, (III) THE QUANTITY, QUALITY OR  RECOVERABILITY OF HYDROCARBONS IN OR FROM THE ASSETS, (IV) ANY ESTIMATES OF THE VALUE OF THE ASSETS OR FUTURE REVENUES GENERATED BY THE ASSETS, (V) THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM THE ASSETS, (VI) THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CONDITION, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, DESIGN OR MARKETABILITY OF THE ASSETS, (VII) THE CONTENT, CHARACTER OR NATURE OF ANY INFORMATION MEMORANDUM, REPORTS, BROCHURES, CHARTS OR STATEMENTS PREPARED BY SELLER OR THIRD PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSETS, (VIII) ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR INFORMATION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ITS OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR ADVISORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATION RELATING THERETO AND (IX) ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF FREEDOM FROM PATENT OR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT.  EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED OTHERWISE IN ARTICLE IX OR IN THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING HEREUNDER AND EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF DEFENSIBLE TITLE CONTAINED IN THE ASSIGNMENTS, SELLER FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, 

		 

		

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STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FREEDOM FROM LATENT VICES OR DEFECTS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS OF ANY OF THE ASSETS, RIGHTS OF A PURCHASER UNDER APPROPRIATE STATUTES TO CLAIM DIMINUTION OF CONSIDERATION OR RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE, IT BEING EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BY THE PARTIES THAT BUYER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OBTAINING THE ASSETS IN THEIR PRESENT STATUS, CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR, “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” WITH ALL FAULTS OR DEFECTS (KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, LATENT, DISCOVERABLE OR UNDISCOVERABLE), AND THAT BUYER HAS MADE OR CAUSED TO BE MADE SUCH INSPECTIONS OF THE ASSETS AS BUYER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
		

		
			(c)      OTHER THAN AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED OTHERWISE IN SECTION 9.14, SELLER HAS NOT AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING ANY MATTER OR CIRCUMSTANCE RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, THE RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT OR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH, SAFETY, NATURAL RESOURCES OR THE ENVIRONMENT, OR ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE ASSETS, AND NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS SUCH A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, AND SUBJECT TO BUYER’S LIMITED RIGHTS AS EXPRESSLY SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT FOR A BREACH OF SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.14, BUYER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OBTAINING THE ASSETS “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” WITH ALL FAULTS FOR PURPOSES OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION AND THAT BUYER HAS MADE OR CAUSED TO BE MADE SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTIONS OF THE ASSETS AS BUYER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
		

		
			(d)      Seller and Buyer agree that, to the extent required by applicable law to be effective, the disclaimers of certain representations and warranties contained in this Section 12.3 are “conspicuous” disclaimers for the purpose of any applicable law.
		

		
			Article XIII
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			(a)      General Disclaimer of Title Warranties and Representations.  Without limiting Buyer’s remedies for Title Defects set forth in this Article XIII, Seller makes no warranty or representation, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to title to any of the Assets and, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Buyer’s sole remedy for any defect of title, including any Title Defect, with respect to any of the Assets (i) before Closing, shall be as set forth in Section 13.2 and (ii) after Closing, shall be pursuant to the special warranty of Defensible Title to the Wells and Leases contained in the Assignments. 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)      Special Warranty of Defensible Title.  The Assignments delivered at Closing will contain a special warranty of Defensible Title to the Wells and Leases by Seller whereby Seller warrants Defensible Title to the Wells and Leases unto Buyer against every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof by, through or under Seller or any of its Affiliates, but not otherwise, subject, however, to the Permitted Encumbrances. For purposes of the special warranty of title to the Wells and Leases contained in the Assignment, the value of the Assets set forth in Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2, as applicable, shall be deemed to be the Allocated Value thereof, as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement. Recovery on the special warranty of title to the Wells and Leases contained in the Assignment shall be limited to an amount (without any interest accruing thereon) equal to the reduction in the Purchase Price to which Buyer would have been entitled had Buyer asserted the Title Defect giving rise to such breach of the special warranty of title to the Wells and Leases contained in the Assignment, as applicable, as a Title Defect prior to Closing pursuant to Section 13.2, in each case without taking into account the Individual Title Defect Threshold and the Defect Deductible.
		

		
			13.2      Notice of Title Defects; Defect Adjustments.
		

		
			(a)      Title Defect Notices.  The Buyer Party Representative must deliver, on or before 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Central Time) on February 22, 2017 (the “Title Claim Date”), claim notices to Seller meeting the requirements of this Section 13.2(a) (collectively the “Title Defect Notices” and individually a “Title Defect Notice”) setting forth any matters which, in Buyer’s reasonable opinion, constitute Title Defects and which Buyer intends to assert as a Title Defect pursuant to this Section 13.2.  For all purposes of this Agreement and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (except for the special warranty of Defensible Title to the Wells and Leases contained in the Assignments), Buyer shall be deemed to have waived, and Seller shall have no liability for, any Title Defect that Buyer fails to assert as a Title Defect by a Title Defect Notice received by Seller on or before the Title Claim Date.  To be effective, each Title Defect Notice shall be in writing and shall include (i) a description of the alleged Title Defect and the Asset, or portion thereof, affected by such Title Defect (each a “Title Defect Property”), (ii) the Allocated Value of each Title Defect Property, (iii) supporting documents reasonably necessary for Seller to verify the existence of such Title Defect, and (iv) the amount by which Buyer reasonably believes the Allocated Value of each Title Defect Property is reduced by such Title Defect and the computations upon which Buyer’s belief is based. To give Seller an opportunity to commence reviewing and curing Title Defects, Buyer agrees to use reasonable efforts to give Seller, on or before the end of each calendar week prior to the Title Claim Date, written notice of all Title Defects discovered by Buyer during the preceding calendar week, which notice may be preliminary in nature and supplemented prior to the Title Claim Date. Buyer shall also promptly furnish Seller with written notice of any Title Benefit which is discovered by any of Buyer’s or any of its Affiliate’s employees, title attorneys, landmen or other title examiners while conducting Buyer’s due diligence with respect to the Assets prior to the Title Claim Date.
		

		
			(b)      Title Benefit Notices.  Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deliver to the Buyer Party Representative on or before the Title Claim Date with respect to each Title Benefit a notice (a “Title Benefit Notice”) including (i) a description of the Title Benefit and the Assets affected by the Title Benefit (each, a “Title Benefit Property”), (ii) supporting documents reasonably necessary for Buyer to verify the existence of such Title Benefit and (iii) 

		 

		

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the amount by which Seller reasonably believes the Allocated Value of such Assets is increased by the Title Benefit and the computations upon which Seller’s belief is based. Seller shall be deemed to have waived any Title Benefits that Seller fails to provide a Title Benefit Notice therefore on or before the Title Claim Date.
		

		
			(c)      Seller’s Right to Cure.  Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to attempt, at its sole cost, to cure any Title Defects of which it has been advised by Buyer.  The following shall apply with respect to each Title Defect that Seller attempts to cure pursuant to this Section 13.2(c):
		

		
			(i)      At any time prior to Closing, Seller may provide the Buyer Party Representative written notice that it will attempt to cure a Title Defect (each, a “Subject Title Defect”).  If the Subject Title Defect is cured by Seller prior to Closing, the Asset subject to such Subject Title Defect shall be conveyed to Buyer at Closing, and there shall be no adjustment to the Purchase Price in respect of such Subject Title Defect.  If the Subject Title Defect is not cured by Seller prior to Closing, (A) the Assets affected by such Subject Title Defect shall be conveyed to Buyer at Closing, (B) an amount equal to the Title Defect Amount of such Subject Title Defect (as determined by the mutual agreement of the Parties or if the Parties cannot agree, by Seller acting reasonably and in good faith) (such amount for each such Subject Title Defect, the “Defect Cure Escrow Amount”) shall be deducted from amounts otherwise payable at the Closing, and (C) at the Closing, Buyer shall deposit such Defect Cure Escrow Amount into an escrow account established with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement pending the curing or resolution of the applicable Subject Title Defect.
		

		
			(ii)      Seller shall have a 90 day period after the Closing within which to attempt to cure each applicable Subject Title Defect not cured by Closing for which it has given the Buyer Party Representative notice of Seller’s intent to attempt to cure in accordance with Section 13.2(c)(i) above (the applicable cure period being hereinafter referred to in this Agreement as the “Cure Period”).  Buyer agrees to reasonably cooperate with Seller in connection with Seller’s curative efforts, including in connection with any proceedings before a Governmental Authority; provided, however, Buyer shall not be obligated to pay any money to any Third Party (other than its or its Affiliates’ employees).
		

		
			(iii)      In the event that Seller believes that it has cured a Subject Title Defect after Closing within the Cure Period, Seller shall submit the applicable curative efforts in a notice to the Buyer Party Representative expressly identified as a “cure resolution notice”, together with all documentation and information reasonably necessary for Buyer to determine if such Subject Title Defect has been adequately cured.  Buyer shall be deemed to have approved such curative efforts in the event the Buyer Party Representative does not notify Seller of an objection to the same (and the reasons therefor) within ten Days after the Buyer Party Representative’s receipt thereof.  In the event Buyer so objects, the final resolution of such Subject Title Defect shall be determined by either (A) the mutual agreement of the Parties, or (B) the arbitration procedures under Section 13.2(j) below.  Except with respect to curative efforts that Buyer has been deemed to have approved, each Party retains the right to dispute whether or not a Subject Title Defect has been cured and whether or not an alleged Title Defect constitutes a Title Defect and/or the Title Defect Amount with respect to such Title Defect, and any such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 13.2(j),  

		 

		

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which dispute resolution procedures may be initiated by either Party on or after the date that is ten days after the end of the applicable Cure Period with respect to any Subject Title Defect.
		

		
			(iv)      Except for each Subject Title Defect that is submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 13.2(c)(iii) and Section 13.2(j) (in which event the Defect Cure Escrow Amount deposited in escrow with respect thereto, if any, shall remain in escrow pending resolution of the applicable Subject Title Defect), with respect to each Subject Title Defect that has neither been cured prior to the expiration of the applicable Cure Period or waived by Buyer, Seller and Buyer shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Defect Cure Escrow Amount deposited into escrow on account thereof to Buyer.  For all other Subject Title Defects subject to this Section 13.2(c), within ten days after the end of the Cure Period (or, if applicable, within ten days following the Title Arbitrator’s written decision under Section 13.2(j)), Seller and Buyer shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Defect Cure Escrow Amount deposited in escrow (or portion thereof) in respect of any Subject Title Defect (or portion thereof) that was cured to Seller, and pay the Defect Cure Escrow Amount deposited in escrow (or portion thereof) in respect of any Subject Title Defect (or portion thereof) that was not cured to Buyer;
		

		
			(v)      With respect to each Subject Title Defect that has been fully cured in accordance with the provisions hereof after the Closing but prior to the expiration of the Cure Period, Seller and Buyer shall (within 15 days following Seller’s notice of cure under Section 13.2(c)(iii)) jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Defect Cure Escrow Amount deposited into escrow on account thereof to Seller.
		

		
			(d)      Remedies for Title Defects.  Subject to Seller’s right to cure following Closing pursuant to Section 13.2(c) and Seller’s continuing right to dispute the existence of a Title Defect and/or the Title Defect Amount asserted with respect thereto and subject to the rights of the Parties pursuant to Section 7.1(d), in the event that any Title Defect timely asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 13.2(a) is not waived in writing by Buyer or cured on or before Closing, then, subject to the Individual Title Defect Threshold and the Defect Deductible, Seller shall, at its sole option, elect to:
		

		
			(i)      reduce the Purchase Price by the Title Defect Amount determined pursuant to Section 13.2(g) or Section 13.2(j);
		

		
			(ii)      indemnify Buyer against all Liability resulting from such Title Defect with respect to the Assets pursuant to an indemnity agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parties (each, a “Title Indemnity Agreement”); or
		

		
			(iii)      retain the entirety of the Title Defect Property that is subject to such Title Defect, together with all associated Assets, in which event the Purchase Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Allocated Value of such Title Defect Property and such associated Assets, and such Title Defect Property and such associated Assets shall be deemed to be Excluded Assets;
		

		
			provided, however, (1) Seller may elect the option set forth in clause (ii) above only to the extent Buyer consents in writing after the Execution Date to be bound by and subject to such option (such consent to be exercised, withheld, conditioned or delayed at the sole discretion of Buyer) 

		 

		

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and (2) prior to Closing, Buyer may rescind its Title Defect Notice in respect of such Title Defect by delivering notice thereof from the Buyer Party Representative to Seller, in which case Buyer shall be deemed to have waived such Title Defect for all purposes, including for purposes of the special warranty of Defensible Title contained in the Assignments.
		

		
			(e)      Remedies for Title Benefits.  With respect to each Subject Well affected by Title Benefits reported under Section 13.2(b), as Seller’s sole and exclusive remedies for any Title Benefits, the amount (the “Title Benefit Amount”) equal to the increase in the Allocated Value for such Asset caused by such Title Benefits, as determined pursuant to Section 13.2(h), shall be applied as to offset the aggregate Title Defect Amounts attributable to Title Defects and the aggregate Remediation Amounts attributable to Environmental Defects. 
		

		
			(f)      Exclusive Remedy.  Except for Buyer’s (i) rights under the special warranty of Defensible Title to the Wells and Leases contained in the Assignments, and (ii) rights to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d), the provisions set forth in Section 13.2(d) shall be the sole and exclusive right and remedy of Buyer with respect to Seller’s failure to have Defensible Title or any other title matter with respect to any Asset.
		

		
			(g)      Title Defect Amount.  The amount by which the Allocated Value of the affected Title Defect Property is reduced as a result of the existence of a Title Defect shall be the  “Title Defect Amount” and shall be determined in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
		

		
			(i)      if Buyer and Seller agree on the Title Defect Amount, then that amount shall be the Title Defect Amount;
		

		
			(ii)      if the Title Defect is an Encumbrance that is undisputed and liquidated in amount, then the Title Defect Amount shall be the amount necessary to be paid to remove the Title Defect from the Title Defect Property;
		

		
			(iii)      if (A) the Title Defect represents a discrepancy between (1) Seller’s Net Revenue Interest for any Subject Well and (2) Seller’s Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, and (B) Seller’s Working Interest in such Subject Well is less than Seller’s Working Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, in the same proportion to such Net Revenue Interest decrease, then the Title Defect Amount shall be the product of (x) the Allocated Value of such Title Defect Property multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Net Revenue Interest decrease in such Subject Well, and the denominator of which is the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable;
		

		
			(iv)      if the Title Defect represents an obligation, Encumbrance upon or other defect in title to the Title Defect Property of a type not described above, then the Title Defect Amount shall be determined by taking into account the Allocated Value of the Title Defect Property, the portion of the Title Defect Property affected by the Title Defect, the legal effect of the Title Defect, the potential economic effect of the Title Defect over the life of the Title Defect Property, the values placed upon the Title Defect by Buyer and Seller and such other reasonable factors as are necessary to make a proper evaluation; provided, however, that if a Title Defect 

		 

		

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described in this Section 13.2(g)(iv) is reasonably capable of being cured, the Title Defect Amount shall not be greater than the reasonable cost and expense of curing such Title Defect; 
		

		
			(v)      the Title Defect Amount with respect to a Title Defect Property shall be determined without duplication of any costs or losses included in another Title Defect Amount pertaining to such Title Defect Property hereunder;
		

		
			(vi)      if a Title Defect does not affect a Title Defect Property throughout the entire remaining productive life of such Title Defect Property, such fact shall be taken into account in determining the Title Defect Amount; and
		

		
			(vii)      notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XIII, the aggregate Title Defect Amounts attributable to the effects of all Title Defects upon any single Title Defect Property shall not exceed the Allocated Value of such Title Defect Property.
		

		
			(h)      Title Benefit Amount.  The Title Benefit Amount resulting from a Title Benefit shall be determined in accordance with the following methodology, terms and conditions:
		

		
			(i)      if Buyer and Seller agree on the Title Benefit Amount, then that amount shall be the Title Benefit Amount;
		

		
			(ii)      if (A) the Title Benefit represents a discrepancy between (1) Seller’s Net Revenue Interest for any Subject Well, and (2) Seller’s Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, and (B) Seller’s Working Interest in such Subject Well is greater than Seller’s Working Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, in the same proportion to such Net Revenue Interest increase, then the Title Benefit Amount shall be the product of (x) the Allocated Value of the affected Subject Well multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Net Revenue Interest increase in such Subject Well, and the denominator of which is the Net Revenue Interest for such Subject Well as set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable;
		

		
			(iii)      if the Title Benefit is of a type not described above, then the Title Benefit Amounts shall be determined by taking into account the Allocated Value of the Asset affected by such Title Benefit, the portion of such Asset affected by such Title Benefit, the legal effect of the Title Benefit, the potential economic effect of the Title Benefit over the life of such Asset, the values placed upon the Title Benefit by Buyer and Seller and such other reasonable factors as are necessary to make a proper evaluation.
		

		
			(i)      Title Deductibles.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) in no event shall there be any adjustments to the Purchase Price or other remedies provided by Seller for any individual Title Defect for which the Title Defect Amount does not exceed $250,000 (“Individual Title Defect Threshold”); and (ii) in no event shall there be any adjustments to the Purchase Price or other remedies provided by Seller for any Title Defect that exceeds the Individual Title Defect Threshold unless (A) the sum of (1) the Title Defect Amounts of all such Title Defects that exceed the Individual Title Defect Threshold (excluding any Title Defects cured by Seller), plus (2) all Remediation Amounts of all Environmental Defects that exceed the 

		 

		

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Individual Environmental Defect Threshold (excluding any Environmental Defects Remediated by Seller), minus (3) all Title Benefit Amounts, exceeds (B) the Defect Deductible, after which point Buyer shall be entitled to adjustments to the Purchase Price or other remedies only with respect to such Title Defects in excess of such Defect Deductible.  For the avoidance of doubt, if Seller elects to exclude a Title Defect Property affected by a Title Defect from the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the remedy set forth in Section 13.2(d)(iii), then, after such election, the Title Defect Amount and related Purchase Price adjustment relating to such excluded Assets will not be counted towards the Defect Deductible or for purposes of Section 7.1(d).
		

		
			(j)      Title Dispute Resolution.  Seller and Buyer shall attempt to agree on all Title Defects (that Seller has not elected to cure after Closing), Title Benefits, Title Defect Amounts (that do not relate to Title Defects that Seller has elected to cure after Closing) and Title Benefit Amounts prior to Closing.  Seller and Buyer shall attempt to agree on all Title Defects that Seller has elected to cure and Title Defect Amounts relating thereto by the end of the Cure Period. Buyer and Seller shall attempt to agree on all claims asserted by Buyer under the special warranty of Defensible Title in the Assignments within 60 days following Seller’s receipt of a written special warranty claim by Buyer.  If Seller and Buyer are unable to agree by the time period specified above (as applicable) with respect to all such Title Defects, Title Benefits, Title Defect Amounts and Title Benefit Amounts in dispute, then such disputes and any dispute submitted by a Party pursuant to Section 13.2(c)(iii) shall be exclusively and finally resolved pursuant to this Section 13.2(j).  There shall be a single arbitrator, who shall be a title attorney with at least 10 years’ experience in oil and gas titles involving properties in the regional area in which the Title Defect Properties are located, as selected by mutual agreement of Buyer and Seller within 15 days after the end of the Cure Period (the “Title Arbitrator”).  In the event the Parties are unable to mutually agree upon the Title Arbitrator within such time period, then each Party will nominate a candidate to be the Title Arbitrator, and such candidates so nominated by the Parties shall together determine the Title Arbitrator.  The arbitration proceeding shall be held in Houston, Texas. The Title Arbitrator’s determination shall be made within 20 days after submission of the matters in dispute and shall be final and binding upon both Parties, without right of appeal. In making his determination, the Title Arbitrator shall be bound by the rules set forth in Section 13.2(g) and Section 13.2(h) and with respect to disputes regarding special warranty claims Section 13.1.  The Title Arbitrator, however, may not award (1) Buyer a greater Title Defect Amount than the Title Defect Amount claimed by Buyer in its applicable Title Defect Notice or (2) Seller a greater Title Benefit Amount than the Title Benefit Amount claimed by Seller in its applicable Title Benefit Notice.  Additionally, the Title Arbitrator may not award Buyer an amount for any special warranty claim greater than the amount claimed by Buyer in its applicable Title Defect Notice.  The Title Arbitrator shall act as an expert for the limited purpose of determining the specific disputed Title Defect, Title Benefit, Title Defect Amounts and/or Title Benefit Amounts submitted by either Party and may not award damages, interest or penalties to either Party with respect to any matter. Seller and Buyer shall each bear its own legal fees and other costs of presenting its case.  Each of Seller and Buyer shall bear one-half of the costs and expenses of the Title Arbitrator and each of Seller and Buyer shall bear their own legal costs and other expenses incurred by such Party in connection with the arbitration unless the Title Arbitrator determines in writing with its award and decision a different allocation of costs and expenses between the Parties.  Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 13.2(j), to 

		 

		

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the extent that the award of the Title Arbitrator with respect to any Title Defect Amount or Title Benefit Amount is not taken into account as an adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.5 or Section 3.6, then within ten days after the Title Arbitrator delivers written notice to Buyer and Seller of his award with respect to a Title Defect Amount or a Title Benefit Amount or special warranty claim and subject to Section 13.2(i) and Section 13.2(c)(ii), as applicable, (A) Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount, if any, so awarded by the Title Arbitrator to Seller and (B) Seller shall pay to Buyer the amount, if any, so awarded by the Title Arbitrator to Buyer.  Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 13.2(j), with respect to disputes submitted by a Party pursuant to Section 13.2(c), within ten days after the Title Arbitrator delivers written notice to Buyer and Seller of his award with respect to a Title Defect Amount and subject to Section 13.2(c)(iv) and Section 13.2(i),  (x) Buyer and Seller shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to Seller the amount, if any, so awarded by the Title Arbitrator to Seller and (y) Buyer and Seller shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to Buyer the amount, if any, so awarded by the Title Arbitrator to Buyer.  Nothing herein shall operate to cause the Closing to be delayed on account of any arbitration hereunder and to the extent any adjustments are not agreed upon by the Parties as of the Closing and Seller has not elected to cure any applicable Title Defect post-closing pursuant to Section 13.2(c), the Purchase Price shall not be adjusted therefor as of the Closing and subsequent adjustments thereto, if any, will be made pursuant to Section 3.7 or this Section 13.2, as applicable.
		

		
			13.3      Casualty or Condemnation Loss.
		

		
			(a)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary from and after the Effective Time, if Closing occurs, Buyer shall assume all risk of loss with respect to production of Hydrocarbons through normal depletion (including watering out of any Well, collapsed casing or sand infiltration of any Well) and the depreciation of Personal Property due to ordinary wear and tear, in each case, with respect to the Assets.
		

		
			(b)      If, after the Execution Date but prior to the Closing Date, any portion of the Assets is destroyed by fire or other casualty or is taken in condemnation or under right of eminent domain (each, a “Casualty Loss”), Buyer shall nevertheless be required to close and Seller, at the Closing, shall pay to Buyer all sums paid to Seller by Third Parties by reason of such Casualty Loss insofar as with respect to the affected Assets and shall assign, transfer and set over to Buyer or subrogate Buyer to all of Seller’s right, title and interest (if any) in insurance claims, unpaid awards and other rights against Third Parties (excluding any Liabilities, other than insurance claims, of or against any Seller Indemnified Parties) arising out of such Casualty Loss insofar as with respect to the affected Assets; provided, however, that Seller shall reserve and retain (and Buyer shall assign to Seller) all rights, title, interests and claims against Third Parties for the recovery of Seller’s costs and expenses incurred prior to the Closing in pursuing or asserting any such insurance claims or other rights against Third Parties with respect to any such Casualty Loss.
		

		
			13.4      Consents to Assign.
		

		
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to each holder of a right to consent to assignment pertaining to the Assets and the transactions contemplated hereby set forth in Schedule 9.4 (and with respect to any applicable consent to assignment not set forth in such schedule that is not related to a Marketing Contract, as soon as reasonably practicable following the discovery thereof, Seller shall send to the holder of such consent to assignment), a notice seeking such holder’s consent to the transactions contemplated hereby.  Prior to Closing, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents to assignment (provided that Seller shall not be required to make payments or undertake obligations to or for the benefit of the holders of such rights in order to obtain any such consent).  Prior to and after the Closing, Buyer shall use its reasonable efforts to evidence its financial ability (including by providing the materials set forth in Schedule 13.4(a)) to own the Assets as such evidence may be reasonably requested by (i) the lessors under the Leases, (ii) the co-owners of the Leases and (iii) the counterparties of the Applicable Contracts.  
		

		
			(b)      Other than with respect to the Marketing Contracts (which are addressed in Schedule 13.4), if Seller fails to obtain a consent to the assignment of any Asset(s) prior to the Closing and (1) the failure to obtain such consent would cause the assignment of the Asset(s) affected thereby to Buyer to be void or the termination of a Lease or Right-of-Way under the express terms thereof or (2) such consent in expressly denied in writing by the holder of such consent right (each, a “Hard Consent”), then 
		

		
			(i)      other than with respect to the Marketing Contracts (which are addressed in Schedule 13.4), the Asset(s) subject to such Hard Consent and all Assets relating directly thereto, shall be excluded from the Assets to be acquired by Buyer at Closing hereunder, the Purchase Price shall not be adjusted on account thereof and, (A) if such affected Asset is a Lease or Well, then the Parties shall enter into a joint operating agreement covering such excluded Assets in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit O (the “JOA”) to govern future operations on such excluded Assets pending the receipt of such Hard Consent (provided that if a joint operating agreement with Third Parties relating to such Lease or Well is applicable, the JOA shall control as between the Parties) and (B) if such affected Asset is not a Lease or Well, then to the extent permitted under applicable Law and any applicable contracts, Seller shall hold the affected Asset for the benefit of Buyer after Closing and provide Buyer with all rights thereto and, effective as of Closing, Buyer hereby agrees to be responsible for, and defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Indemnified Parties from, any and all obligations and Liabilities related to or arising out of such Affected Asset, including the operation thereof.  In the event that such Hard Consent is obtained following Closing, then, Seller shall assign to Buyer, within 10 days after such Hard Consent is obtained, such Asset(s) so excluded under the terms of this Agreement pursuant to assignments in forms substantially similar to the Assignments; and
		

		
			(ii)      notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 13.4(b)(i), Buyer may elect by written notice to Seller following Closing to acquire any Asset (other than with respect to the Marketing Contracts which are addressed in Schedule 13.4) relating to any such Hard Consent which has not been obtained, and if Buyer so elects, then, within 10 days after delivery of such notice to Seller, Seller shall assign to Buyer such Asset(s) pursuant to an assignment in form substantially similar to the Assignment.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(c)      If Seller fails to obtain a consent set forth in Schedule 9.4 (other than with respect to the Marketing Contracts which are addressed in Schedule 13.4) and such consent is not a Hard Consent or such consent is a Hard Consent and the provisions of Section 13.4(b)(ii) are applicable thereto, then (x) the Asset(s) subject to such un-obtained consent shall be acquired by Buyer at Closing (or pursuant to Section 13.4(b)(ii), as applicable) as part of the Assets, (y) Buyer shall have no claim against, and hereby releases and indemnifies the Seller Indemnified Parties from any Liability for, the failure to obtain such consent, and (z) Buyer shall be solely responsible from and after the Closing (or the date of Buyer’s acquisition of the affected Assets pursuant to Section 13.4(b)(ii), as applicable) for any and all Liabilities arising from the failure to obtain such consent, provided that, with respect to such consents that are not Hard Consents, for 90 days following the Closing Date, Seller shall cooperate with Buyer to obtain the consent of the holders of such consents but Seller shall not be required to spend any amount or incur any Liability in connection with such cooperation.
		

		
			(d)      As of the Execution Date, the Parties acknowledge that the consent attached hereto as Schedule 13.4(d) has been obtained.
		

		
			Article XIV
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			14.1      Notice of Environmental Defects.
		

		
			(a)      Environmental Defect Notices.  If Buyer discovers any Environmental Condition which, in its reasonable opinion, Buyer determines constitutes an Environmental Defect, the Buyer Party Representative shall notify Seller on or before 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Central Time) on February 22, 2017 (the “Environmental Claim Date”).  To be effective, each notice of an Environmental Defect (an “Environmental Defect Notice”) shall be in writing and shall include (i) a reasonable description of the Environmental Condition constituting the asserted Environmental Defect(s), including the GPS coordinates of such Environmental Condition (when reasonably available), (ii) the Asset(s) (or portions thereof) affected by the asserted Environmental Defect (each, an “Environmental Defect Property”), (iii) documentation reasonably sufficient for Seller to verify the existence of the asserted Environmental Defect(s), (iv) the Allocated Value of each Environmental Defect Property (if applicable), (v) the Remediation Amount that Buyer asserts is attributable to such Environmental Defect and the computations and information upon which Buyer’s belief is based (including the proposed Remediation of such Environmental Defect) and (vi) the specific Environmental Law that is applicable to the Environmental Defect and the violation of such Environmental Law (to the extent applicable).  To give Seller an opportunity to commence reviewing and curing Environmental Defects, Buyer agrees to use reasonable efforts to give Seller, on or before the end of each calendar week prior to the Environmental Claim Date, written notice of all Environmental Defects discovered by Buyer during the preceding calendar week, which notice may be preliminary in nature and supplemented prior to the Environmental Claim Date.  For all purposes of this Agreement but subject to Buyer’s remedy for a breach of Seller’s representation contained in Section 9.14, Buyer shall be deemed to have waived, and Seller shall have no liability for, any Environmental Defect which Buyer fails to assert as an Environmental Defect by an Environmental Defect Notice received by Seller on or before the Environmental Claim Date.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)      Seller’s Right to Cure.  Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to attempt, at its sole cost, to cure at any time prior to the Closing any Environmental Defects of which it has been advised by Buyer.
		

		
			(c)      Remedies for Environmental Defects.  Subject to Seller’s continuing right to dispute the existence of an Environmental Defect and/or the Remediation Amount asserted with respect thereto, and subject to the rights of the Parties pursuant to Section 7.1(e), in the event that any Environmental Defect timely asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 14.1(a) is not waived in writing by the Buyer Party Representative or cured on or before Closing, then, subject to the Individual Environmental Defect Threshold and the Defect Deductible, Seller shall, at its sole option, elect to:
		

		
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			(iii)      retain the entirety of the Environmental Defect Property that is subject to such Environmental Defect, together with all associated Assets, in which event the Environmental Defect Property and such associated Assets shall be deemed to be Excluded Assets and the Purchase Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Allocated Value of such Environmental Defect Property and/or such associated Assets; or
		

		
			(iv)      indemnify Buyer against all Liability resulting from such Environmental Defect with respect to the Environmental Defect Property pursuant to an indemnity agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parties (each, an “Environmental Indemnity Agreement”);
		

		
			provided, however, in each instance Seller may elect the option set forth in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above only to the extent the Buyer Party Representative consents in writing after the Execution Date to be bound by and subject to any such option (such consent to be exercised, withheld, conditioned or delayed at the sole discretion of the Buyer Party Representative).  If Seller elects the option set forth in clause (i) above, Buyer shall be deemed to have assumed responsibility for all of the costs and expenses attributable to the Remediation of the Environmental Condition attributable to such Environmental Defect and such responsibility of Buyer shall be deemed to constitute part of the Assumed Obligations hereunder.  If Seller elects, and Buyer consents to, the option set forth in clause (ii) above, Seller shall use reasonable efforts to implement such Remediation in a manner which is consistent with the requirements of Environmental Laws in a timely fashion for the type of Remediation that Seller elects to undertake; provided that (A) if Seller is unable to complete such Remediation prior to Closing, Seller shall retain the entirety of the Environmental Defect Property that is subject to the Environmental Defect, together with all associated Assets, in which event the Purchase Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Allocated Value of such Environmental Defect Property and/or such associated Assets, (B) if Seller completes such Remediation to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Remediation (or if a Governmental Authority has not been notified by Seller of the existence of the applicable Environmental Defect, then to Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction) before the end of the Cure 

		 

		

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Period, Seller shall promptly convey the Environmental Defect Property and all associated Assets to Buyer under forms of assignment substantially similar to the Assignments, and Buyer shall promptly pay the Allocated Value of such Assets to Seller, and (C) if Seller does not complete such Remediation to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Remediation (or if a Governmental Authority has not been notified by Seller of the existence of the applicable Environmental Defect, then to Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction) before the end of the Cure Period, such Assets shall be deemed to be Excluded Assets.
		

		
			(d)      Exclusive Remedy.  Except as provided in Section 8.2(a) for a breach of Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.14 and Buyer’s rights to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d), the provisions set forth in Section 14.1(c) shall be the exclusive right and remedy of Buyer with respect to any Environmental Defect with respect to any Asset.
		

		
			(e)      Environmental Deductibles.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) in no event shall there be any adjustments to the Purchase Price or other remedies provided by Seller for any individual Environmental Defect (or with respect to any specific Asset, Environmental Defects in the aggregate) for which the Remediation Amount does not exceed $250,000  (“Individual Environmental Defect Threshold”); and (ii) in no event shall there be any adjustments to the Purchase Price or other remedies provided by Seller for any Environmental Defect (or with respect to any specific Asset, Environmental Defects in the aggregate) for which the Remediation Amount exceeds the Individual Environmental Defect Threshold unless (A) the sum of (1) the Remediation Amounts of all such Environmental Defects that exceed the Individual Environmental Defect Threshold (excluding any Environmental Defects cured by Seller), plus (2) the Title Defect Amounts of all such Title Defects that exceed the Individual Title Defect Threshold (excluding any Title Defects cured by Seller), minus (3) all Title Benefit Amounts, exceeds (B) the Defect Deductible, after which point Buyer shall be entitled to adjustments to the Purchase Price or other remedies only with respect to such Environmental Defects in excess of the Defect Deductible.  For the avoidance of doubt, if Seller elects to exclude an Environmental Defect Property affected by an Environmental Defect from the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the remedy set forth in Section 14.1(c)(ii), then, after such election, the Remediation Amount and related Purchase Price adjustment relating to such excluded Assets will not be counted towards the Defect Deductible or for purposes of Section 7.1(d).
		

		
			(f)      Environmental Dispute Resolution.  Seller and Buyer shall attempt to agree on all Environmental Defects and Remediation Amounts prior to Closing.  If Seller and Buyer are unable to agree by Closing, the Environmental Defects and/or Remediation Amounts in dispute shall be exclusively and finally resolved by arbitration pursuant to this Section 14.1(f).  There shall be a single arbitrator, who shall be an environmental attorney with at least 10 years’ experience in environmental matters involving oil and gas producing properties in the regional area in which the affected Assets are located, as selected by mutual agreement of Buyer and Seller within 15 days after the Closing Date (the “Environmental Arbitrator”).  In the event the Parties are unable to mutually agree upon the Environmental Arbitrator within such time period, then each Party will nominate a candidate to be the Environmental Arbitrator, and such candidates so nominated by the Parties shall together determine the Environmental Arbitrator.  

		 

		

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The arbitration proceeding shall be held in Houston, Texas.  The Environmental Arbitrator’s determination shall be made within 20 days after submission of the matters in dispute and shall be final and binding upon both Parties, without right of appeal.  In making his determination, the Environmental Arbitrator shall be bound by the rules set forth in this Section 14.1.  The Environmental Arbitrator, however, may not award Buyer its share of any greater Remediation Amount than the Remediation Amount claimed by Buyer in its applicable Environmental Defect Notice.  The Environmental Arbitrator shall act as an expert for the limited purpose of determining the specific disputed Environmental Defects and/or Remediation Amounts submitted by either Party and may not award damages, interest or penalties to either Party with respect to any matter. Seller and Buyer shall each bear its own legal fees and other costs of presenting its case.  Each of Seller and Buyer shall bear one-half of the costs and expenses of the Environmental Arbitrator.  To the extent that the award of the Environmental Arbitrator with respect to any Remediation Amount is not taken into account as an adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.5 or Section 3.6, then within 10 days after the Environmental Arbitrator delivers written notice to Buyer and Seller of his award with respect to a Remediation Amount, and subject to Section 14.1(e),  (i) Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount, if any, so awarded by the Environmental Arbitrator to Seller and (ii) Seller shall pay to Buyer the amount, if any, so awarded by the Environmental Arbitrator to Buyer.  Nothing herein shall operate to cause the Closing to be delayed on account of any arbitration hereunder and to the extent any adjustments are not agreed upon by the Parties as of the Closing, the Purchase Price shall not be adjusted therefor as of the Closing and subsequent adjustments thereto, if any, will be made pursuant to Section 3.7 or this Section 14.1.
		

		
			14.2      NORM, Wastes and Other Substances.  Buyer acknowledges that the Assets have been used for exploration, development, production, gathering and transportation of oil and Gas and there may be petroleum, produced water, wastes or other substances or materials located in, on or under the Assets or associated with the Assets.  Equipment and sites included in the Assets may contain asbestos, NORM or other Hazardous Substances.  NORM may affix or attach itself to the inside of wells, pipelines, materials and equipment as scale, or in other forms.  The wells, materials and equipment located on the Assets or included in the Assets may contain NORM and other wastes or Hazardous Substances.  NORM containing material or other wastes or Hazardous Substances may have come in contact with various environmental media, including, water, soils or sediment.  Special procedures may be required for the assessment, remediation, removal, transportation or disposal of environmental media, wastes, asbestos, NORM and other Hazardous Substances from the Assets. For the avoidance of doubt (a) NORM shall not constitute the basis of a breach of Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.14, and (b) no Environmental Condition involving NORM shall constitute the basis of an Environmental Defect unless such NORM is in violation of Environmental Law. 
		

		
			Article XV
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			15.1      Exhibits and Schedules.  All of the Exhibits and Schedules referred to in this Agreement constitute a part of this Agreement.  Seller or Buyer and their respective counsel have received a complete set of Exhibits and Schedules prior to and as of the execution of this Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(a)      Except as otherwise specifically provided, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Seller or Buyer in negotiating this Agreement or in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Person incurring the same, including, legal and accounting fees, costs and expenses.
		

		
			(b)      All required documentary, filing and recording fees and expenses in connection with the filing and recording of the assignments (including the Assignments), conveyances or other instruments required to convey title to the Assets to Buyer shall be borne by Buyer.  Buyer shall assume responsibility for, and shall bear and pay, all state sales and use Taxes and transfer and similar Taxes (including any applicable interest or penalties) incurred or imposed with respect to the transactions described in this Agreement (the “Transfer Taxes”).  Seller shall assume responsibility for, and shall bear and pay, all Asset Taxes assessed with respect to the ownership and operation of the Assets for (i) any period ending prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) the portion of any Straddle Period ending immediately prior to the Effective Time.  All Asset Taxes with respect to the ownership or operation of the Assets arising on or after the Effective Time (including all Straddle Period Asset Taxes not apportioned to Seller) shall be allocated to and borne by Buyer.  Upon determination of the actual amount of Asset Taxes, to the extent not taken into account under Section 3.3, payments will be made to cause the appropriate Party to bear the Asset Taxes allocable to such Person under this Section 15.2(b).  For purposes of allocation between the Parties of Asset Taxes that are payable with respect to Straddle Periods, the portion of any such Taxes that are attributable to the portion of the Straddle Period that ends immediately prior to the Effective Time shall (A) in the case of Taxes that are based upon or related to income or receipts or imposed on a transactional basis, be deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the Tax year or period ended immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (B) in the case of other Taxes, be allocated pro rata per day between the period immediately prior to the Effective Time and the period beginning on the Effective Time.  For purposes of clause (A) of the preceding sentence, any exemption, deduction, credit or other item that is calculated on an annual basis shall be allocated pro rata per day between the period ending immediately prior to the Effective Time and the period beginning on the Effective Time.
		

		
			(c)      To the extent the actual amount of an Asset Tax is not known at the time an adjustment is to be made with respect to such Asset Tax pursuant to Section 3.3, Section 3.4 or Section 3.5, as applicable, the Parties shall utilize the most recent information available in estimating the amount of such Asset Tax for purposes of such adjustment. To the extent the actual amount of an Asset Tax (or the amount thereof paid or economically borne by a Party) is ultimately determined to be different than the amount (if any) that was taken into account in the Final Settlement Statement as finally determined pursuant to Section 3.6, timely payments will be made from one Party to the other to the extent necessary to cause each Party to bear the amount of such Asset Tax that is allocable to such Party under Section 15.2(b).
		

		
			(d)      Seller shall timely file any Tax Return with respect to Asset Taxes due on or before the Closing Date or that otherwise relates solely to periods before the Closing Date (a “Pre-Closing Tax Return”) and shall pay any Asset Taxes shown due and owing on such Pre-Closing Asset Tax Return, subject to Seller’s right of reimbursement for any Asset Taxes for 

		 

		

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which Buyer is responsible under Section 15.2(b).  From and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall timely file any Tax Returns with respect to Asset Taxes required to be filed after the Closing Date, including such Tax Returns for any Straddle Period that are due after the Closing Date (a “Post-Closing Tax Return”), and shall pay any Asset Taxes shown due and owing on such Post-Closing Tax Return, subject to Buyer’s right of reimbursement for any Asset Taxes for which Seller is responsible under Section 15.2(b).  Buyer shall file any Post-Closing Tax Return relating to a Straddle Period in a manner consistent with past practice. Within 15 days prior to filing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a draft of any such Post-Closing Tax Return for Seller’s review and approval (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
		

		
			(e)      Any payments made to any Party pursuant to Article VIII shall constitute an adjustment of the Purchase Price for Tax purposes and shall be treated as such by Buyer and Seller on their Tax Returns to the extent permitted by applicable Law.
		

		
			(f)      The Parties shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably in connection with the filing of any Tax Returns, State and Federal regulatory reports, royalty payments including related deduction and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to these matters for the Assets.  Such cooperation shall include the retention of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.  Buyer agrees to allow access (upon request) to the Assets by Seller, Seller representatives, auditors and State or Federal representatives relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding.
		

		
			15.3      Assignment.  This Agreement may not be assigned by Buyer or Seller without the prior written consent of each Party.  In the event the Parties consent to any such assignment, such assignment shall not relieve (a) the assigning Party of any obligations and responsibilities hereunder or (b) SN Parent of its obligations and responsibilities pursuant to Section 15.22.  Any assignment or other transfer by Buyer or its successors and assigns of any of the Assets shall not relieve Buyer or its successors or assigns of any of their obligations (including indemnity obligations) hereunder, as to the Assets so assigned or transferred.  
		

		
			15.4      Preparation of Agreement.  Seller, Buyer and their respective counsel participated in the preparation of this Agreement.  In the event of any ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption shall arise based on the identity of the draftsman of this Agreement.
		

		
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			(a)      Neither Party shall make or issue any press release or other announcements to the general public concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  If either Party desires to make an announcement to the general public, it shall first give the other Party 48 hours written notification of its desire to make such a public announcement.  The written notification shall include (i) a request for consent to make the announcement, and (ii) a written draft of the text of such public announcement.    
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)      Nothing in this Section 15.5 shall prohibit any Party from issuing or making a public announcement or statement if such Party deems it necessary to do so in order to comply with any applicable Law or the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Party’s or a Party’s Affiliate’s capital stock is traded; provided, however, that to the extent possible, prior written notification shall be given to the other Parties prior to any such announcement or statement.
		

		
			15.6      Notices.  All notices and communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by bonded overnight courier, or mailed by U.S. Express Mail or by certified or registered United States Mail with all postage fully prepaid, or sent by electronic mail transmission (provided that the acknowledgment of the receipt of such electronic mail is requested and received by email, excluding automatic receipts, and such notice and communications are sent promptly thereafter to the reviewing person via overnight courier, U.S. Express Mail or certified or registered United States Mail) addressed to Seller or Buyer, as appropriate, at the address for such Person shown below or at such other address as Seller or Buyer shall have theretofore designated by written notice delivered to the other Parties:
		

		
			If to Seller:
		

		
			Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC
		

		
			1201 Lake Robbins Drive
		

		
			The Woodlands, Texas 77380
		

		
			Attn:  Corporate Development
		

		
			Tel: 832.636.2738
		

		
			Email: david.richardson@anadarko.com
		

		
			With a copy to:
		

		
			Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC
		

		
			1201 Lake Robbins Drive
		

		
			The Woodlands, Texas 77380
		

		
			Attn: Legal Department
		

		
			Tel: 832.636.7517
		

		
			Email: randle.jones@anadarko.com
		

		
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			SN EF Maverick, LLC
		

		
			SN EF UnSub, LP
		

		
			c/o Sanchez Energy Corporation
		

		
			1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
		

		
			Houston, Texas 77002
		

		
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			Aguila Production, LLC
		

		
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			With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
		

		
			Kirkland & Ellis LLP
		

		
			600 Travis Street, 33rd Floor
		

		
			Houston, TX 77002
		

		
			Attn:      Anthony Speier, P.C.
      Rahul Vashi
		

		
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			Any notice given in accordance herewith shall be deemed to have been given only when delivered to the addressee in person, or by courier, during normal business hours on a Business Day (or if delivered or transmitted after normal business hours on a Business Day or on a day other than a Business Day, then on the next Business Day), or upon actual receipt by the addressee during normal business hours on a Business Day after such notice has either been delivered to an overnight courier or deposited in the United States Mail, as the case may be (or if delivered after normal business hours on a Business Day or on a day other than a Business Day, then on the next Business Day).  Seller or Buyer may change the address to which such communications are to be addressed by giving written notice to the other Parties in the manner provided in this Section 15.6.  If a date specified herein for giving any notice or taking any action is not a Business Day (or if the period during which any notice is required to be given or any action taken expires on a date which is not a Business Day), then the date for giving such notice or taking such action (and the expiration date of such period during which notice is required to be given or action taken) shall be the next day which is a Business Day.
		

		
			15.7      Further Cooperation.  After the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall execute and deliver, or shall cause to be executed and delivered, from time to time such further instruments of conveyance and transfer, and shall take such other actions as Seller or Buyer may reasonably request, to convey and deliver the Assets to Buyer, to perfect Buyer’s title thereto and to accomplish the orderly transfer of the Assets to Buyer in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.  Subject to Section 2.3, if any Party receives monies belonging to the other Party or for which such other Party is entitled hereunder or under any Transaction Document, such amount shall immediately be paid over to the proper Party.  Subject to Section 2.3, if an invoice or other evidence of an obligation is received by a Party and such obligation is partially an obligation of both Seller and Buyer, then the Parties shall consult with each other and each Party shall promptly pay its portion of such obligation or Liability to the obligee.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			15.8      Filings, Notices and Certain Governmental Approvals.  Promptly after the Closing, Buyer shall (a) record all assignments of state Leases executed at the Closing in the records of the applicable Governmental Authority, (b) if applicable, send notices to vendors supplying goods and services for the Assets and to the operator of such Assets of the assignment of such Assets to Buyer, (c) actively pursue the unconditional approval of all applicable Governmental Authorities of the assignment of the Assets to Buyer and (d) actively pursue all other consents and approvals that may be required in connection with the assignment of the Assets to Buyer and the assumption of the Liabilities assumed by Buyer hereunder, that, in each case, shall not have been obtained prior to the Closing; provided that Seller shall cooperate with Buyer in satisfying clauses (a) through (d) of this Section 15.8 as may be reasonably necessary; provided further that Seller shall not be required to incur any Liability or pay any money in connection with such cooperation. Buyer obligates itself to take any and all action required by any Governmental Authority in order to obtain such unconditional approval, including the posting of any and all bonds or other security that may be required in excess of its existing lease, pipeline or area-wide bond.
		

		
			15.9      Entire Agreement; Conflicts; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
		

		
			(a)      THIS AGREEMENT, THE EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES HERETO, THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT AMONG SELLER AND BUYER PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OF SELLER AND BUYER PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF.
		

		
			(b)      The Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that, in the event that the Closing occurs, the Confidentiality Agreement shall be terminated in its entirety effective as of the Closing Date.
		

		
			(c)      THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS AMONG SELLER AND BUYER RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND NEITHER SELLER NOR BUYER SHALL BE BOUND BY OR LIABLE FOR ANY ALLEGED REPRESENTATION, PROMISE, INDUCEMENT OR STATEMENTS OF INTENTION NOT SO SET FORTH.  IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF ANY EXHIBIT HERETO, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INCLUSION IN ANY OF THE EXHIBITS HERETO OF TERMS AND PROVISIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A CONFLICT, AND ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS SHALL BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 15.9.
		

		
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that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Financing Sources, their Affiliates and their respective Representatives shall be express third party beneficiaries of, and shall be entitled to enforce (and entitled to rely on), Section 7.2(f), this Section 15.9(d),  Section 15.11,  Section 15.13,  Section 15.18 and Section 15.20.
		

		
			15.10      Parties in Interest.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than Seller and Buyer and their respective successors and permitted assigns, or the Parties’ respective related Indemnified Parties hereunder, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement; provided that only a Party and its respective successors and permitted assigns will have the right to enforce the provisions of this Agreement on its own behalf or on behalf of any of its related Indemnified Parties (but shall not be obligated to do so).
		

		
			15.11      Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the Party against whom enforcement is sought.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 15.11 or in Article VII, (i) this Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified with respect to Section 7.2(f), Section 15.9(d), this Section 15.11,  Section 15.13,  Section 15.20, or the definitions of “Debt Financing Sources” or “Equity Financing Sources”, and (ii) no term or condition of this Agreement with respect to Section 15.9(d), this Section 15.11,  Section 15.13,  Section 15.18, Section 15.20, or the definitions of “Debt Financing Sources” or “Equity Financing Sources” may be waived by any Party to the extent such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver would modify the substance of such sections, in the cases of clauses (i) and (ii), in a manner that is adverse to the interests of the Financing Sources without the written consent of the Financing Sources.
		

		
			15.12      Waiver; Rights Cumulative.  Any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions hereof may be waived only by a written instrument executed by or on behalf of the Party waiving compliance.  No course of dealing on the part of Seller or Buyer, or their respective officers, employees, agents or representatives or any failure by Seller or Buyer to exercise any of its rights under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof or affect in any way the right of such Person at a later time to enforce the performance of such provision.  No waiver by Seller or Buyer of any condition or any breach of any term, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach or a waiver of any other condition or of any breach of any other term, covenant, representation or warranty.  The rights of Seller and Buyer under this Agreement shall be cumulative, and the exercise or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude the exercise of any other right.
		

		
			15.13      Conflict of Law Jurisdiction, Venue; Jury Waiver.  THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ANY FINANCING CLAIM) AND THE LEGAL RELATIONS AMONG SELLER AND BUYER SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.  EACH OF SELLER AND BUYER CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION IN PERSONAM BY THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR ANY ACTION ARISING 

		 

		

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OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (INCLUDING ANY FINANCING CLAIM).  ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN CONNECTION WITH, OUT OF, RELATED TO OR FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING ANY FINANCING CLAIM) SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY LITIGATED IN COURTS HAVING SITES IN HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.  Each OF SELLER AND BUYER waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement (INCLUDING ANY FINANCING CLAIM).  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, Seller agrees that it will not bring, and will not PERMIT OR support any of its Affiliates to bring, any Financing Claim in any forum other than the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, or if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction is vested in Federal courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (and the appellate courts thereof) and FURTHER AGREES THAT (x) THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 15.13 ShALL BE APPLICABLE TO ANY SUCH PROCEEDING and (y) ANY SUCH PROCEEDING DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE SO BROUGHT IN SUCH FORUM AGAINST ANY OF THE FINANCING SOURCES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.
		

		
			15.14      Severability.  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any adverse manner to any of Seller or Buyer.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
		

		
			15.15      Removal of Name.  As promptly as practicable, but in any case within 30 days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall eliminate the names Anadarko and Kerr-McGee and any variants thereof from the Assets acquired pursuant to this Agreement and, except with respect to such grace period for eliminating existing usage, shall have no right to use any logos, trademarks or trade names belonging to Seller or any of its Affiliates.
		

		
			15.16      Like-Kind Exchange.  Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, each Party shall have the right to structure the transactions contemplated under the terms of this Agreement as a Like-Kind Exchange.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in connection with effectuating a Like-Kind Exchange, each Party shall have the right, at or prior to the Closing Date or any subsequent closing, to assign all or a portion of its rights under this Agreement (the “Assigned Rights”) to a “qualified intermediary” (as that term is defined in Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4) of the Treasury Regulations) or to a “qualified exchange accommodation titleholder” (as that term is defined in U.S. Revenue Procedure 2000-37) (in either case, a 

		 

		

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“Qualifying Party”).  In the event a Party (in its capacity as an exchanging party, referred to in this Section 15.16 as an “Exchanging Party”) assigns the Assigned Rights to a Qualifying Party pursuant to this Section 15.16, then such Exchanging Party agrees to notify the other Party in writing of such assignment reasonably in advance of the Closing Date.  In addition, should a Party choose to effectuate a Like-Kind Exchange, the Parties agree to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with one another in the completion of such an exchange, including the execution of all documents reasonably necessary to effectuate such a Like-Kind Exchange; provided, however, that (a) the Closing Date shall not be delayed or affected by reason of the Like-Kind Exchange, (b) the Exchanging Party shall effect its Like-Kind Exchange through an assignment of the Assigned Rights to a Qualifying Party but such assignment shall not release such Exchanging Party from any of its liabilities or obligations under this Agreement and (c) the non-Exchanging Party shall incur no additional unreimbursed costs, expenses, fees or liabilities as a result of or in connection with the exchange requested by the Exchanging Party.  Each of Seller and Buyer hereby acknowledge and agree that any assignment of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 15.16 shall not release a Party from, or modify, any of its respective liabilities and obligations (including indemnity obligations to each other) under this Agreement.  Neither Seller nor Buyer, by its consent to a Like-Kind Exchange, shall be responsible in any way for the Exchanging Party’s compliance with such Like-Kind Exchange.
		

		
			15.17      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all of such counterparts shall constitute for all purposes one agreement.  Any signature hereto delivered by a Party by facsimile transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
		

		
			15.18      No Recourse.    Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document, agreement, or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, and notwithstanding the fact that any Party may be a partnership or limited liability company, and (x) other than to the extent expressly provided in the Equity Commitment Letters, the SN Parent Guaranty or the Blackstone Guaranty (collectively, the “Buyer Security Documents”) and except with respect to any issuer of any letter-of credit provided by an Buyer Party pursuant to this Agreement, including the Deposit LOC (“Buyer LOCs”), and then (in each case) only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken thereunder by such named party therein, and (y) other than under the Escrow Agreement or with respect to any Contract that Seller or its Affiliates have with any Debt Financing Sources related to the marketing of the Assets (collectively, each, a “Seller Asset Marketing Agreements”), each Party hereto and SN Parent, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Persons other than the Parties and SN Parent shall have any obligation hereunder and that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse hereunder or under any documents, agreements, or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had (a) against any former, current, or future general or limited partner, manager, stockholder or member of any Party (or any of their successors or permitted assignees) or any Affiliate thereof or any Debt Financing Source or (b) against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, attorney, financing source (including the Debt Financing Sources), employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any of the foregoing, but in each case not including the Parties or SN Parent (each of the parties in clauses (a) and (b), but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the Parties and SN Parent, a “Party 

		 

		

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Affiliate”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of such Party against the Party Affiliates, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law, or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that (other than to the extent expressly provided in any Buyer Security Documents or Buyer LOC and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party therein, and other than with respect to any Seller Asset Marketing Agreement) no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on, or otherwise be incurred by any Party Affiliate, as such, for any obligations of the applicable Party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, under any documents or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.    Each Party Affiliate is expressly intended as a third-party beneficiary of this Section 15.18.  
		

		
			15.19      Remedies.  The Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement contemplated to be performed prior to, or contemporaneous with, Closing was not performed by Buyer or Seller in accordance with the terms hereof and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor.  Subject to Section 7.2(e), as a result, prior to the termination of this Agreement, each party shall be entitled to specific performance to prevent breaches of this Agreement and of the terms hereof (including the obligation to consummate transactions contemplated hereby, subject to the terms and conditions hereof), without proof of actual damages (and each Party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy) in addition to any other remedy at Law or equity.  In connection with the exercise of any Party’s rights under this Section 15.19, the Parties agree not to assert that a remedy of specific performance is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach.  
		

		
			15.20      Waiver of Claims Against Debt Financing Sources.    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that (a) none of the Debt Financing Sources (solely in their respective capacities as Debt Financing Sources) or any former, current or future director, officer, agent, attorney, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any Debt Financing Source shall have any Liability to Seller or its Affiliates relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the financing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, and (b) neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates (i) will have any rights or claims against any Debt Financing Source (solely in their respective capacities as Debt Financing Sources) or any former, current or future director, officer, agent, attorney, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any Debt Financing Source under this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by, or entered into in connection with, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any commitments by the Debt Financing Sources in respect of financing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) seek to enforce this Agreement against any Debt Financing Source (solely in their respective capacities as Debt Financing Sources) or any former, current or future director, officer, 

		 

		

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agent, attorney, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any Debt Financing Source or (iii) bring any claim or cause of action against any Debt Financing Source (solely in their respective capacities as Debt Financing Sources) or any former, current or future director, officer, agent, attorney, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any Debt Financing Source under this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by, or entered into in connection with, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any commitments by the Debt Financing Sources in respect of financing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, however, this Section 15.20 shall not apply to any rights Seller may have under any Buyer Security Document, any Buyer LOC or any Seller Asset Marketing Agreement.
		

		
			15.21      Buyer Party Representative.  Each Buyer Party hereby irrevocably appoints SN as the sole representative of the Buyer Parties (in such capacity, “Buyer Party Representative”) to act as the agent and on behalf of each such Buyer Party for the purposes of: (a) any matters related to the Hedging Transactions, including the entry, assignment, or novation thereof; and (b) any title and/or environmental matters set forth in Articles XIII and XIV.  As the representative of the Buyer Parties, the Buyer Party Representative shall act as the agent for each Buyer Party and shall have authority to bind each such Buyer Party.  Seller may conclusively and absolutely rely, without inquiry, upon the action of the Buyer Party Representative as the action of each Seller in all matters referred to in this Section 15.21.    
		

		
			15.22      SN Parent Guaranty.    For good and valuable consideration, and to induce Seller to enter into this Agreement, SN Parent hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Seller the punctual and complete performance of all obligations of SN under this Agreement other than payment of the SN Parties’ Proportionate Shares of the Purchase Price (the “Obligations”).  The guaranty set out in this Section 15.22 (the “SN Parent Guaranty”) shall remain in full force and effect until SN has fully discharged all of the Obligations. Upon default by SN of any of the Obligations, Seller may proceed directly against SN Parent without proceeding against SN or any other Person or pursuing any other remedy.  Seller may, without notice to, or consent of, SN Parent, (i) extend or alter, together with SN, the time, manner, place or terms of payment or performance of the Obligations, (ii) waive, or, together with SN, amend the terms of this Agreement, (iii) release SN from any or all of the Obligations, or (iv) release any other guaranty or security for the Obligations, without in any way releasing or discharging SN Parent from liability hereunder.  SN Parent waives any defenses (but not rights of set-off or counterclaims) which it may have with respect to the performance of the Obligations, other than defenses that SN would have under the terms of this Agreement.  SN Parent further waives notice of the acceptance of this SN Parent Guaranty, presentment, demand, protest, and notices of protest, nonpayment, default or dishonor of the Obligations.  SN Parent represents and warrants that (A) it has the full power and authority to enter into and perform the SN Parent Guaranty, (B) there are no bankruptcy, reorganization or receivership proceedings pending, being contemplated by or, to SN Parent’s knowledge, threatened against SN Parent, and SN Parent is not insolvent or generally not paying its debts as they become due, and (C) the execution, delivery and performance by SN Parent of this SN Parent Guaranty has been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of SN Parent, and this SN Parent Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of SN Parent, enforceable against SN Parent in accordance with its terms.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			15.23      Liability of SN Parties.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, SN and UnSub shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations and Liabilities of UnSub under this Agreement.  
		

		
			 
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
		

			
					
						 

					
					
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						ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						SN EF MAVERICK, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						SN EF UNSUB, LP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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			APPENDIX A
		

		
			IMBALANCE PROCEDURES
		

		
			1.         To the extent that, as of the Effective Time, any Imbalance of any Gas exists such that Seller or its Affiliates is owed by a Carrier any Gas in-kind or any payment for Gas, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by an amount equal to the actual amount received from such Carrier if such Carrier has cashed out the Imbalance, or to the extent not resolved by such cashout above and Seller or its Affiliates did not receive cashout from such Carrier, (i) the amount, measured in MMBtus, of such Imbalance multiplied by (ii) the Gas Daily Average for the month immediately preceding the Effective Time.
		

		
			2.         To the extent that, as of the Effective Time, any Imbalance of any Gas exists such that Seller or its Affiliates owes a Carrier any Gas in-kind or any payment for Gas, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by an amount equal to the actual amount paid to such Carrier if such Carrier has cashed out the Imbalance, or to the extent not resolved by such cashout above, (i) the amount, measured in MMBtus, of such Imbalance multiplied by (ii) the Gas Daily Average for the month immediately preceding the Effective Time.
		

		
			3.         To the extent that, as of the Effective Time, any Well Imbalance exists such that Seller is owed by any Person any Gas in-kind or any payment for Gas, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by an amount equal to $3.46/Mcf.
		

		
			4.         To the extent that, as of the Effective Time, any Well Imbalance exists such that Seller owes to any Person any Gas in-kind or any payment for Gas, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by an amount equal to $3.46/Mcf.
		

		
			5.         To the extent that, as of the Effective Time, any NGL Imbalance exists such that Seller or its Affiliates is owed by a Carrier of NGLs any NGLs in-kind or any payment for NGLs, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by an amount equal to the actual amount received from such Carrier, if such Carrier has cashed out the NGL Imbalance or, to the extent such NGL Imbalance has not been cashed out and Seller or its Affiliates did not receive cashout from such Carrier, the amount that would have been received, calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in such Carrier’s tariff or in governing documents, with such Carrier if such Carrier cashed out such Imbalance.
		

		
			6.         To the extent that, as of the Effective Time, any NGL Imbalance exists such that Seller or its Affiliates owes to a Carrier of NGLs any NGLs in-kind or any payment for NGLs, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by an amount equal to the actual amount paid to such Carrier, if such Carrier has cashed out such NGL Imbalance or, to the extent such NGL Imbalance has not been cashed out, the amount that would have been paid, calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in such Carrier’s tariff or in governing documents, with such Carrier if such Carrier cashed out such Imbalance.
		

		
			With respect to NGL Imbalances, the Parties acknowledge that it is possible for component balancing to be both positive and negative within the calculation of the NGL Imbalance, and such component balances will be netted to ascertain the NGL Imbalance.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION, but solely with respect to Section 2.2, Section 4.2, Section 4.5 and Article VII
		

		
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						Article I DEFINITIONS

					
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						1.2      Construction

					
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						Article II WORKING INTERESTS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

					
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						Article III OPERATING COMMITTEE; BUDGETS AND WORK PLAN

					
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						3.1      Management by Operating Committee

					
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						3.2      Function of the Operating Committee

					
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						3.3      Operating Committee

					
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						Article IV TRANSFER; EXIT OPPORTUNITIES

					
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						Article V ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

					
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						Annex I

					
					
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						Exhibit A

					
					
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			This JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of [●] (the “Effective Date”), by and between SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SN”), SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“SN UnSub”), and Aguila Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Blackstone”) and, solely for the purposes of Section 2.2,  Section 4.2,  Section 4.5 and Article VII, Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Sanchez Energy”).  Each of SN, SN UnSub, Sanchez Energy (with respect to the provisions of this Agreement to which it is a party) and Blackstone are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.  
		

		
			RECITALS
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Parties and, solely for the purposes of Section 15.22 thereof, Sanchez Energy, entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of [●], by and among Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC and Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (together, “Anadarko”) and the Parties ([together with any purchase agreement entered into with Korea National Oil Corporation (“KNOC”) pursuant to certain tag-along rights,]1 the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Parties collectively purchased all of the Working Interests of Anadarko [and KNOC, collectively] comprising an undivided [fifty percent (50%)] [seventy five percent (75%)] Working Interest in certain developed and undeveloped oil and gas assets in Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties, Texas, as described in more detail in Annex III; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement in connection with the transactions and conveyances contemplated by the Purchase Agreement to, among other things, provide for certain capital planning, operatorship, transfer, and economic rights between the Parties with respect to the development, operation, and maintenance of the Assets and the Parties’ interests therein.
		

		
			NOW,  THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby confirmed and acknowledged), the Parties agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I
DEFINITIONS
		

		
			1.1      Specific Definitions.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall be given the meanings ascribed to such terms on Annex I.
		

		
			1.2      Construction.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.  Any references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement, and all references to Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules are to exhibits, annexes and schedules attached hereto, each of which is incorporated herein for all purposes.  Article and section titles or headings are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of the Agreement itself, and all references herein to articles, sections, or
		

		

		
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			subdivisions thereof shall refer to the corresponding article, section, or subdivision thereof of this Agreement unless specific reference is made to such articles, sections or subdivisions of another document or instrument.  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” and the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular section or article in which such words appear.
		

		
			Article II
WORKING INTERESTS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
		

		
			2.1      Working Interest.  As of the Effective Date, the Parties each own the Working Interests in each of the Leases as set forth on Annex III.
		

		
			2.2      Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Parties, severally and not jointly, solely in respect of itself and not another Party, hereby represents and warrants to the other Parties as follows as of the Effective Date: (a) such Party is duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, (b) such Party has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and has adequate power, authority, and legal right to enter into, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (c) such Party has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement is legal, valid, and binding with respect to such Party and is enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (d) except to the extent contemplated herein, no permit, consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or Third Party (collectively, “Consents”) is required in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance by such Party of this Agreement, or to consummate any transactions contemplated hereby that have not been obtained or waived prior to the Effective Date, and (e) provided, that the Consents are obtained, the authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not, and will not, breach or conflict with or constitute a default under (A) such Party’s organizational documents or (B) any agreement or arrangement to which such Party is a party or by which it is otherwise bound.
		

		
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			3.1      Management by Operating Committee.  The Parties hereby establish an operating committee composed of representatives (each, a “Representative”) from the Parties duly appointed in accordance with this Article III (the “Operating Committee”).  The Operating Committee shall exercise its rights and carry out its duties over the Assets in compliance with this Agreement.
		

		
			3.2      Function of the Operating Committee.  The Parties agree that, among the Parties, the timing, scope and budgeting of operations on the Assets (other than with respect to the Initial Budget and Work Plan) and amendments to the Initial Budget and Work Plan shall be ultimately approved by the Operating Committee.  To the extent permitted or allowed under the applicable Operating Agreement, the Operator shall, in its own discretion and in accordance with the applicable Operating Agreement, propose, approve, and undertake any actions or decisions 

		 

		

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pursuant to such applicable Operating Agreement unless Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee is required under this Agreement.  The Operating Committee shall have no authority over the ownership of any interest in an Asset, which authority shall remain exclusively with the Party holding such ownership interest, subject to the other terms of this Agreement, including Article IV.  The matters set forth below shall require the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee, and each Party agrees that it will not take or knowingly facilitate, and will cause its Controlled Affiliates and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Affiliates not to take or knowingly facilitate, any action under any applicable Operating Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Assets contemplated by clauses (a) through (h) of this Section 3.2 without the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee.  
		

		
			(a)      approving any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan;
		

		
			(b)      making any amendments or modifications of the previously approved Initial Budget and Work Plan or any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan; provided, that, any increase to the aggregate amount of expenditures in the previously approved Initial Budget and Work Plan or any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan (as applicable) shall not require Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee so long as such increase would not exceed the approved budgeted amount by more than ten percent (10%) and is otherwise consistent with the applicable Approved Budget;
		

		
			(c)      approving any AFE with respect to an Approved Operation to the extent that all AFEs issued for such Approved Operation exceed 120% of the budgeted amount for such Approved Operation in an Approved Budget;  provided,  however, that any AFEs so approved by Unanimous Consent shall not be counted toward the ten percent (10%) overage referenced above in Section 3.2(b);
		

		
			(d)      approving any E&D Operations or S&A Operations proposed by a Third Party unless previously authorized pursuant to an Approved Budget;  provided,  however, that any such E&D Operations or S&A Operations that are so approved by Unanimous Consent shall not be counted toward the ten percent (10%) overage referenced above in Section 3.2(b);
		

		
			(e)      designating a new Operator (other than as provided in Section 3.8(e) or Section 3.8(f)); 
		

		
			(f)      commencing or settling litigation related to the Assets that affect or would reasonably be expected to affect all Parties with respect to their ownership of the Working Interests, if the claims or settlements at issue exceed, or would reasonably be expected to exceed, a total of $2,000,000 in the aggregate or otherwise involve any equitable relief, or request for equitable relief, related to the Assets;
		

		
			(g)      amending this Agreement or any applicable Operating Agreement; and
		

		
			(h)      approving or amending of any Material Contracts.
		

		
			(i)      In the event that the Operating Committee approves any matter under Section 3.2 by Unanimous Consent, each Party shall take, and shall cause its Affiliates to take, such actions within such Party’s Control under an applicable Operating Agreement that are reasonably necessary to effectuate such approved matter (and shall not knowingly take any action that could reasonably be 

		 

		

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expected to subvert, or otherwise materially interfere with the effectuation of such approved matter, including by encouraging Third Party Working Interest holders under an Operating Agreement to submit alternative or competing proposals against those proposals approved by the Operating Committee pursuant to this Section 3.2). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing but subject to Section 3.7(c), each Party will vote its respective Working Interests under an applicable Operating Agreement in favor of, and make appropriate elections with respect to, and the Operator will make proposals for the activities contemplated by, matters that have been approved by the necessary consents required by this Section 3.2 as provided hereunder, and are otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any applicable Operating Agreement.  Once a matter is approved pursuant to the applicable Operating Agreement, the Joint Exploration Agreement, and the Participation Agreement, the provisions of such other agreements shall control the implementation of such matter other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
			3.3      Operating Committee.
		

		
			(a)      Composition.
		

		
			(i)      The Operating Committee shall consist of six (6) natural persons.
		

		
			(ii)      SN shall have the right to appoint two (2) Representatives and SN UnSub shall have the right to appoint one (1) Representative (each, a “Sanchez Representative”), provided,  however, at any time following a Qualified Foreclosure Transfer, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall have the right to appoint one (1) Representative (the “Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative”) and SN shall have the right to appoint two (2) Representatives (which such two (2) Representatives shall then be the only Sanchez Representatives hereunder), and SN UnSub will no longer have the right to appoint a Representative.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) SN shall have the right to direct the vote of each Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, (b) SN UnSub will have the right to direct the vote of the Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub, and (c) the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall have the right to direct the vote of the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time that SN is in Default, the Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub shall be an investment professional affiliated with GSO for so long as GSO owns any interest in SN UnSub.   
		

		
			(iii)      Blackstone shall have the right to appoint three (3) Representatives (each, a “Blackstone Representative”).  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Blackstone shall have the right to direct the vote of each Blackstone Representative.
		

		
			(iv)      The initial Representatives are set forth on Annex II.
		

		
			(v)      Each Representative may vote by delivering his or her written proxy to another Representative.  A Representative shall serve until such Representative resigns or is removed as provided in Section 3.3(b).
		

		
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Representative shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  Any Sanchez Representative may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) SN (if such Sanchez Representative was appointed by SN) or SN UnSub (if such Sanchez Representative was appointed by SN UnSub).  Any Blackstone Representative may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) Blackstone.  Any Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee.  The removal of a Representative shall be effective only upon receipt of notice thereof by the remaining Representatives and by SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone, or the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, as applicable.  Any vacancy in the number of Representatives occurring for any reason shall be filled promptly by the appointment of a new Representative by (i) SN, with respect to a Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, (ii) SN UnSub, with respect to a Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub, (iii) Blackstone, with respect to a Blackstone Representative, and (iv) the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, with respect to the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative.  The appointment of a new Representative is effective upon receipt of notice thereof by or at such time as shall be specified in such notice to the remaining Representatives.
		

		
			3.4      Meetings of the Operating Committee.
		

		
			(a)      Regular meetings of the Operating Committee shall be held on a regular basis, but not less than monthly, at such times or places as may be determined by the Operating Committee.  Special meetings of the Operating Committee may be called by any of the Representatives, subject to the requirements listed under Section 3.4(b).  Each Party shall use reasonable best efforts, in good faith, to cause its designated Representatives to attend each regular or special meeting of the Operating Committee.  The Operating Committee and the Operator shall hold bi-monthly conference calls on the 1st and the 15th of each month (or if any such dates are not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day) to discuss the daily drilling operations, the production reports required to be provided pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and other operational updates during regular business hours, and the Operator shall otherwise provide the Parties with full access to, and shall make its personnel available upon reasonable prior notice to discuss with the Operating Committee such matters; provided, that upon the reasonable request by any Party, the Operating Committee and Operator will hold additional conference calls not to exceed one conference call per week.
		

		
			(b)      Notice of the time and place of any regular meeting of the Operating Committee shall be in accordance with the meeting schedule approved by the Operating Committee or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties.  Special meetings of the Operating Committee may be called by any Party by providing notice to the Representatives at least three (3) days prior to such meeting.  Special meetings of the Operating Committee to deal with emergencies may be called by a Party providing at least twelve (12) hours’ notice prior to the meeting, so long as each Representative provides written confirmation of receipt of notice or waives notice (including by attending the emergency meeting).  Written notice of meetings of the Operating Committee, including the purpose of the meeting for special (including emergency) meetings, shall be given to each Representative with the notice of the meeting.  Any Representative may waive notice of any meeting by the execution of a written waiver prior or subsequent to such meeting.  The attendance of a Representative at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, 

		 

		

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except where a Representative attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction or voting of any business or matter because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.  Notice may be given by electronic mail to an electronic mail address provided in writing by a Representative, by facsimile to a facsimile number provided in writing by a Representative, by personal delivery, or by national reputable courier service such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service to an address specified in writing by a Representative.
		

		
			(c)      The Operating Committee may adopt whatever rules and procedures relating to its activities as it may deem appropriate; provided, that such rules and procedures shall not be inconsistent with or violate the provisions of this Agreement; and provided, further, that such rules and regulations shall permit Representatives to participate in meetings (and the representatives of the Parties to observe) by telephone, video conference or the like, or by written proxy, and such participation shall be deemed attendance for purposes of determining whether a Quorum is present.
		

		
			(d)      At each regular meeting of the Operating Committee, the Operator shall update the Operating Committee on the operational performance of the Assets being operated by the Operator, including by presenting relevant quality, health, safety and environmental metrics regarding operations.
		

		
			3.5      Quorum and Voting.
		

		
			(a)      At all meetings of the Operating Committee, the presence of a majority of the Representatives (including at least one (1) Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, one (1) Blackstone Representative and either the Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub or the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative, as applicable) shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum of the Operating Committee for the transaction of business (a “Quorum”).
		

		
			(b)      Each Representative shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter to be voted upon by the Operating Committee.
		

		
			(c)      All actions and approvals of the Operating Committee listed in Section 3.2(a)-(h) shall be approved and passed at a meeting at which a Quorum is present by Unanimous Consent.
		

		
			(d)      Any Representative may participate in a meeting of the Operating Committee via conference telephone or any communications equipment that allows all Representatives and other individuals participating in the meeting to communicate with each other.
		

		
			(e)      Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Operating Committee may be taken without a meeting or a vote, if consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by Representatives constituting Unanimous Consent.  Each written consent shall bear the date and signature of each Representative who signs the consent.
		

		
			3.6      Deadlock Mechanisms.
		

		
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Committee, but for the fact that a Quorum was not present at three (3) consecutive meetings called for the purpose of approving such matter or proposal, then any Representative(s), by written notice to the other Representatives may call a meeting of the Operating Committee to reconsider such matter or proposal.  Such meeting shall be held when, where and as reasonably specified in such notice, but not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than seven (7) Business Days after such notice has been delivered.  If such meeting is called and held as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and the matter or proposal is offered at such meeting again and (A) is not approved by Unanimous Consent or (B) a Quorum is not present at such Operating Committee meeting, then any Representative(s) may within three (3) Business Days thereafter, declare a deadlock (a “Deadlock”) by giving written notice to the other Representatives containing a brief description of the nature of the issue subject to such Deadlock (a “Deadlock Notice”).  A Deadlock may also be declared as provided in Section 5.3(e)(ii).  All Deadlocks shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.6(b) and, if applicable, mediation, in accordance with Section 3.6(c).    
		

		
			(b)      Within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of a Deadlock Notice, a designated senior executive from each Party shall meet in good faith effort to reach an accord that will end the Deadlock.  If a decision is not made by common accord that ends the Deadlock within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such meeting, any Representative(s) may declare a final Deadlock (a “Final Deadlock”) by providing written notice to the other Representative (a “Final Deadlock Notice”).  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the designated senior executive of any Party is unwilling or unable to meet with the designated senior representative of any other Party, then any Representative(s) may immediately invoke the provisions of Section 3.6(c).
		

		
			(c)      If within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Final Deadlock Notice, the matter or proposal subject to such Final Deadlock remains in contention, then any Representative may subject the matter or proposal to non-binding mediation, which process shall be conducted as promptly as reasonably practicable, and the Parties will use their good faith efforts to cause a Representative and/or a designated senior executive to participate in such non-binding mediation.  
		

		
			3.7      Budgets and Work Plan; AFEs and Approved Operations.
		

		
			(a)      Initial Budget and Work Plan.  On the Effective Date and automatically upon the execution of this Agreement by the Parties, the Parties approved the Initial Budget and Work Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A (as may be amended from time to time by Unanimous Consent under Section 3.2(a), the “Initial Budget and Work Plan”), which sets forth estimates of the amounts to be incurred by the Operator (subject to authorization required under an applicable Operating Agreement) to conduct (x) the activities approved in such Initial Budget and Work Plan and (y) other operations related to the Assets contemplated by such Initial Budget and Work Plan, in each case, from the Effective Date through the second (2nd) anniversary of the execution of the Purchase Agreement (such activities and operations being the “Initial Approved Operations”).  Each AFE issued by the Operator to implement an Approved Operation shall be deemed an Approved AFE in accordance with Section 3.2(c) and each Party shall consent to such Approved AFEs under any applicable Operating Agreement.  Operator shall promptly issue supplements to any Approved AFE that it reasonably anticipates will exceed the estimated expenditures 

		 

		

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thereunder by one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the budgeted amount subject to approval by Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee.  
		

		
			(b)      Subsequent Budgets and Work Plans.
		

		
			(i)      The Operator shall prepare and submit to the Operating Committee for approval no later than October 1, 2018, and every October 1 thereafter, (A) a proposal for E&D Operations and S&A Operations to be conducted by the Operator during the subsequent twelve (12) month period and (B) a proposed budget (together, a “Subsequent Budget and Work Plan”) which sets forth in reasonable detail the projects and activities (the “Subsequent Proposed Operations”) and estimated amounts expected to be incurred by the Operator during the subsequent twelve (12) month period to conduct (x) the Subsequent Proposed Operations and (y) other estimated operating expenses related to the Assets.  For the avoidance of doubt the expiration of an Approved Budget shall not affect any Approved Operation in such Approved Budget which is not yet complete.  In the event that there is more than one Operator as a result of a Division of Operatorship or any other reason, then the applicable Post-Division Operators shall cooperate in good faith to submit such proposals to the Operating Committee as contemplated above.  
		

		
			(ii)      The Operating Committee shall work in good faith to approve or disapprove of the Subsequent Budget and Work Plan no later than forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date of the Approved Budget then in effect.  Upon approval, the Subsequent Budget and Work Plan shall become the Approved Budget (all Subsequent Proposed Operations, as may be approved or amended by the Operating Committee, shall become “Subsequent Approved Operations”).  
		

		
			(iii)      If the Operating Committee approves the Subsequent Budget and Work Plan, then the Operator shall (A) use its reasonable best efforts to propose to Working Interest holders under any applicable Operating Agreement and put into effect such Subsequent Approved Operations in accordance with the Approved Budgets and (B) incur costs and expenses in accordance with the Approved Budget, in each case to the extent such actions are approved by the required vote under the applicable Operating Agreement.  
		

		
			(iv)      If the Operating Committee fails to approve a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan by the expiration date of the Approved Budget then in effect, and such Approved Budget is (A) the Initial Budget and Work Plan, then the Operating Committee shall continue to negotiate in good faith (as among the Representatives and between the Operating Committee and the Operator, as applicable) for a six (6) month period following the expiration of the Initial Budget and Work Plan, or (B) any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan, then the Operating Committee shall continue to negotiate in good faith for a three (3) month period following the expiration of the applicable Approved Budget (as applicable, the “Budget Negotiation Period”).  During the Budget Negotiation Period, until a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan is approved by the Operating Committee and agreed to by the Operator, the most recent Approved Budget shall remain in effect as between the Parties, subject to a ten percent (10%) increase for each line item of the then-existing Approved Budget during the Budget Negotiation Period, after which all activities shall cease if a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan is not approved; provided, that, during the 

		 

		

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Budget Negotiation Period, the Operator shall use its reasonable best efforts to (A) for the first three months during a Budget Negotiation Period, continue to engage in E&D Operations and S&A Operations which were approved pursuant to Approved Budgets (but for the avoidance of doubt, except as specifically approved by the Operating Committee pursuant to Section 3.2, the Operator shall not be authorized to engage in any E&D Operations or S&A Operations not included in an Approved Budget) (provided, that after such Budget Negotiation Period, no new E&D Operations and S&A Operations may be initiated regardless of whether they were previously included in an Approved Budget), (B) take such actions as may be necessary to comply with the APC Well Commitment and satisfy continuous drilling obligations and otherwise maintain the Leases in accordance with their terms, and (C) incur costs and expenses in the ordinary course of business in amounts consistent with the most recent Approved Budget, including with respect to producing wells pursuant to any applicable Operating Agreement, in each case to the extent such actions are approved by the required vote or are otherwise permissible under the applicable Operating Agreement.  
		

		
			(c)      Approval of Additional Activities.  From time to time, SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee may present to the Operating Committee, E&D Operations and S&A Operations proposed to be undertaken with respect to the Assets that were not included in an Approved Budget.
		

		
			(i)      For any new E&D Operations proposed to be undertaken that are not included in an Approved Budget (an “Additional E&D Proposal”), SN, SN UnSub or Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, shall present to the Operating Committee and the Operator (A) proposed revisions to the Approved Budget in respect of such activities, (B) the surface location and objective formation of each vertical and lateral wellbore included in the Additional E&D Proposal, (C) the proposed spud and completion dates for each such wellbore, (D) relevant seismic/geophysical and reservoir data, anticipated oil, gas, and liquids ratios, initial production and estimated ultimate recovery figures, decline curves, and the drilling and completion design for each proposed well, (E) the total estimated cost (including Capital Expenditures and allocable overhead) of such activities, allocated by well, (F) an AFE in respect of such Additional E&D Proposal, and (G) any other information reasonably requested by the Operating Committee and the Operator.  The Operating Committee and the Operator shall evaluate such Additional E&D Proposal and such portion of the Additional E&D Proposal that receives the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee shall be incorporated into the applicable Approved Budget and implemented by the Operator.  Once approved, the Operator shall administer AFEs for such activities, subject to Section 3.2 and Section 3.7(a), which shall be deemed Subsequent Approved Operations and incorporated into an Approved Budget.
		

		
			(ii)      For any new S&A Operations proposed to be undertaken that are not included in an Approved Budget (an “Additional S&A Proposal”), SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall present to the Operating Committee and the Operator, (A) proposed revisions to the Approved Budget in respect of such activities, (B) the proposed date of commencement of such activities and the proposed development and construction program for each included project (including 

		 

		

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the proposed timing and project scheduling), (C) the anticipated upside/cost saving for each included project and total estimated cost (including Capital Expenditures and allocable overhead) of such activities, allocated by project, (D) an AFE in respect of such Additional S&A Proposal, (E) any relevant data from any prior or comparable operations undertaken by SN, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee or third parties relevant to the cost/benefit analysis of the proposed project(s), and (F) any other information reasonably requested by the Operating Committee or the Operator.  The Operating Committee and the Operator shall evaluate such Additional S&A Proposal and such portion of the Additional S&A Proposal that receives the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee shall be incorporated into the Approved Budget and implemented by the Operator.  Once approved, the Operator shall administer AFEs for such activities, subject to Section 3.7(a), which shall be deemed Subsequent Approved Operations and incorporated into an Approved Budget.
		

		
			(d)      Timely Payment Commitment.  Notwithstanding anything in the applicable Operating Agreements to the contrary, on or before the 15th day of each month, Operator shall provide the other Party(ies) an invoice (“Monthly Invoice”) for (i) such Party(ies) proportionate share of all projected cash outlays for the following month (“Estimated Cash Outlays”) and (ii) any adjustments to the previously sent invoices so that the amount ultimately paid by a Party for a given month is equal to the actual amounts expended by Operator for such month (“True-Up Amount”) (e.g., Operator will send a Monthly Invoice on or before June 15 and such Monthly Invoice will consist of the Estimated Cash Outlays for July plus or minus a True-Up Amount (if any) to reconcile the Estimated Cash Outlays for May). Each Party shall pay the Monthly Invoice on or before the last day of the month in which the Monthly Invoice was delivered to such Party.
		

		
			(e)      APC Well Commitment; Other Required Actions.  Unless otherwise approved by the Operating Committee by Unanimous Consent, Operator will propose wells necessary to the meet the APC Well Commitment and avoid any financial penalty thereunder and shall be authorized to take any other action to the extent necessary to meet any continuous drilling obligations under any Lease.  To the extent Operator does not propose such wells when required pursuant to the foregoing sentence, any Party is permitted to propose wells under any applicable Operating Agreements in order to ensure such APC Well Commitment is satisfied to the extent that failure to propose wells at such point in time would reasonably be likely to result in financial penalty under the APC Well Commitment. Further, any Party shall be permitted to propose the taking of any other action reasonably required to meet any continuous drilling obligations under any Lease. 
		

		
			3.8      Operatorship Under the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(a)      As of the Effective Date, the Parties acknowledge and agree that SN is designated as the operator of the Assets pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Operating Agreements (in such capacity, “Sanchez Operator”).  As contemplated by this Agreement, Blackstone or its designee, including a buyer or its designee in connection with a Sale Transaction may succeed to SN’s status as operator of some or all of the Assets (in such capacity, “Blackstone Operator”) and, in that event, Sanchez Operator may thereafter succeed to Blackstone Operator’s status as operator of some or all of the Assets.  Sanchez Operator and Blackstone Operator shall be referred to interchangeably as the “Operator,” and each reference to the “Operator” herein 

		 

		

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means either Sanchez Operator or Blackstone Operator, depending on which of such parties holds the operatorship of the Assets in question following the receipt of all Required Operatorship Consents.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Operator” does not include any successor Third Party operator of the Assets other than Blackstone Operator once such successor Third Party operator has obtained all Required Operatorship Consents with respect to any applicable Lease, Wellpad or other Asset.  None of the Operating Committee or the Parties, by virtue of their ownership of an interest in the Assets, shall have any power, authority, or any Control over the day-to-day operation or management of the Assets, which authority and obligations reside with the Operator pursuant to the Operating Agreements.  The Operator shall use its reasonable best efforts to execute an Approved Budget as agreed upon by the Parties pursuant to this Agreement and act under each Operating Agreement consistently with this Agreement, including with respect to carrying out the development plan and budget as set forth in an Approved Budget; provided,  however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if this Agreement and the express requirements of the Operator under an Operating Agreement directly conflict, the Operator shall comply with such Operating Agreement to the extent necessary to avoid violating the terms of such Operating Agreement; provided, further, that Operator shall use reasonable best efforts to follow the estimated detailed drilling and completion specifications set forth in each Approved Budget but immaterial deviations shall not require an amendment of the applicable Approved Budget or an approval by Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee nor shall such immaterial deviations be considered a default or breach of the Operator’s obligations under this Agreement.
		

		
			(b)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including the Operating Committee’s actions pursuant to Section 3.2, if any Party reasonably believes there is any emergency involving actual or imminent loss of life, material damage to any of the Assets or the environment, or substantial and immediate financial loss, such Party may, in the sole exercise of its discretion, act for and on behalf of the Parties (including by causing the Operator to take such actions) in any manner reasonably necessary or useful under the circumstances without the necessity of giving prior notice to the other Parties or receiving any approval or consent from the Operating Committee or any Party.  In the event that any Party takes any action pursuant to this Section 3.8(b) without the prior approval of the Operating Committee, such Party shall promptly (but in all events within twenty-four (24) hours) notify the Operating Committee of the taking of such actions.
		

		
			(c)      Without the prior written consent of Blackstone, SN UnSub, and if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, except as required to implement a transfer of operatorship required by this Agreement, SN (in its capacity as Sanchez Operator) shall not resign or attempt to resign as the operator under any Operating Agreement or take or omit to take any action that would effectively or constructively result in the termination of its status as operator under any Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(d)      In the event of a transfer of operatorship under any Operating Agreement in accordance with Section 3.8(f), the Alternate Operator or its designee as successor operator shall, as a condition to such transfer, be deemed to become a party to this Agreement as Operator under such Operating Agreement and bound by the terms hereof in the same capacity as Operator, mutatis mutandis, and if not a Party to this Agreement, such operator shall be required to execute a joinder of this Agreement to such effect, and the Defaulting Operator shall be automatically discharged 

		 

		

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from all further obligations as the Operator under this Agreement with respect to any such Operating Agreement and the Assets subject to such Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(e)      Division of Operatorship.  The following rights and procedures shall apply if (i) the Operating Committee is unable to approve a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan within the Budget Negotiation Period or (ii) either Blackstone or SN otherwise elects to cause a Division of Operatorship pursuant to this Section 3.8(e) for any reason during a Budget Negotiation Period or, as applicable, in the event that an Equitable Partition is to be consummated pursuant to Section 4.5, then, upon the expiration of such Budget Negotiation Period or at any time during such Budget Negotiation Period:
		

		
			(i)      Either Blackstone or SN shall have the right to cause a division of operatorship (a “Division of Operatorship”) pursuant to which, subject to the terms of the applicable Operating Agreements and the other provisions of this Section 3.8(e), the rights to operatorship pursuant to applicable Operating Agreements for the Wellpads shall be divided between Blackstone Operator and Sanchez Operator on a geographic Wellpad-by-Wellpad basis approximating an alternating, checkerboard pattern (or such other pattern as may be mutually agreed by SN and Blackstone), such that once the Division of Operatorship is completed, such Division of Operatorship shall (A) result in Blackstone Operator and Sanchez Operator each having rights to operatorship pursuant to applicable Operating Agreements over a number of Wellpads that constitute approximately fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Fair Market Value of (x) the Working Interests underlying all the Wellpads and (y) the Existing Producing Wells and related offset locations and sections, and (B) evenly (or as evenly as commercially practicable) distribute to Blackstone Operator and Sanchez Operator: (1) the remaining drilling obligations under the APC Well Commitment and continuous drilling obligations under the oil and gas leases to which the applicable Working Interests are subject, (2) producing wells and current production, (3) remaining reserves, (4) potential future well locations, and (5) operatorship of the Existing Producing Wells and related offset locations and sections (an “Equitable Division”) and (6) in the case of an Alternative Equitable Partition, such other criteria set forth in Section 4.5(a).  Upon the election of any Party to cause a Division of Operatorship, SN and Blackstone shall negotiate in good faith for a period of forty-five (45) days to designate by area, and based on substantially equal geographic divisions, all Wellpads under the Leases based on customary industry practices and their respective reserve reports covering the previous 12-month period and agree upon an Equitable Division.  If, following such forty-five (45) day period, SN and Blackstone are unable to agree upon an Equitable Division, each of them shall retain an independent, Third Party financial advisor or investment bank with expertise in valuing oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford Shale (a “Financial Advisor”) to determine an Equitable Division which will largely be based on such Party’s engineering and geological reserve reports for the last twelve (12) month period and taking into account the then current strip pricing forecast.  Sanchez and Blackstone shall each present the results of its Financial Advisor and provide its associated reserve reporting, including reasonable supporting information, after a period of thirty (30) days to the other Party and each such Party shall have ten (10) days to review the proposal of such other Party.  If SN and Blackstone are unable to agree upon an Equitable Division after the period described in the preceding sentence, then SN and Blackstone shall choose within ten (10) Business Days a third Financial Advisor and an engineering and geological advisor to audit the 

		 

		

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reserve reports of SN and Blackstone (the “Reserve Auditor”) from among the entities listed on Annex IV (or if SN and Blackstone are unable to agree on a Reserve Auditor and/or the third Financial Advisor within a reasonable timeframe, they shall cause the other Financial Advisors to choose a third Financial Advisor and Reserve Auditor from among the entities listed on Annex IV within the subsequent five (5) Business Day period) to determine an Equitable Division which shall (A) be based on the provisions set forth in this Section 3.8(e), (B) reflect the Equitable Division proposals by the two (or three, in the case of an Equitable Partition) Financial Advisors (unless such proposal is not consistent with the terms herein in which case such proposal will be rejected and not considered), (C) be rendered as promptly as practicable (but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the appointment of such Financial Advisor and Reserve Auditor), and (D) be binding on the Parties.  The Parties shall cooperate to provide all relevant information reasonably requested by such third Financial Advisor in connection with the determination of a final Equitable Division, including the audit of the Reserve Auditor of the reserve reports provided by SN and Blackstone.  With respect to each applicable Operating Agreement, the Party (or its designee) who had operatorship prior to the Division of Operatorship shall be referred to as the “Pre-Division Operator,” the Party who is awarded operatorship pursuant to such Division of Operatorship (or where applicable pursuant to an Equitable Partition) shall be referred to as the “Post-Division Operator,” and the other Party to such Division of Operatorship shall be referred to as the “Post-Division Non-Operator.” For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of an Equitable Division, the provisions of this Section 3.8(e)(i) shall be deemed and interpreted to include SN UnSub as well as SN and Blackstone as part of the evaluation process, as contemplated in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			(ii)      Following the final resolution of an Equitable Division pursuant to Section 3.8(e)(i) or an Equitable Partition pursuant to Section 4.5, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions required to obtain as promptly as practicable any necessary consents or amendments required for a change in operatorship (“the “Required Operatorship Consents”) under the Leases, Operating Agreements and any other Material Contracts, including all purchase, marketing, transportation, storage, processing and/or sales contracts, related to the Wellpads or Leases reasonably identified by a Party and any other actions reasonably necessary or desirable to effect a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition, including any required notices or filings with applicable Governmental Authorities.  If any such required consent or amendment for a Wellpad or Lease is not obtained by the time an Equitable Division or an Equitable Partition, respectively, has been finalized pursuant to Section 3.8(e)(i), then the Parties shall continue to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain each required consent or amendment and until such consent or amendment is obtained (or until such other time as the Post-Division Operator reasonably determines that it has the right and capability to assume operatorship), the Pre-Division Operator shall maintain formal rights of operatorship for such Wellpad or Lease and the Post-Division Operator shall have the right to (A) be designated as the contract operator pursuant to the applicable Operating Agreement with respect to such Wellpad or Lease based on customary terms and conditions, whereby the Post-Division Operator shall have the right to physically conduct all operations, and/or (B) direct the Pre-Division Operator in its exercise of all rights of a reasonable operator with respect to such Wellpad or Lease as though the Post-Division Operator had been appointed as successor operator for such Wellpad or Lease, to the extent 

		 

		

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(in either case (A) or (B)) reasonably consistent with the Pre-Division Operator’s duties as operator under the applicable Operating Agreement, in which case the Pre-Division Operator shall remain the operator with respect to the applicable Asset and carry out all directions of the Post-Division Operator and not take any action under an Operating Agreement unless approved by the Post-Division Operator or required under the applicable Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(iii)      Upon the consummation of an Equitable Division, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to (A) (1) cause all existing Operating Agreements to be terminated to the extent any such Operating Agreements apply to multiple Wellpads allocated to both SN and Blackstone in connection with an Equitable Division and (2) execute and cause Third Party Working Interest holders in such Wellpads to execute, in place of each terminated Operating Agreement, the Form Operating Agreement (and agree to any reasonable modifications that may be requested by any such Third Party Working Interest holder to such Form Operating Agreement that are reasonably necessary to obtain any required approval), attached hereto as Exhibit B, for each individual Wellpad allocated to a Party pursuant to a Division of Operatorship or (B) with respect to any Wellpad that is subject to an Operating Agreement relating only to such Wellpad, take such action as may be necessary to obtain the required approval to transfer operatorship rights to the applicable Post-Division Operator as successor operator under such Operating Agreement.  Additionally, each Post-Division Operator shall provide the other Parties on an annual basis with an approved one (1) year budget and work plan and a three (3) year budgeted forecast regarding the development of each Party’s respective Assets for which such Post-Division Operator has been allocated rights of operatorship pursuant to a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition.
		

		
			(iv)      Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time that a Non-Defaulting Party or its designee has rights to operatorship over one-hundred percent (100%) of the Leases or Wellpads, or following the date upon which any Operator Default Event (as defined below) has occurred and is not cured as provided in Section 3.9, the Defaulting Party or its Affiliates shall no longer have the right to elect to cause a Division of Operatorship pursuant to this Section 3.8(e).  
		

		
			(v)      Following a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition, if a Post-Division Operator under any Operating Agreement elects to sell or otherwise transfer all of its interest in the assets covered by such Operating Agreement to a Third Party, and if such Third Party desires and is duly qualified to be selected as the successor operator under such Operating Agreement, the Post-Division Non-Operator and SN UnSub (to the extent they each then continue to own interests and have voting rights under such Operating Agreement) agree to vote for such Third Party to be selected as the successor operator, including a Third Party buyer in connection with a Sale Transaction or following an Equitable Partition.  In all other circumstances in which a Post-Division Operator resigns (other than as a result of a transfer of operatorship to an Affiliate) or is removed as operator under an Operating Agreement, if the Post-Division Non-Operator desires and is duly qualified to be selected as the successor operator under such Operating Agreement, the Post-Division Operator and SN UnSub (to the extent they each then continue to own interests and have voting rights under such Operating Agreement) agree to vote for the 

		 

		

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Post-Division Non-Operator as successor operator.  This Section 3.8(e)(v) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of ten (10) years.
		

		
			(vi)      Promptly following the date of this Agreement, upon the request of Blackstone, the Parties shall use their good faith efforts to engage the Third Party owners of Working Interests in the Leases and enter into new joint operating agreements for each Wellpad consistent in all material respects with the existing Operating Agreements, in addition to any modifications upon which the Parties may agree, in order to facilitate an orderly Division of Operatorship if and when pursued pursuant to this Agreement.  
		

		
			(vii)      Blackstone will indemnify SN and SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, for all damages incurred by such Parties (a) to the Consenting Parties or any other parties whose consent is required under any applicable Operating Agreements arising out of any litigation brought by the Consenting Parties under the Consent Agreement as a result of the consummation of an Equitable Division or an Equitable Partition and (b) to counterparties from whom a Required Operatorship Consent is required in connection with effecting a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition without having obtained any Required Operatorship Consents, which in either case shall include all reasonable legal expenses.  In connection with any such litigation pursuant to which Blackstone is obligated to indemnify SN and SN UnSub under this Section 3.8(e)(vii), Blackstone shall have the right to control the defense on behalf of Blackstone, SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates and SN, SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, and their respective Affiliates shall reasonably cooperate in connection with such defense; provided, that the appointment of counsel by Blackstone shall be subject to the consent of SN, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and SN and SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall have the right to participate in connection with the defense of any such litigation.  In connection with the consummation and implementation of an Equitable Division or an Equitable Partition, the Parties will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Consenting Parties to provide for an orderly transition of operatorship and consult with the consenting parties in connection with the implementation of such transition, in each case, in order to maintain an amicable working relationship with the Consenting Parties.
		

		
			(f)      Transfer of Operatorship Generally.  Effective immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) Operator is removed as operator pursuant to the terms of any applicable Operating Agreement, (ii) Operator suffers a Specified Event of Default under a Specified Credit Agreement, (iii) Operator resigns as operator under any applicable Operating Agreement with or without the consent of the other parties thereto, (iv) Operator commits an act of gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to its duties under an applicable Operating Agreement (“Negligent Operator Action”); provided, that notice of any Negligent Operator Action must be given to Operator detailing the alleged acts by Operator and Operator shall have a thirty (30) day period from receipt of such notice to cure any such Negligent Operator Action, unless the Negligent Operator Action concerns an ongoing operation being conducted, in which case, Operator must cure such Negligent Operator Action within forty-eight (48) hours of its receipt of the notice; (v) SN or any of its Affiliates breaches in any material respect its obligations under Section 4.5 or (vi) either Party while acting as Operator has committed a Default under this 

		 

		

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Agreement (any such event described in the preceding clauses (i) through (vi), collectively, an “Operator Default Event”), the operatorship of the applicable Assets (which, in cases (i), (iii), and (iv) above, for avoidance of doubt, shall mean only those Assets covered by the applicable Operating Agreement) and the right to serve as, or to designate, the operator of such Assets under the applicable Operating Agreement(s) shall, subject to the terms of such Operating Agreement(s), be transferred to Blackstone (if SN is then the Operator) or SN (if Blackstone is then the Operator), as applicable (the “Alternate Operator”) or its designated Affiliate or a qualified Third Party operator capable of operating the Assets and selected by the Alternate Operator (a “Third Party Operator”).  The Operator who is replaced as a result of such Event of Default (the “Defaulting Operator”) shall (and shall cause its Controlled Affiliates, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Affiliates, to) use their reasonable best efforts to (i) take all actions required (at the reasonable direction of the Alternate Operator to effectuate such transfer, including voting its and its Affiliates’ interests for an election of the Alternate Operator, its designee or a Third Party Operator, including through one or a series of related transactions, in each case to the extent permitted under the applicable Operating Agreement, (ii) obtain any necessary consents or amendments otherwise required for a change in operatorship under the Leases and applicable Operating Agreements and any other applicable Material Contracts including all Required Operatorship Consents, and (iii) carry out any other actions reasonably necessary to effect such transfer of operatorship.  In the event the operatorship of an Asset is transferred to the Alternate Operator, its designee or a Third Party Operator pursuant to this Section 3.8(f), the Alternate Operator shall (and shall cause the successor operator, if other than the Alternate Operator, to), defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Defaulting Operator from all claims, Losses and damages raised by any Third Party related to the applicable Operating Agreements with respect to which operatorship has been transferred to the extent resulting from, pertaining to or arising from the operation of the applicable Assets by the Alternate Operator, its designee or the Third Party Operator from and after the date of such transfer of operatorship of the applicable Assets.  The Alternate Operator shall (and shall cause the successor operator, if other than such Alternate Operator to) also use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all requirements of an operator under the applicable Operating Agreement or applicable law.  In connection with any transfer of operatorship pursuant to this Section 3.8, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the new Operator shall have access to all assets relating to the Assets in which the Parties all hold an ownership interest in the same manner as the Defaulting Operator had prior to any such operatorship transfer, to the extent that a Division of Operatorship has not occurred or this Agreement has not been terminated.  If any required consent or amendment required to effect the transfer of operatorship under any applicable Operating Agreement or any required consent or amendment for any other Material Contract related to a Lease or Wellpad for which operatorship is to be transferred, in each case as contemplated by this Section 3.8(f), is not obtained, including all Required Operatorship Consents, then until such consent or amendment is obtained (or until such other time as the Alternate Operator reasonably determines that it has the right and capability to assume operatorship), (i) the Parties shall continue to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain each required consent or amendment, (ii) the Defaulting Operator shall maintain formal rights of operatorship for such applicable Lease or Wellpad, and (iii) the Alternate Operator shall have the right to (A) be designated as the contract operator pursuant to the applicable Operating Agreement with respect to such Wellpad based on customary terms and conditions, whereby the Alternate Operator shall have the right to physically conduct all operations, and/or (B) direct the Defaulting Operator in its exercise of all rights of an operator with respect to such Wellpad as 

		 

		

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though such Alternate Operator had been appointed as successor operator for such Wellpad to the extent reasonably consistent with the Defaulting Operator’s express duties as operator under the applicable Operating Agreement, in which case the Defaulting Operator shall remain the operator with respect to the applicable Asset and carry out all directions of the Alternate Operator and not take any action under an Operating Agreement unless approved by the Alternate Operator or expressly required under the applicable Operating Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the transfer of operatorship and the rights related thereto described in this Section 3.8(f) shall be triggered automatically upon the occurrence of an Operator Default Event and shall not be affected in any respect by any change in, or cure of, an Operator Default Event.
		

		
			3.9      Default.
		

		
			(a)      Remedy Upon Default.  For so long as SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee is in Default (a “Defaulting Party”), (i) its rights under Section 3.2 (Function of the Operating Committee), Section 3.7(b) (Subsequent Budgets and Work Plans), Section 3.8(e) (Operatorship) (such that a Defaulting Party shall not have the right to elect to cause a Division of Operatorship), Section 4.1(a) (Permitted Transfers) (such that a Defaulting Party shall not have a right to Transfer its Asset Interest to a Third Party even after the expiration of the three year limitation in Section 4.1(a), without the prior written consent of the Parties not in Default (the “Non-Defaulting Parties”) and provided,  however, that such Default shall not affect rights regarding Permitted Liens), Section 4.2 (Tag-Along Rights), Section 4.3 (Right of First Offer), Section 4.5 (Sale Transaction) (such that if Blackstone is the Defaulting Party, it shall not have a right to compel the other Parties to participate in a Sale Transaction,), and Section 5.2 (Area of Mutual Interest) shall be suspended and any control rights associated with such provisions shall revert to the benefit of the Non-Defaulting Parties in percentages equal to their proportionate share of an AMI acquisition pending such cure or resolution of such Default and in connection therewith, the Representative(s) appointed by the Defaulting Party shall lose all voting rights with respect to the Operating Committee, and the affirmative vote of the Representatives who have not lost voting rights shall be the only votes required for any action to be taken by the Operating Committee (and shall be deemed to constitute Unanimous Consent); provided, that, (i) such rights shall not be suspended in the event the Party alleged to be in Default is contesting such allegation in good faith, pursuant to a binding arbitration process in accordance with Section 7.12(c), which shall be conducted as promptly as reasonably practicable (and the Parties will use their good faith efforts to cause a Representative and/or a designated senior executive to participate in such process), and (ii) the Operating Committee shall not have the authority to bind the Defaulting Party and its Affiliates to Subsequent Budgets and Work Plans or to any increases to the then-existing Approved Budget except to the extent that all such increases in the aggregate do not exceed such Approved Budget by more than ten percent (10%).  A Default shall not be deemed to be continuing after the Defaulting Party has (i) cured such Default, (ii) entered into and satisfied its obligations under a binding written settlement with the Non-Defaulting Parties related to such Default, or (iii) satisfied its obligations, if any, arising from any arbitration or judicial proceeding related to such Default.
		

		
			(i)      Any reasonable, documented legal fees and other out-of-pocket costs of each Party to a dispute governed under this Section 3.9 shall be borne solely by the non-prevailing Party, as determined in connection with the relevant proceedings and, the 

		 

		

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prevailing Party in such proceedings shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to reimbursement of such reasonable legal fees and costs from the non-prevailing Party.
		

		
			(ii)      Any monetary award granted to a Party in connection with a dispute governed under this Section 3.9 shall include interest accruing daily at a rate of 1.1% per month, compounding monthly, from the date upon which it is determined the applicable state of Default began, until the Party in Default has satisfied in full its obligations arising from the arbitration proceedings (including the payment of such interest amount). 
		

		
			(b)      Remedy Not Exclusive.  The rights of the Non-Defaulting Party set forth in this Section 3.9 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be in addition to such other rights and remedies that may exist at Law, in equity or under contract on account of such Default.
		

		
			Article IV
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			4.1      Restrictions on the Transfer of Interests.
		

		
			(a)      Permitted Transfers.  Each Party may Transfer all or part of such Party’s rights, title and interest to any Asset or related assets in the Core Area acquired after the Effective Date and held directly or indirectly by any of the Parties (an “Asset Interest”), including such Party’s Working Interests, only in accordance with applicable Law and the provisions of this Agreement, including this Article IV.  Prior to the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date, except for transfers to Permitted Transferees and Foreclosure Transfers, none of the Parties shall be permitted to Transfer all or any portion of such Party’s Asset Interests without the prior written consent of the non-transferring Parties (each, a “Non-Transferring Party”), which consent may be given or withheld in the sole discretion of such Party.  Any purported Transfer in breach of the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio, and the Non-Transferring Party shall not recognize any such prohibited Transfer.  Any Party who Transfers or attempts to Transfer any Asset Interests (the “Transferring Party”) except in compliance herewith shall be liable to, and shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Non-Transferring Parties for all costs, expenses, damages, and other Liabilities resulting therefrom.  No Party shall place or allow to be placed any Lien on any of its Asset Interests other than Permitted Liens.  “Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens required of the Parties and/or subsidiary guarantors under any Applicable Credit Agreement (so long as such Applicable Credit Agreement is not, after the Effective Date, amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in a manner that places Liens on the Asset Interests that restrict the exercise of another Party’s rights under this Agreement in a manner that is materially more restrictive (including in a manner that would adversely impact the exercise of any Party’s rights under this Article IV) than the restrictions imposed by such Liens on the Effective Date), (ii) Liens under or required by an applicable Operating Agreement, (iii) statutory Liens securing amounts not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith, (iv) judgment Liens that are bonded for appeal or will be paid by insurance, (iv) all overriding royalty and net profits interests affecting the Assets on the Effective Date, (v) Liens securing hedging related to the Assets, (vi) Liens related to debt financing arrangements that do not restrict the exercise of another Party’s rights under this Agreement in a manner that is materially more restrictive than the restrictions imposed by Liens that were in place on the Effective Date under other debt 

		 

		

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arrangements of such Party or its Affiliates, (vii) Liens related to marketing or midstream arrangements, (viii) any volumetric production payment transaction affecting a Party’s Asset Interest, provided such volumetric production payment transaction shall be released in connection with a Sale Transaction, (ix) all cashiers’, landlords’, workmens’, repairmens’, mechanics’, materialmens’, warehousemens’ and carriers’ Liens and other similar Liens imposed by Law, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business, (x) pledges, deposits or other Liens securing the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory obligations in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business, (xi) purchase money Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business, (xii) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and environmental regulations by Governmental Authorities which do not materially interfere with the present use of any of the Asset Interests, (xiii) encumbrances in favor of a bank or other financial institution encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a bank or other financial institution (which in no event shall burden any Working Interests), or (xiv) encumbrances arising out of, under or in connection with applicable securities Laws (which in no event shall burden any Working Interests and which shall be removed prior to the consummation of any Sale Transaction) or custodial arrangements with custodians of securities (which in no event shall burden any Working Interests).  
		

		
			(b)      Effect of Permitted Transfer.  Any Permitted Transferee must satisfy and comply with all requirements of a transferee of a Working Interest under any applicable Operating Agreement.  Any Permitted Transferee to which any Asset Interests are Transferred hereunder shall be bound by, and sign on to and join, this Agreement, and shall become a Party for all purposes hereof and be bound by all provisions to which the Party that Transferred Asset Interests to it was or remains bound, provided that if a Permitted Transferee does not acquire all or substantially all Asset Interests of a Transferring Party hereunder, then it should obtain no rights under Article III.  No Transfer of an Asset Interest shall relieve the Transferring Party of any obligations accruing prior to such Transfer under this Agreement or the applicable Operating Agreement. In a Foreclosure Transfer with respect to the Asset Interests of UnSub (a “Qualified Foreclosure Transfer”), the UnSub Agent or any designated special purpose vehicle established by the UnSub Agent, and in each case, any Permitted Transferee thereof (the “Qualified Foreclosure Transferee”) (a) shall be bound by, and  sign on to and join, this Agreement, (b) shall become a Party (and replace SN UnSub as a Party) for all purposes hereof and (c) each other Party shall be deemed to consent to the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee becoming a Party; provided,  however, that if such Foreclosure Transfer covers less than all or substantially all of SN UnSub’s Asset Interests, then unless otherwise agreed by SN UnSub and the Permitted Transferee, such Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall not succeed to SN UnSub’s rights under Article III.  Except as provided in Section 6.2 or in a Foreclosure Transfer, if a Transfer is made to a Third Party in manner permitted by this Agreement or otherwise with the consent of the Non-Transferring Parties, then this Agreement shall terminate upon the consummation of such Transfer but only with respect to the Asset Interest transferred (and this Agreement will remain in effect with respect to the remainder of the Asset Interests).
		

		
			(c)      Expenses.  The Transferring Party shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Transfer of all or any portion of its Asset Interests.  Any transfer or similar taxes arising as a result of such Transfer shall be paid by the Transferring Party.
		

		
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no Party shall indirectly Transfer any Asset Interests to the extent such Party is not permitted to Transfer Asset Interests directly pursuant to the terms hereof and any indirect Transfer shall be structured and consummated in such a manner that the Non-Transferring Party shall be provided the same rights and protections as it would have had if such Transfer were structured as a direct Transfer of such Asset Interests pursuant to the terms hereof;  provided,  however, that the sale of any equity interest in a Qualified Foreclosure Transferee to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with Law (including any bank regulatory requirements) shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.1(a).  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Transfer resulting from any change in control or transfer of ownership interests in Sanchez Energy shall not be treated as a Transfer under this Article 4 unless such Transfer constitutes a Change of Control in which case  Section 4.2 shall apply.
		

		
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			(a)      Other than in connection with an IPO as contemplated by Section 4.4 and in connection with a Foreclosure Transfer, if at any time after the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to an IPO of such Party (as defined herein), a Party proposes to Transfer all or any portion of its Asset Interests, whether in a single or series of related transactions, that constitute greater than thirty-five percent (35%) of such Party’s total Asset Interests held as of the Effective Date to a Third Party purchaser or purchasers (a “Proposed Sale”), after complying with Section 4.3, the Transferring Party shall furnish to the other Parties (the “Non-Initiating Parties”) a written notice of such Proposed Sale (the “Tag-Along Notice”) and provide the Non-Initiating Parties the opportunity to participate in such Proposed Sale on the terms described in this Section 4.2 to the extent of their respective ownership interests in the assets to be transferred in such Proposed Sale.  The Tag-Along Notice will include:
		

		
			(i)      the material terms and conditions of the Proposed Sale, including (A) the Asset Interests to be Transferred, (B) the name of the proposed transferee (the “Proposed Transferee”), (C) the proposed amount and form of consideration (including the proposed price on a per Working Interest percentage basis based on an allocation of value by applicable Leases, Wellpads, and other applicable Assets, which will include an allocation to individual producing wells and undeveloped acreage based on the bona fide third party offer), and (D) the proposed Transfer date, if known, which date shall not be less than forty-five (45) Business Days after delivery of such Tag-Along Notice;  and
		

		
			(ii)      an invitation to the Non-Initiating Party to participate in such Proposed Sale at the same per Working Interest percentage price per applicable Asset, for the same form of consideration and on the same terms and conditions as those offered to the Transferring Party in the Proposed Sale.  The Transferring Party will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Non-Initiating Party copies of all transaction documents relating to the Proposed Sale as promptly as practicable after they become available.
		

		
			(b)      A Non-Initiating Party must exercise the tag-along rights provided by this Section 4.2 within twenty (20) Business Days following delivery of the Tag-Along Notice by delivering a notice (the “Tag-Along Offer”) to the Transferring Party indicating its desire to exercise its tag-along rights hereunder.  If the Non-Initiating Party does not make a Tag-Along Offer within twenty (20) Business Days following delivery of the Tag-Along Notice, the Non-

		 

		

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Initiating Party shall be deemed to have waived its rights under this Section 4.2 with respect to such Proposed Sale, and the Transferring Party shall thereafter be free to Transfer the applicable Asset Interests (as defined in Section 4.5(a)) to the Proposed Transferee without the participation of such Non-Initiating Party, for the same form of consideration set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, at a per Working Interest percentage price no greater than the per Working Interest percentage price per applicable Asset set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, and on other terms and conditions which are not more favorable to the Transferring Party than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice.  If one or more Non-Initiating Parties elects to participate in the Proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4.2, (i)  the consideration to be received by the Parties in such sale (a “Tag-Along Transaction”) will be calculated by taking the aggregate proceeds from such Tag-Along Transaction  and allocating such proceeds among the Parties based upon the relative Fair Market Value of the Leases, Wellpads, and other applicable Assets and other interests included by the Parties (collectively, the “Tag Interests”), as agreed by the Parties or as otherwise determined pursuant to the valuation process set forth in Section 4.5(c), taking into account (in either case) the Parties’ proportionate ownership of the Working Interests in the properties transferred pursuant to the Tag-Along Transaction, the allocation of value among the Working Interests included in the sale as determined with the Third Party buyer (but only to the extent that all Parties approved in writing such allocation prior to execution of the applicable agreement), and any other relevant information, provided, that the total Fair Market Value of the aggregate interests to be sold for purposes hereunder will be equal to the sale price determined by the purchaser of the interests included by the Parties in the Proposed Sale; and (ii) the Non-Initiating Parties shall agree to make to the Proposed Transferee the same representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities as the Transferring Party agrees to make in connection with the Proposed Sale (which may be modified as necessary as to form to the extent one Party is Transferring Working Interests and the other Party is Transferring equity interests holding Working Interests, and such other distinctions as may be applicable to the Parties or their interests in the Leases, Wellpads, and other applicable Assets); provided, that (A) no Party shall be liable for the breach of any covenant by any other Party, (B) in no event shall any Party be required to make representations and warranties or provide indemnities as to any other Party, and (C) in no event shall a Non-Initiating Party be responsible for any Liabilities or indemnities in connection with such Proposed Sale in excess of the proceeds received by such Non-Initiating Party in the Proposed Sale. 
		

		
			(c)      In the event that the consideration received in connection with a Proposed Sale consists of securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, and any Non-Initiating Party exercises its tag-along rights hereunder in connection with such Proposed Sale, if the Transferring Party is entitled to registration rights in respect of such securities, the Transferring Party shall ensure that each Non-Initiating Party, as applicable, will receive pro rata piggy back registration rights on any registration in which the Transferring Party is entitled to register such securities (together with a pro rata number of the total demand registrations granted to the Transferring Party).
		

		
			(d)      The offer of a Non-Initiating Party contained in any Tag-Along Offer shall be irrevocable, and, to the extent such Tag-Along Offer is accepted, such Non-Initiating Party shall be bound and obligated to Transfer in the Proposed Sale on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each Asset Interest Transferred, as the Transferring Party; provided, however, that if the terms of the Proposed Sale change with the result that the per Working Interest percentage price shall be less than the per Working Interest percentage price set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, the 

		 

		

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form of consideration shall be different or the other terms and conditions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, inside tax basis associated with such interests, if applicable) shall be materially less favorable to such Non-Initiating Party than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, such Non-Initiating Party shall be permitted to withdraw the offer contained in the applicable Tag-Along Offer by written notice to the Transferring Party and upon such withdrawal shall be released from such Party’s obligations.
		

		
			(e)      If a Party exercises its rights under this Section 4.2, the closing of the sale of each Party’s Asset Interest in the Tag-Along Transaction will take place concurrently, other than in connection with a Change of Control.  If the closing with the Proposed Transferee (whether or not the Non-Initiating Party has exercised its rights under this Section 4.2) shall not have occurred by 5:00 p.m.  Eastern Time on the date that is one-hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Tag-Along Notice, as such period may be extended to obtain any required regulatory approvals, and on terms and conditions not more favorable to the Transferring Party than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, all the restrictions on Transfer contained herein shall again be in effect with respect to such Asset Interest and proposed Transfer.
		

		
			(f)      The costs of any transactions contemplated by this Section 4.2 shall be deducted pro rata from the proceeds to be paid to each Party in connection with such transaction, other than in connection with a Change of Control, in which case each Party participating in a Tag Transaction shall bear its own costs and expenses.
		

		
			(g)      Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties agree that a Change of Control with respect to Sanchez Energy shall be treated as a Transfer pursuant to this Section 4.2, provided that (i) a Tag Notice in such circumstances shall be given no later than two (2) Business Days following the public announcement of definitive documentation providing for a Change of Control, (ii) such Change of Control may be consummated prior to the consummation of the acquisition of the Non-Initiating Party’s Tag Interests (which at the election of the Non-Initiating Party may be effected as an asset sale or as the sale of equity interests of an entity directly or indirectly owning the Assets of the Non-Initiating Party (provided that the Proposed Transferee shall not be required to assume any indebtedness for borrowed money and such entity shall have had no material business operations since its formation other than as related to the Assets)), (iii) the Proposed Transferee and the Non-Initiating Party shall enter into a purchase agreement providing for the acquisition of the Non-Initiating Party’s Tag Interests no later than twenty five (25) Business Days after the Non-Initiating Party’s acceptance of a Tag Offer, which purchase agreement shall be substantially similar in all material respects to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and (iv) the purchase price to be paid for the Non-Initiating Party’s Tag Interests shall be determined based on the Fair Market Value of such Tag Interests in accordance with Section 4.5(f), subject to any applicable purchase price adjustments set forth in the purchase agreement referenced in the foregoing clause (iii).  Sanchez Energy shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a proposed transferee to comply with the terms of this Section 4.2(g); provided that in any consensual transaction between Sanchez Energy and a proposed transferee that results in a Change of Control, including a transaction where the board of directors of Sanchez Energy approve such transaction, Sanchez  Energy shall cause such transferee to comply with this Section 4.2(g).
		

		
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			(a)      Other than in connection with an IPO as contemplated by Section 4.4, or in connection with a Foreclosure Transfer, and subject to the terms of any applicable Operating Agreement, if any Party proposes to Transfer any of the Asset Interests held by such Party, including Blackstone pursuant to Section 4.5 (a “ROFO Transferor”) to a Third Party purchaser, the ROFO Transferor agrees that, before entering into negotiations with a Third Party, the Transferring Party will first provide notice (a “ROFO Notice”) to the other Parties (the “ROFO Recipients”) that the ROFO Transferor proposes to pursue such a transaction.  Each such ROFO Notice will invite the ROFO Recipient to submit to the ROFO Transferor an offer in writing (a “ROFO Offer”), which offer shall (i) be irrevocable and in good faith, (ii) be for all cash (except SN may choose to fund a ROFO Offer with cash or SN Common Stock or a combination thereof) (any such ROFO Offer including SN Common Stock as consideration an “SN Equity Financed Offer”)), (iii) specify in reasonable detail the material terms and conditions of such offer (including as set forth in Section 4.3(b) with respect to a SN Equity Financed Offer), (iv) shall provide for a closing date of no longer than ninety (90) days from the execution of a definitive purchase agreement and provide for no holdback or escrow of purchase price, and (v) shall remain open for acceptance by the ROFO Transferor for thirty (30) days after the ROFO Transferor’s receipt of such ROFO Offer, to purchase from the ROFO Transferor one hundred percent (100%) of the Asset Interests that are the subject of the ROFO Notice, which at the sole election of the ROFO Transferor may be structured as a purchase of Working Interests or equity interests of an entity holding Asset Interests (the “ROFO Interests”).  The ROFO Offer shall be submitted to the ROFO Transferor within thirty (30) days after the ROFO Recipient’s receipt of the ROFO Notice and shall include a proposed definitive purchase agreement that such ROFO Recipient is prepared to execute upon the acceptance by the ROFO Transferor of the ROFO Offer.  Upon the receipt by the ROFO Transferor of any ROFO Offer, the ROFO Transferor and the applicable ROFO Recipient shall negotiate in good faith for a period of thirty (30) days regarding the ROFO Offer.  In the event the Parties are unable to reach agreement during such period, the ROFO Transferor may elect by notice to such ROFO Recipient submitted at any time during the 30-day period following such negotiation period to accept or reject the ROFO Offer (it being understood that a failure of the ROFO Transferor to submit an unqualified acceptance notice within such 30-day period shall constitute a rejection of the ROFO Offer).  If the ROFO Transferor timely submits an acceptance notice, the ROFO Transferor and the applicable ROFO Recipient shall in good faith negotiate a definitive purchase and sale agreement (which shall include the terms and conditions set forth in the ROFO Offer) and use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the purchase and sale of the ROFO Interests as promptly as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days from the execution of a definitive purchase agreement.  If only one ROFO Recipient timely submits a ROFO Offer, the ROFO Transferor may effectuate the sale of all the ROFO Interests to such ROFO Recipient alone.  If neither ROFO Recipient timely submits a ROFO Offer or any ROFO Offer is rejected (or deemed rejected as described above) by the ROFO Transferor, the ROFO Transferor may effectuate a sale of all the ROFO Interests to a Third Party so long as (i) if a ROFO Offer was made, the Transfer price is at least one hundred percent (100%) of the offer price set forth in such ROFO Offer (taking into account Section 4.3(b) below) and the other terms and conditions offered to the Third Party are not materially more favorable to the Third Party than those of such ROFO Offer; and (ii) the execution of definitive documentation for the sale of such ROFO Interests to such Third Party shall occur no later than two hundred and seventy (270) days after a rejection (or deemed rejection) of such ROFO Offer.
		

		
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			(i)      the determination of the value of SN Common Stock included in a SN Equity Financed Offer shall (i) apply an appropriate illiquidity discount, which may take into account, as applicable, the discounts applied to comparable private placements or block trades of comparable size as compared to the applicable market price of such securities and/or discounts applied to publicly traded common equity used as acquisition currency by relevant valuation methodologies customarily used by leading financial valuation firms in similar circumstances and (ii) be discounted for any adverse liquidity effects that are attributable to the payment of any applicable taxes associated with the receipt of such SN Common Stock, in each case (i) and (ii), as reasonably determined by the ROFO Transferor, provided, that no discount with respect to clause (ii) shall apply if the SN Equity Financed Offer includes a portion of cash consideration equal to or greater than the expected aggregate amount of tax payable by the ROFO Transferor, including Blackstone and any of its direct and indirect equity owners as a result of the consummation of such SN Equity Financed Offer and assuming that the aggregate amount of such tax shall by computed using an assumed tax rate equal to the highest maximum combined marginal federal, state and local income tax rates applicable to an individual or corporate taxpayer resident in New York, NY;
		

		
			(ii)      the ROFO Offer shall provide for a fixed value, including a fixed value for the portion of consideration represented by SN Common Stock, payable upon closing, unless otherwise agreed to by the ROFO Transferor;
		

		
			(iii)      if the ROFO Transferor would beneficially own on a pro forma basis (calculated in accordance with clause (vi) below) more than 20% of the outstanding SN Common Stock, Sanchez Energy shall provide representation rights for the Sanchez Energy Board of Directors to the ROFO Transferor approximately equal to its pro forma beneficial ownership percentage of SN Common Stock following the consummation of any ROFO Offer pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to Blackstone;
		

		
			(iv)      no Event of Default (as such term may be then defined under the SN Credit Agreement) shall have occurred under the SN Credit Agreement;
		

		
			(v)      Sanchez Energy shall have a rating equal to or higher than “B3” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or its successors, or an equivalent rating by S&P or Fitch, Inc. (or either of its successors);
		

		
			(vi)      the resulting share issuance will not cause the ROFO Transferor to beneficially own more than 35% of outstanding SN Common Stock on a pro forma basis excluding any SN Common Stock owned prior to the Effective Date or issued to Blackstone or GSO pursuant to this Agreement after the Effective Date;
		

		
			(vii)      the SN Common Stock shall be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market (or their respective successors); and 
		

		
			(viii)      the SN Common Stock to be issued to the ROFO Transferor shall be entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement substantially similar in form and substance to the Registration Rights Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			4.4      Initial Public Offering.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time following the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date, any Party shall have the right to consummate an initial public offering of a vehicle that includes its respective Working Interests in the Assets at the time such IPO is initiated (“IPO”).  The Party planning to carry out the IPO (the “IPO Party”) may elect to exercise such right by delivering written notice of such election (an “IPO Notice”) to the other Parties (each a  “Non-IPO Party”).  Each Non-IPO Party shall (and shall cause its Controlled Affiliates, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Affiliates, to), following receipt of an IPO Notice, cooperate and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the IPO Party or its Affiliates to help facilitate any such IPO, and the IPO Party shall reimburse each Non-IPO Party and its Affiliates for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.    
		

		
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			(a)      If at any time after the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date (or within nine (9) months following the termination of this Agreement), Blackstone elects, pursuant to a Bona Fide Offer, to pursue a Transfer to a Third Party (other than GSO or any of its Affiliates) pursuant to the terms of such Bona Fide Offer (the “Sale Transaction Transferee”) of all or substantially all of the Working Interests and other Assets acquired by Blackstone pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and all related assets in the Core Area acquired after the Effective Date and then held directly or indirectly by Blackstone and its Affiliates (including all rights to operatorship of Blackstone and its Affiliates related to the Leases and/or Wellpads) (other than with respect to Excluded AMI Transactions (as defined in Section 5.2)), or all of the equity interests of any entity directly or indirectly owning all of such Working Interests and other Assets and related assets (a “Sale Transaction,” which shall include a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition and the consummation of the sale contemplated thereby, but not an Alternative Equity Partition), and provided, that (i) Blackstone is not the Operator of all of the Assets, (ii) SN or any of its Affiliates is the Operator of any of the Assets and (iii) SN, SN UnSub and any of their respective Affiliates that then own any interests in the Asset Interests have not unconditionally agreed in writing to vote their applicable interests to support the designation of the Third Party who has made such Bona Fide Offer as operator under the applicable Operating Agreements, Blackstone shall, subject to Section 4.5, including Sections 4.5(h) and 4.5(i), have the right to compel Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub, and their respective Affiliates to sell or otherwise convey to the Sale Transaction Transferee all of their Working Interests and other Assets (and other related assets acquired following the Effective Date) (including all rights to operatorship of SN and its Affiliates related to the Leases and/or Wellpads (“SN Operatorship Rights”)) within an area of land comprising 75% of the Fair Market Value of the Core Area (the “Included Percentage”) (provided that if the transfer of such land would result in Sanchez Energy transferring all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to applicable Law, then such applicable percentage of Fair Market Value shall be such lesser percentage that would not constitute all or substantially all of the assets of Sanchez Energy pursuant to applicable Law, but in no event shall such percentage be lower than 66%) (it being agreed that for purposes of this Section 4.5, the Core Area shall not include any acreage for which a Party or any of its Affiliates does not then own Working Interests) (such area, the “Included Sale Transaction Area,” and the remainder of the Core Area, the “Excluded Sale Transaction Area” and 

		 

		

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such remaining percentage, the “Excluded Percentage”) to be determined as provided below in this Section 4.5(a), and in connection and contemporaneously with such Sale Transaction, Blackstone shall convey (and if applicable, cause its Affiliates to convey) all of their Working Interests and other Assets (and other related assets acquired following the Effective Date) (including all rights to operatorship of Blackstone and its Affiliates related to the Leases and/or Wellpads (“Blackstone Operatorship Rights”)) within the Excluded Sale Transaction Area to SN and SN UnSub.  Upon the election by Blackstone to pursue a Sale Transaction, SN, SN UnSub, and Blackstone shall negotiate in good faith for a period of forty-five (45) days to agree upon and designate the Included Sale Transaction Area and the Excluded Sale Transaction Area, based on substantially proportionate geographic divisions and customary industry practices and their respective reserve reports covering the previous 12-month period, such that the Included Sale Transaction Area comprises the Included Percentage and the Excluded Sale Transaction Area comprises the Excluded Percentage, respectively, of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Core Area (a “Sale Transaction Equitable Partition”) in addition to an alternative partition such that the Included Sale Transaction Area comprises Assets in the Core Area equal to 50% of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Core Area (or if at such time the relative ownership percentages of SN and its Affiliates and Blackstone and its Affiliates in the Core Area are not 50%/50%, then the percentage of the Fair Market Value owned in the Core Area by Blackstone and its Affiliates as compared to SN and its Affiliates) (such percentage, the “Blackstone Percentage”) and the Excluded Sale Transaction Area comprises that percentage of Assets in the Core Area equal to 100% less the Blackstone Percentage (an “Alternative Equitable Partition” and together with a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition, each an “Equitable Partition”).  An Equitable Partition shall (i) proportionately distribute to SN and SN UnSub, on the one hand, and the Sale Transaction Transferee or Blackstone, as applicable, on the other hand, in the same proportion and with substantially similar characteristics as each Party held in the Core Area, prior to the Equitable Partition, the following: (1) the remaining drilling obligations under the APC Well Commitment and continuous drilling obligations under the oil and gas leases to which the applicable Working Interests are subject, (2) producing wells and current production (including substantially similar decline profiles and cash flow profiles), proved developed non-producing acreage and undeveloped acreage, (3) remaining reserves, (4) potential future well locations, and (5) allocation of exposure to demand charges, minimum volume commitments and commodity charges (and other similar costs and obligations) under the midstream and marketing agreements in place in the Core Area; (ii) seek to allocate the entirety of a Lease and the acreage governed by an applicable joint operating agreement into either the Included Sale Transaction Area or the Excluded Sale Transaction Area; (iii) take into account any other relevant factors, including, if applicable, a prior Division of Operatorship, and any restrictions on assignment of the applicable Working Interests and other Assets and, subject to the other express provisions of this Section 4.5, seek to mitigate any such restrictions if they are reasonably likely to impede or delay an Equitable Partition and (iv) in the case of an Alternative Equitable Partition, in no event shall SN UnSub have lower values of PDP PV-10 or projected cash flow from PDP reserves after such Alternative Equitable Partition and provided further that any assignments and conveyances among the Parties under an Alternative Equitable Partition shall be on terms substantially similar to the assignment and conveyance terms under the Purchase Agreement).  If, following such forty-five (45) day period, SN, SN UnSub, and Blackstone are unable to agree upon an Equitable Partition, then the Equitable Partitions shall be decided by Financial Advisors and Reserve Auditor(s) using the same process as provided for an Equitable Division pursuant to Section 3.8(e)(i),  mutatis mutandis (but with such modifications as 

		 

		

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may be necessary to determine a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition and an Alternative Equitable Partition in accordance with this Section 4.5, including in order to include SN UnSub as a party to such process), and after the final determination of the Equitable Divisions by the Financial Advisors and upon the execution of definitive documentation as required to carry out the Sale Transaction or the Alternative Equitable Partition, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 4.5, the Parties hereto and their Affiliates shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to effectuate the applicable Equitable Division as promptly as practicable (for no additional consideration other than as may be necessary to ensure that the relative percentages of Fair Market Value in an Alternative Equitable Partition are satisfied).  In order to facilitate an efficient and orderly Sale Transaction process, Blackstone may elect to initiate (and cause Sanchez Energy to participate in) the determination of the Equitable Partitions upon the delivery by Blackstone of a ROFO Notice, and from such time as a ROFO Notice is provided until the time that a Sale Transaction or Equitable Division is consummated as provided for in this Section 4.5, neither SN nor its Affiliates shall initiate a Division of Operatorship.  In the event that Blackstone is unable to cause Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub and/or their respective Affiliates to participate in a Sale Transaction as a result of any of the limitations set forth in this Section 4.5, then Blackstone shall have the right to effectuate an Alternative Equitable Partition, whereby Blackstone shall be entitled to all Assets of the Parties in the Included Sale Transaction Area and SN and SN UnSub shall be entitled to all Assets of the Parties in the Excluded Sale Transaction Area (in each case as such areas are determined pursuant to this Section 4.5(a) with respect to an Alternative Equitable Partition, for no consideration payable other than as may be necessary to ensure that the relative percentages of Fair Market Value in an Alternative Equitable Partition are satisfied), and the Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to effect such Alternative Equitable Partition as promptly as practicable. In connection with the effectuation of an Alternative Equitable Partition and to the extent a Sale Transaction has not been consummated, the Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause Blackstone or its designee (or if applicable a Sale Transaction Transferee) to become operator under each joint operating agreement applicable to the Assets included in the Included Sale Transaction Area and cause SN or its designee to become operator under each joint operating agreement applicable to the Assets included in the Excluded Sale Transaction Area, and in the event that such operatorship is not vested in the applicable party prior to the time that a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition (which shall be consummated as of the closing of a Sale Transaction or as promptly as practicable thereafter) or Alternative Equitable Partition is otherwise ready to be completed, then the principles of Section 3.8(e) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, as though the party to whom operatorship should be transferred were the Post-Division Operator and the Party or its Affiliate that is the operator under an applicable joint operatorship were the Pre-Division Operator (including, without limitation, Section 3.8(e)(ii)), and, if necessary, the Pre-Division Operator shall maintain a sufficient minimal interest so as to not effect an automatic resignation of operatorship under the applicable operating agreements. 
		

		
			(b)      Each of Blackstone, Sanchez Energy, SN and SN UnSub and each of their applicable Affiliates shall consent to such Sale Transaction or to carry out an Alternative Equitable Partition and will cooperate in good faith and use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary approvals and authorizations from its and its subsidiaries’ shareholders (including holders of any preferred equity interests), Board of Directors or other governing bodies, joint venture partners and lenders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, consent from lenders to an Alternative Equitable Partition as required hereunder, notwithstanding any applicable minimum cash consideration requirement that would otherwise be applicable thereto, and regardless of whether 

		 

		

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any restriction or limitation in any financing arrangement that is otherwise permitted by this Section 4.5), as applicable, and will cooperate in good faith and use reasonable best efforts to remove all Permitted Liens (other than the Permitted Liens described in clauses (iv) and (xii) of the definition thereof) from the applicable Assets and other interests to be conveyed in a Sale Transaction or Alternative Equitable Partition and to take or cause to be taken all other reasonable actions, including seeking any necessary consents required for assignment of interests in the Assets and related interests to be conveyed in a Sale Transaction or Alternative Equitable Partition or a change in operatorship to the applicable purchaser in a Sale Transaction or in an Alternative Equitable Partition or any other actions reasonably necessary or desirable to cause the consummation of such Sale Transaction on the terms of the Bona Fide Offer and in order to maximize the value to be realized by the Parties in connection with a Sale Transaction or otherwise to effect an Alternative Equitable Partition.  For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall not be construed to require Sanchez Energy, SN or SN UnSub to restructure its ownership of the Assets, provided that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, none of Blackstone, Sanchez Energy, SN and SN UnSub nor any of their Affiliates shall take any action for the purpose of preventing or materially impeding the consummation of a Sale Transaction or an Alternative Equitable Partition.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.5 or this Agreement to the contrary, (i) Blackstone’s rights to compel a Sale Transaction or an Alternative Equitable Partition and (ii) the obligations of Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub, and their respective Affiliates to consent to such transaction, are subject to (a) compliance by SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates with the requirements under each of their debt financing arrangements as of the Effective Date (as the same may be amended and together with any new debt financing arrangement, in each case that shall have been established in good faith and for valid business purposes and on market terms); provided that Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub, and their respective Affiliates shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to ensure that any new debt financing arrangement or amendment of an existing financing arrangement entered into after the Effective Date shall not expressly restrict an Alternative Equitable Partition as required hereunder, notwithstanding any applicable minimum cash consideration requirement that would otherwise be applicable thereto, (b) compliance with all of the provisions of this Section 4.5, or (c) required landowner consents, midstream consents or other third party consents.     
		

		
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			(d)      Subject to the limitations and conditions of this Section 4.5, the Parties will execute the agreement negotiated by Blackstone in connection with such a Sale Transaction (a “Sale Transaction Agreement”) and will take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by Blackstone to effect such Sale Transaction; provided,  however, that (i) Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub or their Affiliates bound hereby, as applicable, shall only be required to make the same (or substantially similar in all material respects) representations, warranties and covenants and the same indemnities as Blackstone agrees to make in connection with the Sale Transaction (unless expressly contemplated otherwise in this Section 4.5), except that in no event shall any Party be required to agree to any non-competition or non-solicitation covenant in connection with the Sale Transaction or to make any representation or warranty that would be inaccurate when made without the ability to provide disclosure against such representation or warranty; (ii) no Party shall be liable for the breach of any covenants of any other Party; (iii) in no event shall any Party be required to make representations and warranties or provide indemnities as to any other Party; (iv) any liability relating to representations and warranties (and related indemnities) or other 

		 

		

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indemnification obligations in connection with the Sale Transaction and related to the Assets shall be shared by the Parties pro rata on a several (but not joint) basis in proportion to the proceeds received by each Party in the Sale Transaction; (v) no Party shall have aggregate liability relating to the representations and warranties (and related indemnities) or other indemnification obligations in excess of the purchase price (nor shall any Party have aggregate liability with respect to the breach of non-fundamental or tax-related representations and warranties (and related indemnities) in excess of twenty five percent (25%) of the purchase price to be received in the Sale Transaction by such Party without such Party’s consent, which may be withheld by such Party in its sole discretion); and (vi) any escrow or other holdback of proceeds shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among the applicable Parties.     
		

		
			(e)      In connection with a Sale Transaction, the form of consideration will consist of either (i) all cash or (ii) cash and not more than twenty-five (25%) in value of publicly traded securities, subject to the following:  In connection with such a Sale Transaction (i) if the form of consideration is a combination of cash and securities, the portion of such consideration that is cash shall be the greater percentage of (A) seventy-five (75%) percent cash and (B) the percentage of cash necessary for Sanchez Energy, SN and its Affiliates to meet any debt financing covenants which are then in existence (up to 100% cash requirements) (provided that Blackstone or its applicable Affiliate may elect to take a higher percentage of equity consideration in a Sale Transaction than the other participating sale parties in order to satisfy the requirements of this clause (i)), (ii) subject to the preceding clause (i), all Parties shall be allocated the same form of consideration, or if any Parties are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all Parties will be given the same option, and (iii) the consideration to be received by the Parties in a Sale Transaction will be calculated by taking the aggregate proceeds from such Sale Transaction (excluding all out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Parties in connection with such Sale Transaction, which shall be borne by the Parties in proportion to their respective rights to the aggregate sale proceeds; provided, that any agreements with accountants, attorneys, investment bankers or other such professional service firms in connection with a Sale Transaction shall be negotiated at arms-length and be at prevailing market rates and provided, further, that SN shall have the right to consent to any investment bank hired to direct the Sale Transaction process, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and allocating such proceeds among the Parties based upon the relative Fair Market Value of the Assets and other interests included by Blackstone, SN, and SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates in the Sale Transaction (collectively, the “Drag Interests”), as agreed by the Parties or as otherwise determined pursuant to an Equitable Partition. 
		

		
			(f)        For purposes of Section 4.5(e) and Section 4.2(b), in the event the applicable Parties (for purposes of this paragraph, collectively, the “Dispute Parties”) disagree as to the relative Fair Market Value of the Drag Interests or Tag Interests, as applicable, included by each Party and cannot resolve such dispute (after good faith negotiations lasting no more than ten (10) Business Days) (it being agreed that an Equitable Partition determined in accordance with Section 4.5(a) shall be final and binding on the Parties), then any Dispute Party may elect for the Dispute Parties to engage one mutually-agreeable reputable national or regional investment bank or valuation firm with experience in the valuation of oil and gas interests in Eagle Ford Shale (the “Valuation Firm”) to determine the relative Fair Market Value (on a percentage basis) of the Drag Interests or Tag Interests, as applicable, included by each Party. In the event that Blackstone has not effected a Division of Operatorship, any determination of the Fair Market Value shall assume 

		 

		

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that Blackstone holds rights to operatorship of such portion of the Assets as though an Equitable Division had been consummated.  The Valuation Firm shall be selected by the Dispute Parties from among the parties included on Annex IV and if the Dispute Parties are unable to agree then SN in the case of a Sale Transaction or Blackstone in the case of a Proposed Sale shall choose.  The Dispute Parties shall each cooperate fully with the Valuation Firm, including by providing all reasonably requested information, data and work papers of such Dispute Party and shall make available personnel and accountants to explain any such information, data or work papers.  The Parties shall cause the Valuation Firm to render its determination as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the Valuation Firm was engaged; provided,  however, if the dispute relates to Tag Interests, the Parties shall cause the Valuation Firm to render its determination no later than the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the expiration of the Tag-Along Offer.  The Valuation Firm’s determination of the relative value of the Drag Interests (the “Final Valuation”) shall be final and binding on the Dispute Parties, and any proceeds to be received in such indirect approved sale shall be split between the Dispute Parties based upon the relative valuation percentages set forth in the Final Valuation.  The fees and costs of the Valuation Firm shall be split equally between the Parties based on their respective proportionate amount of Working Interests to be conveyed in the applicable transaction, and the Parties shall provide, and shall cause their Controlled Affiliates, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their other Affiliates to provide, all information available to them that may be reasonably requested by the Valuation Firm.
		

		
			(g)      In connection with a Sale Transaction, if reasonably requested by the applicable buyer, Sanchez Energy, if the Sanchez Operator remains the Operator for any Wellpads or Leases, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a customary transition services agreement with the purchaser at the closing of such Sale Transaction, or Sanchez Energy shall cause any applicable Affiliate or entity then providing management services to Sanchez Energy and capable of providing transition services to enter into such agreement, which transition services agreement shall be substantially similar in all material respects to the transition services agreement with Affiliates of Anadarko pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, provided, that the term shall be no more than two months and Sanchez Energy or its Affiliate shall be entitled to earn a mark-up of 10% over cost on all services provided thereunder.
		

		
			(h)      Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 4.5 to the contrary but, with respect to SN UnSub, subject to Section 4.5(i), (i) there shall be no liability or obligation on behalf of Blackstone or its Affiliates if such entities determine, for any reason, not to consummate a Sale Transaction or an Equitable Partition, and Blackstone shall be permitted to discontinue at any time any Sale Transaction or Equitable Partition initiated by Blackstone by providing written notice to SN and SN UnSub; (ii) Blackstone may not cause Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates to participate in a Sale Transaction unless the consideration received by Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates in such Sale Transaction (including distributions of cash on hand at SN and SN UnSub that are made to SN and UnSub in connection with such sale) would be greater than or equal to the sum (the “Required Return Sum”), without duplication, of (A) (i) the amount of capital which was invested, borrowed, used or otherwise provided in connection with the financing, acquisition, ownership or operation of the Assets, and any related assets (including for the avoidance of doubt, any assets being retained by SN or Unsub in the Sale Transaction) less all distributions previously made on account of any equity capital invested by Parties other than GSO (or its Affiliates), (ii) payments by the relevant Person and its 

		 

		

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Affiliates arising under or related to the redemption, repayment or refinancing of any securities, credit facilities, financial vehicles, debentures, notes, guarantees or liabilities procured to carry out any and all transactions contemplated under the Purchase  Agreement or this Agreement, in each case, that are required as a result of the consummation of a Sale Transaction, and (iii) disbursements, fees or costs reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the relevant Person and its Affiliates to suspend, reassign, demobilize, stack, terminate, sell off and restructure all applicable personnel, equipment and operations related, directly or indirectly, to the Assets in connection with such Sale Transaction, (B) the amount of capital GSO (or its Affiliates) invested in SN UnSub, (C) the Base Preferred Return Amount as required under the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement and (D) the outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of SN and SN UnSub upon such applicable date of determination (net of any cash and cash equivalents of SN and SN UnSub as of such date) to the extent that a buyer in connection with a Sale Transaction does not assume or directly repay such outstanding indebtedness; provided for purposes of the foregoing subparts (A) through (D), that such equity or debt that is amended, incurred or established following the Effective Date is done so in good faith and for valid business purposes and on terms determined in the reasonable judgment and in good faith by the party amending, incurring or establishing such equity or debt; provided further that with the written consent of GSO, the Required Return Sum will be adjusted downward equitably to reflect the percentage of Assets actually to be transferred in a Sale Transaction by SN and SN UnSub as compared to the Assets acquired by SN and SN UnSub pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.  In addition, (i) a fair and reasonable allocation of the proceeds from a proposed Sale Transaction between SN and SN UnSub shall be made in the reasonable judgment, in good faith and for valid business purposes, of Sanchez Energy, SN and SN UnSub (in accordance with their then existing debt arrangements) and (ii) in no event shall SN or SN UnSub be compelled to enter into a Sale Transaction unless, after the application of the proceeds from such Sale Transaction, after satisfying the conditions in the foregoing subpart (i), the proceeds payable to SN UnSub shall be an amount sufficient to return to its equity holders 100% of the equity invested in SN UnSub.
		

		
			(i)      Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.5 or this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the Redemption Date, without the prior written consent of GSO, SN UnSub shall not (and shall not be required to), and no Party shall cause SN Unsub to participate in any transfer or disposition (or enter into definitive documentation providing for any transfer or disposition) of any of its Working Interest or other Assets (or any portion thereof) under this Section 4.5 (other than an Alternative Equitable Partition), and Blackstone shall not have the right to compel a Sale Transaction with respect to SN UnSub’s Working Interests and Assets (or any portion thereof), unless such transfer or disposition complies with the terms and conditions of SN UnSub’s (i) debt financing arrangements applicable as of the Effective Date and such other debt financing arrangements that as amended, or as incurred or established following the Effective Date in good faith and for valid business purposes and on terms determined in the reasonable judgment and in good faith by the party amending, incurring or establishing such debt, and (ii) the requirement that the Preferred Units receive an amount of cash equal to the Base Preferred Return Amount with respect to each Preferred Unit in redemption in full of all outstanding Preferred Units, pursuant to and in compliance with the SN UnSub GP LLC Agreement and SN UnSub Partnership Agreement, less any debt incurred, Preferred Units or Common Units issued by SN UnSub in connection with funding of properties outside of the AMI, and (iii) GSO shall have the right to act on behalf of, and enforce all rights of, SN UnSub in connection with this Section 4.5. For the avoidance of doubt and for purposes of clarity, an Alternative Equitable Partition is intended to provide SN UnSub 

		 

		

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with substantially similar characteristics and value, after giving effect to such Alternative Equitable Partition, as SN UnSub held in the Core Area prior to the Alternative Equitable Partition, in accordance with the procedures in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			Article V
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
		

		
			5.1      Information Rights.
		

		
			(a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Operating Agreements (but, for the avoidance of doubt, in addition to the information and data required to be provided to the Parties pursuant any Operating Agreement), Operator shall provide the Parties, in electronic format, with the following information and reports with respect to the Assets reasonably promptly after such information becomes available to Operator or could have been prepared without incurring unreasonable time and cost by Operator or any of its Affiliates:
		

		
			(i)      daily volumes for oil, gas, condensate, and water, choke size and tubing, casing, and flowing pressure;
		

		
			(ii)      monthly lease operating expense statement; 
		

		
			(iii)      monthly oil, gas, and condensate sales reports;
		

		
			(iv)      drilling and workover reports, which shall include the current depth, the corresponding lithological information, data on drilling fluid characteristics, information about drilling difficulties or delays (if any), mud checks, mud logs, and hydrocarbon information, casing and cementation tallies, and estimated cumulative costs;
		

		
			(v)      daily drilling (including completion, stimulation, testing, artificial lifting, daily mud reports, mud logging, directional drilling, etc.) reports;
		

		
			(vi)      copies of all completion and plugging reports;
		

		
			(vii)      to the extent permissible, copies of all seismic data and reports, well tests, core data, microseismic, and associated analysis reports;
		

		
			(viii)      to the extent Operator prepares or receives such information, (A) geological and geophysical, reservoir engineering, drilling and well completion studies, development schedules, and annual progress reports on development projects and (B) well performance reports;
		

		
			(ix)      copies of written notices provided by Governmental Authorities or any Third Party regarding material violations or potential material violations of applicable Law;
		

		
			(x)      copies of all material reports provided by Operator to, or filings made by Operator with, any Governmental Authority relating to material violations or potential material violations of applicable Law;
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(xi)      copies of any material correspondence between Operator and any Governmental Authority relating to material violations or potential material violations of applicable law; 
		

		
			(xii)      to the extent not included in clauses (i)-(xi) above, all material information, data, projections, interpretative data and analysis, operating plans, records, and analysis utilized by Operator in preparing (including the basis for proposing) a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan; and
		

		
			(xiii)      to the extent not included in clauses (i)-(xii) above, as soon as reasonably practicable following a request from a Party, all information reasonably requested by a Party for any purposes, including in connection with satisfying or complying with information requests and disclosure requirements in respect of financing or other capital market activities, including requests from current and prospective lenders and investors, rating agencies, securities exchanges, and Governmental Authorities.
		

		
			(b)      The information described in Section 5.1(a) shall be stored on a commercially available secure, third-party electronic database and document sharing platform and made available to each Party (“VDR”).  Such VDR shall be Intralinks, Merrill Datasite, or another VDR platform that is mutually agreeable to the Parties.  The VDR shall be maintained by Operator and such expenses shall be shared equally amongst the Parties.
		

		
			5.2      Area of Mutual Interest.
		

		
			(a)      The Parties hereby establish an Area of Mutual Interest (“AMI”), commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and covering lands depicted on Exhibit C attached hereto, plus a 4-mile halo in any direction from the perimeter of such lands (excluding, however, any properties owned by SN and its Affiliates as of the Effective Date within the lands depicted on Exhibit C, which shall not be included within the AMI nor otherwise be subject to this Agreement).  The AMI shall terminate and have no further force and effect on the earlier of (i) the date that is five (5) years after the Effective Date, or (ii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated in its entirety in accordance with Section 6.1.
		

		
			(b)      For purposes of this Section 5.2, an “Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition of, or agreement or option to acquire, rights, title or interests to any oil and gas properties covering lands within the AMI by a Party or any of its Affiliates (which in the case of Blackstone, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include HoldCo), subject to Section 5.2(h), between the Effective Date and the expiration of the AMI pursuant to Section 5.2(a).  Such Acquisition whether acquired directly or indirectly, shall include without limitation, oil and gas leases, options to lease, farm-ins, options to farm-in, acreage contributions, bottom hole agreements or exploratory agreements.  If an Acquisition includes lands located within the AMI and lands located outside the boundaries of the AMI, the Acquisition shall be deemed to include only the lands located inside the AMI, unless the Parties agree otherwise.
		

		
			(c)      All Acquisitions must be reported by the acquiring Party to the non-acquiring Parties thirty (30) days prior to the actual closing date of such Acquisition.  Such notification shall include, but is not be limited to, a description of the interest acquired, the area covered, the terms 

		 

		

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of the Acquisition and the cost (including brokerage fees), and a copy of the proposed agreement for the Acquisition.
		

		
			(d)      For purposes of this Section 5.2, the proportionate shares of Blackstone, SN, and SN UnSub or the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, if applicable, in the right to participate in an Acquisition shall be fifty percent (50%), thirty percent (30%), and twenty percent (20%), respectively.  Each non-acquiring Party will have twenty (20) days after receipt of the notice to furnish the acquiring Party with written notice of its election to acquire, or cause its subsidiary to acquire, its proportionate share of the Acquisition for its proportionate share of the purchase price (or cash equal to fair equivalent value if the Acquisition was made for non-cash consideration); provided,  however, that if Blackstone or its Affiliates is the acquiring Party, SN UnSub may assign its right to participate in such Acquisition to SN, or SN may assign its right to participate in such Acquisition to SN UnSub, in which case SN and SN UnSub shall provide a joint written notice evidencing SN’s (or SN UnSub’s) election to acquire both shares and SN UnSub’s (or SN’s) agreement to such election; provided, further, that if SN, SN Unsub or their respective Affiliates is the acquiring party, Blackstone shall have the right to assign its right to participate in such Acquisition to HoldCo, or, subject to the prior written consent of SN in its sole discretion, any other Affiliate.  Failure of a Party to provide a written notice of its election within the twenty (20) day period will be deemed an election not to acquire its proportionate share of the Acquisition which will thereafter no longer be subject to the AMI provisions under this Agreement or any applicable Operating Agreement.  Further, if neither non-acquiring Party elects to acquire its proportionate share of an Acquisition, the properties acquired in such Acquisition shall not be subject to this Agreement.  
		

		
			(e)      If a non-acquiring Party elects to acquire its proportionate share (or, if applicable, SN elects to acquire both its share and SN UnSub’s share or SN UnSub elects to acquire both its share and SN’s share) of the Acquisition, such non-acquiring Party shall promptly (within ten (10) days of giving its notice) pay for its proportionate share(s) of the Acquisition, and the acquiring Party, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of that payment from the non-acquiring Party for its share(s) of the Acquisition cost, shall deliver (or cause its Affiliates to deliver) to the non-acquiring Party an assignment of the non-acquiring Party’s proportionate share(s) of the Acquisition.  Assignments pursuant to the AMI shall not contain any reservations in favor of the acquiring Party (or its Affiliates), other than the reservations burdening the Acquisition as of the date of the Acquisition by the acquiring Party (or its Affiliates).  Such assignments shall be prepared in accordance with Exhibit D and be properly executed and notarized for recording purposes.
		

		
			(f)      The acquiring Party shall have the right to serve as operator pursuant to an applicable Operating Agreement for an Acquisition that such acquiring Party brings to the other Party pursuant to this Section 5.2 (to the extent permitted by such Operating Agreement); provided, that, prior to the occurrence of an Operator Default Event of SN, SN shall be entitled to serve as Operator for any Acquisitions within the Core Area and any oil and gas leasehold interests covering lands within the Core Area shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as though it were an Asset (and shall be deemed to be included in the definition of “Asset” for all purposes hereunder) and added to Annex III accordingly.    
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(g)      If any Party is in Default, any other Party may (provided, that such other Party is not in Default) elect, by written notice, to have the terms of this Section 5.2 not restrict the activities of such other Party or any of its Affiliates during the period that the Default is continuing (provided, that a Party may thereafter continue to own and develop assets acquired during the applicable period) and any assets acquired by a Non-Defaulting Party during a Default shall be offered only to the other Non-Defaulting Party under this Section 5.2 and the Defaulting Party shall not be deemed to own or in any way otherwise be entitled to any rights or benefits in respect thereof.
		

		
			(h)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in this Section 5.2 shall not in any way limit or apply to (i) the activities of any Affiliate of SN or SN UnSub not Controlled by SN or SN UnSub, as applicable (except for in the case of SN, Sanchez Energy and its subsidiaries (other than SN UnSub and its subsidiaries), so long as SN remains a Controlled Affiliate of Sanchez Energy), or (ii) (A) the activities of any Affiliate of Blackstone in its business other than the private equity investments made by the “Blackstone Capital Partners VI,” “Blackstone Capital Partners VII,” “Blackstone Energy Partners I,” and/or “Blackstone Energy Partners II” investment funds (collectively, the “Blackstone Funds”) affiliated with or managed by Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C., (B) the activities of GSO Capital Partners L.P. or any investment funds or vehicles managed by GSO Capital Partners L.P. or any portfolio companies or other investments of GSO Capital Partners L.P., or (C) the acquisition by any investment funds or vehicles managed by Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C. or any of its Affiliates to the extent such transaction represents the acquisition of any securities of an entity owning an interest in the AMI if such class of securities being acquired are listed on a national securities exchange and such acquisition does not provide for voting interests in excess of 25% of such entity, provided, that in each of clauses (ii)(A), (B) and (C), (y) Blackstone does not Control or have the right to Control any of the Persons mentioned in clauses (ii)(A), (B) or (C) above, and (z) any of such Persons does not act at the direction of or with encouragement from Blackstone with respect to any matters contemplated by this Section 5.2.  For the avoidance of doubt, if any of the actions prohibited under clauses (y) or (z) above occurs, the respective Persons mentioned in clauses (ii)(A), (B) or (C) above shall be subject to, and their activities shall be limited in accordance with, this Section 5.2; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, portfolio companies of GSO Capital Partners L.P. for which neither GSO Capital Partners L.P. nor its Affiliates have majority board control shall not be subject to the AMI provisions of this Section 5.2 notwithstanding the foregoing.  The transactions and other activities excluded by this Section 5.2(h) from the other provisions of this Section 5.2 shall be referred to herein as “Excluded AMI Transactions.”
		

		
			(i)      Agreement Memorandum.  The Parties hereby agree to execute and promptly file a memorandum of this Agreement in the real property records of Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
		

		
			5.3      Spacing Protections.
		

		
			(a)      Limited Restricted Zone.  With respect to each well drilled on lands in the AMI after the Effective Date but prior to the Redemption Date, each Party agrees:
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(i)      not to, and to cause its Affiliates not to, plan or propose, or permit the Operator to plan or propose, to drill any part or segment of the horizontal portion of the wellbore of such well within the Limited Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well;  
		

		
			(ii)      not to include in any Approved Budget or Work Plan any well or wells that would be drilled into the Limited Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well; 
		

		
			(iii)      not to participate in or consent to any operation proposed or conducted by a third party under an Operating Agreement to drill a well or wells that would be drilled into the Limited Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well; and 
		

		
			(iv)      not to complete or produce the horizontal portion of the wellbore of any well drilled into the Limited Restricted Zone of an Existing Producing Well (unless, in the case of the Operator, it is required to do so under an applicable Operating Agreement) (collectively (i) through (iv) above, the “Limited Spacing Restrictions”).
		

		
			(b)      Full Restricted Zone.  Except for Exception Wells as provided below, with respect to each well drilled on lands in the AMI after the Effective Date but prior to the earlier of (x) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date, (y) the Redemption Date, or (z) mutual agreement of the Parties to modify these restrictions, each Party agrees:
		

		
			(i)      not to, and to cause its Affiliates not to, plan or propose, or permit the Operator to plan or propose, to drill any part or segment of the horizontal portion of the wellbore of such well within the Full Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well;  
		

		
			(ii)      not to include in any Approved Budget or Work Plan any well or wells that would be drilled into the Full Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well;
		

		
			(iii)      not to participate in or consent to any operation proposed or conducted by a third party under an Operating Agreement to drill a well or wells that would be drilled into the Full Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well; and
		

		
			(iv)      not to complete or produce the horizontal portion of the wellbore of any well drilled into the Full Restricted Zone of an Existing Producing Well (unless, in the case of the Operator, it is required to do so under an applicable Operating Agreement) (collectively (i) through (iv) above, the “Full Spacing Restrictions”).
		

		
			(c)      Illustration.  Illustrations of the Limited Restricted Zone and Full Restricted Zones are shown in Annex VII attached hereto.
		

		
			(d)      Exceptions to Full Spacing Restrictions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operator may drill and complete up to thirty (30) wells (the “Exception Wells”) in the areas in the AMI shown in Annex VII (the “AMI Test Areas”) that do not comply with the Full Spacing Restrictions as long as such Exception Wells comply with the Limited Spacing Restrictions.
		

		
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			(i)      Notice.  Any Party may request that the Full Restricted Zone be modified by giving written notice to the other Parties if (1) twenty (20) Exception Wells have been drilled and completed, (2) at least six (6) Exception Wells have been drilled and completed in each AMI Test Area subject to the proposed modification of the Full Restricted Zone (the “Test Wells”), and (3) the Test Wells have been producing for at least six (6) months.  Such written notice shall include a description of the proposed modifications to the Full Restricted Zone and reasonably detailed technical information and data from such requesting Party’s consulting reservoir engineers supporting such modifications to the Full Restricted Zone (the “Proposed Modifications”).  Each Party shall work in good faith to review the Proposed Modifications and all supporting information.  The Proposed Modifications may not contain spacing restrictions that are less restrictive or protective in either the horizontal or vertical plane than those in the Limited Restricted Zone.  If the other Parties (and their respective consulting engineers) agree that the Proposed Modifications will not lead to any material reduction in value to each Party’s respective Asset base, then the Full Spacing Restrictions shall be modified pursuant to the Proposed Modifications until such time that the Parties agree to subsequent Proposed Modification.
		

		
			(ii)      Failure to Agree.  If the other Parties (and their respective consulting engineers) fail to agree that the Proposed Modifications will not lead to any reduction in value to each Party’s respective Asset base within 30 days after the date of the first notice provided in Section 5.3(e)(i), then any Party may within seven (7) Business Days thereafter, declare a Deadlock by providing a Deadlock Notice to the other Parties.  Thereafter, such Deadlock shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.6(b) and, if applicable, non-binding mediation, in accordance with Section 3.6(c).  For the avoidance of doubt, as it relates to this Section 5.3, any decision on behalf of SN UnSub prior to the Redemption Date shall require the approval of the Class B Member of SN UnSub.
		

		
			(iii)      Amendment.  Prior to drilling offset wells pursuant to such Proposed Modifications, then this Annex VII shall be amended to reflect the Proposed Modifications to the Full Restricted Zone agreed to by the Parties hereunder.
		

		
			(f)      Covenants Running with the Land and Assumption.  The obligations of the Parties in this Section 5.3 are covenants running with the land and shall be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the obligations in this Section 5.3 will burden the lands in the AMI and create a privity of estate between the Parties.  It is the Parties’ express intent that such obligations will not be subject to rejection in the event of any bankruptcy involving any Party or any successor or assign to any of the leases, lands, or wells that are subject to this Agreement. Each Party agrees to cause its successors and assigns to expressly assume the obligations under this Section 5.3 in connection with any Transfer of all or part of its Assets.
		

		
			(g)      Existing Producing Wells and Drilled and Uncompleted Wells.  The restrictions listed in this Section 5.3 shall apply solely to wells that are drilled and completed within the Limited Restricted Zone or the Full Restricted Zone of an Existing Well and shall not apply to the Existing Drilled and Uncompleted Wells.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(h)      Applicability to Blackstone.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 5.3, Blackstone shall not be subject to either the Full Spacing Restrictions or the Limited Spacing Restrictions in Section 5.3 after 5 years following the Effective Date.
		

		
			5.4      Cooperation.  The Parties agree to cooperate, and to cause their Affiliates to cooperate, with one another in connection with the arrangement of any debt financing related to the Assets as may be reasonably requested by a Party. Any reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by a Party and its Affiliates in providing reasonable cooperation to a Party in accordance with this Section 5.4 shall be reimbursed by the Party seeking such cooperation.
		

		
			Article VI
TERM AND TERMINATION
		

		
			6.1       Term and Termination.  Subject to Section 6.2, the term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until the earliest of:
		

		
			(a)       termination by mutual written agreement of each Party;
		

		
			(b)      the eighth anniversary of the Effective Date;
		

		
			(c)      with respect to any interest in the Assets transferred (other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer or a Foreclosure Transfer) to a Third Party (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include Sanchez Production Partners LP, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation or its Affiliates, any Permitted Holder or any other entity Controlled by any Permitted Holder), upon the consummation of such transfer but only with respect to the interest transferred (and this Agreement will remain in effect with respect to the remainder of the Assets), subject to Section 4.1(b) and the provisions that survive pursuant to Section 6.2 and which are assigned in connection with a Transfer pursuant to Section 7.3;
		

		
			(d)      termination by any Party in its sole discretion after a Division of Operatorship or an Alternative Equitable Partition is completed, but only within thirty (30) days after the consummation of the Alternative Equitable Partition or final Equitable Division resulting therefrom; and
		

		
			(e)      termination by a Non-Defaulting Party in its sole discretion following a Default, but only within thirty (30) days after such Default.
		

		
			Following the termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.1, upon the written request of any Party, the Parties agree to execute and file for record a notice of termination of this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
		

		
			6.2      Effect of Termination.  The expiration or termination of this Agreement, for any reason, shall not release any Party from any obligation or liability to any other Party, including any payment obligation, that (i) has already accrued hereunder, (ii) comes into effect due to the expiration or termination of the Agreement, or (iii) otherwise survives the expiration or termination of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the right of Blackstone to pursue a Sale Transaction and/or an Equitable Division pursuant to Section 4.5 (and the provisions set forth in Article VII as they may relate to Section 4.5) shall survive termination 

		 

		

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due to Division of Operatorship for the later of (A) a period of nine (9) months following the consummation of such Division of Operatorship (it being understood that in the event an Alternative Equitable Partition is to be completed, then the parties shall complete such Alternative Equitable Partition regardless of whether such nine (9) month period has expired) or (B) five (5) months after determination of a final and binding Equitable Partition in accordance with Section 4.5; (ii) the information rights set forth in Section 5.1 shall survive a termination due to a Division of Operatorship indefinitely or until neither Blackstone, SN, nor any of their Affiliates (or any designee thereof) operates any of the Assets, (iii) Section 3.8(e)(i) shall survive for a period of six months following a termination resulting from a sale by SN, or any other Affiliate thereof serving as Operator, to a Third Party, or following a termination under Section 6.1(d), (iv) Section 3.8(e)(ii) and Section 3.8(e)(iii) and the penultimate sentence of Section 3.8(e) shall survive termination indefinitely until all Required Operatorship Consents are obtained (including to the extent a Division of Operatorship is effected following termination of the Agreement pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (iii)), provided that the last sentence of Section 3.8(e)(iii) shall survive the termination of this Agreement in any event for a period of ten years; (v) the provisions of Section 3.8(e)(v) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of ten years; and (vi) the spacing restrictions in Section 5.3 shall survive termination until the dates set forth in Section 5.3  .
		

		
			Article VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
		

		
			7.1      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the Operating Agreements and the Purchase Agreement, constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter covered hereby and supersede (i) all prior oral or written proposals, term sheets or agreements, (ii) all contemporaneous oral proposals or agreements, and (iii) all previous negotiations and all other communications or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
		

		
			7.2      Waivers.  Neither action taken (including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party) nor inaction pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein by the Party not committing such action or inaction.  A waiver by any Party of a particular right, including breach of any provision of this Agreement, shall not operate or be construed as a subsequent waiver of that same right or a waiver of any other right.
		

		
			7.3      Assignment; Binding Effect.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereunder, each Party may assign its rights or interests under this Agreement, or delegate any duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party, provided, that such assignment or delegation is made in connection with the conveyance by a Party or its Affiliate of (i) all its interest in an Asset to a Third Party, (ii) all or some of its interests in an Asset to an Affiliate, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (iii) otherwise in connection with a Sale Transaction, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all rights set forth in Section 3.8(e)(ii) (including with respect to the survival period of such provision as set forth under Section 6.2).  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns; provided,  however, that in the case of only a partial assignment by a Party of their rights or interests under this Agreement to an Affiliate or Permitted Transferee, such Affiliate or Permitted Transferee shall not succeed to such 

		 

		

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			7.4      Governing Law; Severability.
		

		
			(a)      This Agreement has been executed and delivered and shall be construed, interpreted and governed pursuant to and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any conflict of Laws principles which, if applied, might permit or require the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.
		

		
			(b)      In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provision of applicable Law, the applicable provision of Law shall control.  If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and that provision shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable Law.
		

		
			7.5      Further Assurances.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  In case, at any time after the execution of this Agreement, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes, the proper officers or directors of the Parties shall take or cause to be taken all such necessary action.
		

		
			7.6      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and delivered by facsimile or portable document format, each of which, when executed, shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
		

		
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			(a)      The Parties acknowledge that they and their respective appointed Representatives (if any) shall receive information from or regarding Assets in the nature of trade secrets or that otherwise is confidential information or proprietary information (as further defined below in this Section 7.7(a), “Confidential Information”), the release of which would be damaging to the Parties or Persons with which the Parties conduct business.  Each Party shall hold in strict confidence, and shall require that such Party’s appointed Representatives (if any) hold in strict confidence, any Confidential Information that such Party or such Party’s appointed Representative receives, and each Party shall not, and each Party shall require that such Party’s appointed Representatives agree not to, disclose such Confidential Information to any Person other than another Party or Representative, or use such information for any purpose other than to evaluate, analyze, and keep apprised of the Assets and such Party’s interest therein, except for disclosures (i) to comply with any Laws (including applicable stock exchange or quotation system requirements), provided, that, if permitted by applicable Law, a Party or Representative must notify all the Parties promptly of any disclosure of Confidential Information which is required by Law, and any such disclosure of Confidential Information shall be to the minimum extent required 

		 

		

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by Law, (ii) to Affiliates, partners, members, stockholders, investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, consultants, lenders, professional advisers or representatives of the Party or Representative or their Affiliates; provided, that such Party or Representative shall be responsible for assuring such Affiliates,’ partners,’ members,’ stockholders,’ investors,’ directors,’ officers,’ employees,’ agents,’ attorneys,’ consultants,’ lenders,’ professional advisers’ and representatives’ compliance with the terms hereof (and such Party or Representative, as applicable, shall be liable for any non-compliance by such Persons as if such Persons were bound as a Party hereto), except to the extent any such Person who is not an Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, director, officer or employee has agreed in writing addressed to all the Parties to be bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information similar to this Section 7.7(a), (iii) to Persons to which that Party’s Asset Interests may be Transferred as permitted by this Agreement, but only if the recipients of such information have agreed to be bound by customary confidentiality and non-use undertakings similar to this Section 7.7(a), (iv) of information that a Party or Representative also has received from a source independent of another Party or Representative and that such Party or Representative reasonably believes such source obtained such information without breach of any obligation of confidentiality to another Party, Representative or any of their Affiliates, (v) that have been or become independently developed by a Party, a Representative or their Affiliates, or on their behalf without using any of the Confidential Information, (vi) that are or become generally available to the public (other than as a result of a prohibited disclosure by such Party or Representative or Persons for which such Party or Representative is responsible for under clause (ii) above), (vii) in connection with any proposed Transfer of all or part the Working Interests of a Party, the proposed sale of all or substantially all of a Party or its direct or indirect parent or the proposed debt or equity financing of a Party or its direct or indirect parent, to Persons to which such interest may be directly or indirectly transferred or which may provide such debt or equity financing (and their respective advisors or representatives), but only if the recipients of such information have agreed to be bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information similar to this Section 7.7(a) (unless, in the case of advisors or representatives, such Persons are otherwise bound by a duty of non-disclosure and non-use with respect to confidential and proprietary information), (viii) to Third Parties to the extent necessary for a Person to provide services in connection with its capacity as Operator, as applicable, or (ix) to the extent the non-disclosing Parties shall have consented to such disclosure in writing.  The Parties agree that breach of the provisions of this Section 7.7(a) by such Party or such Party’s appointed Representative (if any) would cause irreparable injury to the non-disclosing Parties for which monetary damages (or other remedy at Law) would be inadequate in view of (i) the complexities and uncertainties in measuring the actual damages that would be sustained by reason of the failure of a Party or Representative to comply with such provisions and (ii) the uniqueness of the Assets and the confidential nature of the Confidential Information.  Accordingly, the Parties agree that the provisions of this Section 7.7(a) may be enforced by any Party by temporary or permanent injunction (without the need to post bond or other security, therefor), specific performance or other equitable remedy and by any other rights or remedies that may be available at law or in equity.  The term “Confidential Information” shall include any information pertaining to the identity of the Parties and the Assets, which is not available to the public, whether written, oral, electronic, visual form or in any other media, including, such information that is proprietary, confidential or concerning the Parties ownership and operation of the Assets or related matter, including any actual or proposed operations or development project or strategies, other operations and business plans, actual or projected revenues 

		 

		

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and expenses, finances, contracts and books and records.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Blackstone and its Affiliates may make disclosures to its direct and indirect limited partners and members such information (including Confidential Information) as is customarily provided to current or prospective limited partners in private equity funds sponsored or managed by Affiliates of Blackstone, provided, that if such Persons are receiving Confidential Information such Persons are bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information similar to this Section 7.7(a).  In the event that a Party wishes to issue a press release relating in any respect to the Assets that in the opinion of such Party does not contain Confidential Information, each Party shall be consulted and have a reasonable amount of time to review and comment upon such proposed press release prior to its issuance.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event a Party has approved or been consulted with respect to any disclosures as required hereunder, the other Party, its Representatives or its Affiliates shall be entitled to make disclosures substantially similar (as to form and content) to those prior disclosures that the non-disclosing Party has approved or been consulted with respect to, as applicable.
		

		
			(b)      The Parties acknowledge and agree that none of the Parties shall furnish or otherwise provide a copy of this Agreement (or any part hereof) to any Person (other than the Parties, their Representatives, and Affiliates, and their respective representative(s) and adviser(s)), unless (i) otherwise agreed in writing by each of the Parties, (ii) required by applicable Laws (and if required by applicable Laws, a copy of the applicable portions of this Agreement shall be furnished only to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable Laws), (iii) by any Party, as required to implement any of the hedging arrangements and financings, and (iv) in compliance with clauses (i)-(ix) of Section 7.7(a), as if this Agreement were Confidential Information.
		

		
			7.8      No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except as set forth in Section 7.14, except for the UnSub Agent in respect of the Cure Right and rights of a Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, and except for the rights of GSO under Section 4.5 (which may be enforced by GSO) the provisions of this Agreement are for the exclusive benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Except for the foregoing, this Agreement is not intended to benefit or create rights in any other Person, including (a) any Person to whom any debts, Liabilities, or obligations are owed by a Party, or (b) any liquidator, trustee, or creditor acting on behalf of any Party, and no such creditor or any other Person shall have any rights under this Agreement.
		

		
			7.9      Non-Solicitation.  For a period from and after the date hereof until the date that is sixty (60) months after the termination of this Agreement Blackstone shall not, and Blackstone shall cause entities that are Controlled Affiliates of the Blackstone Funds not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, induce or encourage any such employee or officer of the SN, SN UnSub or any of their respective Affiliates to leave their respective positions of employment with SN, SN UnSub and/or or any of their respective Affiliates, (ii) hire or employ any of such employees or officers, whether as a consultant or otherwise, or (iii) hire or employ any such former employee or officer, whether as a consultant or otherwise, within six (6) months of such person’s final employment date with SN, SN UnSub or or any of their respective Affiliates; provided, that this Section 7.9 shall not preclude Blackstone or any of its Affiliates from soliciting for employment or hiring any such employee, agent or contractor who has been terminated (and not rehired) by SN, SN UnSub or any of their respective Affiliates.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a breach of this Section 7.9 shall not be considered for purposes of determining a Default hereunder unless the breach was effected with the knowledge of a private equity 

		 

		

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professional of the Blackstone Funds and the action underlying such breach would violate the terms of this Section 7.9, or alternatively if Sanchez Energy is able to establish a sustained pattern of breaches of this Section 7.9, and in each case provided that Blackstone take such steps necessary to immediately terminate such employee unless otherwise waived in writing by Sanchez Energy.
		

		
			7.10      Notices.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement to the contrary, any notice or communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent to the address of the Party (or Person) set forth below, or to such other more recent address of which the sending Party actually has received written notice:
		

		
			(a)      if to SN, to:
		

		
			Sanchez Energy Corporation 
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Greg Kopel 
Electronic Mail: gkopel@sanchezog.com
		

		
			and with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
		

		
			Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
		

		
			1111 Louisiana Street, 43rd Floor
		

		
			Houston, TX 77002
		

		
			Fax: 713-236-0822 
		

		
			Attn:       David Elder 
		

		
			Michael J.  Byrd
		

		
			Electronic Mail: delder@akingump.com
		

		
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			(b)      if to SN UnSub, to:
		

		
			SN EF UnSub, LP
c/o Sanchez Energy Corporation
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel:      713.756.2782

		

		
			with a copy to:
		

		
			 
		

		
			GSO ST Holdings LP
1111 Bagby Street, Suite 2050
		

		
			Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Robert Horn 
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			Christopher Richardson
		

		
			Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
		

		
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			 (c)      if to Blackstone, to:
		

		
			Aguila Production, LLC
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
			New York, New York 10154
		

		
			Attention: Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			Electronic Mail: acconcia@blackstone.com
		

		
			and with copies to:
		

		
			Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C.
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
			New York, New York 10154
		

		
			Attention: Angelo Acconcia
		

		
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			Kirkland & Ellis LLP
		

		
			600 Travis St., Suite 3300
		

		
			Houston, Texas 77002
		

		
			Attention:      Andrew Calder, P.C.
		

		
			Rhett Van Syoc
		

		
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			712 Main Street, 12th Floor South 
Houston, TX 77002
Attention:Darren Vanek 
Electronic Mail: darren.m.vanek@jpmorgan.com
		

		
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			Each such notice or other communication shall be sent by personal delivery, by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), by national, reputable courier service (such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service) or by electronic mail.
		

		
			7.11      Remedies.  Except as provided herein, the rights, obligations, and remedies created by this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to any other rights, obligations, or remedies otherwise available at Law or in equity.  In addition, any successful Party is entitled to costs related to enforcing this Agreement, including, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and court costs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement was not performed by either Party in accordance with the terms hereof and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor.  As a result of the preceding sentence, each Party shall be entitled to specific performance to prevent breaches of this Agreement and the terms hereof (including the obligation consummate transactions contemplated herein), without proof of actual damages (and each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy) in addition to any other remedy at Law or equity.  The Parties further agree not to assert that a remedy of specific performance is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach.
		

		
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			(a)      Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.  EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS OR TEXAS STATE COURT LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARE BASED IN STATUTE, TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS.  EACH PARTY (i) CONSENTS TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, (ii) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO DENY OR DEFEAT SUCH PERSONAL JURISDICTION BY MOTION OR OTHER REQUEST FOR LEAVE FROM ANY SUCH COURT, AND (iii) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT BRING ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN SUCH COURTS.  EACH PARTY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE AND IRREVOCABLE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS.  A COPY OF ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS SERVED UPON THE PARTIES SHALL BE MAILED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO THE RESPECTIVE PARTY EXCEPT THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SERVICE OF PROCESS.  IF ANY AGENT APPOINTED BY A PARTY REFUSES TO ACCEPT SERVICE, EACH PARTY AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON THE APPROPRIATE PARTY BY REGISTERED MAIL SHALL CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT 

		 

		

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SERVICE.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
		

		
			(b)      Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED.  EACH PARTY ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF ANY OF THE OTHER PARTIES.  THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS.  EACH PARTY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
		

		
			(c)      Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 7.12(a), in the event a Party wishes to contest whether it is in Default (the “Contesting Party”), such Party shall provide the Non-Defaulting Parties with its written objection within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a notice of Default (the “Objection Notice”).  In such event, a representative of the Contesting Party and each of the Non-Defaulting Parties shall meet and use good faith efforts to mutually agree on a resolution.  If such representatives are unable to resolve the disagreement within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Objection Notice, then the disagreement shall be resolved by arbitration, which arbitration proceedings shall be held in Houston, Texas and conducted pursuant to the Rules for Commercial Arbitration promulgated by the American Arbitration Association, to the extent such rules do not conflict with the terms of this Section 7.12(c).  In connection therewith, the arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties to such dispute, or absent such agreement, within ten (10) Business Days of becoming aware that such agreement cannot be made as to the selection of the arbitrator, by the American Arbitration Association.  The arbitrator shall not have worked as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or outside counsel for any of the Parties to such dispute or any of their respective Affiliates during the ten (10) year period preceding the arbitration or have any financial interest in the dispute or any assets or businesses of the parties to such dispute.  The arbitrator’s determination shall be made within fifteen (15) Business Days 

		 

		

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after submission of the matters in dispute and, absent manifest error, shall be final and binding upon the Parties to such dispute, without right of appeal.  In making its determination, the arbitrator shall be and remain at all times wholly impartial, and, once appointed, the arbitrator shall have no ex parte communications with any of the Parties to the dispute concerning the arbitration or the underlying dispute. 
		

		
			7.13      Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall bear its own costs and expenses (including any legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
		

		
			7.14      No Recourse.  Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document, agreement, or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, and notwithstanding the fact that any Party may be a partnership or limited liability company, each Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, covenants, agrees, and acknowledges that no Persons other than the Parties shall have any obligation hereunder and that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse hereunder or under any documents, agreements, or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against, any former, current or future director, officer, agent, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, Controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, or employee of any Party (or any of their successor or permitted assignees), against any former, current, or future general or limited partner, manager, stockholder, or member of any Party (or any of their successors or permitted assignees), or any Affiliate thereof, or against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, Controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager, or member of any of the foregoing, but in each case not including the Parties (each, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the Parties, a “Party Affiliate”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract, or otherwise) by or on behalf of such Party against the Party Affiliates, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation, or other applicable law, or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on, or otherwise be incurred by any Party Affiliate, as such, for any obligations of the applicable Party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, under any documents or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.
		

		
			7.15      Conflict.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Operating Agreement applicable to the Assets, the terms of this Agreement shall control as among the Parties.
		

		
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			7.17      Relationship of SN and SN UnSub.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the obligations under this Agreement of SN, on the one hand, and SN UnSub, on the other hand, are several and such obligations shall not be deemed “joint and several,” (b) SN shall not have any liability, penalties, or limitation of rights for any breach of this Agreement or any provision hereof by SN UnSub, and (c) SN UnSub shall not have any liability, penalties, or limitation of rights for any breach of this Agreement or any provision hereof by SN.  Furthermore, and for the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Party under this Agreement.  Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Party pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute or form a partnership, association, joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that a Party is in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each Party shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, in equity, contract or law, including, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Party to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.  
		

		
			7.18      Operating Committee; Affiliates.  To the extent that this Agreement expressly purports to require any Representative of a Party or the Operating Committee to take any action or refrain from taking any action, each such Party agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representative(s) and the Operating Committee, as applicable, to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as applicable.  To the extent this Agreement purports to require a Party to require any of its Affiliates to take any action or refrain from taking any action, each such Party shall only be required to use its reasonable best efforts to cause an Affiliate not Controlled by it (except for in the case of SN, Sanchez Energy and its subsidiaries (other than SN UnSub and its subsidiaries), so long as SN remains a Controlled Affiliate of Sanchez Energy) to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as applicable.
		

		
			7.19      Force Majeure.  If any Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by force majeure to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, other than the obligation to indemnify or make money payments or furnish security, that Party shall give to all other Parties prompt written notice of the force majeure with reasonably full particulars concerning it; thereupon, the obligations of the Party giving the notice, so far as they are affected by the force majeure, shall be suspended during, but no longer than, the continuance of the force majeure. The term "force majeure," as used in this Section, shall mean an act of God, strike, lockout, or other industrial disturbance, act of the public enemy, war, blockade, public riot, lightning, fire, storm, flood or other act of nature, explosion, governmental action, governmental delay, restraint or inaction, unavailability of equipment, and any other event, circumstance or cause, whether of the kind specifically enumerated above or otherwise, which is not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension. The affected Party shall use all reasonable diligence to remove the force majeure situation as quickly as practicable. The requirement that any force majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable dispatch shall not require the settlement of strikes, lockouts, or other labor difficulty by the party involved, contrary to its wishes; how all such difficulties shall be handled shall be entirely within the discretion of the Party concerned.
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Joint Development Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION:

		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						Angelo Acconcia

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			Annex I
		

		
			Defined Terms
		

		
			As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
		

		
			“Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
		

		
			“Additional E&D Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(c)(i).
		

		
			“Additional S&A Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(c)(ii).
		

		
			“AFE” means a written description and cost estimate of a proposed activity or operation accompanying a proposal for such activity or operation made pursuant to an Operating Agreement and forwarded to the Operating Committee by Operator pursuant to an Operating Agreement.  Any AFE that proposes more than one operation shall be considered a separate AFE as to each operation only for those operations for which the Parties are permitted to make separate elections under the terms of the relevant Operating Agreement.
		

		
			“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person in question; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) SN and its respective Affiliates, (b) SN UnSub and its respective Affiliates, and (c) Blackstone and its Affiliates, shall not be considered Affiliates of one another solely by virtue of (x) their ownership or Control of the Assets or (y) being a Party to this Agreement, an Operating Agreement or any management services agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, (i) subject to the preceding sentence, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation and its Affiliates including all Permitted Holders, shall be deemed to be Affiliates of SN; provided,  however, (i) The Blackstone Group, L.P. and all private equity funds, portfolio companies, parallel investment entities, and alternative investment entities owned, managed, or Controlled by The Blackstone Group, L.P. or its Affiliates that are not part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group L.P. shall not be considered or otherwise deemed to be an Affiliate of GSO or any of its Affiliates that are part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group L.P., and (ii) none of GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates shall constitute an Affiliate of SN, SN UnSub, or any of their Affiliates, nor shall ownership by GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates of any ownership interest in the Partnership or the General Partner result in GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates constituting an Affiliate of SN, SN UnSub, or any of their Affiliates. 
		

		
			“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Alternate Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).
		

		
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			“Anadarko” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			“APC Well Commitment” means wells required to be drilled pursuant to that certain Development Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Anadarko, SN, SN UnSub and Blackstone
		

		
			“Applicable Credit Agreement” means, in the case of (i) SN, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014, among Sanchez Energy, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and the other financial institutions party thereto from time to time, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (the “SN Credit Agreement”), (ii) SN UnSub, [describe new credit facility], as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (the “UnSub Credit Agreement”)], (iii) Blackstone Operator, [describe new Blackstone credit agreement], as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (the “BX Credit Agreement”), and (iv) a Third Party Operator, any of such Third Party Operator’s debt facilities, indentures, commercial paper facilities, secured or unsecured capital market financings or other debt issuances, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or institutional investors or other lenders or credit providers providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, letters of credit or other borrowings, capital markets financings or other debt issuances, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (the “Third Party Credit Agreement”), and (v) a Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, any of such Qualified Foreclosure Transferee’s debt facilities, indentures, commercial paper facilities, secured or unsecured capital market financings or other debt issuances, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or institutional investors or other lenders or credit providers providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, letters of credit or other borrowings, capital markets financings or other debt issuances, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
		

		
			“Approved AFE” means an AFE approved by the Operating Committee pursuant to Section 3.2(g) or deemed approved under Section 3.7(c).
		

		
			“Approved Budget” means the Initial Budget and Work Plan, any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan approved under Section 3.7(b)(ii), and any amendment to the Initial Budget and Work Plan or approved Subsequent Budget and Work Plan approved as provided under Section 3.2.
		

		
			“Approved Operation” means an Initial Approved Operation and any Subsequent Approved Operation.
		

		
			“Area of Mutual Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
		

		
			“Asset Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“Assets” means collectively, the right, title and interest in and to the assets included in the term “Asset” as used in the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Base Preferred Return Amount”  has the meaning give to such term in the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement as in effect as of the Effective Date.
		

		
			“Blackstone” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Blackstone Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Blackstone Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
		

		
			“Blackstone Operatorship Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Blackstone Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(iii).
		

		
			“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of SN.
		

		
			“Bona Fide Offer” means a bona fide offer received by Blackstone from a Third Party that was obtained or marketed by Blackstone through a bona fide arms-length process (it being understood that such process need not be a broadly marketed process, but could be a direct negotiation and offer from a single party) designed to achieve the fair market value for the Working Interests, Assets and/or other related assets, or equity interests, as applicable, related to such offer.  For the avoidance of doubt, a Bona Fide Offer will be deemed not to include a Foreclosure Transfer.
		

		
			“Budget Negotiation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b)(iv).
		

		
			“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by applicable Law to be closed in New York, New York or Houston, Texas.
		

		
			“BX Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
			“Capital Expenditures” means any expenditure by a Party that is required to be capitalized for purposes of such Party’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
		

		
			“Change of Control” means, with respect to Sanchez Energy, any of the following transactions: (a) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization, unless securities representing more than 35% of the total combined voting power of the voting securities of the successor entity are immediately thereafter beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportion, by the Persons who beneficially owned Sanchez Energy’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction; or (b) any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) becomes directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of any of Sanchez Energy’s securities possessing more than 65% of the total combined voting power of Sanchez’s securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the election of its board of directors) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from Sanchez Energy or the acquisition of 

		 

		

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outstanding securities held by one or more of Sanchez Energy’s existing stockholders; excluding, in each case of (a) or (b) above, any transaction with a Permitted Transferee or a Permitted Holder. 
		

		
			“Closing” means the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
		

		
			“Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
		

		
			“Consent Agreement” means that certain Consent to Assignment of Interest dated December 24, 2016, from Briscoe Ranch, Inc. et al. to Sanchez Energy and Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC.
		

		
			“Consenting Parties” means Briscoe Ranch, Inc., Miramar Holdings, L.P., Rancho la Cochina Minerals, Ltd., Janey Briscoe Marmion GST Trust, and El Pescado Minerals, Ltd.
		

		
			“Control”  (including its derivatives and similar terms) means, with respect to any specified Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
		

		
			“Core Area” means the area marked in [blue] on Exhibit C.
		

		
			“Cure Right” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Default”.
		

		
			“Deadlock” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
		

		
			“Deadlock Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
		

		
			“Default” means, in respect of any Party, the failure by such Party or any of its Affiliates to remedy, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a Default Notice from any other Party, the material non-performance or material non-compliance with a material provision of this Agreement by such Party or any of its Affiliates (provided, however, that UnSub and SN shall not be considered to be “Affiliates” for the purposes of this definition of “Default”, such that a Default by SN (or by SN’s Affiliates other than SN UnSub) shall not be deemed to be a default by SN UnSub, and a Default by SN UnSub shall not be deemed to be a Default by SN); provided,  however, in the event of a failure by UnSub, the UnSub Agent shall also have the right (but not the obligation) to remedy any such failure within such thirty (30) day time period (the “Cure Right”).
		

		
			“Default Notice” means a written notice from a Party containing a detailed description of the basis of a claim that another Party has materially failed to perform or materially failed to comply with this Agreement, including specific references to the provisions in this Agreement that such Party has materially failed to comply with or perform; provided,  however, in the event of an alleged failure by UnSub, such written notice shall also be delivered to the administrative agent under the UnSub Credit Agreement (the “UnSub Agent”) substantially concurrently with delivery to UnSub.
		

		
			“Defaulting Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).  
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a).  
		

		
			“Dispute Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(f).
		

		
			“Division of Operatorship” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Drag Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(e).
		

		
			“E&D Operations” means all activities and operations related to subsurface exploration and development of the Assets (including all drilling, reworking, plugging back, shutting-in, completing, re-completing, re-fracturing, stimulation, acidization, enhanced recovery operations, plugging and abandonment operations) as well as construction of wellpads and installation and operation of wellsite facilities.
		

		
			“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Equitable Division” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f)(i).
		

		
			“Equitable Partition” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Equity Interest” means (a) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares of capital stock and any commitments with respect thereto, (b) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company, trust or similar Person, any and all units, equity interests or other partnership/limited liability company interests, and any commitments with respect thereto, and (c) any other direct or indirect equity ownership or participation in a Person.
		

		
			“Estimated Cash Outlays” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
		

		
			“Excluded AMI Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(h).
		

		
			“Excluded Sale Transaction Area” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Existing Drilled and Uncompleted Wells” means the oil and gas wells listed in Annex VI.
		

		
			“Existing Producing Wells” means the oil and gas wells listed in Annex V.
		

		
			“Existing Wellpad” means, as of any date of determination, each then-existing wellpad with average daily production in excess of [300] BOE/D over the prior twelve-month period under the Leases pursuant to which the Parties (including their respective Affiliates) retain any Working Interests.  
		

		
			“Fair Market Value”  means the value of any specified interest or property, which shall not in any event be less than zero, that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to purchase or sell, respectively, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller, conveyance of operatorship associated with any specified interest or property or a control premium.
		

		
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			“Final Deadlock Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
		

		
			“Final Valuation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(f)(ii).
		

		
			“Financial Advisor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Foreclosure Transfer” means any assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange or any other alienation resulting from any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure by the holder of a security interest or other encumbrance or any Transfer to the holder of a security interest or other encumbrance in connection with a workout, bankruptcy, restructuring or similar arrangement, including in each case to the extent effectuated pursuant to Sections 363 or 1129 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
		

		
			“Form Operating Agreement” means the form of AAPL Joint Operating Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.
		

		
			“Full Restricted Zone” means, for each Existing Producing Well, a three dimensional area in the shape of a rectangular prism, defined by the following:  the rectangular subsurface zone extending perpendicularly (i) 600 feet on the horizontal plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well and (ii) 150 feet on the vertical plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well.
		

		
			“Full Spacing Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a)(iii).
		

		
			“Future Wellpads” means all prospective wellpads for acreage under the Leases on which there are no Existing Wellpads based on customary industry practices and the reserve report for each Party covering the previous 12-month period.
		

		
			“GAAP” means those generally accepted accounting principles and practices that are recognized as such by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or any generally recognized successor).
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” means any legislature, court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, department, commission, division, board, bureau, branch, official or other instrumentality of the U.S., or any domestic state, county, city, tribal or other political subdivision, governmental department or similar governing entity, and including any governmental, quasi-governmental, regulatory, administrative or non-governmental body exercising similar powers of authority.
		

		
			“GSO” means ST Holdings L.P.
		

		
			“HoldCo” means Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC.
		

		
			“Included Area Value Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Initial Approved Operations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
		

		
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			“Included Sale Transaction Area” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“IPO” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“IPO Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“IPO Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“Joint Exploration Agreement” means the Joint Exploration Agreement, dated to be effective as of March 1, 2008, by and between Anadarko E&P Company LP and TXCO Energy Corp., as amended from time to time.  
		

		
			“KNOC” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			“Laws” means all federal, state and local statutes, laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, orders, ordinances, licenses, writs, injunctions, judgments, subpoenas, awards and decrees and other legally enforceable requirements enacted, adopted, issued or promulgated by any Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Leases” means, collectively, the oil, gas and mineral leases and subleases, royalties, overriding royalties, net profits interests, carried and convertible interests, and other rights included in the term “Leases” as used in the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			“Liabilities” means, as to any Person, all liabilities and obligations of such Person, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, absolute, fixed or contingent, and whether or not required to be considered pursuant to GAAP.
		

		
			“Lien” shall have the meaning ascribed to “Encumbrance” in the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			“Limited Restricted Zone” means, for each Existing Producing Well, two overlapping three dimensional areas, each in the shape of a rectangular prism, defined by the following:  (i) the rectangular subsurface zone extending perpendicularly (A) 600 feet on the horizontal plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well and (B) 90 feet on the vertical plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well; and (ii) the rectangular subsurface zone extending perpendicularly (A) 275 feet on the horizontal plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well and (B) 150 feet on the vertical plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well.
		

		
			“Limited Spacing Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a)(iv).
		

		
			“Losses” mean means any liabilities, losses (including first party losses), fines, penalties, interest, damages, costs, expenses (including expenses of actions, amounts paid in connection with any assessments, judgments or settlements relating thereto, interest and penalties recovered by a Third Party with respect thereto and out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees and expenses reasonably incurred in defending against any such action) arising from or related to an injury, illness, death, property damage, property loss or environmental pollution or 

		 

		

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contamination, and any other costs associated with control, removal, restoration and cleanup of pollution or contamination.
		

		
			“Material Contracts” means [any contract related to E&D Operations or S&A Operations or otherwise relating to the Assets, including drilling and completion agreements, gathering agreements, processing agreements, transportation agreements, supply agreements, disposal agreements, electric supply agreements or marketing or sales agreements worth more than $1,000,000.]
		

		
			“Monthly Invoice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
		

		
			“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
		

		
			“Non-Core Area” means the area marked in [green] on Exhibit C.
		

		
			“Non-Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a).
		

		
			“Non-Initiating Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
		

		
			“Non-IPO Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“Non-Operating Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
		

		
			“Non-Transferring Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“Operating Agreement” means any Joint Operating Agreement for any of the Leases and, to the extent applicable, the Joint Exploration Agreement and Participation Agreement as it may relate to a Party’s ownership of any interest in a Lease.
		

		
			“Operating Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
		

		
			“Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
		

		
			“Operator Default Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).
		

		
			“Participation Agreement” means that certain Maverick Basin Area Participation Agreement, dated effective January 1, 2011, by and between Anadarko and Eagle Ford TX LP.
		

		
			“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Party” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Party Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.14.
		

		
			“Permitted Holders” means (a) Antonio R.  Sanchez, III and A.R.  Sanchez, Jr., (b) any spouse or descendant of any individual named in (a), or (c) any other natural person who is related to, or who has been adopted by, any such individual or such individual’s spouse referenced in (a)-(b) above within the second degree of kinship, or (d) any Person Controlled, directly or indirectly, 

		 

		

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by any of the Persons referenced in clauses (a)-(c) above, individually or collectively by one or more of such Persons.
		

		
			“Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“Permitted Transferee” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.  For purposes of this Agreement, (i) Sanchez Production Partners LP and its Controlled Affiliates shall be deemed to be a Permitted Transferee of SN, except with respect to Section 4.2 for which purposes Sanchez Production Partners LP and its Controlled Affiliates shall not be deemed to be a Permitted Transferee of Sanchez, (ii) Permitted Holders shall be a Permitted Transferee of SN; and (iii) SN and SN UnSub shall each be treated as a Permitted Transferee of each other. 
		

		
			“Person” means any individual or entity, including any corporation, limited liability company, partnership (general or limited), joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Post-Division Non-Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Post-Division Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Pre-Division Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Preferred Units”  has the meaning give to such term in the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement.
		

		
			“Proposed Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
		

		
			“Proposed Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a)(i).
		

		
			“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			“Qualified Foreclosure Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).
		

		
			“Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).
		

		
			“Quorum” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).  
		

		
			“Redemption Date”  means the date of redemption of all outstanding Preferred Units in cash under the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement, as such agreement may be amended from time to time, issued as of the Effective Date pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 12, 2017, by and among Sanchez Energy, SN UR Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; SN EF UnSub Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; SN UnSub; SN EF UnSub GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; GSO ST Holdings Associates LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and GSO ST Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between HoldCo and Sanchez Energy.
		

		
			“Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
		

		
			“Required Return Sum” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(i).
		

		
			“Reserve Auditor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f)(i).
		

		
			“ROFO Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
		

		
			“ROFO Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
		

		
			“ROFO Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
		

		
			“ROFO Recipient” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
		

		
			“ROFO Transferor” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.  
		

		
			“S&A Operations” means any and all activities and operations associated with development and operation of the Assets other than E&D Operations, including, without limitation, procurement, construction, and operation of non-wellsite surface facilities such as water supply, storage, gathering and disposal facilities; electric power facilities; lease roads, frac ponds, and central tank batteries; gathering, treating, compression, dehydration, stabilization, and fractionation facilities; in each case, insofar as such operations are not otherwise dedicated to third-parties pursuant to existing contractual commitments burdening the Assets.
		

		
			“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto.
		

		
			“Sale Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Sale Transaction Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(d).
		

		
			“Sale Transaction Equitable Partition” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(b).
		

		
			“Sale Transaction Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Sanchez Energy” means Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or for purposes of Section 4.3, any issuer of SN Common Stock.
		

		
			“Sanchez Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
		

		
			“Sanchez Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii).
		

		
			“SN Common Stock” means shares of common stock of Sanchez Energy, par value $0.01 per share, and any class of stock or other securities resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof and which have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Sanchez Energy, and any 

		 

		

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shares or other securities issued in respect of SN Common Stock in connection with any exchange for or replacement of such shares of SN Common Stock, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, conversion or similar transaction.
		

		
			“SN Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
			“SN Equity Financed Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
		

		
			“SN Operatorship Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“SN UnSub Partnership Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of SN UnSub, dated as of [●].
		

		
			“SN UnSub GP LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SN EF UnSub GP, LLC, dated as of [●].
		

		
			“Specified Credit Agreement” means if Operator is (i) SN, the SN Credit Agreement, (ii) BX, the BX Credit Agreement, or (iii) a Third Party, a Third Party Credit Agreement.
		

		
			“Specified Event of Default” means an Event of Default as such may be defined from time to time under a Specified Credit Agreement, and as a result of such Event of Default, Operator’s obligations thereunder have been accelerated prior to their stated maturity and the obligations which have been so accelerated exceed $20,000,000.
		

		
			“Subsequent Approved Operations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b) and Section 3.7(c).
		

		
			“Subsequent Budget and Work Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b)(i).
		

		
			“Subsequent Proposed Operations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b)(i).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
		

		
			“Tag Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
		

		
			“Third Party” means any Person other than a Party or one of their Affiliates or a Permitted Holder.
		

		
			“Third Party Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
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			“Transfer” (including its derivatives and similar terms) means, with respect to an Asset Interest, a direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange, bequest, devise, gift or any other alienation, including, except to the extent constituting Permitted Liens, any pledge or grant of a security interest (in each case, with or without consideration and whether by operation of Law or otherwise, including, by merger or consolidation) of any rights, interests or obligations with respect to all or any portion of such Asset Interest.  
		

		
			“Transferring Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“True-Up Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
		

		
			“Unanimous Consent” means (x) the affirmative vote of all of the Representatives of a Party not then in Default in attendance at a duly called and convened meeting of the Operating Committee, which for the avoidance of doubt (assuming no Party is in Default) shall include the affirmative vote of at least one (1) Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, at least one (1) Blackstone Representative, and, either (1) Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative, or (y) the affirmative written consent in lieu of a meeting executed by all of the Representatives of Parties not in Default then constituting the Operating Committee.
		

		
			“UnSub Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Default Notice”.
		

		
			“UnSub Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
			“Valuation Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(f)(i).
		

		
			“VDR” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
		

		
			“Wellpads” means, collectively, the Existing Wellpads and the Future Wellpads.  
		

		
			“Working Interest” means with respect to any lease or well or wellpad relating to the Assets, the fractional interest in and to such lease, well or wellpad that is burdened with the obligation to bear and pay costs and expenses of maintenance, development and operations on or in connection with such lease or well.
		

		
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			This MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated [●] (the “Effective Date”), is by and between Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and [[●], a [●]] (“Sanchez”) and solely for the purposes of Section 5.8(d), SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SN”).  Sanchez and the Company are referred to herein separately as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
		

		
			RECITALS:
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage Manager (as defined below) to provide the comprehensive management services described herein to the Company and all of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company Group”), including the facilitation of the ownership, operation, finance, maintenance, exploration, production and development of oil and gas opportunities and investments and other related rights, assets and interests in Maverick, Dimmit, Webb and LaSalle Counties, Texas.
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Manager is willing to undertake such engagement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
		

		
			AGREEMENTS:
		

		
			NOW,  THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants, conditions and provisions contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I
Definitions
		

		
			Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not expressly defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the LLC Agreement (as defined below).  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
		

		
			“Administrative Fee” means an administrative fee of two percent (2%) of annual G&A Costs.
		

		
			“Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“Agreed Rate” means two percent (2%) plus the prime rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as set forth in The Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” table under the heading “Prime Rate,” on the first date of publication for the month in which payment is due, or the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable Laws.
		

		
			“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
		

		
			“Approved Budget” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Blackstone” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“Blackstone Group” means Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. and Blackstone Energy Partners II L.P. 
		

		
			“Board” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“Change in Control” means, with respect to the Company, any events, transactions or other circumstances (or any series of the foregoing) resulting in the Blackstone Group no longer owning (directly or indirectly, individually or collectively) Equity Interests (i) representing over 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company or (ii) entitling the Blackstone Group to elect at least a majority of directors (or Persons with management authority performing similar functions) of the Company.
		

		
			“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
		

		
			“Company Bank Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
		

		
			“Company Business” means the ownership, operation (including marketing and hedging activities), finance, maintenance, exploration, production and development of Hydrocarbon Interests owned by a member of the Company Group.
		

		
			“Company Confidential Information” means all nonpublic or confidential information (i) furnished to Manager or its representatives by or on behalf of Company or (ii) prepared by Company (and disclosed to Manager) or at the direction of Company in the performance of Services utilizing the information referred to in clause (i) (in each case irrespective of the form of communication and whether such information is furnished on or after the date hereof).
		

		
			“Company Group” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			“Company Revenues” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.  
		

		
			“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
		

		
			“Equity Interest” means (a) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares of capital stock and any commitments with respect thereto, (b) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company, trust or similar Person, any and all units, equity interests or other partnership/limited liability company interests, and any commitments with respect thereto, and (c) any other direct or indirect equity ownership or participation in a Person.
		

		
			“Excluded Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
		

		
			“Financial Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
		

		
			“Force Majeure Events” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.
		

		
			“G&A Costs” means the cost of providing the Services allocated in accordance with Manager’s (or such other Affiliate’s, including SOG’s) regular and consistent accounting practices, including (a) the cost of supplies and the operation and maintenance of equipment used 

		 

		

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in the provision of the Services, (b) the cost of employee wages, bonuses, severance payments, employment taxes (including social security taxes and unemployment taxes) and benefits for employees participating in the provision or support of the provision of the Services, (c) direct costs, (d) indirect administrative costs and (e) general and overhead costs and equity compensation expenses, in each case, excluding any Operating Expenses and disbursements paid to Third Parties under Section 3.2(a);  provided, that G&A Costs for any month shall be no greater than $500,000 per month to the Company subject to reasonable adjustments that are consistent with market terms as a result of an increase in actual G&A Costs incurred by Manager and/or its Affiliates (including SOG) and based upon a reasonable allocation of such costs among the Company and other entities for which Manager and/or its Affiliates provides management services as reasonably agreed upon by the Company and Manager; provided,  further, that there shall be no duplication with respect to any costs that are treated as G&A Costs pursuant to this Agreement and the same costs that are charged to the Company Group by Manager or any of its Affiliates pursuant to any applicable operating agreement relating to the Company Business pursuant to which Manager or any of its Affiliates serves as operator; provided, further, that G&A Costs shall include the Administrative Fee. 
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“Hydrocarbon Interests” means (a) all oil, gas and/or mineral leases, oil, gas or mineral properties, mineral servitudes and/or mineral rights of any kind (including fee mineral interests, lease interests, farmout interests, overriding royalty and royalty interests, net profits interests, oil payment interests, production payment interests and other types of mineral interests), including any rights to acquire any of the foregoing, and (b) all oil and gas gathering, treating, compression, storage, processing and handling assets of any kind, including all pipelines, wells, wellhead equipment, pumping units, flowlines, tanks, buildings, injection facilities, saltwater disposal facilities, compression facilities, gathering systems, processing plants, and other related equipment of any kind.
		

		
			“Indemnified Manager Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).
		

		
			“Inventions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
		

		
			“IPO” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Joint Development Agreement” means that certain Joint Development Agreement by and among Aguila Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and solely for the purposes of Section 2.2., Section 4.2, Section 4.5 and Article VII therein, Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, in effect as of the Effective Date.
		

		
			“Laws” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC, dated as of the Effective Date.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Losses” means all costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other costs of suit), demands, damages, suits, judgments, orders, penalties, liabilities, and other losses, including in connection with seeking indemnification, whether joint or several.
		

		
			“Loss Notice Amount” means $75,000.
		

		
			“Majority Consent” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“Manager” means Sanchez or an Affiliate thereof designated by Sanchez.
		

		
			“Manager Confidential Information” means any and all nonpublic or confidential information provided by or on behalf of Manager in the performance of the Services, including under Section 5.10(c) (in each case irrespective of the form of communication and whether such information is furnished on or after the date hereof).
		

		
			“Marketing Transition Services Agreement” means that certain Marketing Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among SN EF Maverick, LLC, Anadarko Energy Services Company, Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP and Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC.
		

		
			“Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
		

		
			“Operating Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Operating Expenses” means any reasonable costs and expenses incurred directly by the Company and paid for out of the Company Bank Accounts.
		

		
			“Operator” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Out-of-Pocket Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6.  
		

		
			“Party” and “Parties” are defined in the Preamble. 
		

		
			“Payment Reserves” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).  
		

		
			“Permitted Actions” means all agreements, contracts and actions permitted to be taken by Manager under this Agreement or the LLC Agreement or that do not expressly require approval of the Board, any committee of the Board or any of Company’s members under Article VI of the LLC Agreement, or which have been so approved.
		

		
			“Permitted Encumbrances” means and includes: (a) lessor’s royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, and carried interests; (b) sales contracts covering oil, gas, or associated liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons that individually or in the aggregate are not such as to materially detract from the value of or materially interfere with the ownership of the assets of the Company; (c) preferential rights to purchase and required third party consents to assignments and similar agreements (x) with respect to which waivers or consents are obtained from the appropriate parties or required notices have been given to the holders of such rights and the appropriate time period for asserting such rights has expired without an exercise of such rights or (y) which are not applicable to, or exercisable in connection with, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and 

		 

		

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the LLC Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder; (d) all rights to consent by, required notices to, filings with, or other actions by any Governmental Authority in connection with the sale or conveyance of oil and gas leases or interests therein or sale of production therefrom if the same are customarily obtained subsequent to such sale or conveyance; (e) Liens for taxes or assessments not due or not delinquent on the Effective Date; (f) defects or irregularities of title arising out of events that have been barred by limitations; (g) any Liens permitted or contemplated by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or that are customarily associated with the performance of the Services hereunder; (h) any Liens resulting or arising from, directly or indirectly, the failure of any member of the Company Group to pay any amounts owed by such Person to a Third Party, Manager or any of Manager’s Affiliates or to deposit funds in the Company Bank Accounts when so required hereunder; (i) Liens arising under operating agreements, unitization and pooling agreements and sales contracts in the ordinary course of business; (j) materialman’s, mechanic’s, repairman’s, contractor’s, operator’s, and other similar Liens or charges arising in the ordinary course of business and (k) any matter waived in writing by the Company.
		

		
			“Person” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“Sanchez” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
		

		
			“Sanchez Credit Agreement” means:
		

		
			a)   that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014 among Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada as administrative agent, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2014, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015, as amended by that certain Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2015, as amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2015, as amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2015, as amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2016 and as amended by that certain Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016;
		

		
			b)   that certain 6.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 Indenture dated June 27, 2014 among Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee; and
		

		
			c)   that certain 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2021 Indenture dated June 13, 2013 among Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2013 and as further supplemented by that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 2, 

		 

		

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2014, in each of (a), (b) and (c), as amended, restated, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time. 
		

		
			“Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
		

		
			“SOG” means Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
		

		
			“Successor Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).
		

		
			“Third Party” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			“Transition Services Agreement” means that certain Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC and SN EF Maverick, LLC.
		

		
			“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person (and/or, if applicable, such Person’s general partner), the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or Persons with management authority performing similar functions) of such Person.
		

		
			“Working Capital Reserves” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).
		

		
			Article II
Services Regarding Assets
		

		
			Section 2.1     Manager.
		

		
			(a)       Engagement.  Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date and continuing for the term set forth in Article VI, the Company engages and hires Manager, and Manager accepts such engagement and hiring, to perform the Services.  Subject to Article V, all services provided, acts performed, and activities conducted (whether by employees of Manager or by contractors, consultants, accountants, attorneys, or other Third Parties) under and in accordance with this Agreement shall be for the account of the Company or other member of the Company Group.
		

		
			(b)       Role.  Subject to the terms of the LLC Agreement, the Company and Manager intend that, as of the Effective Date and continuing for the term set forth in Article VI, Manager shall serve as manager of the Company Business pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 2.2     Performance of Services.
		

		
			(a)       Manager shall provide to the Company Group day-to-day general, administrative, business and financial services consistent with the purpose of the Company as specified in Section 2.4 of the LLC Agreement and of a type customarily provided to a non-operator of Hydrocarbon Interests, which services shall, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, include (i) the services listed on Schedule 1 and (ii) the following additional services on behalf of the Company Group (collectively, the “Services”) but, in all cases, excluding the Excluded Services or services that do not constitute Permitted Actions:
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(i)      Discharge of Obligations.  Manager shall pay and discharge, on behalf of the Company Group, to the extent the Company has made such funds available to Manager, all expenses incurred with respect to the Company Business, and, to the extent the Company has made such funds available to Manager, shall pay and discharge, on behalf of the Company Group, all other liabilities related to the Company Business, in each instance, in the manner provided for in Article III.  Manager shall keep a complete and accurate record (in all material respects) of the accounts upon which such expenses and liabilities are based, showing charges and credits made and received, including overriding royalties and other burdens on the assets of the Company Group in accordance with applicable agreements and Laws.  Upon reasonable notice to Manager, the Company shall have access to such records during normal business hours in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.1, as if such records are Financial Records.
		

		
			(ii)      Protection from Liens.  Manager, solely in its capacity as Manager acting under this Agreement, shall not place any Liens on the assets, except for Permitted Encumbrances, or to the extent the Company directs Manager to do so or such liens or encumbrances arise as a result of any contract or agreement entered into or any action or inaction taken by the Manager at the direction or with the consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
		

		
			(iii)      Receipt of Notices and Other Communication.  Manager shall review, categorize, classify, organize, record, file, and maintain all notices, correspondence, reports, instruments, writings, agreements, documents, claims, assertions, demands, records, invoices, and other communications received by Manager addressed to (or intended for) any member of the Company Group and pertaining to the Company Group, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond in a timely manner to the foregoing as necessary on behalf of the Company Group.  Manager shall promptly deliver Notice to the Company with respect to any claim or demand received by Manager adversely affecting the Company Group and the Company Business that could reasonably be expected to exceed the Loss Notice Amount or otherwise adversely impact the Company Group or their assets in any material respect.
		

		
			(iv)      Regulatory Compliance.  Manager shall, on behalf of the Company Group, prepare, apply for, submit, file, receive, hold, use, abandon, or relinquish, as appropriate, all permits and licenses required by applicable Laws in connection with the assets and the conduct of the business of the Company Group.  Such permits and licenses shall be in the name of the applicable member of the Company Group and such member shall be financially responsible for all matters involving or relating to such permits and licenses and any circumstances arising from or relating to such permits and licenses.
		

		
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and Manager by, and pursue non-material claims of the Company Group and Manager made jointly against, Third Parties with respect to the Company Business, and all interests attributable thereto, including the employment or use of counsel for the prosecution or defense of litigation and the contest, settlement, release, or discharge of any such claim or demand.  Manager shall notify the Company of (i) every adverse claim or demand made or threatened to be made by any Person (including any Governmental Authority) involving the Company or Manager (with respect to the performance of Services hereunder) to which Manager becomes aware that could reasonably be expected to exceed the Loss Notice Amount or otherwise adversely impact the Company Group in any material respect and (ii) any lawsuits or proceedings instituted with respect to the Company Group or their assets or production attributable thereto to which Manager becomes aware.  Manager shall have no authority to retain Third Party counsel on the Company Group’s behalf with respect to any such claim or demand or settle any such claim or demand on the Company Group’s behalf without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
		

		
			(vi)      Suspense Accounts.  Manager shall maintain, on behalf of the Company, all suspense accounts related to the Company Business.
		

		
			(vii)      Performance of Contracts.  Manager shall, on behalf of the Company, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be performed and observed the terms and conditions of all agreements to which any member of the Company Group is a party.
		

		
			(viii)     Environmental Audit.  At the request of the Company, Manager shall cooperate with and facilitate the Company’s retention of any qualified environmental consultant to provide such reports to the Company concerning any Hydrocarbon Interest of the Company Group as the Company shall reasonably request; provided,  however, that the Company shall timely provide the Company funds necessary to pay and discharge all costs and expenses associated with the retention of such environmental consultant.
		

		
			(b)      Excluded Services.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Manager be required under this Agreement to perform any functions, duties or services of the Operator (under the Joint Development Agreement, any Operating Agreement or otherwise) or other operator of the Hydrocarbon Interests that are or would otherwise customarily be performed by such Person (collectively, the “Excluded Services”).  Manager’s obligation to provide the Services shall be conditioned upon and subject to any legal obligations, prohibitions or restrictions applicable to it, and this Agreement shall not obligate Manager to violate, modify or eliminate any such obligation, prohibition or restriction.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the failure of Manager to provide to any member of the Company Group any Service for which Manager is not entitled to receive full reimbursement under this Agreement shall not be deemed a breach or violation of (or failure to perform under) this Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 2.3      Prohibited Acts.  Manager shall not have the authority or be permitted to take, in the name or on behalf of the Company, any action, unless and until the Company has the authority and is permitted to take such action under the LLC Agreement, including the approval of the Board as contemplated by Section 6.3 of the LLC Agreement, it being agreed to and understood that, without limiting any other powers or duties of Manager provided in this Agreement, Manager is hereby authorized to act as agent of Company and each other member of the Company Group for the procurement or performance of all Services to be procured for the Company or any other member of the Company Group by Manager pursuant to this Agreement, and to, in Company’s name or in the name of any other member of the Company Group and on its or such other member’s behalf or in the name of Manager but subject to the terms of this Agreement, to take all Permitted Actions in connection with the performance of the Services, including the execution of any agreements or other instruments.
		

		
			Section 2.4      Insurance Coverage.  Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to either (i) cause the Company Group to obtain and maintain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement the coverages set forth on Schedule 2 (and Company shall be obligated to obtain and maintain such insurance), which shall name Manager and SOG as an additional insured thereunder and shall contain waivers by the insurers of any and all rights of subrogation to pursue any claims or causes of action against Manager and SOG or (ii) name the Company and Manager as an additional insured under an insurance policy of SOG and cause such insurance policy to be maintained in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement with coverages equivalent to or greater than as set forth on Schedule 2 and contain waivers by the insurers of any and all rights of subrogation to pursue any claims or causes of action against Manager and SOG.  
		

		
			Section 2.5      Seismic Agreements.  Seismic and other reserve related data Sanchez has access to, solely to the extent such data is relevant to the assets of the Company Group, shall be made available to the Company Group subject to and in accordance with the terms of a geophysical seismic data use license agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Manager and its Affiliates to be entered into by Manager (or one or more of its Affiliates) and the appropriate member(s) of the Company Group (provided such access does not breach, conflict or violate any Third Party licensing agreement or other contract).
		

		
			Section 2.6      Employees of the Manager.  Manager shall select, employ, pay compensation (including the payment of all social security taxes, unemployment taxes and similar payments related thereto) and any applicable severance (which severance shall be reimbursable by the Company to Manager) to, supervise and direct all personnel and employees of the Manager necessary for the performance of the Services.
		

		
			Section 2.7      No Commingling of Assets.    To the extent Manager shall have charge or possession of any of the Company Group’s assets in connection with the provision of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, Manager shall (a) hold such assets in the name and for the benefit of the Company Group and (b) separately maintain and not commingle such assets with any assets of the Manager or any other Person.
		

		
			Section 2.8      Inventions and IP Ownership.  The Parties agree that any inventions, improvements, designs, original works of authorship, formulas, processes, compositions of matter, computer software programs, databases, mask works, and trade secrets (whether or not patentable, 

		 

		

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copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets or other intellectual property rights) that, in each case, are conceived, first reduced to practice, or created, by Manager in connection with providing the Services, either alone or jointly with others (“Inventions”), will be the sole and exclusive property of Manager.  Company hereby assigns, and agrees to assign, to Manager any and all rights that Company may have in any such Inventions and in any intellectual property rights therein or related thereto.  Company agrees to assist Manager and any Manager designee in obtaining, enforcing, and perfecting, Manager’s right in the Inventions in any and all countries, including by executing any intellectual property assignment agreements.  Company hereby appoints Manager as Company’s attorney-in-fact to execute documents on Company’s behalf for the purposes set forth in this paragraph.
		

		
			Section 2.9      Company Information.  It is contemplated by the Parties that, during the term of this Agreement, Company will be required to provide certain notices, information and data necessary for Manager to perform the Services and its obligations under this Agreement.  Manager shall be permitted to rely on any information or data provided by Company to Manager in connection with the performance of its duties and provision of Services under this Agreement.
		

		
			Article III
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			Section 3.1      Receipt of Revenues.  Manager shall have the authority and duty to collect on behalf of the Company Group all proceeds and cash attributable to the Company Group’s assets (the “Company Revenues”) into one or more banks accounts maintained in the name of the Company or other member of the Company Group (the “Company Bank Accounts”).  Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all amounts due and owing to the Company Group to be paid on a timely basis.  Manager shall keep a complete and accurate account (in all material respects) of all proceeds received on behalf of the Company Group.  All Company Revenues received by the Manager on behalf of the Company Group (other than in respect of amounts due and owing to Manager or its Affiliates) shall promptly be deposited in the Company Bank Accounts and shall only be disbursed therefrom in accordance with this Agreement.  To the extent Manager or any of its Affiliates receives any Company Revenues (other than in respect of amounts due and owing to such Person), Manager shall, or shall cause its Affiliate to, as applicable, promptly deposit such Company Revenues in the Company Bank Accounts.
		

		
			Section 3.2      Disbursements.
		

		
			(a)       Payments.  Manager shall make disbursements of the Company Revenues from the Company Bank Accounts from time to time necessary to timely discharge all costs and expenses and other amounts due and owing by the Company Group, including those costs and expenses attributable to ownership of the assets of the Company Group and other related business activities (and not discharged out of gross revenues before such member of the Company Group receives such revenues), and payment of applicable sales, use, excise, value added and other similar taxes assessed or imposed on the assets of the Company Group.    
		

		
			(b)       No Liability.  The disbursement of funds, or the failure to so disburse, by Manager under this Agreement shall in no event relieve the Company Group of any liability, except to the extent Manager applies the Company Revenues against amounts owing to it or its Affiliates.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 3.3      Reserve Accounts.
		

		
			(a)       Working Capital.  Manager, using its reasonable professional judgment, shall advise the Board in connection with establishing appropriate working capital reserves (“Working Capital Reserves”) out of the Company Revenues of amounts sufficient for the Company Group to timely discharge obligations which are reasonably anticipated to be incurred in excess of anticipated revenue receipts.
		

		
			(b)       Payment Reserves.  Manager, using its reasonable professional judgment, shall advise the Board in connection with establishing appropriate reserves out of the Company Revenues of amounts sufficient for the Company Group to timely pay disputed liabilities of the Company Group or refund disputed proceeds received by the Company Group, in each instance, as attributable to the assets of the Company Group (“Payment Reserves”).
		

		
			(c)       Insufficient Funds.  The inadequacy of any Working Capital Reserves or Payment Reserves shall in no event relieve the Company Group of any liability under this Agreement or otherwise.
		

		
			Section 3.4      Arrangements with Banking Institutions.  Manager and the Company agree to take all such steps as are reasonably requested by any bank or banks, solely in respect of the Company Bank Accounts in which the Company Revenues are deposited, to accord Manager the authority to deposit and disburse funds therefrom solely as provided herein.
		

		
			Article IV
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			Section 4.1      Accounting and Audit.  Manager will maintain the books, records, and accounts of operations, revenues, and expenditures of the Company Group in respect of the assets of the Company Group, and shall report all such information to the Company from time to time as requested by the Company.  All such records (collectively, the “Financial Records”) shall be maintained at the principal office of Manager.  All Financial Records shall be available, upon 30 days’ prior notice to Manager, for reasonable audit, inspection, or copying by the Company or any of its representatives during normal business hours at the Manager’s principal office no more than twice per calendar year.  If the Company or any of its members gives Manager Notice of any exception or objection to any item of accounting for the Company Revenues or disbursements hereunder (in accordance with the provisions of Article III) within two (2) years after the end of the calendar year during which such accounting item was entered into the books maintained by Manager pursuant to this Section 4.1, Manager shall work in good faith with the Company or such member, as the case may be, to resolve such exception or objection as soon as reasonably practicable.  Any amount determined to be owing to the Company Group by Manager (or to Manager by Company Group) in connection with such exception or objection shall bear interest at the Agreed Rate from the date such amount should have been distributed to or retained by the Company Group (or Manager) pursuant to Article III until the date such amount is paid by Manager to the Company (or to Manager by Company Group).  If the Company or any member of the Company fails to object or except to any item of accounting or disbursement within such two-year (2) period, then the books maintained by Manager for such calendar year shall be deemed to be 

		 

		

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			Section 4.2      LLC Reports.  Manager shall provide to the Company any statements, reports, and other information provided for in Section 9.3 of the LLC Agreement by the dates set forth therein and such other information and reports as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the Company.
		

		
			Article V
Standard of Performance; Reimbursement of Costs; Indemnification
		

		
			Section 5.1      Standard of Conduct.  With respect to the conduct and performance of all duties, services, and obligations of Manager under this Agreement, Manager, at a particular time, shall conduct itself with a degree of care, diligence, and skill, as the same may change from time to time, but applied in light of the facts known at the time, of a reasonably prudent operator, consistent with general industry-standard practices applied or utilized in comparable circumstances in the oil and gas industry in the geographic region(s) where the Company Business is conducted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manager shall not be deemed in breach or violation of (or to have failed to perform) its obligations under this Section 5.1 unless Manager’s conduct or performance hereunder constitutes bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or actual fraud.
		

		
			Section 5.2      Compliance with Laws; Conflicts.  In conducting its services and duties hereunder, Manager shall comply, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws.  
		

		
			Section 5.3      Proper Staff.  Manager covenants and agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to at all times retain and have available to it a professional staff and outside consultants which together will be reasonably adequate in size, experience, and competency, as determined by Manager, to discharge properly the duties and functions of Manager hereunder, including engineers, geologists, and other technical personnel, accountants, and secretarial and clerical personnel.  Manager shall devote all such personnel and time as are necessary to provide the Services hereunder consistent with the standards set forth in this Article V, as determined by Manager. 
		

		
			Section 5.4      Budget.  With respect to Manager’s activities under this Agreement, Manager agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to operate in a manner that is consistent with the applicable Approved Budget then in effect or otherwise pursuant to such budget as is established by the Company and approved by Manager (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manager shall not be liable for a breach of this Section 5.4, or any other provision of this Agreement for any actions performed or omissions made (i) in accordance with directions given by the Company Group, or (ii) as a result of the failure by the Company to timely provide to Manager the funds necessary to pay all costs and expenses incurred (or to be incurred) by Manager in providing the Services. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Manager shall have no obligation to pay any costs and expenses in connection with the Services hereunder (under Article III, Section 5.6 or otherwise) out of its own funds (and seek reimbursement from Company), it being required instead that Company, at Manager’s request, will ensure that the funds to pay such costs and 

		 

		

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expenses are deposited in the Company Bank Accounts and available for withdrawal or use by Manager or otherwise paid or made available to Manager in advance (and the Company hereby agrees to the foregoing).
		

		
			Section 5.5      Contractors; Affiliate Transactions.
		

		
			(a)       Contractors.  All Services provided hereunder shall be performed by Manager, by its Affiliates, or by contractors, consultants, accountants, attorneys, or other Third Parties engaged by Manager.  Manager shall (i) if an agreement is to be entered into with a Third Party, engage such Third Parties under such agreements with terms which are customary and reasonable for the type and character of the Services being provided hereunder and which provide for such Services to be furnished at rates competitive with those otherwise generally available in the area in which such Services are performed and (ii) review and monitor the provision of any such Services by such Third Parties.  Manager shall not charge the Company any mark-up or other profit over the actual costs charged Manager by such providers.
		

		
			(b)       Affiliates.  Other than compensatory, indemnification and similar arrangements with individuals and arrangements and agreements with SOG and Sanchez Production Partners LP, Manager will not enter into any agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate of Manager for the performance of Services hereunder unless (i) approved by the Company by Majority Consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (as provided in Section 6.11 of the LLC Agreement) or (ii) the terms of such agreement or arrangement are on an arm’s-length basis and not materially less favorable, directly or indirectly, to the Company than would be obtained in a transaction with a Third Party.
		

		
			Section 5.6      Third Party Costs.  The Company will pay, or cause to be paid, directly, or (at Manager’s election) reimburse Manager and its Affiliates for, their respective Out-of-Pocket Expenses (as defined below) incurred by Manager or its Affiliates in accordance with Section 5.10; provided, that Manager shall be entitled to make such payments on the Company’s behalf from the Company Bank Accounts.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Out-of-Pocket Expenses” means the out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Manager and its Affiliates in connection with providing the Services hereunder, or otherwise incurred by Manager or its Affiliates from time to time in the future in connection with their provision of Services hereunder (excluding for the avoidance of doubt G&A Costs, Operating Expenses or equity compensation expenses for which Manager and its Affiliates have been paid or reimbursed under Section 5.7 or disbursements which have been paid on behalf of the Company directly under Section 3.2(a)) including, without limitation, (a) fees and disbursements of any independent professionals and organizations, including independent accountants, outside legal counsel or consultants, retained by Manager or any of its Affiliates, (b) costs of any outside services or independent contractors such as financial printers, couriers, business publications, on-line financial services or similar services, retained or used by Manager or any of its Affiliates, and (c) Third Party transportation, per diem costs, word processing expenses or any similar expense not associated with Manager or its Affiliates’ ordinary operations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Out-of-Pocket Expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Manager and its Affiliates in connection with a sale or transfer of Manager’s or any of its Affiliates’ interests in the Company nor taxes payable by Manager (other than sales and similar taxes payable to Third Party vendors), subject to Section 5.9.  All payments or reimbursements for Out-of-Pocket Expenses will be made 

		 

		

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by wire transfer in same-day funds promptly upon or as soon as practicable following request for payment or reimbursement in accordance with this Agreement, to the bank account indicated to the Company by the relevant payee.
		

		
			Section 5.7      General and Administrative Costs.  The Company shall reimburse Manager for the G&A Costs attributable to or allocated to the Services in accordance with Section 5.10.  
		

		
			Section 5.8      Indemnification and Exculpation.
		

		
			(a)      The Company shall indemnify the Manager and its Affiliates (and their respective directors, officers, employees, managers, members, partners, controlling Persons and equityholders) (collectively, “Indemnified Manager Persons”) in respect of, and hold it harmless from and against, any and all Losses suffered, incurred or sustained by any Indemnified Manager Person or to which it becomes subject, however so arising whether under tort, contract, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to or in connection with (i) any breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement on the part of any member of the Company Group contained in this Agreement, (ii) the nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of any member of the Company Group contained in this Agreement, and (iii) the Services or this Agreement, except to the extent that any Losses have been caused by the bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or actual fraud of Manager or any of its Affiliates or representatives, and for any Losses suffered, incurred, or sustained by an Indemnified Manager Person as a result of any uncured, intentional, and material breach by the Manager of any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. The Company will reimburse the Indemnified Manager Persons for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of one counsel for all such Indemnified Manager Persons (and any required local counsel) and any other litigation-related expenses) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing, defending or assisting in the defense of any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding for which the Indemnified Manager Persons are entitled to indemnification under the terms of this Section 5.8(a), or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Manager Person is a party thereto.
		

		
			(b)      In no event shall either Party or its respective directors, officers, employees, managers, members, partners, controlling Persons and equityholders have any liability for any Losses under any provision of this Agreement for any punitive, consequential, special or indirect damages, whether based on statute, contract, tort or otherwise, and whether or not arising from the other Party’s sole, joint, or concurrent negligence, strict liability, criminal liability or other fault other than punitive, consequential, special or indirect damages suffered by a Person other than an Indemnified Manager Person for which the Company has responsibility pursuant to this Article V.
		

		
			(c)      The Parties acknowledge and agree that the indemnification provisions of this Article V and any other rights and remedies available to a Party under this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, not exclusive of or in substitution for, any implied rights or remedies provided by law or equity for the breach or nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company and Manager under this Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)      Notwithstanding Manager’s agreement to perform, or cause to be performed, the Services in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Company acknowledges, on its own behalf and on behalf of each member of the Company Group, that performance by Manager or any other Person of Services pursuant to this Agreement will not subject Manager or any other Indemnified Manager Persons to any Losses whatsoever, except to the extent resulting from, arising out of or relating to or in connection with Manager’s bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or actual fraud in performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) Manager’s and each of its Affiliates (and their respective directors, officers, employees, managers, members, partners, controlling Persons and equityholders) aggregate liability, collectively, as a result of such bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or actual fraud will be limited to an amount equal to the G&A Costs paid by the Company to Manager over the 24 month period preceding the date of the action or inaction that gave rise to such liability and (ii) SN shall be liable for the Losses incurred by the Company described in the preceding clause (i); provided,  further, that any damages payable pursuant to this Section 5.8(d) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Sanchez Credit Agreement; provided, further, however, that if any of such Losses are covered by any insurance policy of the Company, the aggregate liability of such Indemnified Manager Person with respect to such Losses shall be reduced by the amount recovered by the Company under such policy in respect of such Losses.
		

		
			(e)      Whenever any claim arises for indemnification hereunder, the indemnified Person shall promptly notify the indemnifying Party of the claim and, when known, the facts constituting the basis for such claim, except that in the event of any claim for indemnification hereunder resulting from or in connection with any claim or legal proceedings by a Third Party, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 5.8, such notice shall specify, if known, the amount or an estimate of the amount of the Losses asserted by such Third Party.
		

		
			(f)      In connection with any claim giving rise to indemnity hereunder resulting from or arising out of any claim or legal proceeding by a Person who is not a Party, the indemnifying Party, may, upon notice to the indemnified Person, assume the defense of any such claim or legal proceeding.  Except with the written consent of the indemnified Person, the indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or settlement arising from any such claim or legal proceedings which, in each case, provides for any non-monetary relief or does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff to the indemnified Person of a release from all Losses in respect thereof, unless in the latter case the indemnifying Party has actually paid to the indemnified Person the full amount of such judgment or settlement.  Any indemnified Person shall be entitled to participate in (but not control) the defense of any such claim or litigation resulting therefrom.  If the indemnifying Party does not elect to control the litigation as provided above, the indemnified Person may defend against such claim or litigation in such manner as it may deem appropriate, including, without limitation, settling such claim or litigation, after giving notice of the same to the indemnifying Party, on such terms as such indemnified Person may deem appropriate, and the indemnifying Party shall promptly reimburse the indemnified Person (subject to Section 5.8(b)) from time to time as such Losses are incurred.  All indemnification hereunder shall be effected by payment of cash or delivery of a certified or official bank check in the amount of the indemnification Losses.
		

		
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Services hereunder and (y) not discharged by insurance required hereunder, shall only be settled or, with Manager’s concurrence, defended by Manager, at Company’s expense.
		

		
			Section 5.9      Taxes.  In addition to the other sums payable under this Agreement, the Company shall pay, and hold Manager harmless against, all sales, use or other taxes, or other fees or assessments imposed by any applicable Laws in connection with the provision of the Services, other than income, franchise or margin taxes measured by Manager’s net income or margin and any gross receipts of other privilege taxes imposed on Manager.  Manager and the Company shall cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other in entering into such arrangements as the other may reasonably request in order to minimize, to the extent lawful and feasible, the payment or assessment of any taxes relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.9 shall obligate Manager to cooperate with, or assist, the Company in any arrangement proposed by the Company that would, as determined by Manager in such Party’s sole discretion, have a detrimental effect on such Party.
		

		
			Section 5.10      Invoicing and Payment 
		

		
			(a)      On the Effective Date, the Company will pay to Sanchez an amount equal to $1,000,000.  Manager will invoice Company on or before the last day of each month for G&A Costs, Out-of-Pocket Expenses or amounts payable under Article III incurred during the immediately prior month and, in addition, provide an estimate of the current month’s G&A Costs (not to exceed the then-current monthly cap) and Out-of-Pocket Expenses.  The Company shall pay invoiced amounts within 15 days after the receipt of each such invoice.  Any requests for payment in subsequent months will include corrections for any variances between estimated costs and actual costs incurred in prior months and shall reflect payment for or application of previous months’ variances.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, Manager may elect to retain proceeds that it receives on behalf of the Company to the extent it would otherwise invoice Company for such amounts and in such event it shall show any such retained amounts as a credit on such invoice. Failure by Manager to submit an invoice for any amounts due hereunder shall not relieve Company of its payment obligations under this Agreement when due hereunder.
		

		
			(b)      For the term of the Transition Services Agreement and the Marketing Transition Services Agreement, the Company shall fund into the Company Bank Accounts the Company’s proportionate share of the fees due under the Transition Services Agreement and the Marketing Services Transition Agreement at least three (3) business days before payment under such agreements is due.
		

		
			(c)      THE COMPANY MAY, WITHIN 120 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR DURING WHICH AN INVOICE WAS RECEIVED FROM MANAGER, TAKE WRITTEN EXCEPTION TO ANY CHARGE, ON THE GROUND THAT THE SAME WAS NOT AN ACTUAL (OR, IF APPLICABLE, REASONABLE) COST, FEE OR EXPENSE INCURRED BY OR DUE TO MANAGER IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY ERROR OR INACCURACY ON ANY INVOICE.  THE COMPANY SHALL NEVERTHELESS PAY MANAGER ANY INVOICED OR OTHER AMOUNT IN FULL WHEN DUE OR REQUESTED, OR DEPOSIT SUCH AMOUNTS INTO 

		 

		

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THE COMPANY BANK ACCOUNTS WHEN SO REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWAL BY MANAGER.  SUCH PAYMENT OR DEPOSIT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO RECOUP OR RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ANY CONTESTED PORTION OF ANY AMOUNT SO PAID.  IF THE AMOUNT AS TO WHICH SUCH WRITTEN EXCEPTION IS TAKEN, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED NOT TO BE AN ACTUAL (OR, IF APPLICABLE, REASONABLE) COST, FEE OR EXPENSE INCURRED BY OR DUE TO MANAGER, OR IS OTHERWISE AN ERROR OR INACCURACY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, SUCH AMOUNT OR PORTION THEREOF (AS THE CASE MAY BE) SHALL BE CREDITED AGAINST FUTURE AMOUNTS DUE HEREUNDER OR, UPON EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AFTER ALL SUCH CREDITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED, REFUNDED BY MANAGER TO COMPANY.  COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO RIGHT TO DISPUTE ANY PAYMENT, INVOICE OR WITHDRAWAL AFTER SUCH 120 DAY PERIOD, AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED ANY CLAIMS OR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AMOUNTS TO THE EXTENT NOT DISPUTED WITHIN SUCH PERIOD.
		

		
			(d)      Company shall have the right, upon 30 days’ prior notice to Manager, and at reasonable times during usual business hours of Manager or its Affiliates to, no more than twice per year, audit the records of Manager (excluding the Financial Records) for the purposes of this Section 5.10;  provided, however, that such audit does not unreasonably interfere with the operations of Manager or its Affiliates.  Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any audit.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Manager shall not be obligated to disclose or make available to the Company any information prohibited by applicable Laws or restricted by contractual obligations of confidentiality. This Section 5.10 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for a period of two years from termination or expiration with respect to periods prior to such termination or expiration.
		

		
			(e)      Any amount determined to be owing by one Party to the other Party in connection with a dispute under Section 5.10(d) shall bear interest at the Agreed Rate from the date such amount should have been paid to or retained by the Company until the date such amount is paid by the Party required to make such payment to the other Party.
		

		
			Article VI
Term
		

		
			Section 6.1      Term; Effect of Termination.
		

		
			(a)      Term.  The term of this Agreement (or with respect to clause (iii) below, the term of this Agreement solely with respect to any particular Service so terminated) shall commence on the Effective Date hereof and continue until the earlier of:
		

		
			(i)      termination by mutual written agreement of Manager and the Company (by Majority Consent);
		

		
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any interest in the Company Business or has disposed of, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of its assets (provided that the terminating party shall have provided at least ninety (90) days written notice of the date of termination under this Section 6.1(a)(ii));
		

		
			(iii)      termination by the Company (by Majority Consent) of any particular Services after the first anniversary of the Effective Date upon thirty (30) days written notice to Manager or earlier as agreed by the Parties (provided that such written notice has specified in reasonable detail the Services that the Company has elected to terminate);
		

		
			(iv)      termination by the Company (by Majority Consent) if (A) Manager fails to perform in any material respect any of its material obligations under this Agreement and (B) such failure is not (x) excused by Force Majeure Events or (y) cured by Manager within thirty (30) days after Notice thereof by the Company (unless such failure is not reasonably capable of being cured within such thirty-day (30) period, in which case Manager shall have commenced remedial action to cure such failure within such thirty-day (30) period and continued to diligently and timely pursue the completion of such remedial action and shall have cured within sixty (60) days after Notice); 
		

		
			(v)      termination by Manager if (A) the Company fails to perform in any material respect any of its material obligations under this Agreement (including any payment obligation) and (B) such failure is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after Notice thereof by Manager (unless such failure, other than a payment failure, is not reasonably capable of being cured within such thirty-day (30) period, in which case Manager shall have commenced remedial action to cure such failure within such thirty-day (30) period and continued to diligently and timely pursue the completion of such remedial action and shall have cured within sixty (60) days after Notice);
		

		
			(vi)      termination by Manager following the date on which (i) Blackstone, together with its Affiliates, first ceases to own, collectively, over 50% of each class or series of Voting Stock of the Company or (ii) a Change in Control occurs;
		

		
			(vii)      termination by Manager following the date on which Manager or an Affiliate of Manager is no longer a member in the Company or is not the Operator or a Party to the Joint Development Agreement or no longer entitled to appoint any Representatives to the Operating Committee (as such terms are defined in the Joint Development Agreement); 
		

		
			(viii)      termination by a Party if the other Party: (A) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (B) files a voluntary bankruptcy petition; (C) becomes the subject of an order for relief or is declared insolvent in any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (D) files a petition or answer in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any 

		 

		

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Law; (E) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed in a proceeding of the type described in subclauses (A) through (D) of this clause (viii); (F) seeks, consents, or acquiesces to the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of all or any substantial part of such its assets or properties; or (G) such Party is liquidated and dissolved; or
		

		
			(ix)      termination by Manager following the date on which Manager has determined, in good faith, that all Services for which Manager was engaged under this Agreement have been terminated by the Company under Section 6.1(a)(iii);  provided, that Manager delivers written notice to the Company and the Company fails to respond within fifteen (15) days.
		

		
			(b)      Effect of Termination.  Upon any termination of this Agreement under Section 6.1(a) (other than Section 6.1(a)(iii)) and following any transition period under Section 6.4, all rights and obligations under this Agreement shall cease except for (i) rights or obligations that are expressly stated to survive a termination of this Agreement, (ii) liabilities and obligations that have accrued prior to such termination, including the obligation to pay any amounts that have become due and payable prior to such termination and provide transition services under Section 6.4, and (iii) Section 7.16 and those provisions specified therein to survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.  Manager shall promptly relinquish its role as manager hereunder and ensure the transition of such role to such Person as may be designated by the Board by Majority Consent, subject to Section 6.4 (such Person, the “Successor Manager”).
		

		
			Section 6.2      No Early Termination.  Except for the events of termination provided for in Section 6.1(a) or upon the written consent of the Company, Manager shall not resign as Manager hereunder or otherwise terminate this Agreement for any reason. Notwithstanding the events of termination provided for in Section 6.1(a), neither the Company nor Manager may terminate this Agreement during the first ninety (90) days after the Effective Date.
		

		
			Section 6.3      Delivery.  Upon termination of this Agreement under Section 6.1(a) and the conclusion of any transition period under Section 6.4 and/or appointment of a Successor Manager (if applicable), Manager shall promptly deliver to the Successor Manager, or such other person as the Company may designate in writing upon Majority Consent of the Board or as otherwise specified herein, copies of all title files, division order files, well files, production records, equipment inventories, and production, severance and ad valorem tax records pertaining to the Company Business and other information about the Company Business reasonably requested by the Company (which are in the possession of Manager) and the Financial Records (in the case of Section 6.1(a)(iii) solely to the extent relating to the Services terminated), but in all cases excluding confidential or proprietary information of Manager or its Affiliates, including seismic and related data or information.  The Company shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Manager to prepare and deliver such files and records.
		

		
			Section 6.4      Transition Services.  Upon termination of this Agreement under Section 6.1(a), other than Section 6.1(a)(iii) and Section 6.1(a)(v), Manager shall, at the Company’s request (i) continue to provide the Services to the Company under this Agreement as if this Agreement had not been terminated for up to 60 days following termination, until such time that the Successor Manager has been designated pursuant to Section 6.1(b) and engaged by the 

		 

		

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Company, and (ii) assist the Company for up to 60 days following termination in identifying and engaging a Successor Manager capable of providing substantially all of the Services as were provided by the Manager at no greater cost than that charged hereunder.  After the Successor Manager has been engaged by the Company, Manager, if it is required to provide the transition assistance pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 6.4, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Successor Manager reasonable assistance for a period of up to 2 months following the date on which a termination of this Agreement is effective under Section 6.1(a) to transition the Manager’s duties under this Agreement to the Successor Manager.  In providing the transition services hereunder, Manager shall use the same degree of care used in performing the Services previously on behalf of the Company in accordance with this Agreement.  The Company will reimburse Manager for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in providing transition services hereunder, provided that the Services provided under clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 6.4 shall be provided in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as if such termination had not occurred.
		

		
			Article VII
Other Provisions
		

		
			Section 7.1      Assignment and Binding Effect.  Manager shall not assign its rights or, except as contemplated by Section 5.5, delegate its duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company (it being understood that Manager shall have the right to delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to SOG and other Affiliates of Manager).  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns.
		

		
			Section 7.2      Notices.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement to the contrary, any notice or communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent to the address of the Party set forth below, or to such other more recent address of which the sending Party actually has received written notice (the “Notice”):
		

		
			If to the Company:
		

		
			Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC
c/o Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor 
New York, NY 10154 
Attention: Angelo Acconcia 
Email: acconcia@blackstone.com 
		

		
			with a copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:
		

		
			Kirkland & Ellis LLP 
600 Travis Street, Suite 3300 
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention:       Andrew Calder, P.C.
                       Rhett Van Syoc
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Email:            andrew.calder@kirkland.com
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			If to Manager:
		

		
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			Attention: [_____]
		

		
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			Each such notice or other communication shall be sent by personal delivery, by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), by national, reputable courier service (such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service) or by facsimile or electronic mail.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 7.3      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and each other document, agreement, instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to subject matter hereof and shall not be changed or modified except by written agreement executed by all Parties.
		

		
			Section 7.4      Waivers.  The waiver by a Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other Party shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent or other breach by the other Party.
		

		
			Section 7.5      Invalidity.  If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained herein.
		

		
			Section 7.6      Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regards to any conflict of laws principles which, if applied, might permit or require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
		

		
			Section 7.7      Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process; Damages.  EACH PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS OR TEXAS STATE COURT LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARE BASED IN STATUTE, TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURT.  EACH PARTY (A) CONSENTS TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURT FOR SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, (B) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO DENY OR DEFEAT SUCH PERSONAL JURISDICTION BY MOTION OR OTHER REQUEST FOR LEAVE FROM ANY SUCH COURT, AND (C) AGREES THAT 

		 

		

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IT WILL NOT BRING ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN SUCH COURT.  EACH PARTY HERETO ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE AND IRREVOCABLE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE AFORESAID COURT AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS.  A COPY OF ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS SERVED UPON THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE MAILED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO THE RESPECTIVE PARTY EXCEPT THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SERVICE OF PROCESS.  IF ANY AGENT APPOINTED BY A PARTY HERETO REFUSES TO ACCEPT SERVICE, EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON THE APPROPRIATE PARTY BY REGISTERED MAIL SHALL CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT SERVICE.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF USE, DATA, REVENUE OR PROFIT, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER PARTY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT A PARTY MAY RECOVER FROM ANY OTHER PARTY ALL COSTS, EXPENSES OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, REMOTE OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES PAID OR OWED TO ANY THIRD PERSON FOR WHICH SUCH PARTY HAS A RIGHT TO RECOVER FROM SUCH OTHER PARTY UNDER THE TERMS HEREOF.
		

		
			Section 7.8      Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED.  EACH PARTY ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF ANY OF THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO.  THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH PARTY HERETO HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH PARTY HERETO WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS.  EACH PARTY FURTHER 

		 

		

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WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH PARTY HERETO KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAYBE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
		

		
			Section 7.9      Relationship of Parties.  In the performance of the Services hereunder, Manager shall act as an independent contractor for the Company.  The Parties do not intend to create, nor shall this Agreement be construed as creating, a partnership or association which might render the Parties liable as partners.  Manager shall be responsible for the payment of federal income tax, social security tax, workers’ compensation insurance, unemployment tax, and other similar payments, if any, relating to Manager’s business and employees, and the Company shall not be responsible for any such amounts.
		

		
			Section 7.10      Force Majeure.  Manager shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the Company (or be in breach or violation of this Agreement) for nonperformance or delay in performing any of Manager’s obligations under this Agreement to the extent resulting from any act of God, fire, lightning, landslide, earthquake, storm, storm warning, flood, or other adverse weather condition; strike, lockout, or other industrial disturbance in respect of Manager’s employees; war, act of terrorism, military operation, or national emergency; the inability of Manager to acquire at reasonable prices, or the delay on the part of Manager in acquiring at reasonable prices, materials, equipment or permits, needed to enable Manager to perform; explosions, breakage or destruction of or accident or damage to machinery, equipment, facilities, or lines of pipe, and the repair, maintenance, improvement, or replacement of equipment, facilities, or lines of pipe; and acts of any Governmental Authority or any other material disruptive events outside the reasonable control of Manager (“Force Majeure Events”).  Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure any such Force Majeure Events as soon as reasonably practicable (other than in the case of a strike or lockout of Manager’s employees), and use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete, as soon as reasonably practicable, performance of Manager’s obligations under this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 7.11     Construction of Agreement.  In construing this Agreement:
		

		
			(a)      no consideration shall be given to the captions of the articles, sections, subsections, or clauses, which are inserted for convenience in locating the provisions of this Agreement and not as an aid in its construction;
		

		
			(b)      no consideration shall be given to the fact or presumption that one Party had a greater or lesser hand in drafting this Agreement;
		

		
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			(d)      the word “includes” and its derivatives means “includes, but is not limited to” and corresponding derivative expressions;
		

		
			(e)      a defined term has its defined meaning throughout this Agreement and each exhibit to this Agreement, regardless of whether it appears before or after the place where it is defined;
		

		
			(f)      the plural shall be deemed to include the singular, and vice versa;
		

		
			(g)      each gender shall be deemed to include the other genders; and
		

		
			(h)      each exhibit to this Agreement is a part of this Agreement, but if there is any conflict or inconsistency between the main body of this Agreement and any exhibit, attachment, or schedule, the provisions of the main body of this Agreement shall prevail.
		

		
			Section 7.12      Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except as set forth in Section 7.13, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall confer upon any Person other than the Parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns and the indemnified Persons (for purposes of Section 5.8), any rights, remedies or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 7.13      No Recourse.  This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as Parties hereto and no Affiliates of any Party (or any other Manager Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person, as applicable, other than the Parties hereto) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the Parties or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith.
		

		
			Section 7.14      Confidential Information.
		

		
			(a)      Company Confidential Information.  Manager shall maintain the confidentiality of all Company Confidential Information; provided, however, that Manager may disclose such Company Confidential Information (i) to its Affiliates to the extent deemed by Manager to be reasonably necessary or desirable to enable it to perform the Services (provided, however, that such Affiliate is informed of the confidentiality and non use provisions of this Agreement and agrees to comply with such provisions); (ii) to the extent necessary for Manager or its Affiliates to provide services for Third Parties that have interests in the Properties; (iii) in any judicial or alternative dispute resolution proceeding to resolve disputes between Manager or its Affiliates and Company or its Affiliates arising hereunder; (iv) to the extent disclosure is legally required under applicable Laws (provided, however, that prior to making any legally required disclosures in any judicial, regulatory or dispute resolution proceeding, Manager shall promptly notify the Company and, if requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, seek a protective order or other relief to prevent or reduce the scope of such disclosure) or any agreement existing on the date hereof to which Manager is a party or by which it is bound and which have been disclosed to the Company; (v) to Manager’s or its Affiliates’ existing or potential lenders, investors, joint interest owners, purchasers or other parties with whom Manager or its 

		 

		

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Affiliates may enter into contractual relationships, to the extent deemed by Manager to be reasonably necessary or desirable to enable it to perform the Services or to obtain the financing or to pursue such other transaction or contractual arrangement for which such disclosure is necessary or desirable, as applicable (provided, however, that Manager shall require such Third Parties to agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Company Confidential Information so disclosed); (vi) if authorized by the Company; and (vii) to the extent such Company Confidential Information was already known to Manager or its Affiliates (through a source other than the Company or its representatives or Affiliates) or becomes publicly available other than through a breach by Manager of its obligations arising under this Section 7.14(a) or is independently made known to Manager or its Affiliates (by a source not known by Manager or such Affiliate, as the case may be, to be in breach of a confidentiality obligation with respect to such disclosure). Manager acknowledges and agrees that (x) the Company Confidential Information is being furnished to it for the sole and exclusive purpose of enabling it to perform the Services and (y) the Company Confidential Information may not be used by it for any other purposes, unless disclosure is permitted by clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above, and in such event may be used solely to the extent contemplated by such clauses, or by clause (vii).
		

		
			(b)      Manager Confidential Information.  The Company shall maintain the confidentiality of all Manager Confidential Information; provided, however, that the Company may disclose Manager Confidential Information (i) in order to permit Manager to perform the Services, as determined in advance by Manager in writing (provided, however, that if Manager does not consent to such disclosure and, as a result thereof, Manager is not able to perform the Services, the Company shall not be in breach of this Agreement as a result thereof); (ii) in any judicial or alternative dispute resolution proceeding to resolve disputes between the Company or its Affiliates and Manager or its Affiliates arising hereunder; (iii) to the extent disclosure is legally required under applicable Laws (provided, however, that prior to making any legally required disclosures in any judicial, regulatory or dispute resolution proceeding, the Company shall promptly notify Manager thereof and, if requested by Manager, at Manager’s sole cost and expense, seek a protective order or other relief to prevent or reduce the scope of such disclosure); (iv) if authorized by Manager in writing; and (v) to the extent such Manager Confidential Information was already known to the Company (through a source other than Manager or its representatives or Affiliates) or becomes publicly available other than through a breach by the Company of its obligations arising under this Section 7.14(b) or is independently made known to the Company or its Affiliates (by a source not known by the Company or such Affiliate, as the case may be, to be in breach of a confidentiality obligation with respect to such disclosure).  The Company acknowledges and agrees that (x) the Manager Confidential Information is being furnished to it for the sole and exclusive purpose of enabling it to perform the Services and (y) the Manager Confidential Information may not be used by it for any other purposes, unless disclosure is permitted by clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) above, and in such event may be used solely to the extent contemplated by such clause, or by clause (v).
		

		
			(c)      Business Conduct. Nothing in this Section 7.14 shall prohibit Manager or any of its Affiliates or other Persons to whom it provides similar services from conducting business in the areas where the Company Group’s properties are located or otherwise competing with the Company Group.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)      Remedies and Enforcement. Manager and the Company each acknowledge and agree that a breach by it of its obligations under this Section 7.14 would cause irreparable harm to the other Party and that monetary damages would not be adequate to compensate the other Party. Accordingly, Manager and the Company agree that the other Party shall be entitled to immediate equitable relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction, to prevent any threatened, likely or ongoing violation of this Section 7.14, without the necessity of posting bond or other security.  Manager’s and the Company’s right to equitable relief shall be in addition to other rights and remedies available to Manager or the Company, for monetary damages or otherwise.
		

		
			(e)      This Section 7.14 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for a period of two years from termination or expiration with respect to periods prior to such termination or expiration.
		

		
			Section 7.15      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if both of the signatory parties had signed the same document.  All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.
		

		
			Section 7.16      Survival of Agreements. The Company’s and Manager’s various representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and duties in and under this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and terminate upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, except for Sections 2.8  (Inventions and IP Ownership), 5.6  (Third Party Costs), 5.7  (General and Administrative Costs) and 5.10  (Invoicing and Payment) (in each of Section 5.6,  5.7 and 5.10, with respect to any accrued by unpaid obligations as of the date of termination or expiration (and including, without limitation, any severance costs incurred prior to or after termination or expiration)), 5.8  (Indemnification and Exculpation), 6.3 (Delivery), 7.2  (Notices), 7.6  (Applicable Law), 7.7  (Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process), 7.8  (Waiver of Jury Trial), 7.11  (Construction of Agreement), 7.12  (Third Party Beneficiaries), 7.13  (No Recourse), 7.14  (Confidential Information), 7.16  (Survival of Agreements), 7.17  (Competition and Corporate Opportunities), 7.18  (Warranty Disclaimers), 7.19  (Authorizations) and 7.21  (Conspicuousness of Provisions), which shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 7.17      Competition and Corporate Opportunities. Subject to Section 7.14, Manager and its Affiliates are and shall be free to engage in any business activity whatsoever, including, without limitation, those that may be in direct competition with the Company and its Affiliates.  The Parties further understand and agree that Manager and its Affiliates (including SOG) provide or may provide services similar to the Services provided hereunder to certain of its present and former Affiliates. To the extent of any conflict of interest between the Parties or their Affiliates or in the event of any other corporate or business opportunity (including, without limitation, a corporate or business opportunity that might otherwise constitute, an asset acquisition opportunity), the Parties agree that Manager and its Affiliates may resolve any such conflict in a manner and on terms that it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion and without any further liability to the Company or any other Person; provided,  however, that this Section 7.14 is subject, in all respects, to Section 5.2 of the Joint Development Agreement.  The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its subsidiaries, hereby waives any interest with respect to any such matter to the same extent as if such matter had been presented to and rejected by each member of the 

		 

		

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Company Group and the Company Group had then consented to Manager or any of Manager’s Affiliates acting as it determines in its sole discretion and whether on behalf of itself or any of its present or former Affiliates. 
		

		
			Section 7.18      Warranty Disclaimers.
		

		
			(a)      OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, MANAGER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN) WITH RESPECT TO SERVICES RENDERED OR PRODUCTS PROCURED FOR THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE (WHETHER MANAGER KNOWS, HAS REASON TO KNOW, HAS BEEN ADVISED, OR IS OTHERWISE IN FACT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PURPOSE) WHETHER ALLEGED TO ARISE BY LAW, BY REASON OF CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE OR BY COURSE OF DEALING. 
		

		
			(b)      MANAGER MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, GUARANTY OR REPRESENTATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SUITABILITY OR MERCHANTABILITY REGARDING ANY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES ACQUIRED FROM VENDORS, SUPPLIERS OR SUBCONTRACTORS.  THE COMPANY’S AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES’ EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES OBTAINED BY MANAGER FROM VENDORS, SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS SHALL BE THOSE UNDER THE VENDOR, SUPPLIER AND SUBCONTRACTOR WARRANTIES, IF ANY, AND MANAGER’S ONLY OBLIGATION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH WARRANTY OR BREACH THEREOF, SHALL BE TO USE DILIGENT EFFORTS TO ENFORCE SUCH WARRANTIES ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY, AND THE COMPANY (AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES) SHALL HAVE NO OTHER REMEDIES AGAINST MANAGER WITH RESPECT TO EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES OBTAINED BY MANAGER FROM ITS VENDORS, SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
		

		
			Section 7.19      Authorizations.  The Company represents and warrants to Manager that the Company has the right, and that the Company has the right on behalf of its Affiliates, to make the commitments under this Agreement, including the appointment of Manager to take any actions permitted under this Agreement and to perform the Services for each member of the Company Group at any time and from time to time after the Effective Date.
		

		
			Section 7.21      Laws and Regulations.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no Party shall be required to take any act, or fail to take any act, under this Agreement if the effect thereof would be to cause such Party to be in violation of any applicable Laws.
		

		
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satisfy the requirement of the “express negligence rule” and any applicable Laws or equitable doctrine that provisions in a contract be conspicuously marked or highlighted.
		

		
			Section 7.23      Amendment.  No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by all Parties and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Party therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the other Parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						THE COMPANY:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						President

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						MANAGER:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						[________________________]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Solely for the purposes of Section 5.8(d):

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						SN EF MAVERICK, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Schedule 1
		

		
			Categories of Services
		

		
			The Services performed by Manager shall include services of a type customarily performed for a non-operator of Hydrocarbon Interests which may include, to the extent that Manager or any of its Affiliates is capable of providing such Services, the items listed below:
		

		
			(1)       Financial and Operational Accounting.
		

		
			(2)       Accounts Payable and Receivables.
		

		
			(3)       Contract Negotiation and Management.
		

		
			(4)       Finance.
		

		
			(5)       Real Property Title and Land Record-Keeping and Similar Services.
		

		
			(6)       Legal Services.
		

		
			(7)       Tax Services.
		

		
			(8)       Treasury Services.
		

		
			(9)       Financial Reporting and Reserve Reporting, as required under Section 9.3 of the LLC Agreement.
		

		
			(10)     Personnel, Outside Contractors and Consultants.
		

		
			(11)     General and Administrative, including Records Retention.
		

		
			(12)     Government and Public Relations; Permitting and Regulatory Affairs.
		

		
			(13)     Reservoir Engineering and Geology and Geophysics.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Schedule 2
		

		
			Insurance
		

		
			A.  General Liability Insurance:  Commercial General Liability insurance covering all operations hereunder against claims for bodily injury (including death) and property damage (including loss of use), including independent contractors working on the Parties’ behalf, products/completed operations, contractual liability and sudden and accidental pollution, with a limit of $[1,000,000] per occurrence and in the annual aggregate.
		

		
			B.  Excess Insurance:  Excess (or Umbrella) Liability insurance following form of General Liability Insurance above (including sudden and accidental pollution) with a limit of $[50,000,000] per occurrence.
		

		
			C.  Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance:  Workers’ Compensation insurance or its’ equivalent, including Occupational Disease coverage, as required by law for all employees, agents, and subcontractors.  Employer’s Liability insurance (including Occupational Disease coverage) in the amount of $[1,000,000] per accident.  Such insurance shall provide coverage in the locations in which the Services are performed.
		

		
			D.  Automobile Liability Insurance:  Automobile Liability insurance against claims of bodily injury (including death) and property damage (including loss of use) covering all owned, non-owned, and hired vehicles used in the performance of the Services, with a limit of $[1,000,000] per accident.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
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			FORM OF
		

		
			AMENDED AND RESTATED
		

		
			LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC 
a Delaware limited liability company

Dated as of [_______], 2017

		

		
			THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS REFERENCED IN THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND THEIR OFFER AND SALE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE.  THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS WHICH ARE REFERENCED HEREIN MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IF THE OFFER OR SALE HAS BEEN REGISTERED AND/OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION AND/OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS AVAILABLE.  THERE IS CURRENTLY NO TRADING MARKET FOR THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS, AND IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT ONE WILL DEVELOP.  THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS UPON THE TRANSFERABILITY AND VOTING RIGHTS OF THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS SET FORTH HEREIN.  NO SALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION BY A MEMBER OF ITS MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN.  THEREFORE, MEMBERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO READILY LIQUIDATE THEIR INVESTMENTS.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
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						Article I DEFINITIONS

					
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						1.1      Specific Definitions

					
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						1.2      Other Terms

					
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						1.3      Construction

					
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						Article II ORGANIZATION

					
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						2.1      Formation

					
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						2.2      Name

					
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						2.3      Principal U.S. Office; Registered Office and Registered Agent; Other Offices

					
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						2.4      Purpose

					
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						2.5      Foreign Qualification

					
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						2.6      Term

					
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						2.7      Fiduciary Duties

					
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						Article III MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS AND TRANSFERS

					
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						3.1      Classes and Series of Membership Interests; Members

					
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						3.2      Number of Members.

					
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						3.3      Representations, Warranties and Covenants.

					
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						3.4      Restrictions on the Transfer of Interests

					
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						3.5      Bankruptcy-Related Events

					
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						3.6      Tag-Along Rights

					
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						3.7      Drag-Along Rights

					
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						3.8      Vesting of Class A Units

					
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						Article IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

					
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						4.1      Capital Contributions; Return of Cash

					
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						4.2      Capital Accounts

					
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						4.3      Contributions of Contributed Property

					
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						Article V ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

					
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						5.1      Allocations for Capital Account Purposes

					
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						5.2      Allocations for Tax Purposes

					
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						5.3      Requirement of Distributions

					
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						5.4      Withholding

					
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						5.5      Deemed Distribution

					
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						5.6      Distributions upon Merger, Sale or Similar Transaction

					
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						Article VI MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

					
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						6.1      Management by Managers

					
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						6.2      Board

					
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						6.3      Powers of the Board

					
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						6.4      Meetings of the Board

					
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						6.6      Resignation; Removal and Vacancies

					
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						6.7      Discharge of Duties; Reliance on Reports

					
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						6.8      Officers

					
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						6.9      Term of Officers

					
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						6.10    Compensation and Reimbursement

					
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						6.11    Management Services

					
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						6.12    Member Meetings

					
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						6.13    VCOC Management Rights

					
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						6.14    Affiliate Transactions.

					
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						Article VII INDEMNIFICATION

					
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						7.1      Right to Indemnification

					
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						7.2      Indemnification of Officers, Employees (if any) and Agents

					
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						7.3      Advance Payment

					
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						7.4      Appearance as a Witness

					
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						7.5      Nonexclusivity of Rights

					
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						7.6      Insurance

					
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						7.7      Member Notification

					
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						7.8      Savings Clause

					
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						7.9      Scope of Indemnity

					
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						7.10   Other Indemnities

					
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						7.11   Certain Limitations

					
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						Article VIII TAXES

					
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						8.1      Tax Returns

					
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						8.2      Tax Elections

					
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						8.3      Tax Matters Member

					
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						8.4      PTP Qualifying Income

					
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						8.5      Code Section 83 Safe Harbor Election

					
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						Article IX BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS

					
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						9.1      Maintenance of Books

					
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						9.2      Rights of Members.

					
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						9.3      Reports

					
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						Article X DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, AND TERMINATION

					
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			LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company
		

		
			This AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC (the “Company”), dated as of [●], 2017 (the “Effective Date”), is (a) adopted by the Members (as defined below) and (b) executed and agreed to, for good and valuable consideration, by the Members.
		

		
			RECITALS:
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act by filing a Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 9, 2017 (the “Formation Date”), and was governed by an initial limited liability company agreement by and between Blackstone and the Company (the “Original Agreement”);
		

		
			WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and in order to provide for certain services to the Company, the Company and Sanchez (as defined herein) have entered into the Management Services Agreement (as defined herein), pursuant to which Sanchez will agree, among other things, to provide certain services, or cause such services to be provided, to the Company; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, for the foregoing purposes the Parties wish to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety to, among other things, (a) admit Sanchez as a Member, (b) issue to Sanchez the Class A Units (as defined herein) which will be entitled to the rights set forth herein, (c) provide for the management of the Company and (d) set forth their respective rights and obligations.
		

		
			NOW,  THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby confirmed and acknowledged), the Parties hereby agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I

DEFINITIONS
		

		
			1.1      Specific Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
		

		
			“Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, and any successor statute, as amended from time to time.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Adjusted Capital Account” means the Capital Account, with respect to each Member, maintained for such Member as of the end of each taxable year of the Company, (a) increased by any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulations sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and (i)(5), and (b) decreased by the items described in Treasury Regulations sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).  The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
		

		
			“Adjusted Property” means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2(d).
		

		
			“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person in question.
		

		
			“Aggregate Capital Contributions Amount” means, with respect to a Member as of a given time of determination, the aggregate amount of Capital Contributions made to the Company by such Member from the Effective Date through such time of determination.
		

		
			“Agreed Allocation” means any allocation, other than a Required Allocation, of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1.
		

		
			“Agreed Duties” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a)(i).
		

		
			“Agreed Value” of any Contributed Property means the Fair Market Value of such property at the time of contribution as determined by Majority Consent.
		

		
			“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (including any schedules, exhibits and annexes hereto), as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
		

		
			“AMI Properties” means any rights, title or interests to any oil and gas properties covering lands within the AMI (as defined in the Joint Development Agreement).  
		

		
			“Assignee” means any Person that acquires an interest in any Membership Interest but has not been admitted as a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Available Cash” means, as of the end of each quarter ended March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 immediately preceding the date of distribution or any other date of Distribution as the Board may determine, the following, without duplication:
		

		
			(a)      all revenues and other cash or cash equivalent amounts collected or received by the Company and its Subsidiaries from any and all sources during such quarter, plus cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries on hand (other than Capital Contributions and the proceeds of indebtedness for borrowed money), less
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)      the bona fide costs and expenses paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries to other Persons during such quarter and amounts reserved for payment of costs, including capital costs and administrative and operating costs and expenses production taxes and other applicable taxes and similar amounts, debt service, or other reasonable reserves in each case determined in good faith by the Board.
		

		
			“BBA” means Subchapter C of Chapter 63 of the Code (Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code), as enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-74, as amended from time to time, and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (whether proposed, temporary or final), including any subsequent amendments, successor provisions or other guidance thereunder, and any equivalent provisions for state or local tax purposes.
		

		
			“BBA Effective Period” means any taxable year commencing after 2017, taking into account any extensions of the effective date set forth in Bipartisan Budget Act Section 1101(g)(1), as applicable, or in any other BBA guidance.
		

		
			“Blackstone” means Aguila Production Aggregator, LLC. 
		

		
			“Blackstone Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Board” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
		

		
			“Book-Tax Disparity” means with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date.
		

		
			“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by applicable Law to be closed in New York, New York or Houston, Texas. 
		

		
			“Capital Account” means the capital account maintained for each Member pursuant to Section 4.2.
		

		
			“Capital Contribution” means any cash, cash equivalents or the Agreed Value of Contributed Property that a Member contributes to the Company in respect of Common Units.
		

		
			“Carrying Value” means (a) with respect to Contributed Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero (0)) by all Depreciation and depletion (including Simulated Depletion), deductions charged to the Members’ Capital Accounts in respect of such Contributed Property, and (b) with respect to any other Company property, the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination.  In the case of oil and gas property (as defined in section 614 of the Code), adjusted basis shall be determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.613A-3(e).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.2(d) to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Company properties, as deemed appropriate by the Board.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
		

		
			“Chairman” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a)(iii).
		

		
			“Change in Control” means, with respect to the Company, any events, transactions or other circumstances (or any series of the foregoing) resulting in the Blackstone Funds no longer owning (directly or indirectly, individually or collectively) Common Units or other Equity Interests in the Company that entitle the holders thereof to, in the absence of contingencies, vote for the election of Managers (or Persons with management authority performing similar functions) (i) representing over 50% of the voting interests in the Company or (ii) entitling the Blackstone Funds to elect at least a majority of Managers (or Persons with management authority performing similar functions).   
		

		
			“Class A Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
		

		
			“Class A Units Member” means Sanchez and any other Members holding a Class A Unit, including upon any Transfer of Class A Units permitted by this Agreement.
		

		
			“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
		

		
			“Common Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
		

		
			“Common Units Member” means all Members holding a Common Unit, including upon any Transfer of any Common Units permitted by this Agreement.  If at any time any other new Common Units Member is admitted to the Company so that more than one (1) Member holds a Common Unit, then the term “Common Units Member” is intended to include and shall be deemed to include all such Members holding Common Units whether or not references to the term “Common Units Member” herein are singular or plural, unless otherwise stated otherwise herein.
		

		
			“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
		

		
			“Company Business” means the business related to (a) the acquisition, ownership, operation and finance, of oil, gas or mineral fee interests and royalty interests and other related rights, assets and interests, the sale or other disposition of such interests, and any other activities related or incidental thereto or in anticipation thereof, (b) the acquisition, ownership, operation, finance, maintenance, exploration, production and development of oil, gas or mineral leases and other related rights, assets and interests, the production and sale of oil, gas and other hydrocarbons produced from such interests, the sale or other disposition of such interests, (c) any midstream business or activities or oil or gas marketing activities or any other energy related activities (including activities related to the provision or disposal of water), and any other activities related or incidental thereto or in anticipation thereof, and (d) any additional activities as mutually agreed by the Members.
		

		
			“Company Minimum Gain” has the meaning given the term “partnership minimum gain” in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(b)(2) and the amount of which shall be determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(d).
		

		
			“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.11(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Consent” means the affirmative consent of the indicated party (including the Board or any committee thereof) to the action requested, whether by an affirmative vote of the required number of Managers at a duly called and convened meeting of the Board where a quorum is present or the execution of a written consent by the required number of Managers, in either case in accordance with the terms hereof and any applicable requirements of the Act.
		

		
			“Contributed Property” means each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed to the Company.  Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2(d), such property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property.
		

		
			“Control” (including its derivatives and similar terms) means possessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of any such relevant Person by ownership of voting interest, by contract or otherwise.
		

		
			“Core Acquisition” means an acquisition in the Core Area.  
		

		
			“Core Area” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Curative Allocation” means any allocation of an item of income, gain, deduction or loss pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1(c)(xi).
		

		
			“Depreciation” means, for any Fiscal Year or other period, except as provided in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-3(d)(2), an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that, if the Carrying Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation will be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Carrying Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; except that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such year is zero (0), Depreciation will be determined with reference to such beginning Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected by the Tax Matters Member.
		

		
			“Dissolution Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
		

		
			“Drag-Along Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
		

		
			“Economic Risk of Loss” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation section 1.752-2(a).
		

		
			“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
		

		
			“Equity Interest” means (a) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares of capital stock and any commitments with respect thereto, (b) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company, trust or similar Person, any and all units, equity interests or other partnership/limited liability company interests, and any commitments with respect thereto, and (c) any other direct or indirect equity ownership or participation in a Person.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Estimated Tax Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)(i).
		

		
			“Estimated Tax Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)(i).
		

		
			“Excluded AMI Transactions” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Fair Market Value” means the value of any specified interest or property, which shall not in any event be less than zero (0), that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to purchase or sell, respectively, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller.
		

		
			“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company, and its taxable year for federal income tax purposes, each of which shall be the calendar year unless otherwise established by the Board; provided, that, for purposes of making allocations under Article V hereof, Fiscal Year shall also include or mean any other period in which it becomes necessary to allocate items of income, gain, loss or deduction for tax purposes.
		

		
			“Formation Date” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
		

		
			“GAAP” means those generally accepted accounting principles and practices that are recognized as such by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or any generally recognized successor) and that, in the case of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, are applied for all periods after the date hereof in a consistent manner.  If any change in any accounting principle or practice is required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or any such successor) in order for such principle or practice to continue as a generally accepted accounting principle or practice, all reports and financial statements required hereunder with respect to the Company or with respect to the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall be prepared in accordance with such change.
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” means any legislature, court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, department, commission, division, board, bureau, branch, official or other instrumentality of the U.S., or any domestic state, county, city, tribal or other political subdivision, governmental department or similar governing entity, and including any governmental, quasi-governmental, regulatory, administrative or non-governmental body exercising similar powers of authority.
		

		
			“IDCs” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c)(ix).
		

		
			“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
		

		
			“Independent Expert” means a Person appointed by the Board in good faith who is independent of the Company and its Affiliates who is in the business of rendering opinions regarding the value of oil and gas properties based upon the evaluation of all pertinent economic, financial, geologic and engineering information available to the Company or its Affiliates.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Interim Investors Agreement” means that certain Interim Investors Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2017 among Sanchez Energy Corporation, SN EF Maverick, LLC, SN EF UnSub, LP, the Company, Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. and Blackstone Energy Partners II L.P.       
		

		
			“Internal Rate of Return” means the interest rate at which the holder’s cash flow in respect of a Common Unit, both positive and negative (that is, the Aggregate Capital Contributions Amount made by the holder and his predecessors in interest in respect of such Common Unit and the aggregate amount of distributions made with respect to such Common Unit) must be discounted on an annual basis (to account for the time value of money concept) so that the aggregate of such discounted amount equals zero (0).
		

		
			  “JDA Default” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Default” in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“JDA Default Notice” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Default Notice” in the Joint Development Agreement. “Joinder” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(c).
		

		
			“Joint Development Agreement” means that certain Joint Development Agreement dated as of [●] by and between SN EF Maverick, LLC, SN EF UnSub, LP, and Aguila Production, LLC, in effect as of the Effective Date.
		

		
			“Laws” means all federal, state and local statutes, laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, orders, ordinances, licenses, writs, injunctions, judgments, subpoenas, awards and decrees and other legally enforceable requirements enacted, adopted, issued or promulgated by any Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Liabilities” means, as to any Person, all liabilities and obligations of such Person, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, absolute, fixed or contingent, and whether or not required to be considered pursuant to GAAP.
		

		
			“Lien” means, with respect to any property or assets, any right or interest therein of a creditor to secure Liabilities owed to it or any other arrangement with such creditor that provides for the payment of such Liabilities out of such property or assets or that allows such creditor to have such Liabilities satisfied out of such property or assets prior to the general creditors of any owner thereof, including any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, deposit, production payment, rights of a vendor under any title retention or conditional sale agreement or lease substantially equivalent thereto, tax lien (other than a lien for taxes that are not yet due and payable), mechanic’s or materialman’s lien, or any other charge or encumbrance for security purposes, whether arising by Law or agreement or otherwise, but excluding any right of offset that arises without agreement in the ordinary course of business.  “Lien” also means any filed financing statement, any registration of a pledge (such as with a lender of uncertificated securities), or any other arrangement or action that would serve to perfect a Lien described in the preceding sentence, regardless of whether such financing statement is filed, such registration is made, or such arrangement or action is undertaken before or after such Lien exists.
		

		
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			“Majority Consent” means the affirmative vote at any duly called and convened meeting of the Board of more than fifty percent (50%) of all Managers then constituting the entire Board.
		

		
			“Management Services Agreement” means the Management Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and Sanchez, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof.
		

		
			“Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
		

		
			“Manager Alternate” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a)(ii).
		

		
			“Member” means any Person executing this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement as a Member or any Person hereafter admitted to the Company as a new Member as provided in this Agreement, but does not include any Assignee or any Person who has ceased to be a Member in the Company.
		

		
			“Member Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.17.
		

		
			“Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth for “partner nonrecourse liability” in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(b)(4).
		

		
			“Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth for the term “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(i)(2).
		

		
			“Member Nonrecourse Deductions” means any and all items of loss, deduction, expenditure (including any expenditure described in section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code), Simulated Depletion or Simulated Loss that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(i), are attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt.
		

		
			“Membership Interest” means the limited liability company interest of a Member in the Company.
		

		
			“Non-Core Acquisition” means an Acquisition (as defined in the Joint Development Agreement) in the Non-Core Area.
		

		
			“Non-Core Area” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Nonrecourse Built-in Gain” means with respect to any Contributed Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain that would be allocated to the Members if such properties were disposed of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and for no other consideration.
		

		
			“Nonrecourse Deductions” means any and all items of loss, deduction, expenditure (described in section 705(a)(2)(b) of the Code), Simulated Depletion or Simulated Loss that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(b)(1), are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning assigned to such term in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(b)(3).
		

		
			“Non-Core Area” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b).
		

		
			“Observer” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(c).
		

		
			“Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
		

		
			“Original Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			“Other Indemnification Agreement” means one (1) or more certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company operating agreement, limited partnership agreement and any other organizational document, and insurance policies maintained by any Member or Manager or Affiliate thereof providing for, among other things, indemnification of and advancement of expenses for any Indemnitee for, among other things, the same matters that are subject to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement.
		

		
			“Parties” means the Members and the Company.
		

		
			“Percentage Interest” means, as of any date with respect to any Member other than a Class A Units Member (in its capacity as such), a percentage equal to the aggregate number of Common Units owned by such Member as of such date divided by the aggregate number of all Common Units issued and outstanding as of such date. No Class A Units Member (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to a Percentage Interest.
		

		
			“Permitted Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.  For the Common Units Member, Permitted Affiliate shall include any entity affiliated with or managed by the Blackstone Funds.
		

		
			“Permitted Holders” has the meaning set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			“Person” means any individual or entity, including any corporation, limited liability company, partnership (general or limited), joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Membership Interest as of any date of determination, the proportionate amount such Membership Interest would receive if an amount equal to the Total Equity Value were distributed to all Membership Interests in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3.
		

		
			“Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
		

		
			“Proposed Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Proposed Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a)(i).
		

		
			“Purchase Agreement” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2017, among Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, Sanchez Energy Corporation, SN EF Maverick, LLC and SN EF UnSub, LP, in effect as of the Effective Date. 
		

		
			“Required Allocations” means any allocation of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(i),  Section 5.1(c)(ii),  Section 5.1(c)(iii),  Section 5.1(c)(iv),  Section 5.1(c)(v),  Section 5.1(c)(vi),  Section 5.1(c)(vii) and Section 5.1(c)(viii).
		

		
			“Sanchez” means [_________]3.
		

		
			“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
		

		
			“Security Interest” means any security interest, lien, mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, hypothecation, pledge, purchase option or other similar adverse claim or obligation, whether created by operation of Law or otherwise, created by any Person in any of its property or rights.
		

		
			“Simulated Basis” means, with respect to each oil and gas property, the Carrying Value of such property.  For purposes of such computation, the Simulated Basis of each oil and gas property shall be allocated to each Member in accordance with such Member’s relative Percentage Interest as of the time such oil and gas property is acquired by the Company, and shall be reallocated among the Members in accordance with the Members’ relative Percentage Interest as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to any adjustment to the Carrying Values of the Company’s oil and gas properties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Simulated Depletion” means a depletion allowance computed for each oil and gas property (as defined in section 614 of the Code) using the cost depletion method, subject, however, to the requirements set forth in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k).  For the purposes of computing Simulated Depletion with respect to any oil and gas property (as defined in section 614 of the Code), the Simulated Basis of such property shall be deemed to be the Carrying Value of such property, and in no event shall such allowance for Simulated Depletion, in the aggregate, exceed such Simulated Basis.  If the Carrying Value of an oil and gas property is adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2(d) during a taxable period, following such adjustment Simulated Depletion shall thereafter be calculated under the foregoing provisions based upon such adjusted Carrying Value.
		

		
			“Simulated Gain” or “Simulated Loss” means the simulated gain or loss, as applicable, computed with respect to a sale or other disposition of an oil and gas property pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k).
		

		

		
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			“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any relevant Person as of the date the determination is being made, any other Person that (a) is Controlled (directly or indirectly) by such Person and (b) the equity entitled to vote to elect the board of directors, board of managers or other governing authority of which is more than fifty percent (50%) owned (directly or indirectly) by the relevant Person.
		

		
			“Tag-Along Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(g).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Sale Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a)(i).
		

		
			“Tax Advances” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
		

		
			“Tax Matters Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).
		

		
			“Tax Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)(i).
		

		
			“Third Party” means any Person other than the Members’ respective Permitted Affiliates, and the Company and its Subsidiaries.
		

		
			“Total Equity Value” means, at any time or with respect to any transaction or potential transaction, the aggregate proceeds which would be received by the holders of Membership Interests if: (a) all of the assets of the Company were sold at their Fair Market Value to an unrelated third-party on arm’s-length terms (including price), with neither the seller nor the buyer being under compulsion to buy or sell such assets and (b) the Company satisfied and paid in full all of its obligations and liabilities (limited in the case of a nonrecourse liability to the value of any asset securing such liability), including all taxes, costs and expenses incurred and imposed on the Company (as opposed to its direct or indirect owners) in connection with such transaction and any amounts agreed by the Board to be reserved by the Company after the actions in clause (a) and this clause (b) with respect to any contingent or other liabilities.
		

		
			“Transfer” or “Transferred” means, with respect to a Membership Interest, (a) a direct or indirect voluntary or involuntary, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange, bequest, devise, gift or any other alienation, including any pledge or grant of a security interest (in each case, with or without consideration and whether by operation of Law or otherwise, including by merger or consolidation) of any rights, interests or obligations with respect to all or any portion of such Membership Interest, or (b) a grant or sufferance of a Security Interest on all or any portion of such Membership Interest.
		

		
			“Transferee” means a Person who receives all or part of a Member’s Membership Interest through a Transfer.
		

		
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			“Treasury Regulation” means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of successor regulations).
		

		
			“Unanimous Consent” means the affirmative vote of all of the Managers constituting the entire Board at a duly called and convened meeting of the Board or the affirmative written consent in lieu of a meeting executed by all of the Managers.
		

		
			“Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.
		

		
			“Unpaid Indemnity Amounts” means any amount that the Company fails to indemnify or advance to an Indemnitee as required by Article VII of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Unrealized Gain” attributable to any item of Company property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the Fair Market Value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 4.2(d)) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 4.2(d) as of such date).
		

		
			“Unrealized Loss” attributable to any item of Company property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 4.2(d) as of such date) over (b) the Fair Market Value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 4.2(d)).
		

		
			“Vested Class A Units” means any issued Class A Units that have vested as of the date of determination pursuant to this Agreement. 
		

		
			“Withheld Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)(iii).
		

		
			1.2      Other Terms.  Other capitalized terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of this Agreement and shall have the meaning so given.
		

		
			1.3      Construction.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.  All references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement, and, unless otherwise indicated, all references to Exhibits and Schedules are to exhibits and schedules attached hereto, each of which is incorporated herein for all purposes.  Article and section titles or headings are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of the Agreement itself; and all references herein to articles, sections or subdivisions thereof shall refer to the corresponding article, section or subdivision thereof of this Agreement unless specific reference is made to such articles, sections or subdivisions of another document or instrument.  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” and the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular section or Article in which such words appear.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article II

ORGANIZATION
		

		
			2.1      Formation.  The Company was organized as a Delaware limited liability company by the filing of a Certificate of Formation (as such Certificate of Formation may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the Act on the Formation Date.  This Agreement is adopted and agreed to by the Members to set forth their agreement with respect to the Company’s business and the rights, duties and obligations of the Members.
		

		
			2.2      Name.  The name of the Company is “Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC,” and all Company Business shall be conducted in that name or such other names that comply with Law as the Board may select from time to time.
		

		
			2.3      Principal U.S. Office; Registered Office and Registered Agent; Other Offices.  The principal office of the Company in the United States shall be at 200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 210, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19809, or at such other place as the Board may designate from time to time, which need not be in the State of Delaware.  The Company may have such other offices as the Board may designate from time to time.
		

		
			2.4      Purpose.  The sole purpose of the Company is (a) to engage in the Company Business and (b) to engage in all lawful activities and to enter into, exercise the rights and enjoy the benefits under, and discharge the obligations of the Company pursuant to, all contracts, agreements, and other instruments which the Board determines to be necessary or suitable for or incidental to the accomplishment and conduct of the purposes in the foregoing clause (a).  The Company shall not engage in any activity or conduct inconsistent with the Company Business.
		

		
			2.5      Foreign Qualification.  Prior to the Company’s conducting business in any jurisdiction other than Delaware, the Board shall cause the Company to comply, to the extent procedures are available and those matters are reasonably within the control of the Company, with all requirements necessary to qualify the Company as a foreign limited liability company, and, if necessary, to make such filings and take such actions as may be required to keep the Company in good standing in that jurisdiction, it being understood that the Board shall cause the Company to be registered as a foreign limited liability company in the State of Texas.  Each Member agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such certificates and other instruments, if any, that are necessary or appropriate to qualify, continue and terminate the Company as a foreign limited liability company in all such jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business.
		

		
			2.6      Term.  Subject to earlier termination pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement (including those contained in Article X), the term of the Company shall be perpetual.
		

		
			2.7      Fiduciary Duties.
		

		
			(a)      Fiduciary Duties.  Subject in all respects to Section 7.11:
		

		
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fair dealing, and in the case of each Manager, the duty not to exceed in such capacity the bounds of the authority granted to any Manager by this Agreement and Delaware law (all such duties collectively, the “Agreed Duties”).
		

		
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			(A)      except for the Agreed Duties and as expressly provided in this Agreement, none of the Managers shall owe any fiduciary or similar duty or obligation whatsoever to the Company, any Member (other than the Member designating such Manager), Assignee or the other Managers, except as required by any provisions of applicable Law that cannot be waived, and
		

		
			(B)      to the extent that, at law or in equity, a Manager owes any duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, any other Member or any Assignee pursuant to applicable Law, any such duty other than the Agreed Duties is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted pursuant to applicable Law.
		

		
			(iii)      Subject to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the Company and the Members acknowledge and agree that each Manager may decide or determine any matter subject to the Board’s approval hereunder in the sole and absolute discretion of such Manager, it being the intent of all Members that such Manager have the right to make such decision or determination solely on the basis of the interests such Manager desires to consider, including such Manager’s own interests, the interests of the Member(s) that designated such Member and the interests of such Member’s Affiliates.
		

		
			(iv)      The Company and the Members agree that any claims against, actions, rights to sue, other remedies or recourse to or against any Manager (except for such claims, actions, rights to sue, remedies or recourse that may be initiated or brought solely by the Member that appointed such Manager) grounded in or alleging any breach of any fiduciary or similar duty, other than an Agreed Duty, are expressly released and waived by the Company and each Member (and each Assignee), to the fullest extent permitted by Law, as a condition to and as part of the consideration for the execution of this Agreement and the undertaking to incur the obligations provided for in this Agreement.
		

		
			(v)      To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Member owes any duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, any other Member or any Assignee pursuant to applicable Law, any such duty, other than the Agreed Duties, is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted pursuant to applicable Law, it being the intent of the Members that to the extent permitted by Law and except to the extent set forth in this Section 2.7 or expressly specified elsewhere in this Agreement or the Management Services Agreement, no Member or Manager shall owe any duties of any nature whatsoever to the Company, the other Members or any Assignee, other than the Agreed Duties, and each Member may decide or determine any 

		 

		

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matter in its sole and absolute discretion taking into account solely its interests and those of its Affiliates (excluding the Company and its Subsidiaries) subject to the Agreed Duties.  Each Member further acknowledges and agrees that it would not have become a Member in the Company if this arrangement were not acceptable to it.
		

		
			(vi)      Nothing herein is intended to create a partnership, joint venture, agency or other relationship creating fiduciary or quasi-fiduciary duties or similar duties or obligations, otherwise subject the Members to joint and several liability or vicarious liability or to impose any duty, obligation or liability that would arise therefrom with respect to any or all of the Members or the Company.
		

		
			Article III

MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS AND TRANSFERS
		

		
			3.1      Classes and Series of Membership Interests; Members.
		

		
			(a)      Classes.  The Company is hereby authorized to issue two (2) classes of Membership Interests of the Company, with such classes referred to herein as the “Common Units” and the “Class A Units.”  Common Units and Class A Units may be issued in whole or fractional interests.  A total of 1,000 Common Units are hereby authorized for issuance, and a total of 100 Class A Units are hereby authorized for issuance.  The holders of Class A Units and Common Units shall have the respective rights, preferences, privileges, restrictions and obligations set forth in this Agreement and, to the extent applicable, the Act.
		

		
			(b)      Members.  At the Effective Date, and upon the execution and delivery by the Members of this Agreement, the Company issued:
		

		
			(i)      100 Common Units to Blackstone, and Blackstone was admitted to the Company as a Common Units Member; and
		

		
			(ii)      100 Class A Units to Sanchez, and Sanchez was admitted to the Company as Class A Units Member.
		

		
			Additional Persons may be admitted to the Company as new Members only as provided in this Agreement.
		

		
			(c)      Amendments to Exhibit A.  The Class A Units and the Common Units and respective Membership Interests held by each Member and the Percentage Interests of each Member are set forth on Exhibit A hereto.  Exhibit A shall be amended from time to time to reflect changes and adjustments resulting from (i) the admission of any new Member, (ii) any Transfer in accordance with this Agreement, and/or (iii) any Capital Contributions made, changes to Membership Interests or additional Membership Interests issued, in each case as permitted by this Agreement (provided, that a failure to reflect such change or adjustment on Exhibit A shall not prevent any otherwise valid change or adjustment from being effective); provided, that the Board shall provide each Member with a copy of any amendment to Exhibit A within thirty (30) Business Days after adoption thereof. 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			3.2      Number of Members.  The number of Members of the Company shall never be less than one (1).
		

		
			3.3      Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
		

		
			(a)      Member Representations and Warranties.  Each Member hereby represents and warrants to the Company and each other Member as of the date of such Member’s admittance to the Company that:
		

		
			(i)      To the extent it is not a natural person, it is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and if required by Law is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in the jurisdiction of its principal place of business (if not formed in such jurisdiction); 
		

		
			(ii)      To the extent it is not a natural person, it has full corporate, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other applicable power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and all necessary actions by the board of directors, shareholders, managers, members, partners, trustees, beneficiaries or other Persons necessary for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by that Member have been duly taken; 
		

		
			(iii)      It has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement is enforceable against such Member in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency and other Laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding in a court of law or equity); 
		

		
			(iv)      Its authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement does not breach or conflict with or constitute a default under (i) such Member’s charter or other governing documents to the extent it is not a natural person or (ii) any material obligation under any other material agreement or arrangement to which that Member is a party or by which it is bound; and 
		

		
			(v)      It (i) has been furnished with such information about the Company and the Membership Interest as that Member has requested, (ii) has made its own independent inquiry and investigation into, and based thereon has formed an independent judgment concerning, the Company and such Member’s Membership Interest herein, (iii) has adequate means of providing for its current needs and possible contingencies, is able to bear the economic risks of this investment and has a sufficient net worth to sustain a loss of its entire investment in the Company in the event such loss should occur, (iv) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company, (v) solely in respect of the Common Units Member, is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, promulgated under the Securities Act, and (vi) understands and agrees that its 

		 

		

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Membership Interest shall not be sold, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise Transferred except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from registration and/or qualification under the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws.
		

		
			(b)      Company Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Member as of the date of such Member’s admittance to the Company that:
		

		
			(i)      The Class A Units have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and will be free and clear of all Encumbrances (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), other than Encumbrances created by the Class A Units Member and restrictions on transfer imposed by this Agreement, the Securities Act, and applicable state securities Laws.
		

		
			(ii)      Assuming the accuracy of the Class A Units Member’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of the Class A Units.  Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has taken or will take any other action (including any offer, issuance or sale of any security of the Company under any circumstances which might require the integration of such security with the Class A Units under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder), in either case so as to subject the issuance of the Class A Units to the registration provisions of the Securities Act.  Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has offered the Membership Interests to any Person by means of general or public solicitation or general or public advertising, such as by newspaper or magazine advertisements, by broadcast media, or at any seminar or meeting whose attendees were solicited by such means.
		

		
			(iii)      The Company has had no operations or business, incurred no debt or liability, and has no assets, other than, in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Interim Investors Agreement and related matters.  
		

		
			(c)      AMI Acquisitions.  The Company hereby covenants that any Acquisition (as defined in the Joint Development Agreement) of AMI Properties shall be subject to the following:
		

		
			(i)      In the event that the Company, Blackstone or any Affiliate of Blackstone elects to make any Core Acquisitions, such Core Acquisitions shall be acquired directly or indirectly by the Company with the consent of the Class A Units Member, or by an Affiliate of the Company with a capital structure similar and limited liability company agreement substantially similar to those of the Company, and in which only Sanchez and/or one or more of its designated Affiliates that are reasonably acceptable to the Company holds a profits interest 

		 

		

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with rights identical to the Class A Units, and distributions with respect to such  Core Acquisition, including in connection with any exit event, shall be applied in the same order of priority as set forth in Section 5.3(a); provided, that the Class A Units (or such other profits interests) shall be entitled to only 50% of the distributions that such Class A Units (or such other profits interests) would be entitled to under clause (i) of Section 5.3(a) at each distribution tier with respect to the portion of any Core Acquisitions that result in the Company and its Affiliates owning, in the aggregate, greater than a 35% working interest in the Leases (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). 
		

		
			(ii)      In the event that the Company, Blackstone or any Affiliate of Blackstone elects to make any Non-Core Acquisitions in which Sanchez or any of its Affiliates elects to participate, such Non-Core Acquisitions shall be acquired directly or indirectly by the Company with the consent of the Class A Units Member, or by an Affiliate of the Company; provided that such Affiliate adopts a limited liability company agreement substantially similar to that of the Company, and in which Sanchez and/or one or more of its designated Affiliates that are reasonably acceptable to such Affiliate will hold a profits interest with rights identical to the Class A Units, and distributions with respect to such Core Acquisition, including in connection with any exit event, shall be applied in the same order of priority as set forth in Section 5.3(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sanchez or such designated Affiliate will be entitled to (A) 50% of the distributions that such Class A Units (or such other profits interests) would be entitled to under clause (i) of Section 5.3(a) at each distribution tier with respect to any Non-Core Acquisition that is originally proprietary to the Company or any of its Affiliates and not operated by Sanchez or any of its Affiliates, and (B) 100% of the distributions that such Class A Units (or such other profits interests) would be entitled to under clause (i) of Section 5.3(a) at each distribution tier with respect to any other Non-Core Acquisition made by Blackstone or any of its Controlled Affiliates.      
		

		
			(iii)      Sanchez shall cause its Affiliates and all Permitted Holders that are members or shareholders in Sanchez, or such other designated Affiliate referred to above, if applicable, or otherwise hold, directly or indirectly, incentive equity units directly linked to the Class A Units or such other profits interests, if applicable (and Affiliates of such Permitted Holders that are Controlled by such Permitted Holders), to comply with the provisions of Section 5.2 of the Joint Development Agreement in the same manner as required by SN EF Maverick, LLC and SN EF UnSub, LP thereunder.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations set forth in this Section 3.3(c) with respect to Blackstone and its Affiliates shall not apply to Excluded AMI Transactions.
		

		
			(iv)      Any Acquisitions made by Sanchez or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, or the Company, Blackstone or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, on or after the execution of the Purchase Agreement and prior to the Effective Date, shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 3.3(c) as if such Acquisition had occurred on or after the Effective Date.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)      Available Cash. The Company hereby covenants that it will not maintain excessive levels of Available Cash as determined in the reasonable business judgment of the Board.  
		

		
			3.4      Restrictions on the Transfer of Interests.
		

		
			(a)      Permitted Transfers.  Any Member may Transfer all or part of such Member’s Membership Interests (a “Transferring Member”) only in accordance with applicable Law and the provisions of this Agreement, including this Article III to a Person.  A Common Units Member may transfer its Common Units without the prior written consent of any other Member, but subject to compliance with the other provisions of this Section 3.4.  Except for Transfers pursuant to Section 3.6 or Section 3.7, no Class A Units Member may Transfer, directly or indirectly, any Class A Units without the consent of the Common Units Member, which consent may be given or withheld in the sole discretion of the Common Units Member.    Any purported Transfer in breach of the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall not recognize any such prohibited Transfer on its books and records.  Any Member who Transfers any Membership Interests except in compliance herewith shall be liable to, and shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Company and the other Members for all costs, expenses, damages and other liabilities resulting therefrom.  For the avoidance of doubt, all Transfers to Permitted Affiliates shall comply with Sections 3.4(b) through 3.4(e).
		

		
			(b)      Securities Laws.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Membership Interest shall be Transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the securities Laws or an applicable exemption from registration and/or qualification under the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws.
		

		
			(c)      Documentation; Validity of Permitted Transfer.  Any Transfer of a Membership Interest that complies with Section 3.4(a) and Section 3.4(b) shall be effective to assign the right to become a Member, and, without the need for any action or consent of any other Person, a Transferee of such Membership Interest shall automatically be admitted as a Member once the Company has received a customary joinder agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Board which has been executed by such Transferee (a “Joinder”), pursuant to which such Transferee shall (i) become a party to this Agreement as a Member and shall have the rights and obligations of a Member hereunder, (ii) expressly assume all liabilities and obligations of the Transferring Member (or its applicable Affiliates) to the Company or the other Members and (iii) if the Transferee is to be admitted to the Company as a new Member, acknowledge the representations and warranties in Section 3.3(a) are true and correct with respect to such Transferee as of the date of the Joinder.  Each Transfer is effective against the Company as of the first (1st) Business Day following delivery of the Joinder to the Company.
		

		
			(d)      Expenses.  Any costs incurred by the Company in connection with any Transfer by a Member of all or a part of its Membership Interests shall be borne by such Transferring Member.  Any transfer or similar taxes arising as a result of the Transfer of a Member’s Membership Interest shall be paid by the Transferring Member.
		

		
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the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the Transferred Membership Interests shall constitute a release of the Company, the Managers authorizing such distribution and the Members of all liability to such Assignee or new Member who may be interested in such distribution or payment by reason of such Transfer.
		

		
			(f)      Certain Indirect Transfers.  Except for Transfers to Permitted Affiliates thereof, no Member shall indirectly Transfer any Membership Interests to the extent such Member is not permitted to sell Membership Interests directly pursuant to the terms hereof and any indirect sale shall be structured and consummated in such a manner that each other Member is given the same rights and protections as it would have had if such Transfer were structured as a direct sale of Membership Interests pursuant to the terms hereof.
		

		
			3.5      Bankruptcy-Related Events.  Without the prior written consent of the Common Units Member, no Member shall take any action to directly encumber the assets of the Company, or subject such assets to a right of foreclosure in favor of any Person.  To the extent that prior to the date hereof any Member has entered into any contract, agreement or understanding with the effect of directly encumbering such assets, or subjecting such assets to a right of foreclosure in favor of any Person, such Member shall take all actions necessary to release such assets from such contract, agreement or understanding as promptly as practicable.
		

		
			3.6      Tag-Along Rights.
		

		
			(a)      If at any time following the Effective Date, the Common Units Member proposes to Transfer in a transaction or series of related transactions greater than sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding Common Units to a Third Party purchaser (a “Proposed Sale”), then the Common Units Member (the “Tag-Along Member”) shall furnish to the Class A Unit Members a written notice of such Proposed Sale (the “Tag-Along Notice”) and provide them the opportunity to participate in such Proposed Sale on the terms described in this Section 3.6.  The Tag-Along Notice will include:
		

		
			(i)      the material terms and conditions of the Proposed Sale, including (A) the number of Common Units proposed to be so Transferred, (B) the name of the proposed Transferee (the “Proposed Transferee”), (C) the proposed amount and form of consideration (including the consideration payable to each Common Units Member and Class A Member assuming each Common Units Member and Class A Units Member included the maximum percentage of Membership Interests it would be entitled to sell in such Proposed Sale, such amounts calculated based on a hypothetical application of Section 5.3) and all other material terms of the Proposed Sale, (D) the proposed Transfer date, if known, which date shall not be less than thirty (30) Business Days after delivery of such Tag-Along Notice and (E) the fraction, expressed as a percentage, determined by dividing (I) the number of Common Units to be Transferred by the Tag-Along Member, by (II) the total number of Common Units held by the Tag-Along Member (the “Tag-Along Sale Percentage”); and
		

		
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Sale Percentage multiplied by (B) the total Class A Units held by such Member.  The Tag-Along Member will deliver or cause to be delivered to the other Members copies of all transaction documents relating to the Proposed Sale as promptly as practicable after they become available.
		

		
			(b)      Each other Member must exercise the tag-along rights provided by this Section 3.6 within twenty one (21) calendar days following delivery of the Tag-Along Notice by delivering a notice (the “Tag-Along Offer”) to the Tag-Along Member indicating its desire to exercise its rights hereunder and specifying the percentage of Class A Units it elects to include in the Proposed Sale pursuant to Section 3.6(a)(ii).  If any other Member does not make a Tag-Along Offer within twenty one (21) calendar days following delivery of the Tag-Along Notice, such other Member shall be deemed to have waived its rights under this Section 3.6 with respect to such Proposed Sale, and the Tag-Along Member shall thereafter be free to Transfer the Common Units to the Proposed Transferee without the participation of such other Member, in the same amount and for the same form of consideration set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, at a price no greater than the price set forth in the Tag-Along Notice and on other terms and conditions which are not more favorable to the Tag-Along Member than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice.  If any other Member elects to participate in the Proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 3.6, such other Member shall agree to make to the Proposed Transferee the same representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities as the Tag-Along Member agrees to make in connection with the Proposed Sale; provided, that (w) such other Member shall not be liable for the breach of any covenant by the Tag-Along Member (or any other Member) and vice versa, (x) in no event shall any Member be required to make representations and warranties or provide indemnities as to any other Member or to make representations or warranties or covenants (including indemnities) not required by each other Member, (y) any liability relating to representations and warranties (and related indemnities) or other indemnification obligations regarding the business of the Company in connection with the Proposed Sale shall be shared by the Members pro rata on a several but not joint basis in proportion to the consideration to be received in the Proposed Sale by each Member and (z) in no event shall any Member other than the Tag-Along Member be responsible for any liabilities or indemnities in connection with such Proposed Sale in excess of the proceeds received by such Member in the Proposed Sale.
		

		
			(c)      In the event that the consideration received in connection with a Proposed Sale consists of securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, and one or more Members exercise their tag-along rights hereunder in connection with such Proposed Sale, if the Tag-Along Member is entitled to registration rights in respect of such securities, the Tag-Along Member shall ensure that such  Members will receive piggy-back registration rights on any registration in which the Tag-Along Member is entitled to register such securities (including any demand registrations exercised by the Tag-Along Member).
		

		
			(d)      The offer of any Member contained in such Member’s Tag-Along Offer shall be irrevocable, and, to the extent such offer is accepted, such Member shall be bound and obligated to Transfer in the Proposed Sale on the same terms and conditions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, inside tax basis associated with such interests), with respect to all of the Class A Units Transferred, as the Tag-Along Member, up to such percentage of Class A Units as such Member shall have specified in its Tag-Along Offer; provided,  however, that if the material terms of the Proposed Sale change with the result that the price applicable to the Class A Units shall be less 

		 

		

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than the price applicable to the Class A Units set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, the form of consideration shall be different or the other terms and conditions shall be less favorable to such Member than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, such Member shall be permitted to withdraw the offer contained in the applicable Tag-Along Offer by written notice to the Tag-Along Member and upon such withdrawal shall be released from such holder’s obligations.
		

		
			(e)      If a Member exercises its rights under this Section 3.6, the closing of the sale of each Member’s Membership Interest in the Proposed Sale will take place concurrently.  If the closing with the Proposed Transferee (whether or not a Member has exercised its rights under this Section 3.6) shall not have occurred by 5:00 p.m.  Eastern Time on the date that is ninety (90) days after the date of the Tag-Along Notice, as such period may be extended to obtain any required regulatory approvals or any other required consent (but in no event later than one hundred eighty (180) days  after the date of the Tag-Along Notice), and on terms and conditions not more favorable to the Tag-Along Member than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, all the restrictions on Transfer contained herein shall again be in effect with respect to such Common Units and proposed Transfer.
		

		
			(f)      Each Member shall bear its own costs in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 3.6.
		

		
			(g)      The aggregate consideration to be paid in connection with any sale consummated pursuant to this Section 3.6 (a “Tag-Along Sale”) shall be allocated among each Membership Interest included therein on a proportionate basis based on such Membership Interest’s Pro Rata Share, which shall be determined based on the Total Equity Value implied by the price offered in the Tag-Along Sale.
		

		
			3.7      Drag-Along Rights.
		

		
			(a)      Subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this Section 3.7,  Section 6.14 and Article V and Article XI, (x) if the Common Units Member elects to consummate, or to cause the Company to consummate, a sale of all of the assets or all of the equity interests in the Company by whatever means (including merger, consolidation, equity purchase, sale of assets or otherwise) following the Effective Date or (y) if the Common Units Member elects to cause a public offering of the Company (each, a “Drag-Along Transaction”), the other Members will consent to such Drag-Along Transaction, and will take or cause to be taken all other actions, reasonably necessary or desirable to cause the consummation of such Drag-Along Transaction on the terms proposed by the Common Units Member, including entering into a customary registration rights agreement in connection with a public offering of the Company; provided, however, that none of the transactions described in clauses (x) or (y) of this sentence shall constitute a Drag-Along Transaction unless it is made to a Third Party on an arm’s-length basis.  The Members will execute any applicable merger, asset purchase, security purchase, recapitalization or other agreement negotiated by the Common Units Member in connection with such Drag-Along Transaction; provided, that (v) each Member shall make the same representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities as the Common Units Member agrees to make in connection with the Drag-Along Transaction, except that in no event shall any Member be required to agree to any non-competition or non-solicitation covenant in connection with the Drag-Along Transaction or to make any representation or warranty that would be inaccurate when made 

		 

		

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without the ability to provide disclosure against such representation or warranty; (v) no Member shall be liable for the breach of any covenants of any other Member; (w) in no event shall any Member be required to make representations and warranties or provide indemnities as to any other Member; (x) any liability relating to representations and warranties (and related indemnities) or other indemnification obligations regarding the business of the Company in connection with the Drag-Along Transaction shall be shared by the Members pro rata on a several but not joint basis in proportion to the proceeds received by each Member in the Drag-Along Transaction, and in no event shall any Member other than the Common Units Member be responsible for any liabilities or indemnities in connection with such Drag-Along Transaction in excess of the proceeds received by such Member in the Drag-Along Transaction; (y) each Class A Member shall only be obligated to provide representations, warranties, covenants or indemnities to the extent all other Members are similarly obligated; and (z) any escrow or other holdback of proceeds shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among the applicable Members.
		

		
			(b)      In connection with a Drag-Along Transaction, (i) all of the Members shall be allocated the same form of consideration, or if any Members are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all Members will be given the same option, and (ii) the consideration to be received by the Members in a Drag-Along Transaction will be calculated by taking the aggregate proceeds from such Drag-Along Transaction and allocating such proceeds among the Members in such relative amounts as would have resulted if the Company had liquidated and sold its assets for a cash amount equal to such consideration, valuing any non-cash consideration at its Fair Market Value, and immediately distributed such proceeds to the Members in accordance with Section 10.2(d).
		

		
			(c)      The Company shall bear the reasonable and documented costs incurred by each Member arising pursuant to a Drag-Along Transaction; provided that costs incurred by or on behalf of a Member for its sole benefit will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.
		

		
			(d)      Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 3.7 to the contrary, there shall be no liability or obligation on behalf of the Common Units Member or its Affiliates or the Company if either determines, for any reason, not to consummate a Drag-Along Transaction, and the Common Units Member shall be permitted to, and shall have the authority to cause the Company to, discontinue at any time any Drag-Along Transaction initiated by the Common Units Member by providing written notice to the Company and the other Members.
		

		
			(e)      In the event that the Common Units Member is entitled to registration rights in respect of its securities in a Drag Along Transaction, the Common Units Member shall ensure that the Class A Units Member will receive piggy-back registration rights on any registration in which the Common Units Member is entitled to register such securities (including any demand registrations exercised by the Common Units Member).
		

		
			3.8      Vesting of Class A Units; Forfeiture.    
		

		
			(a)      Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.8, twenty percent (20%) of the Class A Units shall become Vested Class A Units on each of the first five (5) anniversaries of the Effective Date; provided,  however, that if (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, disposes of all or substantially all of its interests in the Assets (as defined in the Joint Development Agreement) 

		 

		

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in one or more transactions to a Person that is not a Member or an Affiliate of a Member, (ii) Blackstone, together with its Affiliates, ceases to own at least fifty percent (50)% of the Common Units, or (iii) a Change in Control occurs, any Class A Units that remain unvested shall fully vest and become Vested Class A Units.
		

		
			(b)      In the event of a JDA Default, as a condition precedent to a forfeiture event under Section 3.8(c), the Company must assert such JDA Default pursuant to a JDA Default Notice within three (3) years of the date on which the alleged JDA Default occurred (and to the extent any director or officer of the Company or employee of Blackstone obtains actual knowledge of any such alleged JDA Default, the Company must assert such JDA Default within sixty (60) days from such date).  During the pendency of an alleged JDA Default, any distributions with respect to Class A Units shall be retained by the Company and held in trust in a segregated escrow account for the benefit of the Class A Unit Members until such time that it is determined whether a JDA Default has occurred by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to a final, nonappealable order. In the event it is determined that a JDA Default has not occurred by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to a final, nonappealable order, the monetary value of the Vested Class A Units shall accrue interest at a rate of 5%, compounded annually, from the date upon which the JDA Default is first alleged to have occurred.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall have the burden of proof for determining whether a JDA Default has occurred.
		

		
			(c)      In the event of the occurrence of a JDA Default (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to a final, nonappealable order) that results in material irreparable harm to the Company for which monetary damages (or other remedy at Law) would be inadequate, all Class A Units shall be cancelled and forfeited without payment of any kind with respect thereto.  In the event such JDA Default is reasonably curable by monetary damages, the number of Class A Units cancelled and forfeited in lieu thereof shall equal the amount of monetary damages awarded plus accrued interest at a rate of 5% compounded annually from the date upon which the JDA Default occurred.
		

		
			(d)      The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not incur any material costs or expenses not reasonably related to its business, as set forth in Section 2.4, or incur any costs or expenses that disproportionately and adversely affect the Class A Unit Members as compared to the other Members.
		

		
			Article IV

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
		

		
			4.1      Capital Contributions; Return of Cash. 
		

		
			(a)      General.  No Member shall be required to make any additional Capital Contributions to the Company, except as agreed to in writing by such Member. 
		

		
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Units Members’ Common Units.  No additional Membership Interest shall be issued to any Common Units Member in exchange for such Member making Capital Contributions.
		

		
			4.2      Capital Accounts.  The Company shall maintain a separate Capital Account for each Member with respect to with respect to the Membership Interests owned by such Member in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and in accordance with the following provisions:
		

		
			(a)      Each Member’s Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Company by such Member pursuant to this Agreement (net of any liabilities assumed by the Company in connection with such Capital Contributions and any liabilities to which any property comprising such Capital Contributions is subject), and (ii) all items of Company income and gain (including Simulated Gain and income and gain exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 4.2(b) and allocated with respect to such Member pursuant to Section 5.1, and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Agreed Value of property actually or deemed distributed to such Member pursuant to this Agreement (net of liabilities assumed by such Member and the liabilities to which such property is subject), and (y) all items of Company deduction and loss (including Simulated Loss and Simulated Depletion) computed in accordance with Section 4.2(b) and allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.1.  The initial Capital Accounts of the Members are listed on Exhibit B to this Agreement.
		

		
			(b)      For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, Simulated Depletion, Simulated Gain or Simulated Loss which is to be allocated pursuant to Article V and is to be reflected in the Members’ Capital Accounts, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes, provided, that:
		

		
			(i)      All fees and other expenses incurred by the Company to promote the sale of (or to sell) a Membership Interest that can neither be deducted nor amortized under section 709 of the Code, if any, shall, for purposes of Capital Account maintenance, be treated as an item of deduction at the time such fees and other expenses are incurred and shall be allocated among the Members pursuant to Section 5.1.
		

		
			(ii)      As to those items described in section 705(a)(1)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for federal income tax purposes.  To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment in the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain or loss.
		

		
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“Depreciation.”  Simulated Depletion will be computed in accordance with the definition of “Simulated Depletion.”
		

		
			(iv)      For purposes of determining income, gain, loss, and deduction, or any other item allocable to any period, such items will be determined on a daily, monthly or other basis, as reasonably determined by the Board using any permissible method under Code section 706 and the related Treasury Regulations.
		

		
			(v)      If the Carrying Value of any asset differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any gain, loss, Simulated Gain or Simulated Loss resulting from a disposition of such asset shall be calculated with reference to such Carrying Value.
		

		
			(vi)      In the event an adjustment to the Carrying Value of the assets of the Company occurs pursuant to Section 4.2(d), any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized loss shall be treated as having been actually realized.
		

		
			(c)      A Transferee shall succeed to the pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Membership Interest so transferred.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all items of income, gain, expense, loss, deduction, and credit allocable to any Membership Interest that may have been transferred during any calendar year shall, if permitted by law, be allocated between the transferor and the transferee based on the portion of the calendar year during which each was recognized as owning that Membership Interest, based upon the interim closing of the books method or such other method as agreed between the transferor and the transferee; provided, however, that this allocation must be made in accordance with a method permissible under section 706 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
		

		
			(d)      In accordance with Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), (i) on an issuance of additional Membership Interests for cash or Contributed Property (including the issuance of Membership Interests), (ii) immediately prior to any actual or deemed distribution to a Member of any Company property (other than a distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a Membership Interest) or (iii) upon the occurrence of any other event provided in such Treasury Regulation, the Capital Accounts of all Members and the Carrying Value of each Company property immediately prior to such issuance or adjustment shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Company property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized on an actual sale of each such property immediately prior to such issuance or adjustment and had been allocated to the Members at such time pursuant to Section 5.1 in the same manner as any item of gain or loss actually recognized during such period would have been allocated, provided, however, that such adjustments shall be made only if the Board reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company.  In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate cash amount and Fair Market Value of all Company assets (including cash and cash equivalents) immediately prior to the event triggering such adjustment shall be determined by the Board using such method of valuation as it may reasonably adopt.  The Board shall allocate such aggregate value among the assets of the Company (in such manner as it determines) to arrive at a Fair Market Value for individual properties.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			4.3      Contributions of Contributed Property.  All Capital Contributions contemplated by this Agreement are to be made in readily available cash funds.  To the extent that any subsequent Capital Contribution is made in the form of Contributed Property, any costs or expenses associated with the transfer, assignment, conveyance or recordation of such Contributed Property, including any taxes in respect thereof, shall be borne by the Company, and any such costs or expenses, whether paid directly by the Member or reimbursed to the Company, shall not be deemed Capital Contributions.
		

		
			Article V

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
		

		
			5.1      Allocations for Capital Account Purposes.  For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts, the Company’s items of income, gain, loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Section 4.2(b)) shall be allocated among the Members in each taxable year (or portion thereof) as provided herein below.
		

		
			(a)      General.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction for a Fiscal Year shall be allocated between the Members in a manner such that, after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.1(c), the Capital Account of each Member, immediately after making such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal (proportionately) to (i) the distributions that would be made to such Member pursuant to Section 10.2(d) if the Company were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash equal to their Carrying Value, all Company liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Carrying Value of the assets securing such liability), and the net assets of the Company were distributed in accordance with Section 10.2(d)(ii) to the Members immediately after making such allocation minus (ii) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets, provided,  however, that the allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(a) may be adjusted to the extent the Board determines that such adjustment is necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder or give economic effect to Sections 3.4,  5.3 and 10.2 and the other relevant provisions of this Agreement.
		

		
			(b)      Allocations on Liquidation.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article V, after taking into account the special allocations in Section 5.1(c), in the year in which the Company liquidates pursuant to Article X and all subsequent years (and for any prior years with respect to which the due date (without regard to extensions) for the filing of the Company’s federal income tax return has not passed as of the date of the liquidation), all items of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in a manner reasonably determined by Board as shall cause to the nearest extent possible the Capital Account of each Member to equal the amount to be distributed to such Member pursuant to Section 10.2(d)(ii).
		

		
			(c)      Special Allocations.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.1, the following special allocations shall be made for such taxable period in the following order and priority:
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(i)      Company Minimum Gain Chargeback.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5.1, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year, each Member shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such taxable period (and, if necessary, subsequent taxable periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and (g)(2) and section 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor provisions.  This Section 5.1(c)(i) is intended to comply with the Company Minimum Gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
		

		
			(ii)      Chargeback of Minimum Gain Attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5.1 (other than Section 5.1(c)(i)), except as provided in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year, any Member with a share of Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of such Fiscal Year shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, subsequent taxable periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(ii), or any successor provisions.  This Section 5.1(c)(ii) is intended to comply with the chargeback of items of income and gain requirement in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
		

		
			(iii)      Qualified Income Offset.  In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulation sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4) through (6), items of Company income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations promulgated under section 704(b) of the Code, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.1(c)(iii) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account after all other allocations provided in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.1(c)(iii) were not a part of this Agreement.  This Section 5.1(c)(iii) is intended to be a “qualified income offset” as that term is used in Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
		

		
			(iv)      Stop Loss.  No amount of loss or deduction shall be allocated pursuant to Section 5.1(a) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Member to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such Fiscal Year (or increase any existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account).  All loss and deductions in excess of the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence shall be allocated among such other Members, who have positive Adjusted Capital Account balances, in proportion thereto until each Member’s Adjusted Capital Account balance is reduced to zero (0).
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(v)      Gross Income Allocations.  In the event any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year, such Member shall be specially allocated items of Company gross income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.1(c)(v) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account after all other allocations provided in this Section 5.1 have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.1(c)(v) and Section 5.1(c)(iii) were not in the Agreement.
		

		
			(vi)      Nonrecourse Deductions.  Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
		

		
			(vii)      Member Nonrecourse Deductions.  Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated one hundred percent (100%) to the Member that bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to such Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulation section 1.704-2(i).  If more than one (1) Member bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to a Member Nonrecourse Debt, such Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among such Members in accordance with the ratios in which they share such Economic Risk of Loss.
		

		
			(viii)     Nonrecourse Liabilities.  For purposes of Treasury Regulation section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Members agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Company in excess of the sum of (A) the amount of Company Minimum Gain and (B) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests.
		

		
			(ix)      Simulated Depletion, Simulated Loss and IDCs.  Simulated Depletion, Simulated Loss and intangible drilling costs (“IDCs”) with respect to each oil and gas property will be allocated in proportion to the manner in which the Simulated Basis of such property is allocated among the Members.
		

		
			(x)      Simulated Gains.  Simulated Gain with respect to any oil and gas property will be treated as an item of income or gain and be allocated as provided in Section 5.1(a).
		

		
			(xi)      Curative Allocation.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.1, other than the Required Allocations, the Required Allocations shall be taken into account in making the Agreed Allocations so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of items of income, gain, loss or deduction allocated to each Member pursuant to the Required Allocations and the Agreed Allocations, together, shall be equal to the net amount of such items that would have been allocated to each such Member under the Agreed Allocations had the Required Allocations and the related Curative Allocations not otherwise been provided in this Section 5.1.  It is the intention of the Members that allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(c)(xi) 

		 

		

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be made among the Members in a manner that is likely to minimize economic distortions.
		

		
			5.2      Allocations for Tax Purposes.
		

		
			(a)      Except as otherwise provided herein, for federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 5.1.
		

		
			(b)      Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, allocations of depletion with respect to each oil and gas property (as defined in section 614 of the Code) and gain and losses therefrom shall be governed by the following:
		

		
			(i)      For purposes of such computations, the federal income tax basis of each oil and gas property shall be allocated to each Member in accordance with such Member’s respective Percentage Interest as of the time such oil and gas property is acquired by the Company, and shall be reallocated among the Members in accordance with the Members’ respective Percentage Interests as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Carrying Values of the Company’s oil and gas properties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (or at the time of any material additions to the federal income tax basis of such oil and gas property).  Such allocations are intended to be applied in accordance with the “partners’ interests in partnership capital” under Section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code; provided, that the Members understand and agree that the Board may authorize special allocations of tax basis, income, gain, deduction or loss, as computed for federal income tax purposes, in order to eliminate differences between Simulated Basis and adjusted federal income tax basis with respect to any oil and gas properties, in such manner as determined consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code and Section 5.2(b)(iv) hereof.
		

		
			(ii)      For purposes of the separate computation of gain or loss by each Member on the taxable sale or other disposition of an oil and gas property, the amount realized from such sale or disposition shall be allocated (i) first, to the Members in an amount equal to the Simulated Basis in such oil and gas property and in the same proportion as their shares thereof were allocated, and (ii) second, consistent with the allocation of Simulated Gains; provided, however, that the Members understand and agree that the Board may authorize special allocations of tax basis, income, gain, deduction or loss, as computed for federal income tax purposes, in order to eliminate differences between Simulated Basis and adjusted federal income tax basis with respect to any oil and gas properties, in such manner as determined consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code and Section 5.2(b)(iv) hereof.
		

		
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and use such adjusted tax basis in the computation of its cost depletion or in the computation of its gain or loss on the disposition of such property by the Company.  Upon the request of the Company, each Member shall advise the Company of its adjusted tax basis in each oil and gas property and any depletion computed with respect thereto, both as computed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.  The Company may rely on such information and, if it is not provided by the Member, may make such reasonable assumptions as it shall determine with respect thereto.
		

		
			(iv)      The Members recognize that that with respect to Contributed Property and Adjusted Property there will be a difference between the Carrying Value of such property at the time of contribution or revaluation, as the case may be, and the adjusted tax basis of such property at that time.  All items of tax depreciation, cost recovery, amortization, adjusted tax basis of depletable properties, amount realized and gain or loss with respect to such Contributed Property and Adjusted Property shall be allocated among the Members to take into account the disparities between the Carrying Values and the adjusted tax basis with respect to such properties by applying whatever method(s) the Managers may choose among those methods that are allowed under the principles of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-3.  For the purposes of applying any such methods to oil and gas properties (as defined in section 614 of the Code) (A) the amount by which any Member’s Capital Account is adjusted for Simulated Depletion shall be treated as an amount of book depletion allocated to such Member and (B) the amount of cost depletion computed by such Member under section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code shall be treated as an amount of tax depletion allocated to such Member.
		

		
			(c)      Notwithstanding any provisions contained herein to the contrary, solely for federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, items of income, gain, depreciation, amortization, gain or loss with respect to property for which a Book-Tax Disparity exists, other than oil and gas properties (as defined in section 614 of the Code), shall be allocated so as to take into account the variation between the Company’s tax basis in such property and its Carrying Value consistent with whatever method(s) the Managers may choose among those methods that are allowed under the principles of Treasury Regulations section 1.704-3.
		

		
			(d)      For the proper administration of the Company, the Board shall (i) adopt such conventions as it deems appropriate in determining the amount of depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions; (ii) make special allocations for federal income tax purposes of income (including gross income or deductions) to the extent necessary and consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code; and (iii) amend the provisions of this Agreement as appropriate to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Treasury Regulations under section 704(b) or section 704(c) of the Code.  The Board may adopt such conventions, make such allocations and make such amendments to this Agreement as provided in this Section 5.2(d) only if such conventions, allocations or amendments are consistent with the principles of section 704 of the Code.
		

		
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Member to whom the deduction that gave rise to such recapture was allocated hereunder to the extent that such Member is allocated any gain from the disposition of such property.
		

		
			(f)      All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the Company for federal income tax purposes and allocated to the Members in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be determined without regard to the election under section 754 of the Code that will be made by the Company; provided,  however, that such allocations, once made, shall be adjusted (in any manner determined by the Board) as necessary or appropriate to take into account those adjustments permitted or required by sections 734 and 743 of the Code.
		

		
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			(a)      Subject to Section 5.3(b) and Section 10.2(d) and the applicable provisions of the Act, Available Cash (and other assets and properties of the Company as contemplated by this Agreement if approved by Majority Consent), shall be distributed by the Company to the Members upon the Majority Consent of the Board.  Distributions of assets and properties other than cash and cash equivalents shall be based upon the Fair Market Value of the applicable assets or properties and in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.3 as if such assets and properties were cash or cash equivalents equal to their Fair Market Value.  Distributions of cash shall be made to the Members by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the relevant Member.  Subject to Section 5.3(b), any distribution to the Members shall be made to the Members as follows:
		

		
			(i)      First, pro rata to the Common Units Members until each holder of the Common Units has received cumulative distributions in an amount sufficient to achieve a ten percent (10%) Internal Rate of Return with respect to each Common Unit;
		

		
			(ii)      Second, thereafter to the holders of Class A Units pro rata in proportion to their ownership of the issued and authorized Class A Units in an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the portion of any distribution to which this Section 5.3(a)(ii) applies and the remainder to the holders of Common Units until (x) each Common Units Member has received cumulative distributions in an amount sufficient to achieve a seventeen percent (17%) Internal Rate of Return with respect to each Common Unit and (y) each holder of the Common Units has received cumulative distributions in an amount equal to two (2) multiplied by each such Member’s Aggregate Capital Contributions Amount;
		

		
			(iii)      Third,  thereafter to the holders of Class A Units pro rata in proportion to their ownership of the issued and authorized Class A Units in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the portion of any distribution to which this Section 5.3(a)(ii) applies and the remainder to the Common Units Member until (x) each holder of the Common Units has received cumulative distributions in an amount sufficient to achieve a twenty-five percent (25%) Internal Rate of Return with respect to each Common Unit and (y) each holder of the Common Units has received cumulative distributions in an amount equal to three (3) multiplied by each such Member’s Aggregate Capital Contributions Amount; and
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(iv)      Fourth,  thereafter to the holders of Class A Units pro rata in proportion to their ownership of the issued and authorized Vested Class A Units an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the portion of any distribution to which this Section 5.3(a)(iv) applies and the remainder to the Common Units Member. 
		

		
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			(i)      The Board shall cause Available Cash to be distributed on or prior to each April 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 (or the next succeeding Business Day if such date falls on a date other than a Business Day) (each an “Estimated Tax Payment Date”), with respect to the taxable period related to each Estimated Tax Payment Date (each, an “Estimated Tax Period”), to each Member.  Such distributions shall be made pro rata to each Member based on that Member’s liability for income tax for such Estimated Tax Period, determined as set forth in the next sentence.  The amount distributed pursuant to this Section 5.3(b) shall be in an amount such that, for every Member, the amount distributed is equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (x) the amount of net taxable income allocable to such Member (determined taking into account the allocations described in Section 5.2(c)) including for this purposes any income treated as a distributive share of the income of the Company or as a “guaranteed payment” under Section 707(c) of the Code for the use of capital but not including any such “guaranteed payments” made for services in respect of such Estimated Tax Period (net of (I) cumulative taxable losses allocated to such Member for any taxable period beginning on or after the Effective Date and not previously taken into account under this clause (b) and (II) any depletion calculated at the Member level during such period, utilizing the cost depletion method) times (y) an assumed tax rate equal to the highest maximum combined marginal federal, state and local income tax rates applicable to an individual or corporate taxpayer resident in New York, NY (taking into account the character of such taxable income and the deductibility of state and local income tax for federal income tax purposes) (the “Tax Rate”), over (B) distributions previously made during such Estimated Tax Period pursuant to Section 5.3(a) to such Member.  To the  extent that the amount actually distributed with respect to an Estimated Tax Period is less than the amount specified in this Section 5.3(b), the shortfall in the amount actually distributed shall continue to the next Estimated Tax Period (and to any subsequent Estimated Tax Periods as required) and shall be distributed to the respective Members in that next Estimated Tax Period under this this Section 5.3(b).
		

		
			(ii)      Any distributions with respect to unvested Class A Units shall be retained by the Company and held in trust in a segregated escrow account for the benefit of the Class A Unit Members until such unvested Class A Units become Vested Class A Units (the “Withheld Amounts”).  Withheld Amounts shall be promptly distributed by the Company upon vesting of the Class A Units.  Prior to making any distribution pursuant to Section 5.6, but subject to the first sentence of this Section 5.3(b)(iii), the Company will distribute the Withheld Amounts with respect to each Class A Unit that has become a Vested Class A Unit to the holder of such Class A Unit.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(iii)      Distributions pursuant to this Section 5.3(b) shall be treated as advances against, and shall reduce, any Member’s entitlement to any subsequent distributions made pursuant to Section 5.3(a) or Section 10.2(d)(ii)
		

		
			5.4      Withholding.  To the extent the Company is required by law to withhold or to make tax payments on behalf of or with respect to any Member (“Tax Advances”), the Company may withhold such amounts and make such tax payments as so required.  All Tax Advances made on behalf of a Member shall be repaid by reducing the amount of the current or next succeeding distribution or distributions which would otherwise have been made to such Member or, if such distributions are not sufficient for that purpose, by so reducing the proceeds of liquidation otherwise payable to such Member.  If at the time of liquidation of the Company, any such Tax Advances to a Member exceed the proceeds of liquidation to the Member, such Member shall repay such excess to the Company.  If a distribution to a Member is actually reduced as a result of a Tax Advance, for all other purposes of this Agreement such Member shall be treated as having received the amount of the distribution that is reduced by the Tax Advance.  Each Member hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the other Members from and against any liability from such Member’s failure to repay Tax Advances.  Each Member shall provide the Company with such information that the Company reasonably requests in order to determine the amount of any taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Member. 
		

		
			5.5      Deemed Distribution.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and without duplication, any withholding or other taxes, interest and penalties directly or indirectly paid or incurred (including under any BBA provision) by the Company with respect to income allocable to or distribution to, or otherwise attributable to, any Member shall be treated as if the amounts paid or incurred had been distributed to such Member, and amounts otherwise distributable to such Member pursuant to Section 5.3 shall be reduced accordingly.  
		

		
			5.6      Distributions upon Merger, Sale or Similar Transaction. Each Member and other Person made party hereto shall take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with the distribution of the aggregate consideration from any sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or Member Interests, a merger or consolidation of the Company or a similar transaction, or a transaction giving rise to tag-along rights under Section 3.6 or drag-along rights under Section 3.7, as necessary to implement the economics contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, executing and delivering a proceeds sharing agreement to reflect the foregoing.    
		

		
			Article VI

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			6.1      Management by Managers.
		

		
			(a)      The Company shall be managed by a board of managers (the “Board”, each member of the Board, a “Manager” and such members collectively, the “Managers”) which Board shall collectively act as the “manager” of the Company (as such term is used in the Act), according to this Article VI and, except with respect to certain consent requirements required by the Act or provided in this Agreement (and except with respect to any Member which is acting in its capacity 

		 

		

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as the manager under and in accordance with the provisions of the Management Services Agreement), no Member, by virtue of having the status of a Member, shall have any management power or control over the business and affairs of the Company or actual or apparent authority to enter into contracts on behalf of, or to otherwise bind, the Company, and the Members shall not have any control over the day-to-day operation or management of the Company or its Subsidiaries.  Except as described in the preceding sentence, (i) the powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of, the Board in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) the Board shall exercise such powers in compliance with this Agreement and ensure that all organizational formalities are observed with respect to the Company.  Under the direction of the Board, certain activities of the Company may be conducted on the Company’s behalf by the Officers as specified and authorized by the Board, who shall be agents of the Company, and the management and administration of the day-to-day business and affairs of the Company will be provided by Sanchez under the Management Services Agreement pursuant to Section 6.11.  In addition to the powers that now or hereafter can be granted under the Act and to all other powers granted under any other provision of this Agreement, the Board shall have (subject to the Act and all consent rights and other limitations in this Agreement) full power and authority to do all things on such terms as they may deem necessary or appropriate to conduct, or cause to be conducted, the business and affairs of the Company.  Any Person dealing with the Company, other than a Member or a Member’s Affiliate, may rely on the authority of the Board or the Officers in taking any action in the name of the Company without inquiry into the provisions of this Agreement or compliance with it, regardless of whether that action actually is taken in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
		

		
			(b)      Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Member hereby (i) specifically delegates to the Board its rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of the Company, and (ii) waives its right to bind the Company, in each case as, and to the extent permitted by, the Act.
		

		
			(c)      Subject to the Unanimous Consent requirements of Section 6.3(b), the Board is specifically empowered to, acting by Majority Consent, authorize and take any actions and activities that do not require Unanimous Consent under Section 6.3(b).
		

		
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			(i)      The Board shall consist of three (3) natural persons, none of whom need be Members or residents of the State of Delaware.  The initial Managers on the Board are set forth on Schedule 6.2.
		

		
			(ii)      The Common Units Member shall have the right to appoint the three (3) Managers and the right to designate one (1) person to represent each Manager at any Board meeting at which a Manager is unable to attend (the “Manager Alternate”).
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(iii)      One Manager shall be the chairman of the Company (the “Chairman”) for so long as such individual serves in such role.  The initial Chairman shall be Angelo Acconcia.
		

		
			(iv)      The term “Manager” shall also refer to any Manager Alternate that is actually performing the duties of the applicable Manager in lieu of that Manager.  The initial Managers and Manager Alternate are set forth on Schedule 6.2.
		

		
			(b)      Each Manager may vote by delivering his written proxy to another Manager.  A Manager shall serve until such Manager resigns or is removed as provided in Section 6.6.
		

		
			(c)      The Class A Unit Member, shall be entitled to designate one natural person to attend all meetings of the Board or committee thereof (the “Observer”).  It is agreed that the initial Observer shall be Antonio R. Sanchez, III, who shall serve as the Observer until he ceases to serve in such capacity, including as required by the Class A Units Member. The Company shall provide to the Observer any notices delivered to the Managers and a copy of all meeting materials concurrently with providing such notices and materials to the Managers.  The Observer shall not have any voting rights with respect to any action brought before the Board.  The Observer shall not be entitled to attend any portion of a meeting of the Board or any committee thereof, or to receive any meeting materials in connection therewith, that would constitute, or be deemed to constitute, a waiver of the attorney-client privilege or for which the Board determines in its reasonable judgment relates directly to a conflict between the Company and Sanchez.  If requested by the Board, unless the Class A Units Member requires the Observer to cease serving in such capacity, the Class A Member shall execute a Members Agreement further providing for the rights of the Observer substantially similar in form and substance to that certain Shareholders Agreement, dated the Effective Date, between Sanchez Energy Corporation and Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC.
		

		
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			(a)      Subject to Section 6.3(b) and Section 6.5, the Board (and any Officer or committee duly authorized by the Board) shall have the power, right and authority to take all actions by Majority Consent which the Board deems necessary, useful or appropriate for the management and conduct of the Company’s business or to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company.
		

		
			(b)      Without Unanimous Consent, the Company shall not (directly or through any Subsidiaries), and the Board shall not approve (directly or through committees), any action by the Company or its Subsidiaries to:
		

		
			(i)      Amend or restate the Certificate or this Agreement (except pursuant to the terms of Article XI or amendments or restatements of Exhibit A hereto) if such amendment or restatement would result in a material, disproportionate and adverse effect on any rights, preferences or privileges of the holders of the Class A Units;
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(ii)      Enter into or modify any agreement or transaction with any Affiliate (including Blackstone and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or any Affiliate contract other than on arms’ length terms; provided, that any acquisition or disposition of assets, merger, business combination or similar transaction with an Affiliate of Blackstone shall require Unanimous Consent unless the Fair Market Value of such transaction is determined by an Independent Expert;
		

		
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			(iv)      Liquidate or dissolve the Company, commence a voluntary bankruptcy by the Company, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignor, custodian or trustee for the purposes of winding up the affairs of the Company.
		

		
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			(a)      Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each calendar quarter, at the principal offices of the Company, or at such other times or places as may be determined by the Board.  Special meetings of the Board may be called by any of the Managers.  Each Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts, in good faith, to cause its designated Managers to attend each regular or special meeting of the Board.
		

		
			(b)      Notice of the time and place of any regular meeting of the Board shall be in accordance with the meeting schedule approved by the Board or by providing notice at least ten (10) days but no more than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting.  Special meetings of the Board may be called by providing at least three (3) days’ notice prior to the meeting.  Special meetings of the Board to deal with emergencies may be called by providing at least six (6) hours’ notice prior to the meeting, so long as each Manager provides written confirmation of receipt of notice or waives notice (including by attending the emergency meeting).  Written notice of meetings of the Board, including the purpose of the meeting, shall be given to each Manager with the notice of the meeting.  Any Manager may waive notice of any meeting by the execution of a written waiver prior or subsequent to such meeting.  The attendance of a Manager at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Manager attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the Board, need be specified in the waiver of notice of such meeting.  Notice may be given by electronic mail to an electronic mail address provided in writing by a Manager, by facsimile to a facsimile number provided in writing by a Manager, by personal delivery or by national reputable courier service such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service to an address specified in writing by a Manager.
		

		
			(c)      The Company’s Secretary (or if such person is not available, the person designated by a majority of the Managers of the Board to be the acting secretary at a meeting) shall act as the secretary of the meeting who shall make a written record of the proceedings of such meeting which shall be provided to the Members promptly after the meeting.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)      The Board may adopt whatever rules and procedures relating to its activities as it may deem appropriate, provided, that such rules and procedures shall not be inconsistent with or violate the provisions of this Agreement, and provided, that such rules and regulations shall permit Managers to participate in meetings by telephone or video conference or the like or by written proxy, and such participation shall be deemed attendance for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
		

		
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			(a)      Subject to Section 6.5(e), at all meetings of the Board, the presence of a majority of the Managers shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum of the Board for the transaction of business.
		

		
			(b)      All actions and approvals of the Board shall be approved and passed at a meeting at which a quorum is present by Majority Consent, except for matters required to be approved by Unanimous Consent pursuant to Section 6.3(b).
		

		
			(c)      Any Manager may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other.
		

		
			(d)      Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote, if consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by the number of Managers required to approve such action if a meeting of the Board were to be called pursuant to this Article VI.  Each written consent shall bear the date and signature of each Manager who signs the consent.
		

		
			(e)      If a quorum shall not be present at any two (2) consecutive duly called meetings of the Board, the Managers present thereat may reschedule such meeting by duly called notice, and in such subsequent meeting any number of Managers shall constitute quorum; provided,  however, the foregoing shall not in any way limit the requirement that the matters set forth in Section 6.3(b) be approved by Unanimous Consent.
		

		
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			(a)      Any Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board.  The resignation of any Manager shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  If any Manager is the subject of civil or criminal charges instituted by a Governmental Authority based upon allegations of breach or violation of securities Laws or the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq., or is indicted, convicted or enters a plea of no contest or nolo contendere to any felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, then such Manager shall immediately resign from the Board or the Member(s) who appointed such Manager shall immediately remove such Manager from serving as a Manager and shall appoint another Person to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from such Manager’s removal.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)      Any Manager may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) the action of the Common Units Member.  The Chairman may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) the majority of the other Managers.  The removal of a Manager shall be effective only upon receipt of notice thereof by the remaining Managers.
		

		
			(c)      Any vacancy in the number of Managers occurring for any reason shall be filled promptly by the appointment of, as applicable, (i) new Manager(s) by the Common Units Member or (ii) a new Chairman, by the majority of the Members.  The appointment of a new Manager is effective upon receipt of notice thereof by or at such time as shall be specified in such notice to the remaining Managers.
		

		
			6.7      Discharge of Duties; Reliance on Reports.  Each Manager may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the Board.  The Board may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it and any act taken or omitted in good faith reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters that the Managers reasonably believe to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.  Neither the Board nor any individual Manager shall be responsible or liable to the Company or any Member for any mistake, action, inaction, misconduct, negligence, fraud or bad faith on the part of any Person delivering such document, advice or opinion as provided in this Section 6.7 unless, with respect to an individual Manager only, such Manager had knowledge that such Person was acting unlawfully or engaging in fraud.
		

		
			6.8      Officers.  Under the direction of the Board and except as provided in Section 6.3, certain administrative activities of the Company shall be conducted on the Company’s behalf by the Officers, who shall be agents of the Company.
		

		
			(a)      The officers of the Company shall be such officers as the Board deems necessary (the “Officers”).  The Officers shall be appointed by the Board.  The initial Officer appointees are listed on Schedule 6.8.  The Officers shall report to the Board as requested from time to time.
		

		
			(b)      The Board may appoint such other Officers and agents as it shall deem necessary, and the Officers shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
		

		
			(c)      The authority of any Officers of the Company shall be restricted to those actions specifically authorized by the Board in accordance with this Agreement.  On the Effective Date, the Officers shall be authorized to execute this Agreement and any agreement related to the transactions contemplated hereby on behalf of the Company.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			6.9      Term of Officers.
		

		
			(a)      An Officer shall serve until he resigns, his term expires or he is removed as provided in Section 6.9(b).  Any Officer of the Company may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board.  The resignation of any Officer shall take effect upon receipt of notice or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
		

		
			(b)      An Officer may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by the Board.  If any vacancy shall occur in any office, for any reason whatsoever, then the Board shall have the right to appoint a new Officer to fill the vacancy.
		

		
			6.10      Compensation and Reimbursement.  The Managers may, at the discretion of the Board, receive from the Company compensation for managing the affairs of the Company.  Managers shall be reimbursed by the Company for all of the Managers’ reasonable business expenses relating to the Company, provided, that any reimbursed expenses are properly substantiated by the Manager.
		

		
			6.11      Management Services.  Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company will execute, deliver and be bound by the terms and conditions of the Management Services Agreement, pursuant to which the Company will engage Sanchez to manage and administer the day-to-day business and affairs of the Company as provided therein.  The Members hereby acknowledge and agree that, pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, Sanchez shall be authorized, empowered and directed to take any and all actions required or permitted by the terms of the Management Services Agreement, including actions taken for and on behalf of the Company, without the requirement of any additional authorization or approval, except to the extent specifically required under the terms of such agreements or pursuant to Section 6.3(b).  Except for the fees or other sums payable as provided under the Management Services Agreement, neither Sanchez nor any Affiliate thereof (except as may be received by virtue of holdings of Class A Units) shall receive any incentive fee or other incentive compensation in connection with the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent approval of the Company is sought by Sanchez with respect to any Affiliate agreement or arrangement in accordance with Section 5.5(b) of the Management Services Agreement, such approval shall be deemed given if such agreement or arrangement is approved by Majority Consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (and each Member shall cause its appointed Manager to not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay such consent). 
		

		
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			(a)      Location; Quorum; Voting.  To the extent a meeting of the Members is required by Law or this Agreement, Member meetings shall be held at the principal office of the Company or at such other place within or without the State of Delaware specified in the notice or waivers of notice thereof.  Except as provided herein or under applicable Law, the presence of Members holding a majority of the Common Units, present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Members for the transaction of business, and the affirmative vote of the Members holding a majority of the Percentage Interests 

		 

		

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shall constitute the act of the Members.  Each Common Units Member shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each percent of the Percentage Interests held by such Member.  No Class A Units Member shall have any vote or any rights to consent to or approve any matter except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as required by Law.  A Member may vote at a meeting by a written proxy executed by that Member and delivered to a Manager, Member, or the Secretary.  A proxy shall be revocable unless it is stated to be irrevocable.
		

		
			(b)      Action by Class A Units Members.  Subject to the limitations contained in Section 6.12(a) and any exceptions in this Agreement, any actions, consents, or approvals required by the Class A Units Members shall be deemed given upon the affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the then-Vested Class A Units.  If there are no Vested Class A Units, then any action by the Class A Units Members may be taken upon the affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the Class A Units then issued and outstanding pursuant to this Agreement, regardless of whether such Class A Units are “unvested” thereunder.
		

		
			(c)      Waiver of Notice.  Attendance of a Member at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such Member attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
		

		
			(d)      Action by Written Consent.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at a particular meeting may be taken without a meeting, without notice and without a vote if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by all of the Members entitled to vote thereon.  A copy of such written consent shall be provided within ten (10) Business Days to the Members who did not sign such written consent.
		

		
			6.13      VCOC Management Rights.  The Company and each Member agree that (x) on the date hereof the Company shall enter into a letter agreement with each Common Units Member substantially in the form of Annex A hereto, and (y) the Company shall enter into a VCOC letter agreement with any Affiliate of any Common Units Member on request of such Common Units Member substantially in the form of Annex A hereto.
		

		
			6.14      Affiliate Transactions.  Other than customary compensatory, indemnification and similar arrangements with Managers and Officers, the Company will not enter into (and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into) any agreement or arrangement, or any amendments or modifications to, or waivers of, any agreement or arrangement, with any Member or an Affiliate of a Member unless (i) approved by Members holding a majority of Class A Units, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or (ii) the terms of any such agreement or arrangement (including any amendment, modification or waiver) are on an arm’s-length basis and not materially less favorable, directly or indirectly, to the Company and its Members than would be obtained in a transaction with a Third Party.  
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article VII

INDEMNIFICATION
		

		
			7.1      Right to Indemnification.  Subject to the limitations and conditions as provided herein or by Laws, each Person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative (hereinafter a “Proceeding”), or any appeal in such a Proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a Person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a Member of the Company or Affiliate thereof or any of their respective representatives, a Manager, a member of a committee of the Company or an Officer of the Company, or while such a Person is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, venturer, member, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic general partnership, corporation, limited partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (each an “Indemnitee”), shall be indemnified by the Company to the extent such Proceeding or other above-described process relates to any such above-described relationships with, status with respect to, or representation of any such Person to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as the same exists or may hereinafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than said Laws permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment) against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ and experts’ fees) actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Proceeding, and indemnification under this Article VII shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such Person to indemnity hereunder for any and all liabilities and damages related to and arising from such Person’s activities while acting in such capacity; provided, however, that no Person shall be entitled to indemnification under this Section 7.1 if the Proceeding involves acts or omissions of such Person which constitute an intentional breach of this Agreement or gross negligence on the part of such Person.  The rights granted pursuant to this Article VII shall be deemed contract rights, and no amendment, modification or repeal of this Article VII shall have the effect of limiting or denying any such rights with respect to actions taken or Proceedings arising prior to any such amendment, modification or repeal.  It is acknowledged that the indemnification provided in this Article VII could involve indemnification for negligence or under theories of strict liability.
		

		
			7.2      Indemnification of Officers, Employees (if any) and Agents.  The Company may indemnify and advance expenses to Persons who are not entitled to indemnification under Section 7.1, including current and former employees (if any) or agents of the Company, and those Persons who are or were serving at the request of the Company as a manager, director, officer, partner, venturer, member, trustee, employee (if any), agent or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic general partnership, corporation, limited partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee (if any) benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such Person and incurred by such Person in such a capacity or arising out of his status as such a Person to the same extent that it may indemnify and advance expenses to a Member under this Article VII.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			7.3      Advance Payment.  Any right to indemnification conferred in this Article VII shall include a limited right to be paid or reimbursed by the Company for any and all reasonable expenses as they are incurred by a Person entitled or authorized to be indemnified under Sections 7.1 and 7.2 who was, or is threatened, to be made a named defendant or respondent in a Proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding and without any determination as to such Person’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by any such Person in advance of final disposition of a Proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of a written affirmation by such Person of his good faith belief that he has met the requirements necessary for indemnification under this Article VII and a written undertaking by or on behalf of such Person to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VII or otherwise.
		

		
			7.4      Appearance as a Witness.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VII, the Company shall pay or reimburse expenses incurred by any Person entitled to be indemnified pursuant to this Article VII in connection with such Person’s appearance as a witness or other participation in a Proceeding at a time when he is not a named defendant or respondent in the Proceeding.
		

		
			7.5      Nonexclusivity of Rights.  The right to indemnification and the advancement and payment of expenses conferred in this Article VII shall not be exclusive of any other right which a Person indemnified pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2 may have or hereafter acquire under any Laws, this Agreement, or any other agreement, vote of Members or otherwise.
		

		
			7.6      Insurance.  The Company may purchase and maintain indemnification insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any other Persons from any expenses, liabilities, or losses that may be indemnified under this Article VII.
		

		
			7.7      Member Notification.  To the extent discretionary to the Company, the Board by Majority Consent shall approve or disapprove of indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VII.  Any indemnification of or advance of expenses to any Person entitled or authorized to be indemnified under this Article VII shall be reported in writing to the Board with or before the notice or waiver of notice of the next Board meeting or with or before the next submission to the Board of a consent to action without a meeting and, in any case, within the twelve (12) month period immediately following the date the indemnification or advance was made.
		

		
			7.8      Savings Clause.  If this Article VII or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless any Person entitled to be indemnified pursuant to this Article VII as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VII that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by Laws.
		

		
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consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or surviving entity.  Thus, any Person entitled to be indemnified or receive advances under this Article VII shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VII with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have if such merger, consolidation, or other reorganization never occurred.
		

		
			7.10      Other Indemnities.
		

		
			(a)      The Company acknowledges and agrees that the obligation of the Company under this Agreement to indemnify or advance expenses to any Indemnitee for the matters covered thereby shall be the primary source of indemnification and advancement of such Indemnitee in connection therewith and any obligation on the part of any Indemnitee under any Other Indemnification Agreement to indemnify or advance expenses to such Indemnitee shall be secondary to the Company’s obligation and shall be reduced by any amount that the Indemnitee may collect as indemnification or advancement from the Company.  If the Company fails to indemnify or advance expenses to an Indemnitee as required or contemplated by this Agreement, and any Person makes any payment to such Indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses under any Other Indemnification Agreement on account of such Unpaid Indemnity Amounts, such other Person shall be subrogated to the rights of such Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of such Unpaid Indemnity Amounts.
		

		
			(b)      The Company, as an indemnifying Party from time to time, agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, its obligation to indemnify Indemnitees under this Agreement shall include any amounts expended by any other Person under any Other Indemnification Agreement in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses to any Indemnitee in connection with any Proceedings to the extent such amounts expended by such other Person are on account of any Unpaid Indemnity Amounts.
		

		
			7.11      Certain Limitations.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Article VII shall provide indemnification for the Class A Units Members other than in their capacity as Members.  
		

		
			Article VIII

TAXES
		

		
			8.1      Tax Returns.  The Company shall timely cause to be prepared and filed all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax returns for the Company, including making the elections described in Section 8.2.  Upon written request by the Company, each Member shall furnish to the Company all pertinent information in its possession relating to Company operations that is necessary to enable the Company’s tax returns to be prepared and filed.
		

		
			8.2      Tax Elections.  The Company shall be entitled to make the following elections on the appropriate tax returns:
		

		
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			(c)      an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code;
		

		
			(d)      to deduct and/or amortize the organizational expenses of the Company as permitted by Section 709(b) of the Code;
		

		
			(e)      to deduct and/or amortize the start-up expenditures of the Company as permitted by Section 195(b) of the Code;
		

		
			(f)      to deduct IDCs currently;
		

		
			(g)      to use the safe harbor cost depletion method; and
		

		
			(h)      any other election approved by Majority Consent.
		

		
			It is the intention of the Members that the Company be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and neither the Company nor any Member may make any election to the contrary, including an election pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-3(c) or any similar provisions of applicable state law, and no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to sanction or approve such an election.
		

		
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			(a)      By joining this Agreement, each Member appoints and designates Blackstone (i) as the “tax matters partner,” within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code and (ii) for any BBA Effective Period, as the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (as applicable, the “Tax Matters Member”), or, in each case, under any similar state or local law.  The Tax Matters Member shall have any powers necessary to perform fully in such capacity, and shall be permitted to take any and all actions, to the extent permitted by law, in consultation with Blackstone if Blackstone is not the Tax Matters Member.  Blackstone shall have the exclusive authority to appoint and designate a successor Tax Matters Member for any BBA Effective Period.  The Tax Matters Member shall be reimbursed by the Company for all costs and expenses incurred by it, and indemnified by the Company with respect to any action brought against it, in its capacity as the Tax Matters Member.    
		

		
			(b)      The Members agree that any and all actions taken by the Tax Matters Member shall be binding on the Company and all of the Members (provided, that the Tax Matters Member shall not bind any Member to a settlement agreement that would reasonably be expected to materially affect such Member disproportionately to the other Members without obtaining the consent of such Member, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld) and the Members shall reasonably cooperate with the Company and the Tax Matters Member, and undertake any action reasonably requested by the Company or the Tax Matters Member, in connection with any elections made by the Tax Matters Member or as determined to be reasonably necessary by the Tax Matters Member under any BBA provision.
		

		
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federal, state, local and/or non-U.S. tax returns or in any claim for a refund with the treatment of the item on the Company’s tax returns, and will not independently act with respect to tax audits or tax litigation affecting the Company, unless the prior written consent of the Tax Matters Member has been obtained.
		

		
			(d)      The Tax Matters Member may in its sole discretion cause the Company to make all elections not otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement required or permitted to be made by the Company under the Code and any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws.
		

		
			(e)      The obligations and covenants of the Members set forth in Sections 8.3(b) and 8.3(c) shall survive the Transfer or withdrawal by any Member of the whole or any portion of its Membership Interests, the death or legal disability of any Member, and the dissolution or termination of the Company.
		

		
			8.4      PTP Qualifying Income.  The Company shall use its best efforts to avoid making any investment, executing any contract or otherwise undertaking any activity that would generate income which is not “qualifying income” (as such term is defined in section 7704(d) of the Code).
		

		
			8.5      Code Section 83 Safe Harbor Election.
		

		
			(a)      Class A Units.  The Class A Units are intended to constitute “profit interests” within the meaning of Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedures 93-27 and 2001-43 and Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-43.
		

		
			(b)      Safe Harbor Election.  Notwithstanding Section 8.2, by executing this Agreement, each Member authorizes and directs the Company to elect to have the “Safe Harbor” described in the proposed Revenue Procedure set forth in Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-43 (the “Notice”) apply to any interest in the Company transferred to a service provider or a Person who provides services for the benefit of the Company (should such an election be applicable to a Person who provides services for the benefit of the Company) on or after the effective date of such Revenue Procedure (or any substantially similar Revenue Procedure or other guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service).  For purposes of making such Safe Harbor election, Blackstone is hereby designated as the “partner who has responsibility for federal income tax reporting” by the Company and, accordingly, execution of such Safe Harbor election by Blackstone constitutes execution of a “Safe Harbor Election” in accordance with Section 3.03(1) of the Notice.  The Company and each Member hereby agree to comply with all requirements of the Safe Harbor described in the Notice (and any substantially similar Revenue Procedure or other guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service) with respect to all Membership Interests transferred in connection with the performance of services while the election remains effective, including the requirement that each Member shall prepare and file all federal income tax returns reporting the income tax effects of each Safe Harbor Membership Interest issued by the Company in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Notice (and any substantially similar Revenue Procedure or other guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service).
		

		
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interest in the Company transferred by the Company to a service provider in connection with services provided to the Company or for the benefit of the Company (should such an election be applicable to a person who provides services for the benefit of the Company) to reflect changes from the rules set forth in the Notice in subsequent Internal Revenue Service guidance, provided, that such amendment is not adverse to any Member (as compared with the after-tax consequences that would result if the provisions of the Notice applied to all interests in the Company transferred to a service provider by the Company in connection with services provided to or for the benefit of the Company).
		

		
			Article IX

BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS
		

		
			9.1      Maintenance of Books.  The Company shall keep books and records of accounts (including a list of the names, addresses, Capital Contributions and Membership Interests of all Members) and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board.  The books of account for the Company shall be maintained on an accrual basis in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and GAAP, except that the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be maintained in accordance with Section 4.2.  The accounting year of the Company shall be the Fiscal Year.
		

		
			9.2      Rights of Members.  In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by applicable Law, each Member shall have the right, for a lawful purpose reasonably related to such Member’s interest in the Company as a Member in the Company, upon reasonable written demand containing a concise statement of such purposes and at such Member’s own expense:
		

		
			(a)      promptly after becoming available, to obtain a copy of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax returns for each year;
		

		
			(b)      to have furnished to such Member a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Member;
		

		
			(c)      to have furnished to it a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with copies of the executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate and all amendments thereto have been executed; 
		

		
			(d)      true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of the agreed value of any other property or services contributed by each Member and which each Member has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Member; and
		

		
			(e)      to obtain such other information regarding the affairs of the Company as is just and reasonable and consistent with the stated purposes of the written demand.
		

		
			9.3      Reports.  The Company shall provide each Member with the following financial statements and reports at the times indicated below: 
		

		
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Fiscal Year and (ii) a balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures from the previous Fiscal Year, together with an auditor’s report thereon to the extent prepared by the Company. 
		

		
			(b)      annually within one-hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a reserve report for the Company as of the last day of such Fiscal Year prepared by an independent petroleum engineering firm that sets forth with respect to the Company as a whole, proved reserves, future net revenues relating thereto and the discounted present value of such future net revenues, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
		

		
			(c)       From time to time, the Company shall provide (or cause to be provided) to the Members any other financial or tax information regarding the Company reasonably requested by a Member (or its Affiliates and designees).
		

		
			(d)      The Company shall cause to be furnished to each Member all information reasonably necessary or appropriate to file its respective tax reports within forty-five (45) days after the financial statements are required to be issued by the Company.
		

		
			(e)      To the extent actually provided to the VCOC Investor (as defined in Annex A hereto) not already provided pursuant to this Section 9.3, copies of all financial statements or other reports referred to in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the letter agreement attached as Annex A hereto.  
		

		
			Article X

DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, AND TERMINATION
		

		
			10.1      Dissolution.  Subject to the provisions of Section 10.2 and any applicable Laws, the Company shall wind up its affairs and dissolve only on the first to occur of the following (each a “Dissolution Event”):
		

		
			(a)      approval of dissolution pursuant to Section 6.3;
		

		
			(b)      the consummation of a direct or indirect sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
		

		
			(c)      entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company in accordance with the Act.
		

		
			Dissolution of the Company shall be effective on the day on which the event occurs giving rise to the dissolution, but the Company will not terminate until the assets of the Company have been liquidated and the assets distributed as provided in Section 10.2 and the Certificate has been canceled.
		

		
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determines by Majority Consent.  The Liquidator shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company in an orderly manner and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Act.  The Liquidator shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the liquidation of the Company within two (2) years after an applicable Dissolution Event; provided, that such period may be extended for up to two (2) additional one-year periods by the Board upon Majority Consent.  The costs of liquidation shall be borne as a Company expense (including the costs and expenses of the Liquidator, in its capacity as such).  Until final distribution, the Liquidator shall continue to operate the Company properties for a reasonable period of time to allow for the sale of all or a part of the assets thereof with all of the power and authority of the Members.  The steps to be accomplished by the Liquidator are as follows:
		

		
			(a)      as promptly as possible after approval of the winding up and dissolution of the Company and again after final liquidation, the Liquidator shall cause a proper accounting to be made of the Company’s assets, liabilities, and operations through the last day of the calendar month in which the winding up and dissolution is approved or the final liquidation is completed, as applicable;
		

		
			(b)      the Liquidator shall cause any notices required by applicable Law to be sent to each known creditor of and claimant against the Company in the manner described by applicable Law;
		

		
			(c)      upon approval of the winding up and dissolution of the Company, the Liquidator shall, unless the Board otherwise determines by Majority Consent, be prohibited from distributing assets in kind and shall instead sell for cash the equity of the Company or the assets of the Company at the best price available.  The property of the Company shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof.  The Liquidator may sell all of the Company property, including to one (1) or more of the Members; provided, that any such sale to a Member must be made on an arm’s-length basis under terms which are in the best interest of the Company and approved by the Common Units Member.  If any assets are sold or otherwise liquidated for value, the Liquidator shall proceed as promptly as practicable in a commercially reasonable manner to implement the procedures of this Section 10.2(c); and
		

		
			(d)      subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement any applicable Law (including the Act), the Liquidator shall distribute the assets of the Company in the following order of priority:
		

		
			(i)      First, the Liquidator shall pay, satisfy or discharge from Company assets all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company, or otherwise make adequate provision for payment, satisfaction and discharge thereof; provided, however, that such payments shall not include any Capital Contributions described in Article IV or any other obligations of the Members created by this Agreement; and
		

		
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			(e)      All distributions to the Members pursuant to Section 10.2(d)(ii) above shall be in the form of cash, unless the Board otherwise determines by Majority Consent.
		

		
			(f)      When the Liquidator has complied with the foregoing liquidation plan, the Liquidator (or the Board), on behalf of all Members, shall execute, acknowledge and cause to be filed a Certificate of Cancellation.
		

		
			10.3      Provision for Contingent Claims.
		

		
			(a)      The Liquidator shall make a reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations, including all contingent, conditional or unmatured claims and obligations, actually known to the Company but for which the identity of the claimant is unknown; and
		

		
			(b)      If there are insufficient assets to both pay the creditors pursuant to Section 10.2 and to establish the provision contemplated by Section 10.3(a), subject to applicable Law, the claims shall be paid as provided for in accordance to their priority and, among claims of equal priority, ratably to the extent of assets therefor.
		

		
			10.4      Deficit Capital Accounts.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any custom or rule of law to the contrary, no Member shall have any obligation to restore any negative balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation of the Company.
		

		
			10.5      Deemed Contribution and Distribution.  In the event the Company is “liquidated” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no Dissolution Event has occurred, the Company’s property shall not be liquidated, the Company’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and the Company’s affairs shall not be wound up.  Instead, solely for federal income tax purposes, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed all Company property and liabilities to a new limited liability company in exchange for an interest in such new limited liability company and, immediately thereafter, the Company will be deemed to liquidate by distributing interests in the new limited liability company to the Members.
		

		
			Article XI

AMENDMENT OF THE AGREEMENT; OTHER TRANSACTIONS
		

		
			11.1      Amendments to be Adopted by the Company.  Each Member agrees that an appropriate Manager or Officer of the Company, in accordance with and subject to the limitations contained in Article VI, may execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required to reflect:
		

		
			(a)      a change in the name of the Company in accordance with this Agreement, the location of the principal place of business of the Company or the registered agent or office of the Company which has been approved by Majority Consent;
		

		
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			(c)      a change that the Board believes is reasonable and necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the qualification of the Company as a limited liability company under the Laws of any state or that is necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Board to ensure that the Company will not be taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes; and
		

		
			(d)      an amendment that is necessary, in the opinion of counsel, to prevent the Company or its officers from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or “plan asset” regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, whether or not substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor.
		

		
			11.2      Amendment Procedures.  Except as provided in Section 11.1 and Section 11.3, all amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the Common Units Member and, if required under Section 6.3(b), approved by the Board with Unanimous Consent. 
		

		
			11.3      Decisions Requiring Additional Consents. In addition to any other vote or consent of the Members required by applicable Law or this Agreement, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly (including through merger, consolidation, operation of Law or otherwise), do or agree to do, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to do or agree to do, any of the following, without the consent of Members holding at least a majority of the Class A Units:
		

		
			(a)      authorize or approve any amendment or modification to this Agreement that materially, disproportionately and adversely affects the Class A Units Members as a class;
		

		
			(b)      amend or modify this Agreement (i) to increase the Capital Contribution obligation (or any liability) of a Class A Units Member, (ii) in any other manner that adversely affects any Class A Unit Member’s rights hereunder unless such amendment or modification applies equally to all Members, or (iii) in any other manner that adversely affects any Member’s rights as a Class A Unit Member (except as permitted by Section 11.3(h);
		

		
			(c)      authorize or approve the issuance of any Class A Units or the increase or decrease in the number of authorized Class A Units; 
		

		
			(d)       amend or modify Section 2.4,  Section 3.3,  Section 3.6(c),  Section 3.7(e),  Section 3.8,  Section 6.2(c),  Section 6.14,  Section 9.2,  Section 9.3 or this Article XI;  
		

		
			(e)      purchase, or agree to purchase, any oil and gas assets outside of the Core Area or the Non-Core Area (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include the receipt of any form of equity security in connection with any sale transaction effected by the Company);
		

		
			(f)      approve the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other Person (or the exchange or conversion of securities with or into those of any other Person), unless the Class A Units Member would receive the same class of Equity Interests as the Common Units Member to the extent the Class A Units Member would be entitled to distributions pursuant to Section 5.3(a)    
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(g)      merge or consolidate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with or into a “special purpose acquisition company,” “shell company,” “blank check company” or similar entity; or
		

		
			(h)      issue any additional Equity Interests or accept any additional Capital Contributions (or other capital contributions) unless, in the good faith judgment of the Board, for valid business purposes consistent with the business of the Company and not with the intent to adversely affect the rights of the Class A Units Members or the Class A Units in any respect.    
		

		
			Article XII

MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
		

		
			12.1      Certificates.  Membership Interests will not be certificated unless otherwise approved by Majority Consent, and subject to the provisions set by Majority Consent, of the Board.
		

		
			12.2      Registered Holders.  The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its books and records as the owner of the indicated Membership Interest and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Membership Interest on the part of any Person other than such registered owner, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by Law.
		

		
			12.3      Security.  For purposes of providing for Transfer of, perfecting a Security Interest in, and other relevant matters related to, a Membership Interest, the Membership Interest will be deemed to be a “security” subject to the provisions of Articles 8 and 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code and any similar Uniform Commercial Code provision adopted by the State of Delaware or any other relevant jurisdiction.
		

		
			Article XIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS
		

		
			13.1      Offset.  Whenever the Company is to pay any sum to any Member or any Member is to pay or contribute any sum to the Company, any amounts that a Member or the Company owes the other for which it is due or past due may be deducted from that sum before payment.
		

		
			13.2      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the Management Services Agreement (along with any exhibits or schedules to such documents and any other agreement specifically referenced herein and therein) constitute the entire agreement and supersedes (a) all prior oral or written proposals, term sheets or agreements, (b) all contemporaneous oral proposals or agreements and (c) all previous negotiations and all other communications or understandings between the Members with respect to the subject matter hereof.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Management Services Agreement as between the Members hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall control, except for the confidentiality and non-use provisions of such agreements (in which event the terms of the Management Services Agreement shall control. 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			13.3      Waivers.  Neither action taken (including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party) nor inaction pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein by the Party not committing such action or inaction.  A waiver by any Member of a particular right, including breach of any provision of this Agreement, shall not operate or be construed as a subsequent waiver of that same right or a waiver of any other right.
		

		
			13.4      Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Members and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
		

		
			13.5      Governing Law; Severability.
		

		
			(a)      THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED AND GOVERNED PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES WHICH, IF APPLIED, MIGHT PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
		

		
			(b)      In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provision of the Act or other Laws, the applicable provision of the Act or such other Laws, as the case may be, shall control.  If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and that provision shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by the Act or other Laws, as the case may be.
		

		
			13.6      Further Assurances.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to use all reasonable efforts to take, or to cause to be taken, all reasonable actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all reasonable things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  In case, at any time after the execution of this Agreement, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes, the proper officers or directors of the Parties shall take or cause to be taken all such reasonably necessary action.
		

		
			13.7      Exercise of Certain Rights.  Except for rights expressly provided in this Agreement, no Member may maintain any action for partition of the property of the Company.  The Members agree not to maintain any action for dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to Section 18-802 of the Act or any similar applicable statutory or common law dissolution right without Majority Consent.
		

		
			13.8      Notice to Members of Provisions of this Agreement.  By executing this Agreement, each Member acknowledges that it has actual notice of all of the provisions of this Agreement.  Each Member hereby agrees that this Agreement constitutes adequate notice of all such provisions.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			13.9      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and delivered by facsimile or portable document format, each of which, when executed, shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
		

		
			13.10    Books and Records.  The Officers of the Company shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, including the names and addresses of all Members and the number and class of the interest held by each at its registered office or principal place of business, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar.
		

		
			13.11    Information.
		

		
			(a)      The Members acknowledge that they and their respective appointed Managers shall receive information from or regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries in the nature of trade secrets or that otherwise is confidential information or proprietary information (as further defined below in this Section 13.11(a), “Confidential Information”), the release of which would be damaging to the Company or Persons with which the Company conducts business.  Each Member shall hold in strict confidence, and shall require that such Member’s appointed Managers hold in strict confidence, any Confidential Information that such Member or such Member’s appointed Managers receives, and each Member shall not, and each Member shall require that such Member’s appointed Managers agree not to, disclose such Confidential Information to any Person other than another Member, Manager or officer of the Company, or use such information for any purpose other than to evaluate, analyze, and keep apprised of the Company’s assets and its interest therein, except for disclosures (i) to comply with any Laws (including applicable stock exchange or quotation system requirements), provided, that, if permitted by applicable Laws, a Member or Manager must notify the Company promptly of any disclosure of Confidential Information which is required by Law, and any such disclosure of Confidential Information shall be to the minimum extent required by Law, (ii) to (A) Affiliates, partners, stockholders, investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, consultants, lenders, professional advisers or representatives of the Member or Manager or their respective Affiliates, in each case who have a reasonable need to know such Confidential Information or (B) solely in connection with disclosures of a general nature regarding general financial and operational information, return on investment and similar information to partners (including limited partners), members, partners, stockholders or investors of the Member and its Affiliates (provided, that in each case such Member or Manager shall be responsible for assuring such Affiliates’, partners’, members’, stockholders’, investors’, directors’, officers’, employees’, agents’, attorneys’, consultants’, lenders’, professional advisers’ and representatives’ compliance with the terms hereof (and such Member or Manager, as applicable, shall be liable for any non-compliance by such Persons as if such Persons were bound as  a party hereto), except to the extent any such Person who is not an Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, director, officer or employee has agreed in writing addressed to the Company to be bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information substantially similar to this Section 13.11(a)), (iii) to Persons to which that Member’s Membership Interest may be Transferred as permitted by this Agreement, but only if the recipients of such information have agreed to be bound by customary confidentiality and non-use undertakings substantially similar to this Section 13.11(a), (iv) of information that a Member also has received from a source independent of the Company and that such Member reasonably believes such source obtained such information without breach of any obligation of confidentiality to the Company, another Member, Manager or any of their Affiliates, (v) of information obtained prior to the formation of the 

		 

		

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Company, provided, that this clause (v) shall not relieve any Member or any of its Affiliates from any obligations it may have to any other Member or any of its Affiliates under any existing confidentiality agreement, (vi) that have been or become independently developed by a Member, a Manager or its Affiliates or on their behalf without using any of the Confidential Information, (vii) that are or become generally available to the public (other than as a result of a prohibited disclosure by such Member or Manager or its representatives), (viii) in connection with any proposed Transfer of all or part of a Membership Interest of a Member, or of working interests or other assets of such Member, or the proposed sale of all or substantially all of a Member or its direct or indirect parent or the proposed debt or equity financing of a Member or its direct or indirect parent, to Persons to which such interest may be directly or indirectly transferred or which may provide such debt or equity financing (and their respective advisors or representatives), but only if the recipients of such information have agreed to be bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information similar to this Section 13.11(a) (unless, in the case of advisors or representatives, such Persons are otherwise bound by a duty of non-disclosure and non-use with respect to confidential and proprietary information), (ix) to Third Parties to the extent necessary for a person to provide services under the Management Services Agreement or as operator of any of the Company’s assets, as applicable, or (x) to the extent the Company shall have consented to such disclosure in writing.  The Members agree that breach of the provisions of this Section 13.11(a) by such Member or such Member’s appointed Managers would cause irreparable injury to the Company for which monetary damages (or other remedy at Law) would be inadequate in view of (i) the complexities and uncertainties in measuring the actual damages that would be sustained by reason of the failure of a Member or Manager to comply with such provisions and (ii) the uniqueness of the Company’s business and the confidential nature of the Confidential Information.  Accordingly, the Members agree that the provisions of this Section 13.11(a) may be enforced by the Company (or any Member on behalf of the Company) by temporary or permanent injunction (without the need to post bond or other security therefor), specific performance or other equitable remedy and by any other rights or remedies that may be available at law or in equity.  The term “Confidential Information” shall include any information pertaining to the identity of the Members and the Company’s (or its Subsidiaries’, if any) business which is not available to the public, whether written, oral, electronic, visual form or in any other media, including such information that is proprietary, confidential or concerning the Company’s (or its Subsidiaries’, if any) ownership and operation of assets or related matters, including any actual or proposed operations or development project or strategies, other operations and business plans, actual or projected revenues and expenses, finances, contracts and books and records.
		

		
			(b)      The Members acknowledge that, from time to time, the Company may need information from any or all of such Members for various reasons, including for complying with various federal and state Laws.  Each Member shall provide to the Company all information reasonably requested by the Company for purposes of complying with federal or state Laws within a reasonable amount of time from the date such Member receives such request; provided, however, that, except as required by applicable Law, no Member shall be obligated to provide such information to the Company to the extent such disclosure (i) could reasonably be expected to result in the breach or violation of any contractual obligation (if a waiver of such restriction cannot reasonably be obtained) or Law or (ii) involves secret, confidential or proprietary information of such Member or its Affiliates.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(c)      The Members acknowledge and agree that none of the Members nor the Company shall furnish or otherwise provide a copy of this Agreement (or any part hereof) to any Person (other than the Members and their respective Affiliates, representative(s) and adviser(s)), unless (i) otherwise agreed in writing by the Members, (ii) required by applicable Laws (and if required by applicable Laws, a copy of the applicable portions of this Agreement shall be furnished only to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable Laws) and (iii) in compliance with clauses (i) – (x) of Section 13.11(a), as if this Agreement were Confidential Information.
		

		
			(d)      No Class A Units Member shall be entitled to obtain any information relating to the Company except as expressly provided in this Agreement or to the extent required by Law; and to the extent a Class A Units Member is so entitled to such information, such Class A Units Member shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.11. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Class A Units Member shall be entitled to obtain any information relating to the Company described in Section 18-305 of the Act.
		

		
			13.12      Liability to Third Parties.  Except as required by applicable Law or as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Member shall be liable to any Person (including any Third Party, the Company or to another Member) (a) as the result of any act or omission of another Member or (b) for Company losses, liabilities or obligations (except as otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by such Member or as a result of such Member having made available to the Company, for its proportionate share equal to its Membership Interest, such Member’s insurance program (commercial, self-funded, self-insured or other similar programs)).
		

		
			13.13      No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except as set forth in Section 7.1 (with respect to Indemnitees) and Section 13.17, the provisions of this Agreement are for the exclusive benefit of the Members and the Company and their respective successors and permitted assigns and, solely with respect to Article VII, the indemnified Persons described therein.  Except for the foregoing, this Agreement is not intended to benefit or create rights in any other Person or Governmental Authority, including (a) any Person or Governmental Authority to whom any debts, liabilities or obligations are owed by the Company or any Member, or (b) any liquidator, trustee or creditor acting on behalf of the Company, and no such creditor or any other Person or Governmental Authority shall have any rights under this Agreement, including rights with respect to enforcing the payment of Capital Contributions.
		

		
			13.14      Notices.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement to the contrary, any notice or communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent to the address of the Party set forth below, or to such other more recent address of which the sending Party actually has received written notice:
		

		
			(a)      if to the Company:
		

		
			c/o Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor 
New York, NY 10154 
Attention:  Angelo Acconcia 
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			with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
		

		
			 
		

		
			Sanchez Energy Corporation
		

		
			1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
		

		
			Houston, Texas 77002
		

		
			Attn: Antonio R. Sanchez, III
		

		
			Facsimile: (713) 756-2782
		

		
			 
		

		
			Kirkland & Ellis LLP 
600 Travis Street, Suite 2400 
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention:      Andrew Calder, P.C.
                       Rhett Van Syoc
Facsimile:      (713) 835-3601
Email:            andrew.calder@kirkland.com
                       rhett.vansyoc@kirkland.com
		

		
			(b)      if to the Members, to each of the Members listed on Exhibit A at the address set forth therein.
		

		
			Each such notice or other communication shall be sent by personal delivery, by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), by national, reputable courier service (such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service) or by facsimile or electronic mail.
		

		
			13.15    Disputes.
		

		
			(a)      Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.  EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE OR DELAWARE CHANCERY COURT LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARE BASED IN STATUTE, TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS.  EACH PARTY (i) CONSENTS TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, (ii) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO DENY OR DEFEAT SUCH PERSONAL JURISDICTION BY MOTION OR OTHER REQUEST FOR LEAVE FROM ANY SUCH COURT, AND (iii) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT BRING ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN SUCH COURTS.  EACH PARTY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE AND IRREVOCABLE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS.  A COPY OF ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS SERVED UPON THE PARTIES SHALL BE MAILED BY REGISTERED MAIL 

		 

		

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TO THE RESPECTIVE PARTY EXCEPT THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SERVICE OF PROCESS.  IF ANY AGENT APPOINTED BY A PARTY REFUSES TO ACCEPT SERVICE, EACH PARTY AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON THE APPROPRIATE PARTY BY REGISTERED MAIL SHALL CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT SERVICE.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
		

		
			(b)      Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED.  EACH PARTY ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF ANY OF THE OTHER PARTIES.  THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT; AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS.  EACH PARTY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAYBE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
		

		
			13.16      Expenses.  The Company will promptly reimburse each of the Class A Units Members and Common Units Member for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of such Members (including the fees and expenses of attorneys, consultants, accountants, and other advisors, travel costs and miscellaneous expenses) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other document or agreement referred to herein or therein not to exceed $25,000 in the aggregate for the Class A Units Members.
		

		
			13.17      No Recourse.  Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document, agreement, or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, and notwithstanding the fact that any Member may be a partnership or limited liability company, each Member hereto, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Persons other than the Members shall have any obligation hereunder and 

		 

		

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that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse hereunder or under any documents, agreements, or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against, any former, current or future director, officer, agent, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative or employee of any Member (or any of their successor or permitted assignees), against any former, current, or future general or limited partner, manager, stockholder or member of any Member (or any of their successors or permitted assignees) or any Affiliate thereof or against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any of the foregoing, but in each case not including the Members (each, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the Members, a “Member Affiliate”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of such party against the Member Affiliates, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on, or otherwise be incurred by any Member Affiliate, as such, for any obligations of the applicable party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, under any documents or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in, and subject in all cases to the terms and conditions of and limitations herein, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action of any kind based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party.  Each Member Affiliate is expressly intended as a third-party beneficiary of this Section 13.17.
		

		
			13.18      Adjustments for Unit Splits.  Wherever in this Agreement there is a reference to a specific number of Common Units, Class A Units or other units of any class or series of Membership Interests (“Units”), or a price per Unit, or consideration received in respect of such Unit, then, upon the occurrence of any subdivision, combination or distribution of such class or series of Membership Interests, the specific number of Units so referenced in this Agreement shall automatically be proportionally adjusted to reflect the effect on the outstanding Units of such class or series of Membership Interests by such subdivision, combination or distribution. 
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Members have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						THE COMPANY:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By: Aguila Production Aggregator, LLC
its Managing Member

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name: Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: President

				

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		

		 

		

			[Signature page to Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC Agreement]

		

 

		

			 

		

	
					
						

					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						CLASS A UNITS MEMBER:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name: Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: Chief Executive Officer

				

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		

		 

		

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						COMMON UNITS MEMBER:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						AGUILA PRODUCTION 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						AGGREGATOR, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name: Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: President

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Exhibit A

Ownership Information
(as of [●])
		

		
			 
		

		
			Common Units
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Name and Address of Common Units Member

					
					
						Common Units

				
	
					
						Aguila Production Aggregator, LLC

					
						Attn: Angelo Acconcia

					
						c/o The Blackstone Group 

					
						345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

					
						New York, NY 10154

					
						Attention:  Angelo Acconcia

					
						Facsimile:  (212) 201-2874

					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						Total Common Units Member Common Unit:

					
					
						[●]

				

		
			 
		

		
			Class A Units
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Name and Address of Class A Units Members

					
					
						Class A Units

				
	
					
						Sanchez Energy Corporation

					
						1000 Main Street, Suite 3000

					
						Houston, TX 77002

					
						Attn: Antonio R. Sanchez, III

					
						Facsimile: (713) 756-2782

					
					
						100

				
	
					
						Total Class A Units Issued:

					
					
						100

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Exhibit B

Initial Capital Contributions
(as of [●])
		

		
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			Schedule 6.2
		

		
			Initial Board of Managers
		

		
			Managers
		

		
			Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			Gary Levin
		

		
			Chris Placca
		

		
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			Schedule 6.8
		

		
			Initial Officers
		

		
			Chief Executive Officer:       Dave Roberts
		

		
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			Annex A
		

		
			VCOC LETTER
		

		
			[Company Name]
		

		
			[Date]
		

		
			[VCOC Partnership]
[Address]
		

		
			Dear Sir/Madam:
		

		
			Reference is made to the Limited Liability Company Agreement by and among [_______], LLC (the “Company”), [Name of the VCOC Partnership] (the “VCOC Investor”) and the other parties thereto, dated as of [*], 2016 (the “LLC Agreement”).
		

		
			The Company hereby agrees that for so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one (1) or more subsidiaries, continues to hold any Common Units (or other securities of the Company into which such Common Units may be converted or for which such Common Units may be exchanged), without limitation or prejudice of any the rights provided to the VCOC Investor under the LLC Agreement, the Company shall:
		

		
			☐      Provide the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with:
		

		
			(i)        the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries during normal business hours at the VCOC Investor’s expense (and subject to, in the case of the Company’s oil and gas properties, (a) the execution of an access agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company and (b) if the property is not operated by the Company or an affiliate, subject to approval of the operator of the property) and inspect and copy the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries, at such times as the VCOC Investor shall reasonably request;
		

		
			(ii)       as soon as available and in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first (1st) three (3) quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of such period, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the period then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, and subject to the absence of footnotes and to year-end adjustments;
		

		
			(iii)      as soon as available and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of such year, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

noted therein, together with an auditor’s report thereon of a firm of established national reputation;
		

		
			(iv)      to the extent the Company is required by law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, actually prepared by the Company as soon as available; and
		

		
			(v)      copies of all materials provided to the Company’s Board at the same time as provided to the directors of the Company and if requested, copies of all materials provided to the board of directors of the Company’s subsidiaries.
		

		
			Make appropriate officers and directors of the Company, and its subsidiaries, available periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by the VCOC Investor for consultation with the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, significant changes in management personnel and compensation of employees, introduction of new products or new lines of business, important acquisitions or dispositions of plants and equipment, significant research and development programs, the purchasing or selling of important trademarks, licenses or concessions or the proposed commencement or compromise of significant litigation;
		

		
			To the extent consistent with applicable law (and with respect to events which require public disclosure, only following the Company’s public disclosure thereof through applicable securities law filings or otherwise), inform the VCOC Investor or its designated representative in advance with respect to any significant corporate actions, including, without limitation, extraordinary dividends, mergers, acquisitions or dispositions of assets, issuances of significant amounts of debt or equity and material amendments to the certificate of incorporation or formation or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and to provide the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with the right to consult with the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to such actions; and
		

		
			Provide the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with such other rights of consultation which the VCOC Investor’s counsel may determine to be reasonably necessary under applicable legal authorities promulgated after the date hereof to qualify its investment in the Company as a “venture capital investment” for purposes of the United States Department of Labor Regulation published at 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101(d)(3)(i) (the “Plan Asset Regulation”).
		

		
			The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of the VCOC Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			The VCOC Investor agrees, and will require each designated representative of the VCOC Investor to agree, to hold in confidence and not use or disclose to any third party (other than its legal counsel and accountants) any confidential information provided to or learned by such party in connection with the VCOC Investor’s rights under this letter agreement except as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process, provided, that the VCOC Investor takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.
		

		
			In the event the VCOC Investor or any of the other purchasers transfers all or any portion of their investment in the Company to an affiliated entity (or to a direct or indirect wholly-owned conduit subsidiary of any such affiliated entity) that is intended to qualify as a venture capital operating company under the Plan Asset Regulation, such affiliated entity shall be afforded the same rights with respect to the Company afforded to the VCOC Investor  hereunder and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.
		

		
			This letter agreement and the rights and the duties of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York and may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
		

			
					
						 

					
					
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			Agreed and acknowledged as of the date first above written:
		

			
					
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			ANNEX E
		

		
			 
		

		
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			WARRANT AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION
		

		
			WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON SHARES
		

		
			 
		

		
			THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.  THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, SUCH WARRANTS AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH WARRANTS MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED IF THE ISSUER AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR SUCH WARRANTS AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH WARRANTS HAS RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
		

		
			 
		

		
			THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of [●], 2017 (this “Agreement”), is by and between (a) SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and (b) Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Holder”).  The Corporation and the Holder are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” or individually as a “Party.”  
		

		
			 
		

		
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			WHEREAS, the Corporation and the other parties thereto have entered into an Interim Investors Agreement, dated as of [●], 2016 (the “Investors Agreement”); and
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Investors Agreement, the Corporation has agreed to issue to the Holder warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Corporation, subject to adjustment as set forth herein; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended to set forth the terms and conditions of the Warrants (defined below).
		

		
			 
		

		
			AGREEMENT:
		

		
			 
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article 1
Definitions and References
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 1.01.      Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Aggregate Exercise Price” means an amount equal to the product of (a) the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then being exercised pursuant to Section 2.02, multiplied by (b) the Exercise Price.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on which banking institutions in the city of Houston, Texas are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Common Shares” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, including a Right associated with each Common Share.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock (including, with respect to the capital stock of the Corporation, Preferred Stock), partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Exercise Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Exercise Date” means, for any given exercise of this Warrant, the date on which the conditions to such exercise as set forth in Section 3.01 shall have been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on a Business Day, including, without limitation, the receipt by the Corporation of the Exercise Agreement, the Warrant and the Aggregate Exercise Price.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Exercise Price” means $10.00 per Common Share, subject to adjustment as set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Expiration Date” means [•], 20224.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Fair Market Value” means, as of any particular date: (a) the VWAP Price of the Common Shares for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Shares may at the time be listed; (b) if there have been no sales of the Common Shares on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Shares on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (c) if on any such day the Common Shares are not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the VWAP Price of the Common Shares as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (d) if there have been no sales of the Common Shares on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for Common Shares quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association at the end of the day; in each case, averaged over the fifteen consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which “Fair Market Value” is being determined; provided that, if the Common Shares are listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term “Business Day” as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such exchange is open for trading.  If at any time the Common Shares are not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association, the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Shares shall be the fair market value per Common Share as determined in good faith by the Board.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the opinions and pronouncements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, as in effect from time to time.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Investors Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“NYSE” means New York Stock Exchange.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Original Issue Date” means [●], 2016.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“OTC Bulletin Board” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority OTC Bulletin Board electronic inter-dealer quotation system.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			 
		

		

		
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			“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization or government or department or agency thereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Pink OTC Markets” means the OTC Markets Group Inc. electronic inter-dealer quotation system, including OTCQX, OTCQB and OTC Pink.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Rights Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Rights Agreement” means that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2015, between the Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent, including the exhibits attached thereto, as such Rights Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Securities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“VWAP Price” as of a particular date means the volume-weighted average trading price, as adjusted for splits, combinations and other similar transactions, of a Common Share.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Warrant” means this warrant and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or in substitution for, this warrant.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Warrant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Warrant Shares” means the Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant, other than with respect to Section 2.02,  Section 2.03 or Section 3.01 of this Warrant).  Each Warrant Share issued upon the exercise in whole or in part, of this Warrant shall include a Right.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 1.02.      Rules of Construction.  Unless the context otherwise requires or except as otherwise expressly provided: 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)       an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ii)      “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section, Article or other subdivision;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(iii)     all references to Sections or Articles or Exhibits refer to Sections or Articles or Exhibits of or to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(iv)     references to agreements or instruments, or to statutes or regulations, are to such agreements or instruments, or statutes or regulations, as amended from time to time (or to successor statutes and regulations).
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article 2
ISSUANCE, exercise and EXPIRATION of warrant
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 2.01.      Issuance of Warrant.    Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant shall represent the right to purchase from the Corporation 6,500,000 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as provided herein) in whole or in part.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 2.02.      Exercise of Warrant.    Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time on any Business Day and from time to time beginning on the Original Issue Date and until 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on the Expiration Date, the Holder may exercise this Warrant in whole or in part for any number of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in respect thereof (subject to adjustment as provided herein) as provided in Section 3.01.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 2.03.      Expiration of Warrant.    This Warrant shall terminate and become void as of 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on the Expiration Date.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article 3
EXERCISE PROCEDURE
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.01.      Conditions to Exercise.  The Holder may exercise this Warrant only upon:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      surrender of this Warrant to the Corporation at its then principal executive offices, together with an Exercise Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, an “Exercise Agreement”), duly completed (including specifying the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled to purchase hereunder and the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased) and executed;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      payment to the Corporation of the Aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with Section 3.02; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)      to the extent any withholding tax on the exercise of a Warrant is required, the Holder shall nonetheless be entitled to exercise the Warrant; provided that the Holder shall make a cash payment to the Corporation in an amount sufficient to satisfy any such applicable withholding tax.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.02.      Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price.    Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made by delivery to the Corporation of a certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Corporation or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Corporation, in the amount of such Aggregate Exercise Price; provided, that the Corporation may elect, within one Business Day of receipt of the duly completed and executed Exercise Agreement, to (a) withhold from the Holder a number of 

		 

		

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Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise by the Holder of this Warrant with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price (and such withheld Warrant Shares shall no longer be issuable under this Warrant) and (b) refund to the Holder (by delivery to the Holder of a certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Holder or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Holder) the amount of such Aggregate Exercise Price that the Holder delivered to the Corporation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the event of any withholding of Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 3.02 where the number of Common Shares whose Fair Market Value is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price is not a whole number, the number of Common Shares withheld by the Corporation shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Common Share and the Corporation shall make a cash payment to the Holder (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) based on the incremental fraction of a Common Share being so withheld by the Corporation from the Holder in an amount equal to the product of (x) such incremental fraction of a Common Share being so withheld multiplied by (y) the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the Exercise Date.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.03.      Delivery of Certificates.  To the extent any Common Shares of the Corporation are at the time of exercise represented in certificated form, then, at the election of the Holder as set forth in the Exercise Agreement, the Corporation shall, as promptly as practicable on or after the Exercise Date, and in any event within three Business Days thereafter, execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a Common Share, as provided in Section 3.04 hereof.  Such certificate(s) shall be delivered to the address specified by the Holder in the applicable Exercise Agreement.  The certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination or denominations as the Holder shall reasonably request in the Exercise Agreement and shall be registered in the name of the Holder or, subject to compliance with Section 3.06(f) and Section 6.05, such other Person’s name as shall be designated in the Exercise Agreement.  Upon the exercise of this Warrant by the Holder, this Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Holder and such certificate or certificates for Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein in compliance with Section 3.06(f) and Section 6.05 shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, immediately prior to the close of business on the Exercise Date.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.04.      Fractional Shares.  The Corporation shall not be required to issue a fractional Warrant Share upon exercise of any Warrant.  As to any fraction of a Warrant Share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Corporation shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) equal to the product of (i) such fraction of a Warrant Share multiplied by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the Exercise Date.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.05.      Delivery of New Warrant.  Unless the purchase rights represented by this Warrant shall have been fully exercised, the Corporation shall, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares being issued in accordance with this Article 3,  provide by notation in the Warrant 

		 

		

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Register the number, if any, of Warrant Shares that remain subject to purchase by the Holder upon exercise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.06.      Valid Issuance of Warrant and Warrant Shares; Payment of Taxes.  With respect to each exercise of this Warrant, the Corporation hereby represents, covenants and agrees:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      This Warrant is, and any warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      Each Warrant Share (including the Right associated therewith) issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be, upon issuance, and the Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that each Warrant Share is, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Corporation and free and clear of all taxes, liens and charges.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)      The Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Warrant Shares are issued without violation by the Corporation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which Common Shares or other securities constituting Warrant Shares may be listed at the time of such exercise (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)      The Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon such exercise, to be listed on the NYSE or any domestic securities exchange upon which Common Shares or other securities constituting Warrant Shares are listed at the time of such exercise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)      The Corporation has taken such action as is necessary to reserve for issuance such number of Common Shares as are subject to issuance upon the exercise in whole of the Warrant.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)      The Corporation shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes (other than income taxes) and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect to any applicable withholding or the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares to any Person other than the Holder, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issuance has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.07.      Conditional Exercise.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of this Warrant by the Holder is to be made in connection with a sale of the Corporation (pursuant to a merger, sale of Common Shares, or otherwise), such exercise may 

		 

		

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at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article 4
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			Section 4.01.      Adjustment to Number of Warrant Shares.  In order to prevent dilution of the purchase rights granted under this Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Article 4 (in each case, after taking into consideration any prior adjustments pursuant to this Article 4).  If, at any time as a result of the provisions of this Article 4, the Holder shall become entitled upon subsequent exercise to receive any shares of Equity Interests of the Corporation other than Common Shares, the number of such other Equity Interests so receivable upon exercise of this Warrant shall thereafter be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions contained herein.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.02.      Adjustment to Number of Warrant Shares Upon Dividend, Subdivision, Combination or Reclassification of Common Shares.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      If the Corporation shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date and prior to the exercise in whole or expiration of the Warrant, (i) pay a dividend or make any other distribution upon the Common Shares or any other capital stock of the Corporation payable in Common Shares, (ii) subdivide (by any split, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of Common Shares, or (iii) combine (by combination, reverse split or otherwise) its outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of Common Shares, then the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to any such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination shall be proportionately adjusted so the Holder will thereafter receive upon exercise of this Warrant the aggregate number and kind of shares of Equity Interests of the Corporation that the Holder would have owned immediately following such action if the Warrant had been exercised immediately before the record date for such action.  Any adjustment under this Section 4.02 shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination becomes effective.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      If the Corporation shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date and prior to the exercise in whole or expiration of the Warrant, issue by reclassification of its Common Shares any shares of its capital stock, then such a reclassification shall be deemed to be (i) a distribution by the Corporation to the holders of its Common Shares of such shares of such other class of capital stock for the purposes and within the meaning of Section 4.04(a) and (ii) if the outstanding Common Shares shall be changed into a larger or smaller number of Common Shares as part of such reclassification, such change shall be deemed to be a subdivision or combination, as the case may be, of the outstanding Common Shares for the purposes and within in the meaning of Section 4.02(a).  
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(a)      If the Corporation, prior to the exercise in whole or in part of this Warrant, distributes any rights, options or warrants (excluding Rights issued under the Rights Agreement) to all holders of its Common Shares entitling them for a period expiring within 45 days after the record date specified below to purchase Common Shares, at a price per share less than the Fair Market Value per share on that record date, then the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula:
		

		
			
		

		
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			W =       the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant;
		

		
			 
		

		
			O =       the number of Common Shares outstanding on the applicable record date;
		

		
			 
		

		
			N =       the number of additional Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants;
		

		
			 
		

		
			P =       the price per share of the additional Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(b)      The adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive the rights, options or warrants.  If at the end of the period during which such rights, options or warrants are exercisable, not all rights, options or warrants shall have been exercised, the number of Warrant Shares subject to issuance under the Warrant shall be immediately readjusted to what it would have been if “N” in the above formula had been the number of shares actually issued.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(a)      If the Corporation, prior to the exercise in whole or expiration of this Warrant, pays a cash distribution to all holders of its Common Shares or distributes to all holders of its Common Shares any shares of its capital stock, evidences of its indebtedness, or any of its assets or any rights, warrants or other securities of the Corporation (other than distributions to which Section 

		 

		

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4.02 or Section 4.03 apply), then the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula:
		

		
			
		

		
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			F =      the amount of cash or fair market value on the record date specified below of the evidences of its indebtedness, assets, rights, warrants or other securities to be distributed in respect of one Common Share as determined in good faith by the Board.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      The adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04 shall be made successively whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of holders entitled to receive the distribution.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			 If, on or prior to the Expiration Date, the Corporation (or any other Person controlling the Corporation) shall propose a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, the Holder of this Warrant shall receive the kind and number of other securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full and acquired the applicable number of Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant) immediately prior to the time of such dissolution, liquidation or winding up and the right to exercise this Warrant shall terminate on the date on which the holders of record of Common Shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares for securities or assets deliverable upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.06.      When De Minimis Adjustment May Be Deferred.  No adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares subject to a Warrant need be made unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the then applicable number of Warrant Shares subject to a Warrant.  Any adjustments that are not made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.  All calculations under this Article 4 shall be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a whole Common Share, it being understood that no such rounding shall be made under Section 4.12 (and, in calculations made pursuant to such paragraph, the adjusted 

		 

		

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number of Warrant Shares subject to a Warrant shall refer to such adjusted number before rounding).
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.07.      When No Adjustment Required.  No adjustment need be made for a transaction referred to in Sections 4.02 through 4.04, if the Holder is to participate (without being required to exercise the Warrants) in the transaction on a basis and with notice that the Board and the Holder determine to be fair and appropriate in light of the basis and notice on which holders of Common Shares participate in the transaction.  No adjustment need be made for rights to purchase Common Shares pursuant to a Corporation plan for reinvestment of dividends or interest.  To the extent the Warrants become convertible into cash, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash. Interest will not accrue on the cash.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.08.      Notice of Adjustment.  Whenever the number of Warrant Shares subject to the Warrant is adjusted, the Corporation shall provide the notices required by Section 6.01.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.09.      Reorganization of Corporation.  If the Corporation, prior to the exercise in whole or expiration of this Warrant, consolidates or merges with or into, or transfers or leases all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, upon consummation of such transaction, the Warrants shall automatically become exercisable for the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets which the Holder of this Warrant would have owned immediately after the consolidation, merger, transfer or lease if the Holder had exercised this Warrant immediately before the effective date of the transaction, assuming that the Holder failed to exercise its rights of election, if any, as to the kind of amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such a transaction.  Concurrently with the consummation of such transaction, the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger if other than the Corporation, or the Person to which such transfer or lease shall have been made, shall enter into a supplemental Agreement so providing and further providing for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practical to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4.  The successor to the Corporation shall mail to the Holder a notice describing the supplemental Agreement.  If the issuer of securities deliverable upon exercise of Warrants under the supplemental Agreement is an Affiliate of the formed, surviving, transferee or lessee Person, that issuer shall join in the supplemental Agreement.  If this Section 4.09 applies to a transaction, Sections 4.02 through 4.04 shall not apply.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.10.      Company Determination Final.  Any determination that the Corporation or the Board must make pursuant to Sections 4.02 through 4.09 hereof is conclusive in the absence of manifest error or bad faith.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.11.      When Issuance or Payment May Be Deferred.  In any case in which this Article 4 shall require that an adjustment in number of Warrant Shares subject to a Warrant be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Corporation may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event issuing to the Holder of any Warrant exercised after such record date the Warrant Shares and other Equity Interests of the Corporation, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the Warrant Shares and other Equity Interests of the Corporation, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the then applicable number of Warrant Shares subject to a Warrant; provided that the Corporation shall deliver to the Holder a due bill or other 

		 

		

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appropriate instrument evidencing the Holder’s right to receive such additional Warrant Shares, other capital stock and cash upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.12.      Exercise Price in the Event of an Adjustment in Number of Warrant Shares.  Upon any adjustment of the number of Warrant Shares subject to the Warrant pursuant to this Article 4, the Exercise Price per Warrant Share subject to issuance upon exercise of the Warrant shall be adjusted concurrently thereto to equal the product of (a) $10.00 (or if the Exercise Price has been previously adjusted, then such as adjusted Exercise Price) times (b) a fraction, of which the numerator is the total number of Warrant Shares subject to issuance upon the exercise of the Warrant before giving effect to the adjustment, and the denominator is the total number of Warrant Shares subject to issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants as so adjusted.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article 5
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			Section 5.01.      Investment Intent.  The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and the Common Shares underlying this Warrant (collectively, the “Securities”), solely for its beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Securities in violation of applicable securities laws.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.02.      Unregistered Securities.  The Holder understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws by reason of specific exemptions under the provisions thereof, the availability of which depend in part upon the bona fide nature of its investment intent and upon the accuracy of its representations made herein.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.03.      Reliance.  The Holder understands that the Corporation is relying in part upon the representations and agreements of the Holder contained herein for the purpose of determining whether the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities meet the requirements for such exemptions described in Section 5.03.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.04.      Accredited Investor.          The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.05.      Sophisticated Investor. The Holder has such knowledge, skill and experience in business, financial and investment matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities, including experience in and knowledge of the oil, gas, and energy industry.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.06.      Restricted Securities.  The Holder understands that the Securities will be “restricted securities” under applicable federal securities laws and that the Securities Act and the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission provide in substance that it may dispose of the Securities only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and it understands that the Corporation has no obligation or intention to 

		 

		

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register any of the Securities thereunder (except the Common Shares pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement entered into between the Corporation and the Holder on the date hereof).
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.07.      Information.      The Holder has been furnished by the Corporation all information (or provided access to all information) regarding the business and financial condition of the Corporation, its expected plans for future business activities, the attributes of the Securities, and the merits and risks of an investment in such Securities which it has requested or otherwise needs to evaluate the investment in such Securities; that in making the proposed investment decision, the Holder is relying solely on such information, the representations, warranties and agreements of the Corporation contained herein and on investigations made by it and its representatives; that the offer to sell the Securities hereunder was communicated to the Holder in such a manner that it was able to ask questions of and receive answers from the management of the Corporation concerning the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction and that at no time was it presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other form of general or public advertising or solicitation; and the Holder recognizes that the participation in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties involves very high risks and can result in a total loss of all funds invested
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article 6
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			Section 6.01.      Notice of Adjustment.  (a) Upon any adjustment of the number of Warrant Shares subject to a Warrant and the Exercise Price pursuant to Article 4 hereof, the Corporation shall promptly thereafter cause to be given to the Holder written notice of such adjustments by email or by first-class mail, postage prepaid.  Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included as a part of the notice required to be mailed under the other provisions of this Section 6.01.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      In case:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)      the Corporation shall authorize the issuance to all holders of Common Shares of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Shares or of any other subscription rights or warrants;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ii)      the Corporation shall authorize the distribution to all holders of Common Shares of evidences of its indebtedness or assets;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(iii)      of any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, or of the transfer or lease of all or substantially all assets of the Corporation, or of any reclassification or change of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, or any tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Shares by the Corporation;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(iv)      of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation; or
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(v)      the Corporation proposes to take any action which would require an adjustment of the number of Warrant Shares subject to a Warrant pursuant to Article 4 hereof;
		

		
			 
		

		
			then the Corporation shall cause to be given to the Holder, at least 10 days prior to any applicable record date, or promptly in the case of events for which there is no record date, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a written notice stating (x) the date as of which the holder of record of Common Shares shall be entitled to receive any such rights, options, warrants or distribution are to be determined, (y) the initial expiration date set forth in any tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares, or (z) the date on which any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or consummated, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of record of Common Shares shall be entitled to exchange such shares for securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.  The failure to give the notice required by this Section 6.01 or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of any distribution, right, option, warrant, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or the vote upon any action.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.02.      Transfer of Warrant.  Subject to Section 6.05, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, by the Holder without charge to the Holder, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Corporation at its then principal executive offices with a properly completed and duly executed Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such transferring Holder shall be liable for any and all taxes, fees and third party expenses incurred by the Corporation as a result of such transfer and the Holder shall pay the Corporation, in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds any amounts necessary to pay any such taxes, fees and third party expenses incurred by the Corporation in connection with the making of such transfer.  Upon such compliance, surrender and delivery and, if required, such payment, the Corporation shall execute and deliver a new warrant or warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant, if any, not so assigned and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.03.      Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder; Limitations on Liability.  Except as described in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Corporation, or otherwise specifically provided herein, prior to the issuance to any Holder of any Warrant Shares upon the due exercise by the Holder of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of Common Shares for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon any Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of capital stock, reclassification of capital stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on any Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Corporation, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Corporation or by creditors of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding this Section 

		 

		

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6.03, the Corporation shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the holders of Common Shares generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to such holders.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.04.      Replacement on Loss; Division and Combination.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      Replacement of Warrant on Loss.  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and upon delivery of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that a written indemnification agreement with an affidavit of loss of the Holder shall be a sufficient indemnity) and, in case of mutilation, upon surrender of such Warrant for cancellation to the Corporation, the Corporation at its own expense shall execute and deliver to the Holder, in lieu hereof, a new warrant of like tenor and exercisable for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed; provided that, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      Division and Combination of Warrant.  Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or other assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, this Warrant may be divided or, following any such division of this Warrant, subsequently combined with other Warrants, upon the surrender of this Warrant and other warrants to the Corporation at its then principal executive offices, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new warrants are to be issued, signed by the respective Holder or their agents or attorneys.  Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, the Corporation shall at its own expense execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice.  Such new Warrant or Warrants shall be of like tenor to the surrendered Warrant or Warrants and shall be exercisable in the aggregate for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.05.      Agreement to Comply with the Securities Act; Legend.  The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 6.05 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that the Holder shall not offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act.  The Holder will cause any proposed purchaser, assignee, transferee or pledgee of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to agree to take and hold such securities subject to the provisions of this Section 6.05.  All Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			“These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction.  These securities may not be sold or offered for sale, pledged or hypothecated except pursuant to an effective 

		 

		

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registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration thereunder, in each case in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions, and in the case of a transaction exempt from registration, such securities may only be transferred if the ISSUER AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE transfer agent for such securities has received documentation satisfactory to it that such transaction does not require registration under the Securities Act.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.06.      Warrant Register.  The Corporation shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of this Warrant and any transfers thereof (the “Warrant Register”).  The Corporation may deem and treat the Person in whose name this Warrant is registered on the Warrant Register as the holder thereof for all purposes, and the Corporation shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of this Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.07.      Notices.  All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given:  (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third Business Day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.  Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the addresses indicated below (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 6.07).
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						If to the Corporation:

					
					
						Sanchez Energy Corporation

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						1000 Main Street, Suite 3000

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Houston, Texas  77002

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Attention:    Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Email:          tony@sanchezog.com

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Kirkland & Ellis LLP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						600 Travis Street, Suite 3300

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Houston, Texas  77002

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Attention:    Matthew R. Pacey

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Email:          matt.pacey@kirkland.com

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						If to the Holder:

					
					
						Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						New York, NY 10154

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Attention:    Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Email:           aacconcia@blackstone.com

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.08.      Cumulative Remedies.  The rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.09.      Equitable Relief.  Each of the Corporation and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant would give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.10.      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.11.      Successor and Assigns.  This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors of the Corporation and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder.  Such successors and/or permitted assigns of the Holder shall be deemed to be the Holder for all purposes hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.12.      No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Warrant is for the sole benefit of the Corporation and the Holder and their respective successors and, in the case of the Holder, permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Warrant.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.13.      Headings.  The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.14.      Amendment and Modification; Waiver.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto.  No waiver by the Corporation or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving.  No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver.  No failure to exercise, or delay in 

		 

		

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exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.15.      Severability.  Any term or provision of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.16.      Governing Law.  This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.17.      Submission to Jurisdiction.  The parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. federal or state court located in the State of Delaware in any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.  Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address for receipt of notices pursuant to Section 6.07 shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court.  The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.18.      Waiver of Jury Trial.  Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.19.      Counterparts.  This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.  A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 6.20.      No Strict Construction.  This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has duly executed this Warrant on the Original Issue Date.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Name: Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Accepted and agreed by:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						By:

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			EXHIBIT A

sanchez energy corporation
WARRANT EXERCISE AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
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			As of the date hereof, the undersigned Holder has the right under the Warrant to Purchase Common Shares, dated as of [•], 2016, by and between Sanchez Energy Corporation and Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC (the “Warrant”) to purchase __________ Warrant Shares (as defined in the Warrant).  Upon payment of the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrant) and surrender of the Warrant included herewith, the undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably, except as set forth  in Section 3.07 of the Agreement, elects to exercise its right represented by the Warrant to purchase ___________________________ Warrant Shares, and requests that the Warrant Shares be issued in the following name:
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

				
	
					
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						Address

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						Federal Tax Identification or Social Security No.

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						(other _______________) (specify);

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Aggregate Exercise Price paid by:

					
					
						___ Certified or official bank check

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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			and, if the number of Warrant Shares shall not be all the Warrant Shares purchasable by the undersigned Holder upon exercise of the Warrant, that the Corporation make appropriate notation in the Warrant Register (as defined in the Warrant) to reflect the Warrant Shares that remain subject to purchase upon exercise of the Warrant after giving effect to this Warrant Exercise Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Yes / No (Please Circle):  The undersigned Holder requests that certificates be issued for the Warrant Shares.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If the undersigned Holder would like more than one certificate, please indicate the number of certificates and the number of shares to be represented by each certificate:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Number of Certificates:  _________________________
		

		
			 
		

		
			Number of Warrant Shares to be represented by each certificate:
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Certificate 1

					
					
						Certificate 2

					
					
						Certificate 3

					
					
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			Dated:      ________________, _____
		

		
			 
		

		
			Note:      The signature must correspond with the name of the Holder as set forth on the signature page of the Warrant Agreement in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever, unless this Warrant has been assigned.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
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						Name (please print)

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Address

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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			For value received                                                 hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto                                      its rights under the Warrant to Purchase Common Shares, dated as of [•], 2016, by and between Sanchez Energy Corporation and Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC (the “Warrant”) to purchase Warrant Shares (as defined in the Warrant) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein5, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney, to transfer said rights to purchase Warrant Shares under the Warrant on the books of the within-named Corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The contact information of the assignee is as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			[Address]
		

		
			[City, State,  Zip]
		

		
			Attention:   [●]
		

		
			Facsimile:   [●]
		

		
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			with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
		

		
			 
		

		
			[●]
		

		
			[Address]
		

		
			[City, State,  Zip]
		

		
			Attention:   [●]
		

		
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			Note:  The above signature must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the enclosed Warrant in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
		

		
			 
		

		

		
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			STANDSTILL AND VOTING AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION,
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII L.P.
		

		
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			STANDSTILL and voting AGREEMENT
		

		
			This STANDSTILL AND VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [_________], [_____], by and among Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. (“BCP VII”), and Blackstone Energy Partners II L.P. (“BEP II” and, collectively with BCP VII, the “Investors”).
		

		
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			WHEREAS, pursuant to (i) the Warrant Agreement, dated as of [_________], 2017, by and between the Company and Aguila Production, LLC, an Affiliate (as defined below) of the Investors (“Aguila”) (the “Warrant Agreement”),6 (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of [_________],[_____] by and between the Company and Aguila (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”)7 and (iii) the Interim Investors Agreement, dated January 12, 2017 (the “Investors Agreement”), among the Company, SN EF UnSub GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “General Partner”), SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership  of which the General Partner is the sole general partner (the “Partnership”), SN EF UnSub Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SN Holdings”), Aguila and the Investors, among other things, the Company issued to Aguila the Securities;8 and
		

		
			WHEREAS, as a result of the issuances of the Securities to the Aguila, the Investors are as of the date hereof deemed to Beneficially Own Common Stock representing approximately [●]% of the outstanding Company Voting Securities; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, the parties hereto believe that it is desirable to establish certain provisions with respect to the Voting Securities that are currently held, or may be acquired, by the Investors; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved this Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein;
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:
		

		

		
			6 NTD:  To be revised if Common Stock issued to Aguila upon exercise of its preemptive rights before the APC closing.
		

		
			7 NTD: Securities Purchase Agreement references to be deleted if preemptive rights not exercised before APC closing.  
		

		
			8 NTD:  Agreement to be further updated if Aguila receives Common Stock upon exercise of its preemptive rights before the APC closing – Agreement intended to cover all Company securities issued in APC-related transactions, including upon exercise of Aguila’s preemptive rights, and executed upon initial acquisition.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Article I
DEFINITIONS
		

		
			Section 1.1      Definitions.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth below:
		

		
			“Affiliate” means, with respect to the Investors, Aguila and any other Person that is directly or indirectly Controlled by BCP VII or BEP II and, with respect to any other specified Person, any Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Person specified; provided, that no portfolio company directly or indirectly Controlled by BCP VII or BEP II shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Investors; provided further, that, for purposes of this Agreement, GSO Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or its Affiliates that are part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group, LP shall not be considered or otherwise deemed to be an “Affiliate” of the Investors or Aguila.

		

		
			  “Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph.
		

		
			“Aguila” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement.
		

		
			“BCP VII” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“BEP II” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (a) such Person (i) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, (ii) files, or consents or acquiesces by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of a petition for relief or reorganization or rearrangement, readjustment or similar relief or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, (v) is adjudicated as bankrupt or as insolvent or to be liquidated, (vi) gives notice to any Governmental Authority of insolvency or pending insolvency, or (vii) takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or (b) a court of Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order appointing, without consent by such Person, a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, or constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of such Person, or a petition or involuntary case with respect to any of the foregoing shall be filed or commenced against such Person.
		

		
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“person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. 
		

		
			“Beneficial Ownership” has a correlative meaning to Beneficially Own.
		

		
			“Board” means the Board of Directors or similar governing body of any member of the Company Group, as applicable.
		

		
			“Common Stock”  means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any class or classes of stock resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof and which have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, references to a share or shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to include the Right(s) associated with such share or shares that are issued pursuant to the Rights Plan or any similar successor plan hereafter adopted by the Company. 
		

		
			“Company” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and includes any successor thereto.
		

		
			“Company Group” means the Company and its Affiliates.
		

		
			“Control” (including the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. The terms “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.
		

		
			“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
		

		
			“General Partner” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
		

		
			“Investor” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Investors Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Recitals.
		

		
			“Joint Development Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Investors Agreement
		

		
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			“Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability or unlimited liability company, association, partnership, trust, estate, joint venture, business trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity of any kind or nature.
		

		
			“Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term under the Rights Plan.
		

		
			“Rights Plan” means that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2015, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent, including the exhibits attached thereto, as such rights agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.  
		

		
			“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency).
		

		
			“Securities” means (i) the warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or [otherwise] acquired in connection with Aguila’s exercise of its preemptive rights under the Investors Agreement, (iii) Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Warrant Agreement and (iv) Common Stock acquired pursuant to any right of first offer under the Joint Development Agreement.9
		

		
			“Securities Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
		

		
			“Securities Purchase Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement.10 
		

		
			“SN Holdings” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Standstill Termination Date” means the date on which Aguila, the Investors and their respective Affiliates Beneficially Own less than 1.0% of the outstanding Voting Securities. 
		

		
			“Votes” means votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of members of the Board.
		

		
			“Voting Power” means, as of any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (x) the Votes (with respect to the Board of the Company) represented by the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Person in question and its Affiliates to (y) the aggregate (A) Votes (with respect to the Board of the Company) represented by all then outstanding Voting Securities plus (B) without duplication the Votes (with respect to the Board of the Company) represented by the Voting Securities underlying any other interests Beneficially Owned by the Person in question and its Affiliates.
		

		

		
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			“Voting Securities” means, together, (1) the Common Stock and (2) any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interest (or other security or interest) of any member of the Company Group other than the Common Stock that are entitled to vote generally in the election of members of the Board.
		

		
			“Warrant Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement.
		

		
			Article II
STANDSTILL; VOTING
		

		
			Section 2.1      Standstill.  During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Standstill Termination Date, without the prior consent of the Company, each Investor agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will (and each Investor will cause its Affiliates to not), directly or indirectly:
		

		
			(a)      [other than the acquisition of additional shares of Common Stock by Aguila (i) pursuant to the the Warrant Agreement, (ii) as a result of the exercise of its preemptive rights under the Investors Agreement,]11 (iii) pursuant to any right of first offer under the Joint Development Agreement or (iv) pursuant to the exercise of Rights associated with the Common Stock owned by the Investors or their respective Affiliates, acquire (or propose or agree to acquire), of record or beneficially, by purchase or otherwise, any of the Company Group’s corporate loans, debt securities, Voting Securities, other Company Group securities or all or substantially all of the assets of any member of the Company Group, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of Voting Securities or other Company Group securities of any member of the Company Group or all or substantially all of the assets of any member of the Company Group; 
		

		
			(b)      (i) call a special meeting of the holders of Voting Securities of any member of the Company Group including without limitation by written consent, (ii) seek representation on the Board of any member of the Company Group, (iii) seek the removal of any member of the Board of any member of the Company Group, (iv) solicit consents from securityholders or otherwise act or seek to act by written consent with respect to the Company Group, (v) conduct a referendum of securityholders of any member of the Company Group or (vi) make a request for any securityholder list or other Company Group books and records, whether pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise; 
		

		
			(c)      make any statement or proposal to the Board of any member of the Company Group regarding, or make any public announcement, proposal or offer (including without limitation any “solicitation” of “proxies” as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act) with respect to, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect (including without limitation, for the avoidance of doubt, indirectly by means of communication with the press or media): 
		

		

		
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			(i)      any acquisition of any of the securities or all or substantially all of the assets of any member of the Company Group, or rights or options to acquire interests in any of the securities or all or substantially all of the assets of any member of the Company Group; 
		

		
			(ii)      any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer, similar transaction or other extraordinary transaction involving any member of the Company Group; 
		

		
			(iii)      any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving any member of the Company Group; 
		

		
			(iv)      any proposal to seek representation on the Board of any member of the Company Group or otherwise seek to control or influence the management, the Board or policies of any member of the Company Group, including without limitation (A) any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any vacancies on the Board of any member of the Company Group, (B) any material change in the capitalization or dividend policy of any member of the Company Group, (C) any other material change in any member of the Company Group’s management, business or corporate structure, (D) seeking to have any member of the Company Group waive or make amendments or modifications to its organizational documents, or other actions that may impede or facilitate the acquisition of control of any member of the Company Group by any Person, (E) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from, or to cease to be authorized to be quoted on, any securities exchange; or (F) causing a class of equity securities of the Company to become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; 
		

		
			(v)      any request or proposal to waive, terminate or amend the provisions of this Agreement if such request or proposal would require the Investor or any member of the Company Group to make a public announcement;
		

		
			(vi)      any proposal, arrangement or other statement that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation this Section 2.1; or
		

		
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			(e)      knowingly instigate, encourage or assist any third party (including without limitation forming a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with any such third party) to do, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party with respect to, any of the actions set forth in Section 2.1(c); or
		

		
			(f)      take any action which would require any member of the Company Group to make a public announcement regarding any of the actions set forth in Section 2.1(c).
		

		
			Section 2.2     Standstill Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the parties hereto agree that the restrictions contained in Section 2.1 shall: 
		

		
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discretionary investment fund administered for the benefit of an Investor’s directors, officers or employees or its Affiliates; provided, that such activities are not in connection with any intention, plan or arrangement to influence or acquire control over any member of the Company Group’s management, Board or policies; 
		

		
			(b)      not prohibit an Investor or its Affiliates from privately communicating with, including without limitation making any offer or proposal to, the Board of the Company, subject to Section 2.1(f);  
		

		
			(c)      not prohibit any transfer which is otherwise permitted under Section 2.3 and/or Section 2.4 and
		

		
			(d)      terminate and be of no further force and effect on the Standstill Termination Date.
		

		
			Section 2.3      Transfer Restrictions.  Without limiting the restrictions set forth in Section 2.4, each Investor shall not (and each Investor shall cause its Affiliates not to), without the prior written consent of the Company, transfer any Voting Securities (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for Voting Securities) directly or indirectly (by merger, consolidation, operation of law or otherwise, including by transferring (or causing the transfer of) equity interests in Aguila or other Affiliates that Beneficially Own Voting Securities (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for Voting Securities)):
		

		
			(a)      to, or in a transaction with, any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) where any such Person or “group” would acquire in such transaction or, to the knowledge of the Investors after reasonable inquiry, owns or would own, following such transaction, Beneficial Ownership of an aggregate number of Voting Securities representing 4.9% or more of the Voting Power or 4.9% or more of the issued and outstanding Common Stock; or
		

		
			(b)      to, or in a transaction with, any Person, or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) that, to the knowledge of the Investors after reasonable inquiry, competes directly or indirectly with the business of the Company in any material respect;
		

		
			provided that the restrictions in this Section 2.3 shall (A) not apply to any Voting Securities (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for Voting Securities) transferred pursuant to a public distribution in compliance with any applicable requirements of U.S. federal or state securities laws (including without limitation Rule 144 under the Securities Act) and (B) in the case of an investment fund, limited liability company or partnership which is an Affiliate of the Investors, not apply to the transfer of any Voting Securities (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for Voting Securities) to a limited partner of such fund, member of such limited liability company or limited or general partner of such general or limited partnership, or to any other Affiliate of an Investor that in each case agrees to be bound by the provisions contained in this Agreement.  
		

		
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not to), (a) during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the second anniversary of the date of the Acquisition (as defined in the Investors Agreement), (x) offer, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Securities or (y) directly or indirectly engage in any short sales or other derivative or hedging transactions with respect to the Securities, regardless of whether any transaction described in clauses (x) or (y) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the conditions below, each Investor and its Affiliates may (a) transfer of any Securities (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for Securities) to any limited partner of any investment fund, member of any limited liability company or limited or general partner of any general or limited partnership, in each case which is an Affiliate of an Investor, or to any other Affiliate of an Investor, provided, that that in each case such Person agrees to be bound by the provisions contained in this Agreement, (b) transfer Securities to the Company pursuant to any net exercise or net settlement of any Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement and (c) transfer Securities in connection with any foreclosure by a lender of borrowed money which was secured by a bona fide pledge of the Securities.  [Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Acquisition is not consummated, the two year period referred to above shall commence on the date hereof and end on the second anniversary of the date hereof.]12    
		

		
			Section 2.5      Voting.  During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Standstill Termination Date:
		

		
			(a)      the Investors shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) take such action (including without limitation, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company) at each meeting of the stockholders of the Company as may be required so that all shares of issued and outstanding Voting Securities of the Company Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by it and/or by any of its Affiliates are voted in the same manner (“for,” “against,” “withheld,” “abstain” or otherwise) as recommended by the Board of the Company to the other holders of Voting Securities (including without limitation with respect to director elections) of the Company; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply in the event that the Board of the Company recommends that the other holders of Voting Securities vote against the Company’s approval of a “Sale Transaction” (as defined in the Joint Development Agreement); and
		

		

		
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			(b)      the Investors shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) be present, in person or by proxy, at all meetings of the stockholders of the Company so that all shares of issued and outstanding Voting Securities of the Company Beneficially Owned by it or them from time to time may be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum and voted in accordance with Section 2.5(a) at such meetings (including without limitation at any adjournments or postponements thereof). The foregoing provision shall also apply to the execution by such Persons of any written consent in lieu of a meeting of holders of Voting Securities of the Company.
		

		
			(c)      subject to the proviso in Section 2.5(a), the Investors shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) vote (or cause to be voted) or to act by written consent all securities of the Company Group Beneficially Owned by it that are not Voting Securities as directed or recommended by the Board of the Company and shall cause such other securities to be counted as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, to the extent applicable.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 2.6      Exceptions to Transfer Restrictions; Early Termination.  Notwithstanding Section 2.3 and 2.4, the Investors and their Affiliates shall be permitted to transfer Securities in any of the following transactions to the counterparties in such transactions, but not otherwise:
		

		
			(a)      the Company, with the approval of a majority of the Board of the Company, enters into an agreement with any person or group (none of which is an Affiliate (as defined in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof) of the Investors) providing for (i) an offer to be made to purchase 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (ii) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other person in which (A) either the Company's outstanding capital stock shall be converted into cash or other property, or a majority of the outstanding voting stock of the surviving corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation will not be owned by Persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately before the merger or consolidation, and (B) notice of a meeting of shareholders of the Company called to consider such agreement shall be given by or at the direction of the Board of the Company; 
		

		
			(b)      any tender offer or exchange offer made to the holders of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (so long as such offer is not made by the Investors or any of their Affiliates (as defined in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof)) and with respect to which the Company, with the approval of a majority of the Board of the Company, has recommended that the Company’s stockholders accept such offer. 
		

		
			(c)      The restrictions in Sections 2.3 and 2.4 shall terminate (a) on the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event of the Company and (b) with respect to any Securities which are the subject of the transactions referred to in Sections 2.6(a) or (b) which are transferred in accordance with the consummation of such transactions.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article III
MISCELLANEOUS
		

		
			Section 3.1      Communications.  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery, electronic mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, regular mail, facsimile or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery to the following addresses:
		

		
			if to the Company to:
		

		
			Sanchez Energy Corporation
1000 Main Street
		

		
			Suite 3000
		

		
			Houston, Texas 77002
Attention:  Antonio R. Sanchez, III
Facsimile: (713) 756-2782
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			with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
		

		
			Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
		

		
			1111 Louisiana Street, Suite #44
		

		
			Houston, TX 77002
		

		
			Attention: David Elder
		

		
			Facsimile: 713-236-0822
		

		
			Email: delder@akingump.com 
		

		
			if to the Investors to:
		

		
			Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. 
and Blackstone Energy Partners II L.P.
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
			New York, New York 10154
		

		
			Attention: Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			Electronic Mail: acconcia@blackstone.com
		

		
			and with copies to:
		

		
			Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C.
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
			New York, New York 10154
		

		
			Attention: Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			Electronic Mail: acconcia@blackstone.com
		

		
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			Kirkland & Ellis LLP
		

		
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			Attention:      Andrew Calder, P.C.
		

		
			                      Rhett Van Syoc
		

		
			Electronic Mail:      andrew.calder@kirkland.com
		

		
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All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: (i) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (ii) when notice is sent to the sender that the recipient has read the message, if sent by electronic mail; (iii) upon actual receipt if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or regular mail, if mailed; (iv) upon actual receipt if received during recipient’s normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient’s next business day if not received during recipient’s normal business hours, if sent by facsimile and confirmed by appropriate answer-back; and (v) upon actual receipt when delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
		

		
			Section 3.2      Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties. All of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other parties (including, without limitation, any other stockholders or creditor of the Company, or any director, officer or employee of the Company) are intended to be benefitted by, or entitled to enforce, this Agreement. 
		

		
			Section 3.3      Assignment of Rights.  No party hereto may transfer or assign any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.
		

		
			Section 3.4      Recapitalization, Exchanges, etc. Affecting the Stock.  The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all interests of the Company Group or any successor or assign of any member of the Company Group (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise), which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, such interests, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, stock or other splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement. 
		

		
			Section 3.5      Aggregation of Securities.  All equity securities of the Company Group held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights and applicability of any obligations under this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 3.6      Specific Performance.  Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief.  The 

		 

		

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existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity which such Person may have.
		

		
			Section 3.7      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, portable document format (PDF) or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.  This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and effective as to each Person who (i) executes this Agreement in the appropriate space provided in the signature pages hereto notwithstanding the fact that other Persons who have not executed this Agreement may be listed on the signature pages hereto and (ii) may from time to time become a party to this Agreement by executing a counterpart of or joinder to this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 3.8      Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
		

		
			Section 3.9      Governing Law.  This Agreement is governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.
		

		
			Section 3.10     Jurisdiction.  Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, to the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or, if jurisdiction is vested exclusively in the Federal courts of the United States, the Federal courts of the United States sitting in the State of Delaware, and any appellate court from any such state or Federal court, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree that all claims with respect to any such claim shall be heard and determined in such Delaware court or in such Federal court, as applicable.  The parties agree that a final judgment in any such claim is conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  In addition, each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (1) that it is and shall continue to be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and of the federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware, and (2)(A) to the extent that such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal processes and notify the other parties of the name and address of such agent, and (B) to the fullest extent permitted by law, that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the U.S. Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service, and that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service made pursuant to (2)(A) or (B) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware.
		

		
			Section 3.11      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER 

		 

		

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AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER, RELATED TO, BASED ON, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.  ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 3.11 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
		

		
			Section 3.12      Severability of Provisions.  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
		

		
			Section 3.13      Entire Agreement; Integrated Transactions.  This Agreement and the other agreements and documents expressly referred to herein is intended by the parties hereto as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein.  This Agreement and the other agreements and documents expressly referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
		

		
			Section 3.14      Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Company and the Investors.
		

		
			Section 3.15      No Presumption.  In the event any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission, or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or its counsel.
		

		
			Section 3.16      Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement.  Each of the Parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Investors (and their transferees or assignees) and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and no recourse under this Agreement shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, securityholder or Affiliate of the Investors or the Company or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, securityholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, securityholder or Affiliate of the Investors or the Company or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, securityholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of the Investors or the Company under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 3.17      Further Assurances.  The Company and the Investors shall cooperate with each other and shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such further documents as may be reasonably requested by any other party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement. The Investors agree that they shall not direct any Person to undermine or breach the terms and conditions set forth herein.
		

		
			Section 3.18      Cumulative Remedies.  The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
		

		
			 
		

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

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Name:

					
					
						Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Chief Executive Officer

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII L.P.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						Blackstone Management Associates VII L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						General Partner

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						BMA VII L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Sole Member

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Senior Managing Director

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						BLACKSTONE ENERGY PARTNERS II L.P.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						Blackstone Energy Management Associates II L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						General Partner

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						BMA EMA II L.L.C.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Sole Member

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Senior Managing Director

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			BY AND BETWEEN
		

		
			SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION
		

		
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			AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC
		

		
			This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [●], 2017, by and among Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”).
		

		
			WHEREAS, this Agreement is entered into in connection with the issuance of the Warrants (as defined below) pursuant to the Interim Investors Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2017 (the “Investors Agreement”), by and among the Corporation, the Purchaser and the other parties thereto1; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Corporation has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Purchaser pursuant to the Investors Agreement; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligations of each Purchaser and the Corporation under the Investors Agreement that this Agreement be executed and delivered. 
		

		
			NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I
DEFINITIONS 
		

		
			Section 1.01      Definitions.  The terms set forth below are used herein as so defined:
		

		
			 
		

		

		
			1 Agreement to be updated to reference common shares if pre-emptive rights exercised; will only cover securities issued in APC transactions (shares underlying warrants or acquired upon exercise of preemptive rights).
		

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such particular Person. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) GSO or its Affiliates that are part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group, LP shall not be considered or otherwise deemed to be an “Affiliate” of the Purchaser, and (ii) none of the Purchaser or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by the Purchaser or its Affiliates shall constitute an Affiliate of the Corporation.  “Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 
		

		
			  “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, any federal legal holiday or day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or State of Texas are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
		

		
			“Closing Date” means the date of consummation of the Acquisition (as defined in the Investors Agreement).   
		

		
			“Common Shares” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (including the attached Rights). 
		

		
			“Common Share Price” means the volume weighted average closing price of Common Shares (as reported by The New York Stock Exchange or, if The New York Stock Exchange is not the Corporation’s primary securities exchange or market, such primary securities exchange or market) for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the date on which the determination is made (or, if such price is not available, as determined in good faith by the Board).
		

		
			  “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of a Person whether though the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.  The terms “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.    
		

		
			“Corporation” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Effective Date” means, with respect to a particular Shelf Registration Statement, the date of effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement.
		

		
			“Effectiveness Deadline” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01 of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Effectiveness Period” means the period beginning on the Effective Date for the Registration Statement and ending at the time all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities.
		

		
			“Electing Holders” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Existing Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2011, by and between Sanchez Energy Corporation and Sanchez Energy Partners I, LP.
		

		
			“Freely Tradable” means, with respect to any security, that such security is no longer subject to the restrictions on trading under the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force), including volume and manner of sale restrictions, and the current public information requirement of Rule 144(e) (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force) no longer applies.
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government, or other governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.
		

		
			“GSO” means GSO Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.  
		

		
			“Holder” means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.  
		

		
			“Included Registrable Securities” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Investors Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, order, code, governmental restriction, decree, injunction or other requirement of law, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, of any Governmental Authority.
		

		
			  “Losses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a) of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Managing Underwriter” means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering, the book-running lead manager of such Underwritten Offering.
		

		
			“NYSE” means The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
		

		
			“Opt-Out Notice” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
		

		
			“Purchaser” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Registrable Securities” means the Common Shares (including the attached Rights) issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants [and any shares acquired upon exercise of preemptive rights pursuant to the Investors Agreement].
		

		
			

		 

		

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			“Registrable Securities Amount” means the calculation based on the product of the Common Share Price times the number of applicable Registrable Securities.
		

		
			  “Registration Expenses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(b) of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Registration Statement” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01 of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Required Holders” means Holders of greater than 50% of the Registrable Securities.
		

		
			“Rights” means the preferred stock purchase rights that automatically attach to each Common Share pursuant to the SN Rights Plan.  
		

		
			“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
		

		
			“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
		

		
			“Selling Expenses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(b) of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Selling Holder” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Selling Holder Indemnified Persons” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a) of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Shelf Registration Statement” means a registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of the Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect).
		

		
			“SN Rights Plan” means that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2015, between the Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent, including the exhibits attached thereto, as such rights agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
		

		
			“Underwritten Offering” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement) in which Registrable Securities are sold to one or more underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks.
		

		
			“Underwritten Offering Notice” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.
		

		
			“Warrant” means the warrant, and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or in substitution for the warrant, issued pursuant to the Warrant to Purchase Common Shares, dated as of [●], 2017, between the Corporation and the Purchaser.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 1.02      Registrable Securities.  Any Registrable Security shall cease to be a Registrable Security at the earliest of the following: (a) when a registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; (b) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of (excluding transfers or assignments by a Holder to an Affiliate) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect) under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (as then in effect) are met; (c) when such Registrable Security is held by the Corporation or one of its Affiliates; or (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.11 hereof. In addition, any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security upon the date that such security is Freely Tradeable.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article II
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			Shelf Registration.  Within eighteen (18) months of the Closing Date (or the date hereof, if the Acquisition is not consummated), the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file a Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC to permit the public resale of all Registrable Securities on the terms and conditions specified in this Section 2.01 (a “Registration Statement”).  The Registration Statement filed with the SEC pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall be on Form S-3 or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Corporation, on Form S-1 or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities, covering the Registrable Securities, and shall contain a prospectus in such form as to permit any Selling Holder covered by such Registration Statement to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect) at any time beginning on the Effective Date for such Registration Statement.  The Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01 to be declared effective no later than two (2) years after the Closing Date (or the date hereof, if the Acquisition is not consummated) (the “Effectiveness Deadline”).  A Registration Statement shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Selling Holders, including by way of an Underwritten Offering, if such an election has been made pursuant to Section 2.04 of this Agreement.  During the Effectiveness Period, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01 to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another registration statement is available for the resale of the Registrable Securities until all Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities.  The Corporation shall prepare and file a supplemental listing application with the NYSE (or such other national securities exchange on which the Registrable Securities are then listed and traded) to list the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such Registrable Securities approved for listing on the NYSE (or such other national securities exchange on which the Registrable Securities are then 

		 

		

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listed and traded) by the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, subject only to official notice of issuance.  As soon as practicable following the Effective Date of a Registration Statement, but in any event within three Business Days of such date, the Corporation shall notify the Holders of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.When effective, a Registration Statement (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made).  If the Managing Underwriter of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities advises the Corporation that the inclusion of all of the Selling Holders’ Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities offered or the market for the Registrable Securities, then the Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter advises the Corporation can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated (i) first, to the Selling Holders, allocated among such Selling Holders pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities held by each such Selling Holder or in such other manner as such Selling Holders may agree, and (ii) second, to any other holder of securities of the Corporation having rights of registration that are neither expressly senior nor subordinated to the Holders in respect of the Registrable Securities.
		

		
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			(a)      Participation.  So long as a Holder has Registrable Securities, if the Corporation proposes to file (i) a shelf registration statement other than a Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01 and other than a registration statement on Forms S-4 or S-8 and any successor forms, (ii) a prospectus supplement to an effective shelf registration statement relating to the sale of equity securities of the Corporation, other than a Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01 and Holders may be included without the filing of a post-effective amendment thereto, or (iii) a registration statement, other than a shelf registration statement, and other than a registration statement on Forms S-4 or S-8 and any successor forms, in each case, for the sale of Common Shares in an Underwritten Offering for its own account or that of another Person, or both, then promptly following the selection of the Managing Underwriter for such Underwritten Offering, the Corporation shall give notice of such Underwritten Offering to each Holder and such notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the “Included Registrable Securities”) as each such Holder may request in writing; provided, however, that if the Corporation has been advised by the Managing Underwriter that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of the Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Shares in the Underwritten Offering, then (x) if no Registrable Securities can be included in the Underwritten Offering in the opinion of the Managing Underwriter, the Corporation shall not be required to offer such opportunity to the Holders or (y) if any Registrable Securities can be included in the Underwritten Offering in the opinion of the Managing Underwriter, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.02(b).  Any notice 

		 

		

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required to be provided in this Section 2.02(a) to Holders shall be provided on a Business Day and receipt of such notice shall be confirmed by the Holder.  Each such Holder shall then have three Business Days (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) after notice has been delivered to request in writing the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering.  If no written request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, each such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering.  If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Corporation shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Corporation may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (1) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (2) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities as part of such Underwritten Offering for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering.  Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Corporation of such withdrawal at or prior to one Business Day before the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering.  Any Holder may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Corporation requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Corporation of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided,  however, that such Holder may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing prior to one Business Day before the time of pricing of such underwritten offering.  Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Corporation shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 2.02(a).  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      Priority.  Other than situations outlined in Section 2.01 of this Agreement, if the Managing Underwriter of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Common Shares included in an Underwritten Offering involving Included Registrable Securities advises the Corporation that the total amount of Common Shares that the Selling Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number of Common Shares that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Shares offered or the market for the Common Shares, then the Common Shares to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter advises the Corporation can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated (i) first, to the Corporation or other party or parties requesting or initiating such registration, (ii) second, by the holders of Corporation securities that have requested participation in such Underwritten Offering under the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, and (iii) third, by the Selling Holders who have requested participation in such Underwritten Offering and by the other holders of Common Shares (other than holders of Registrable Securities) with registration rights entitling them to participate in such Underwritten Offering, allocated among such Selling Holders and other holders pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities or Common Shares held by each applicable Selling Holder or other holder or in such manner as they may agree.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Corporation may, upon written notice to (i) all Holders, delay the filing of a Registration Statement required under Section 2.01, or (ii) any Selling Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, suspend such Selling Holder’s use of any prospectus that is a part of such Registration Statement or other registration statement (in which event the Selling Holder shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement but may settle any previously made sales of Registrable Securities) if the Corporation (x) is pursuing an acquisition, merger, tender offer, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction and the Board determines in good faith that (A) the Corporation’s ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in such Registration Statement or other registration statement or (B) such transaction renders the Company unable to comply with SEC requirements, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause the Registration Statement (or such filings) to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement on a post effective basis, as applicable, or (y) has experienced some other material non-public event the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Board, would materially adversely affect the Corporation; provided, however, in no event shall (A) such filing of such Registration Statement be delayed under clauses (x) or (y) of this Section 2.03 for a period that exceeds 90 calendar days or (B) such Selling Holders be suspended under clauses (x) or (y) of this Section 2.03 from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or other registration statement for a period that exceeds an aggregate of 90 calendar days in any 365 calendar-day period, in each case, exclusive of days covered by any lock-up agreement executed by a Selling Holder in connection with any Underwritten Offering.  Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Corporation shall provide prompt notice, but in any event within one Business Day of such disclosure or termination, to the Selling Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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as practicable (but in no event later than one Business Day following the date of delivery of the Underwritten Offering Notice to the Corporation) deliver notice of such Underwritten Offering Notice to all other Holders, who shall then have two Business Days from the date that such notice is given to them to notify the Corporation in writing of the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder that they want to be included in such Underwritten Offering.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Holders notified about an Underwritten Offering by the Corporation after the Corporation has received the corresponding Underwritten Offering Notice may participate in such Underwritten Offering, but shall not count toward the $25.0 million of Registrable Securities (calculated based on the Registrable Securities Amount) required under clause (i) of this Section 2.04 to request an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Offering Notice.  In connection with any Underwritten Offering under this Agreement, the Corporation shall be entitled to select the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters, but only with the consent of Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in such Underwritten Offering (not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed).  In connection with an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Agreement in which a Selling Holder participates, each Selling Holder and the Corporation shall be obligated to enter into an underwriting agreement that contains such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in underwriting agreements for firm commitment offerings of securities.  No Selling Holder may participate in such Underwritten Offering unless such Selling Holder agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in such underwriting agreement and completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreement.  Each Selling Holder may, at its option, require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Corporation to and for the benefit of such underwriters also be made to and for such Selling Holder’s benefit and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also be conditions precedent to its obligations.  No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Corporation or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder, its authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities whose offer and resale will be registered, on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by Law.  If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an underwriting, such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the Corporation, the Electing Holders and the Managing Underwriter; provided, however, that any such withdrawal must be made no later than the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering.  If all Selling Holders withdraw from an Underwritten Offering prior to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering or if the registration statement relating to an Underwritten Offering is suspended pursuant to Section 2.03, the events will not be considered an Underwritten Offering and will not decrease the number of available Underwritten Offerings the Required Holders have the right and option to request under this Section 2.04.  No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Corporation’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses pursuant to Section 2.08.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(a)      use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement; 
		

		
			(b)      if a prospectus supplement will be used in connection with the marketing of an Underwritten Offering from a Registration Statement and the Managing Underwriter at any time shall notify the Corporation in writing that, in the sole judgment of such Managing Underwriter, inclusion of detailed information to be used in such prospectus supplement is of material importance to the success of the Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to include such information in such prospectus supplement; 
		

		
			(c)      furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the SEC other than annual or quarterly reports on Form 10-K or 10-Q, respectively, current reports on Form 8-K or proxy statements; provided,  however, that such reports or proxy statements shall be provided at least two Business Days prior to filing in connection with any Underwritten Offering), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing a Registration Statement or such other registration statement or supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Selling Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or other registration statement; 
		

		
			(d)      if applicable, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, the Managing Underwriter, shall reasonably request; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 
		

		
			(e)      promptly notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered by any of them under the Securities Act, of (i) the filing of a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (ii) the receipt of any written comments from the SEC with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) and any written 

		 

		

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request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto; 
		

		
			(f)      promptly notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made); (ii) the issuance or express threat of issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) the receipt by the Corporation of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction.  Following the provision of such notice, the Corporation agrees to as promptly as practicable amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other commercially reasonable action as is necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto; 
		

		
			(g)      upon request and subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations, furnish to each Selling Holder copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the SEC or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities; 
		

		
			(h)      in the case of an Underwritten Offering, use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the underwriters upon request, (i) an opinion of counsel for the Corporation dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter, dated the pricing date of such Underwritten Offering and a letter of like kind dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in each case, signed by the independent public accountants who have certified the Corporation’s financial statements included or incorporated by reference into the applicable registration statement, and each of the opinion and the “cold comfort” letter shall be in customary form and covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus and any prospectus supplement included therein) as have been customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to the underwriters in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Corporation and such other matters as such underwriters and Selling Holders may reasonably request;
		

		
			(i)      otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement, covering a period of twelve months beginning within three months after the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder; 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(j)      make available to the appropriate representatives of the Managing Underwriter and Selling Holders access to such information and Corporation personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act; provided, that the Corporation need not disclose any non-public information to any such representative unless and until such representative has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Corporation; 
		

		
			(k)      use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which the Common Shares are then listed or quoted; 
		

		
			(l)      use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Corporation to enable the Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; 
		

		
			(m)      provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the Effective Date of such registration statement; 
		

		
			(n)      enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, in the case of Underwritten Offerings of $25.0 million or greater of Registrable Securities (calculated based on the Registrable Securities Amount), making appropriate officers of the Corporation available to participate in any “road show” presentations before analysts, and other customary marketing activities (including one-on-one meetings with prospective purchasers of the Registrable Securities)); and 
		

		
			(o)      if requested by a Selling Holder, (i) as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as such Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering, and (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.  
		

		
			The Corporation shall not name a Holder as an underwriter as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act in any Registration Statement without such Holder’s consent.   
		

		
			Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Corporation of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.05(f), shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 2.05(f) or until it is advised in writing by the Corporation that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Corporation, such Selling Holder shall, or shall request the Managing Underwriter, if any, to deliver to the Corporation (at the Corporation’s 

		 

		

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expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.  
		

		
			Section 2.06      Cooperation by Holders.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Corporation shall have no obligation to include Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement or in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02(a) who has failed to timely furnish after receipt of a written request from the Corporation such information that the Corporation determines, after consultation with its counsel, is reasonably required in order for the registration statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.
		

		
			Section 2.07      Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			To the extent requested by the Managing Underwriter, each Holder of Registrable Securities that participates in an Underwritten Offering will enter into a customary letter agreement with underwriters providing such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities during the 60 calendar-day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the SEC with respect to the pricing of any Underwritten Offering, provided that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Corporation or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Corporation on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder.  In addition, this Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Holder that is not entitled to participate in such Underwritten Offering, whether because such Holder delivered an Opt-Out Notice prior to receiving notice of the Underwritten Offering or because the Registrable Securities held by such Holder may be disposed of without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect).
		

		
			Section 2.08      Expenses.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      Expenses.  The Corporation shall pay all reasonable Registration Expenses as determined in good faith by the Board, including, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, the Registration Expenses of an Underwritten Offering, regardless of whether any sale is made pursuant to such Underwritten Offering.  Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Selling Holder’s pro rata allocation of Selling Expenses shall be the percentage derived by dividing (i) the number of Registrable Securities sold by such Selling Holder in connection with such sale by (ii) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities sold by all Selling Holders in connection with such sale.  In addition, except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.09 hereof, the Corporation shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      Certain Definitions.  “Registration Expenses” means all expenses incident to the Corporation’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01 or an Underwritten 

		 

		

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Offering covered under this Agreement, and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, any transfer taxes, and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Corporation, including the expenses of any special audits or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Selling Holders participating in such Registration Statement or Underwritten Offering to effect the disposition of such Registrable Securities (not to exceed $75,000 per filing or offering, as applicable), selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities initially being registered under such Registration Statement or other registration statement as contemplated by this Agreement, subject to the reasonable consent of the Corporation.  “Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts and selling commissions or similar fees or arrangements allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel to the Selling Holders, except for the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Selling Holders required to be paid by the Corporation pursuant to Sections 2.08 and 2.09.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 2.09      Indemnification.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      By the Corporation.  In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents and Affiliates and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder or its Affiliates within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Selling Holder Indemnified Persons”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes documents incorporated by reference in) such Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any free writing prospectus relating thereto or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and shall reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or such other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable.  Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such 

		 

		

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Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      By Each Selling Holder.  Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, its directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Corporation to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any free writing prospectus relating thereto; provided, however, that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)      Notice.  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.09.  In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof.  The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.09 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided, however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to which such indemnified party is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete and unconditional release from all liability of, the indemnified party.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)      Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.09 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of such indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that in no event shall such Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.  The relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein.  The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)      Other Indemnification.  The provisions of this Section 2.09 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 2.10      Rule 144 Reporting.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Corporation agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to: 
		

		
			(a)      make and keep public information regarding the Corporation available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect), at all times from and after the date hereof; 
		

		
			(b)      file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and 
		

		
			(c)      so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish, unless otherwise available electronically at no additional charge via the SEC’s EDGAR system, to such Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation, and 

		 

		

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such other reports and documents as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration.  
		

		
			Section 2.11      Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registrable Securities granted to the Purchaser by the Corporation under this Article II may be transferred or assigned by the Purchaser to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities without the consent of the Corporation (but subject to the terms and conditions of the Standstill and Voting Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. and Blackstone Energy Partners II L.P.); provided, however, that (a) the Corporation is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each of the transferee or assignee and identifying the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (b) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement and (c) other than in the case of transfers or assignments to funds or accounts managed, advised or sub-advised by The Blackstone Group, LP, including its limited partners, or its Affiliates, each such transferee or assignee receives at least $1 million of Registrable Securities in the aggregate (calculated based on the Registrable Securities Amount); provided, further, that a holder of Registrable Securities may only participate in an offering under Section 2.02 if it holds at least $1 million in Registrable Securities (calculated based on the Registrable Securities Amount).  
		

		
			Section 2.12      Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			From and after the date hereof, the Corporation shall not, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any equity securities of the Corporation that would allow such current or future holder to require the Corporation to include equity securities in any registration statement filed by the Corporation on a basis that is superior in any respect to the piggyback rights granted to the Holders pursuant to Section 2.02.  
		

		
			Article III
MISCELLANEOUS 
		

		
			Section 3.01      Communications.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by electronic mail, courier service or personal delivery: 
		

		
			(a)       if to the Purchaser:  
		

		
			 
		

		
			c/o Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C.
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor 
		

		
			New York, NY 10154 
		

		
			Attention:  Angelo Acconcia 
		

		
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			with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): 
		

		
			Kirkland & Ellis LLP 
600 Travis Street, Suite 3300 
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention:       Andrew Calder, P.C.
                        Rhett Van Syoc
Facsimile:       (713) 835-3601
Email:             andrew.calder@kirkland.com
                        rhett.vansyoc@kirkland.com
		

		
			(b)      if to a transferee of a Purchaser, to such Holder at the address provided pursuant to Section 2.11 above; and 
		

		
			(c)       if to the Corporation: 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Sanchez Energy Corporation
		

		
			1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
		

		
			Houston, Texas 77002
		

		
			Attention: Antonio R. Sanchez, III
		

		
			Email:  tony@sanchezog.com
		

		
			 
		

		
			with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
		

		
			1111 Louisiana Street, Suite #44
		

		
			Houston, TX 77002
		

		
			Attention: David Elder
		

		
			Facsimile: 713-236-0822
		

		
			Email: delder@akingump.com
		

		
			All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when receipt acknowledged, if sent via electronic mail; and when actually received, if sent by courier service or any other means.  
		

		
			Section 3.02      Successor and Assigns.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein.  
		

		
			Section 3.03      Assignment of Rights.  
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Section 3.04      Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Common Shares.    
		

		
			The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all equity interests of the Corporation or any successor or assign of the Corporation (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, share splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of shares and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.  
		

		
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			Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, shall have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief.  The existence of this right shall not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have.  
		

		
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			This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, including facsimile or .pdf counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
		

		
			Section 3.07      Headings.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
		

		
			Section 3.08      Governing Law.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Agreement, including all issues and questions concerning its application, construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement, shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware.
		

		
			Section 3.09      Severability of Provisions.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.  
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 3.10      Entire Agreement.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein.  There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Corporation set forth herein.  This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.  
		

		
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			This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Corporation and the Required Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the prior written consent of such Holder.  
		

		
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			If any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or its counsel.  
		

		
			Section 3.13      Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			Each of the Parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Purchaser (and its permitted transferees and assignees) and the Corporation shall have any obligation hereunder.  No recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of the Purchaser or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate thereof, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable Law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of the Purchaser or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate thereof, as such, for any obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except in each case for any transferee or assignee of a Purchaser hereunder.  
		

		
			Section 3.14      Interpretation.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article and Section references are to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.  All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified.  The words “include,” “includes” and 

		 

		

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“including” or words of similar import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by the Purchaser (and its transferees or assignees) under this Agreement, such action shall be in the Purchaser’s (and its transferees or assignees) sole discretion unless otherwise specified.  Unless expressly set forth or qualified otherwise (e.g., by “Business” or “Trading”), all references herein to a “day” are deemed to be a reference to a calendar day.
		

		
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						SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Antonio R. Sanchez, III

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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			SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

dated as of

[●], 2017

by and between

AGUILA PRODUCTION HOLDCO, LLC

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						Article I Definitions

					
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						Section 1.01

					
					
						Definitions

					
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						Section 1.02

					
					
						Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.

					
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						Article II Board Representation

					
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						Section 2.01

					
					
						Board Observer.

					
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						Article III Miscellaneous

					
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						Section 3.01

					
					
						Successors and Assigns

					
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						Section 3.02

					
					
						Notices

					
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						Section 3.03

					
					
						Amendments and Waivers

					
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						Section 3.04

					
					
						Governing Law

					
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						Section 3.05

					
					
						Jurisdiction

					
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						Section 3.06

					
					
						WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

					
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						Specific Performance

					
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						Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries

					
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						Section 3.09

					
					
						Entire Agreement

					
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						Section 3.10

					
					
						Severability

					
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						Section 3.11

					
					
						Termination

					
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			SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
		

		
			This SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of [●], 2017, by and between Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Aguila” or the  “Investor”).
		

		
			W I T N E S S E T H :
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of [●], by and between Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC and Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, [together with any purchase agreement entered into with Korea National Oil Corporation pursuant to certain tag-along rights,]1 and SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SN”), SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“SN UnSub”) and Aguila (the “Purchase Agreement”);
		

		
			WHEREAS, Investor and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth their respective rights and responsibilities, and to establish various arrangements and restrictions with respect to Investor’s ownership of the Warrants, the governance of the Company and other related matters.
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I
Definitions
		

		
			Section 1.01      Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
		

		
			  “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; provided that (i) no securityholder of the Company shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other securityholder solely by reason of any investment in the Company, (ii) no portfolio company in which Investor or any of its Affiliates have an investment shall be deemed an Affiliate of Investor or any of its Affiliates and (iii) the Company, its Subsidiaries and any of the Company’s other controlled Affiliates shall not be deemed an Affiliate of Investor.  For the purpose of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
		

		
			“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
		

		
			 “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized by law to close.
		

		

		
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			 “Closing” means the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any stock into which such Common Stock may thereafter be converted or changed.
		

		
			“Company Securities” means (i) the Common Stock, (ii) preferred stock, (iii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, (iv) any other equity or equity-linked security issued by the Company and (v) options, warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock or any other equity or equity-linked security issued by the Company.
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” means any transnational, or domestic or foreign, federal, state or local governmental authority, department, court, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof.
		

		
			“Investor Parties” means Investor and any other Affiliate that holds Company Securities and has executed and delivered to the Company a joinder to this Agreement.
		

		
			“Joint Development Agreement” means that certain [Joint Development Agreement] by and between Sanchez, SN, SN UnSub and Aguila, dated as of [•], 2017.
		

		
			“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning given in the recitals.
		

		
			“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, members, general or limited partners, agents, counsel, investment advisers or other representatives.
		

		
			Section 1.02      Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof.  References to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular.  Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import.  “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form.  References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.  References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.  References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article II
Board Representation
		

		
			Section 2.01      Board Observer. 
		

		
			(a) Following the Closing and until the earlier of (i) the termination of the Joint Development Agreement, (ii) sale of all or substantially all of the “Assets” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) acquired by “AcqCo” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and (iii) the consummation of a “Sale Transaction” pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Joint Development Agreement, the Investor Parties shall have the right, but not the obligation, exercisable by the delivery of written notice to the Company, to appoint one observer representative (such Person, the “Board Observer”) to be present (whether in person or by telephone) at all regularly scheduled meetings of the full Board; provided,  however, that (A) the initial Board Observer shall be Angelo Acconcia (provided, that the Company shall be entitled to reject any Board Observer who is (1) not an officer or employee of Investor or its Affiliates or (2) an officer or employee of a business significantly engaged (other than by investment) in the exploration, production, gathering, processing, transportation or storage of oil, gas and/or other hydrocarbons or refined products, other than any private equity professional of Blackstone Energy Partners II, L.P. or Blackstone Capital Partners VII, L.P. and their successor funds); (B) the Board Observer shall satisfy any character and fitness requirements of applicable law and stock exchange rules that apply to board observers or regular members of the Board; (C) the Board Observer shall have no voting rights or rights to participate in Board or committee discussions; and (D) the Board Observer shall agree to abide by the terms of the Company’s insider trading policy as if the Board Observer were a member of the Board.
		

		
			(b) Once appointed, the Company shall send such Board Observer all of the notices, information and other materials (including meeting notices and agendas) that are distributed to the members of the Board in such capacity for a regular meeting, all at the same time and in the same manner as such notices, agenda, information and other materials are provided to the members of the Board, as applicable. The Company shall provide the Board Observer with the same travel and expense reimbursement with respect to such Board Observer’s attendance at regular Board meetings as is provided to the directors. The rights of the Board Observer in this Agreement shall apply only with respect to meetings, notices, information and other materials of the full Board for regularly scheduled meetings and not any committee of the Board or any special meetings of the Board.
		

		
			(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.01, the Investor Parties agree that the Board Observer may be excluded from such portions of any Board  meeting and that such information and other materials referred to in Section 2.01(b) may be withheld from the Board Observer, in each case, as and solely to the extent (i) relating to an executive session of the Board, (ii) the Company reasonably determines that there is a competitive reason or other reason of material importance to the Company for such exclusion or (iii) the Board reasonably determines, based on the advice of counsel, (A) is necessary to avoid any conflict of interest with respect to any potential transaction or matter related to the Company or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Investor, the Board Observer or any of their respective Affiliates or portfolio companies, on the other hand, (B) would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Board, the Company or the Company’s Affiliates and its or their counsel, (C) is required to avoid any disclosure that is restricted by any material agreement between the Company or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and another non-Affiliated Person, on the other hand or (D) is appropriate to prevent the Board Observer from being considered a member of the Board under applicable law or stock exchange rules; provided that, before the Company may exclude the Board Observer from any portion of any Board meeting or withhold from the Board 

		 

		

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Observer any Board materials pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this sentence, the Company shall notify the Board Observer of its determination to do so, and consult with the Board Observer to minimize or eliminate the need for such exclusion or withholding.
		

		
			(d) The Board Observer shall be entitled to provide to the Investor Parties any and all information received by such Board Observer pursuant to this Section 2.01;  provided that, for the sake of clarity, in no event shall such information be shared with any portfolio company of the Investor Parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor Parties agree, and any representative of the Investor Parties (including the Board Observer) will agree, to hold in confidence and trust and not disclose any confidential information provided to or learned by it in connection with its rights under this Agreement and shall not use such information (i) in any litigation or proceeding or (ii) otherwise except in connection with the Joint Development Agreement and its investment in Company Securities, and the Investor Parties and Board Observer shall execute a confidentiality agreement with respect to such information as may be reasonably requested by the Company.
		

		
			Article III
Miscellaneous
		

		
			Section 3.01      Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Investor Parties and the Company (each, a “Party”) and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any Party.  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 3.02      Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications to any Party (excluding, for the sake of clarity, the notices, information and other materials to be provided to the Board Observer pursuant to Section 2.01) shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,
		

		
			if to Investor, to:
		

		
			c/o Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor 
New York, NY 10154 
Attention:  Angelo Acconcia 
Facsimile:  (212) 201-2874
		

		
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			Kirkland & Ellis LLP
600 Travis Street, Suite 3300
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention:     Andrew T. Calder
                     Rhett A. Van Syoc
Email:          andrew.calder@kirkland.com
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			Facsimile:       (713) 835-3601
		

		
			if to the Company, to:
		

		
			Sanchez Energy Corporation
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention:   Antonio R. Sanchez, III
		

		
			                   General Counsel
		

		
			Email:        tony@sanchezog.com
		

		
			 gkopel@sanchezog.com
		

		
			Facsimile:  (713) 756-2782
		

		
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			Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
1111 Louisiana, 44th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
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			                   Patrick Hurley
		

		
			Email:        delder@akingump.com
		

		
			 phurley@akingump.com
		

		
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			or such other address, email address or facsimile number as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto.  All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day; provided that all facsimiles and emails shall be deemed received only upon confirmation of receipt.  Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day.
		

		
			Section 3.03      Amendments and Waivers.  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective.  No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
		

		
			Section 3.04      Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules of such state.
		

		
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this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the Delaware Chancery Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any Party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.  
		

		
			Section 3.06      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
		

		
			Section 3.07      Specific Performance.  Each Party hereto acknowledges that the remedies at law of the other parties for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, any Party to this Agreement, without posting any bond, and in addition to all other remedies that may be available, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy that may then be available.
		

		
			Section 3.08      Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.  Until and unless each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other parties hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations, or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
		

		
			Section 3.09      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
		

		
			Section 3.10      Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.  Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 3.11      Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate with respect to each Investor Party at the time at which the rights and restrictions granted in Sections 2.01(a) are no longer in effect, except that such termination shall not affect (a) the rights perfected or the obligations incurred by such Investor Party under this Agreement prior to such termination (including any liability for breach of this Agreement) and (b) the obligations expressly stated to survive termination hereof and this Article 3.
		

		
			Section 3.12      Independent Nature of Obligations.  Except with respect to the Investor Parties amongst themselves, the obligations of each Investor Party are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Party, and no Party shall be responsible in any way for the performance or nonperformance of the obligations of any other Party under this Agreement.  Nothing contained herein and no action taken by any Party pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Parties as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Parties are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations.
		

		
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			This Crude Oil Production Marketing Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and among SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”), [SN OPERATING COMPANY] (collectively,  the foregoing entities may be referred to hereinafter as the “Sanchez Parties”)  and AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”). SN, [SN Operating Company] and Owner may be referred to hereinafter individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. This Agreement shall be effective as of the [●] day of January, 2017 (the “Effective Date”).
		

		
			WHEREAS, Owner desires to sell and the Sanchez Parties desire to receive and purchase Owner’s and Owner’s affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest (hereinafter, collectively, “Owner’s Proportionate Share”) of and in the oil/condensate produced from all current and future wells jointly owned by the Parties (the “Wells”) located in Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties, Texas (the “Properties”) (collectively, “Owner’s Oil Production”) (the Sanchez Parties’ and the Sanchez Parties’ affiliates’, if any (provided that SN Cotulla Assets, LLC, SN Catarina, LLC, SN Palmetto LLC and Sanchez Production Partners (SEP IV) shall not be considered affiliates of any Sanchez Party for purposes of this definition), and any other co-working interest owner’s, including Owner’s and Owner’s affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest of and in the oil/condensate produced from all of the Wells being collectively referred to herein as “Oil Production”) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties are willing to market Owner’s Oil Production at the same marketing points and under the same marketing arrangements under which the Oil Production attributable to the Sanchez Parties’ and the Sanchez Parties’ affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest (hereinafter, collectively, “The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share”) of and in the oil/condensate produced from the Wells (collectively, “SN’s Oil Production”) is marketed.
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
		

		
			1.      Sale of Owner’s Oil Production. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Owner hereby agrees to sell to one of the Sanchez Parties, as designated from time to time by the Sanchez Parties, and the Party so designated by the Sanchez Parties (the “Marketing Sanchez Party”) hereby agrees to receive and purchase from Owner, at the specific points of delivery set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties (the “Delivery Points”), all of Owner’s Oil Production from the Wells, for the term of this Agreement. The specific Delivery Points hereunder, as designated on said Exhibit A, shall be at the lease automatic custody transfer (“LACT”) meter/gauging system or other metering device at the interconnection of the outlet flange of the lease storage tanks or lease flow lines and the inlet flange of the particular transport vehicle or oil pipeline in question or at such other Delivery Points as designated by the Sanchez Parties and as set forth on Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, title to Owner’s Oil Production shall pass from Owner to the Marketing Sanchez Party as the Oil Production in question passes 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

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			a.      Owner acknowledges that Owner’s Oil Production from the Wells may be marketed by either of the Sanchez Parties or by one or more of their respective affiliates, and Owner hereby consents to the marketing of Owner’s Oil Production under and/or pursuant to this Agreement by either Sanchez Party or by one or more of their respective affiliates; provided, however, that the obligations to Owner under this Agreement shall be the responsibility of the Sanchez Parties; provided further, however, that the obligations and representations to the Sanchez Parties under this Agreement shall be the responsibility of Owner notwithstanding the fact that an affiliate, or affiliates, of Owner may have a working interest or other interest, of whatever kind or type, in Owner’s Oil Production.
		

		
			b.      Subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates shall obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or shall market Owner’s Oil Production in good faith and in a manner commercially reasonable under the circumstances, and shall obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or shall market, Owner’s Oil Production at no less favorable commercial terms and conditions to Owner than the commercial terms and conditions under which the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or market, SN’s Oil Production; provided, however, that Owner and each of the Sanchez Parties, including the Marketing Sanchez Party, hereby disclaim the existence of, and any intent to create, any type of fiduciary, trust, agency or partnership relationship with or between or among Owner, SN, SN Operating Company or any other affiliate(s) of the Sanchez Parties pertaining to, resulting from, arising out of, pursuant to or in connection with the execution and/or performance of this Agreement.
		

		
			c.      Owner acknowledges that (x) as of the Effective Date, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) has (or have) entered into, or are in the process of finalizing and entering into, the agreements set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, as said Exhibit B may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties (with Owner’s prior written approval), covering, among other things, the gathering, treating, transportation, marketing and/or sale of Oil Production from the Properties, and (y) after the Effective Date, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) shall have the right to enter into additional gathering, treating, processing, transportation, marketing or similar or related agreements applicable to Oil Production from the Properties (all such existing and future agreements described in clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 2(c) of this Agreement hereinafter being referred to as the “Commitment Agreements”), subject to the following restrictions:
		

		
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requirement or other financial obligation that could require a payment if the physical delivery of any Oil Production is not made thereunder or if the agreement is terminated, (C) has a term that ends later than (and is not otherwise terminable without penalty of any kind on or before) the first to occur of (w) the final day of the twelfth (12th) full month succeeding the date of execution of such agreement and (x) the end of the Primary Term (as such Primary Term may be extended pursuant to Section 15), or (D) is (y) proposed at any time during the first five (5) years of the Term of this Agreement and is for the gathering, treating, processing, transportation, sale and/or marketing of more than an average (measured on a calendar month basis) of 10,000 barrels (measured on an 8/8ths, as to Owner’s Proportionate Share and The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share, basis) of Oil Production per day, or (z) proposed at any time after the first five (5) years but during the remaining Term of this Agreement and is for the gathering, treating, processing, transportation, sale and/or marketing of more than an average (measured on a calendar month basis) of 5,000 barrels (measured on an 8/8ths, as to Owner’s Proportionate Share and The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share, basis) of Oil Production per day (any such agreement, a “Restricted Commitment Agreement”).
		

		
			(ii)      From and after the date Owner gives notice of its intent to take any amount of Owner’s Excess Oil Production in kind under Section 6 hereof, (A) the Sanchez Parties shall not, without the prior written approval of Owner, enter into any Commitment Agreement relating to the amount of Owner’s Excess Oil Production to be taken in kind by Owner, per the provisions of Owner’s notice of its intent to take in kind, that has a term extending beyond the date Owner will begin taking such amount of Owner’s Excess Oil Production in kind, and (B) the Sanchez Parties and Owner will communicate regularly and coordinate an orderly transition of the marketing responsibility for the amount of Owner’s Excess Oil Production to be taken in kind from the Sanchez Parties to Owner, including coordinating any Commitment Agreements that have been entered into prior to such period or will be entered into during such period.
		

		
			For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Effective Date and until such time as Owner notifies the Sanchez Parties that it intends to exercise, as of a date certain, its rights under Section 6 to take a specific amount of Owner’s Excess Oil Production in kind, the Sanchez Parties shall have the right to enter into any Commitment Agreements that are not Restricted Commitment Agreements without the prior written approval of Owner and to gather, treat, process, market, transport from the designated Delivery Points and sell any and all of Owner’s Oil Production from the Properties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			d.      Owner acknowledges that during the term of this Agreement, Owner’s Proportionate Share of the Oil Production from the Wells to be marketed hereunder will be gathered, treated, transported and/or processed, and Owner’s Oil Production to be marketed hereunder will be transported and/or resold, as the case may be, under the Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement throughout the respective 

		 

		

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terms thereof. The transportation and/or resale, as the case may be, of Owner’s Oil Production under the terms of any of the existing or future Commitment Agreements shall not give Owner any interest in or make Owner a party to said Commitment Agreements. It is expressly agreed that the Sanchez Parties shall not have any power or authority to contract in the name of or on behalf of Owner.
		

		
			e.      Attached hereto as Exhibit C are full and complete copies of the Commitment Agreements referenced in Exhibit B. The Sanchez Parties agree to keep Owner reasonably informed about the negotiation of potential Restricted Commitment Agreements through monthly (or, if mutually agreed, more frequent) meetings and to provide Owner with copies of final, or as near-to-final as commercially reasonable, proposed Restricted Commitment Agreements for Owner’s review and approval. If Owner does not grant or reject in writing any written request for approval of a Restricted Commitment Agreement within twenty (20) days after its receipt thereof, Owner will be deemed to have rejected such Restricted Commitment Agreement. Upon the execution of any new Commitment Agreement, including any Commitment Agreement set forth in Exhibit B or the execution (after approval or deemed approval by Owner) of any Restricted Commitment Agreement, or any material amendment or other material modification to any previously executed Commitment Agreement set forth in Exhibit B or any previously executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement, in each case, entered into, and approved or deemed approved, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Exhibit C shall be amended (as appropriate) by the Sanchez Parties to include a copy of such newly-executed Commitment Agreement or newly-executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement or to reflect such material amendment or other material modification to such previously executed Commitment Agreement or previously executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement, as applicable. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(g), below, any Restricted Commitment Agreement approved (or deemed approved) by Owner hereunder shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, constitute a Commitment Agreement under this Agreement.
		

		
			f.      If Owner rejects any agreement that would, if approved by Owner, become a Restricted Commitment Agreement hereunder (“Sanchez Proposed Commitment”), (i) Owner may, within fifteen (15) days of rejecting a Sanchez Proposed Commitment, propose an alternate agreement (“Owner Proposed Commitment”) and (ii) one or more of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates shall be free to enter into such Sanchez Proposed Commitment; provided, that such Sanchez Proposed Commitment would not be and will not be a Commitment Agreement hereunder. The Sanchez Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to support (i) Owner in taking production that would otherwise be subject to the Sanchez Proposed Commitment in kind and (ii) Owner’s negotiation, execution and implementation of the Owner Proposed Commitment with the applicable third party, including, at the request of Owner, acting as agent on behalf of Owner for the limited purpose of transporting and/or selling such Owner volumes pursuant to the Owner Proposed Commitment if the Parties negotiate and execute all necessary agreements required for a Sanchez Party to serve as agent for such purposes that are agreeable to the Sanchez Parties in their sole discretion.  Conversely, any of Owner’s Oil Production that is not taken in kind by Owner and marketed by Owner in accordance with the terms and 

		 

		

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provisions of this Agreement or marketed by a Sanchez Party on behalf of Owner pursuant to this Agreement shall be marketed under the terms and provisions of this Agreement by and among one or more of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates, subject to any applicable Commitment Agreement or Restricted Commitment Agreement regardless of any rejections made by Owner.
		

		
			g.      It is agreed by the Parties that, in the event of an emergency, including (without limitation) the impending shut-in of one or more of the Wells, the unanticipated unavailability of previously-contracted third party services or the occurrence of any other event that could imminently impact the production, transportation and/or sale of the Oil Production from one or more of the Wells, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) shall have the right, without obtaining the prior written approval of Owner, to enter into new, short­ term (that is, not in excess of thirty-one (31) days) agreements that are reasonably appropriate and necessary to fully respond to any such emergency; provided, that the Sanchez Parties will provide notice to Owner as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five (5) business days) that such emergency agreement(s) has/have been entered into and the terms thereof. It is agreed that any such new agreements, whether or not ultimately approved or executed by Owner, will be Commitment Agreements under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
		

		
			3.      Proceeds Netback Price for Owner’s Oil Production.  Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the consideration to be received by Owner hereunder for Owner’s Oil Production from the Wells for any given calendar month during the term of this Agreement shall be an amount equal to the total quantity of Owner’s Oil Production (measured in barrels) multiplied by the weighted average sales price per barrel received by the Sanchez Parties, or any of them, for all Oil Production sold by the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates to non-affiliated third parties from the Wells for such calendar month at all points of sale to non-affiliated third parties (“Sales Points”), less Owner’s Proportionate Share of the following (without duplication of any charges made by the Sanchez Parties to Owner under this Agreement and without duplication of any charges made by the Sanchez Parties to Owner under other marketing agreements with Owner) (such calculation, including the deductions set forth in (a)-(c) below, the “Owner Amount”):
		

		
			a.      royalties, overriding royalties, production payments and other burdens on Oil Production (“Royalties”) for such calendar month, it being understood (and the Sanchez Parties agreeing) that the Sanchez Parties shall pay, on behalf of Owner, Owner’s share of such Royalties to the recipients thereof,
		

		
			b.      severance taxes, if any, and all other taxes on or measured by Oil Production (“Taxes”) for such calendar month, it being understood (and the Sanchez Parties agreeing) that the Sanchez Parties shall pay, on behalf of Owner, Owner’s share of such Taxes, and
		

		
			c.      any invoices or other charges, costs or fees payable by the Sanchez Parties to third parties, including reasonable charges of affiliates of the Sanchez Parties, at or prior to the Delivery Points and/or between the Delivery Points and the Sales Points, for, without limitation, the following (collectively, “Other Costs”): fees and costs charged by any gatherer, treater, processor, transporter or purchaser, unutilized firm transportation charges, penalties of any kind or character, minimum or deficiency payments or charges associated 

		 

		

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with gathering agreements, processing agreements, treating agreements, transportation agreements, including throughput and deficiency agreements, or term sales agreements, and third-party operator marketing charges.
		

		
			Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Owner Amount for each barrel of Owner’s Oil Production from each Well for such month pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 3 shall not be less than the consideration to be received by the Sanchez Parties for each barrel of SN’s Oil Production from such Well for such month. Should the purchaser(s) of the Oil Production at the Sales Points fail or refuse to pay for all or part of the Oil Production sold and delivered for any reason, the Sanchez Parties will use reasonable efforts to obtain payment but shall not be liable to Owner for any Oil Production sold and delivered to such purchaser(s) unless and until the Sanchez Parties receive payment for same; provided that in the event the Sanchez Parties receive partial payment from the purchaser(s) of the Oil Production at the Sales Points, the Sanchez Parties shall timely deliver to Owner Owner’s Proportionate Share of such payment. If any such consideration paid by any such purchaser(s) of the Oil Production at the Sales Points pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 3 is in the form of a settlement payment or litigation proceeds received by the Sanchez Parties, Owner shall be entitled to receive from the Sanchez Parties Owner’s Proportionate Share of any such settlement payment or litigation proceeds received by the Sanchez Parties, net of Owner’s Proportionate Share of all costs incurred by the Sanchez Parties, or any of them, or their affiliates, in connection with or pertaining or relating to any such settlement or litigation. The Sanchez Parties shall have no liability under this Agreement for any loss of Oil Production at or prior to the Delivery Points and/or between the Delivery Points and the Sales Points and Owner shall have no recourse against the Sanchez Parties for the same. Owner shall at any and all times hereunder be responsible for Owner’s Proportionate Share of any and all costs, including, without limitation, Other Costs, and losses, attributable to, in connection with or pertaining in any way to the Oil Production, from the wellhead to the Delivery Points and from the Delivery Points to the Sales Points; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, Owner shall not be responsible for, and neither of the Sanchez Parties (nor any of their affiliates) shall be entitled to, the payment of any marketing fee with respect to the services performed under this Agreement by either of the Sanchez Parties or any of their affiliates.
		

		
			4.      Payment to Owner. The consideration to be received by Owner pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement shall be paid by the Sanchez Parties to Owner for any given month promptly after the Sanchez Parties actually receive funds for Oil Production purchased by the Sanchez Parties and resold pursuant to this agreement for such month, and in any event on or before the date that is ten (10) days after the date upon which the Sanchez Parties actually receive funds for Oil Production purchased by the Sanchez Parties and resold pursuant to this agreement from the applicable purchasers of such Oil Production for a given month, along with a detailed statement describing such amounts payable to Owner.
		

		
			If the Sanchez Parties or Owner fail(s) to make any payment to the other when due hereunder (the “Payment Due Date”), then, (i) beginning on the first day after the Payment Due Date (and continuing until the day such payment is made pursuant to this Section 4), interest shall accrue on the amount of any such payment not so paid at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) the then-applicable prime rate (as then most recently published in The Wall Street Journal) plus three percent (3%) and (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law and (ii) if, within the one hundred and eighty (180) day period following the Payment Due Date applicable to such payment, 

		 

		

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the owing Party(ies) has(have) failed to make such payment to the owed Party(ies), then the owed Party(ies) shall have the right (in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the owed Party(ies) at law or in equity with respect to such non-payment), upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the owing Party(ies), to terminate this Agreement.
		

		
			Unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Parties, all payments due hereunder shall be made by the owing Party(ies) to the owed Party(ies) via wire transfer of immediately available U.S. dollars to the accounts set forth below (or to any other account or accounts as specified in writing from time to time by the Parties):
		

		
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			5.      Owner’s Responsibility For Owner’s Proportionate Share of Obligations Under the Commitment Agreements. [In support of the obligations of the Sanchez Parties set forth herein, Owner acknowledges that the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates have entered into, are entering into and/or will be entering into the Commitment Agreements. Such Commitment Agreements contain contractual obligations that may include, without limitation, gathering fees, treating fees, minimum and/or throughput/deficiency payment obligations, minimum volumetric supply commitments, demand charges, reservation fees, indemnities, representations and warranties, and other contractual obligations (collectively, “Commitments”). Owner hereby agrees that, as of the Effective Date and at all times thereafter during the term of this Agreement (including during the remaining term hereof following any partial termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 15), and through the remaining respective terms, if any, of the Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement, Owner shall be liable and fully responsible to the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates for Owner’s Proportionate Share of all Commitments incurred by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates under or pursuant to such Commitment Agreements. Owner’s Proportionate Share of any unmet Commitments under any such Commitment Agreements shall be included as “Other Costs” under Section 3(c), above, of this Agreement, eligible for deduction from the payment to Owner of otherwise applicable proceeds thereunder. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates, at their sole and exclusive election, may invoice Owner for any excess amounts (such “excess” being the amount by which the deduction for Owner’s Proportionate Share of any unmet Commitments exceeds Owner’s Proportionate Share of the otherwise applicable proceeds under the Commitment Agreements) owed with respect to such Commitments or offset such excess amounts against future 

		 

		

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amounts that would otherwise be owed to Owner pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement. Owner shall pay any such invoice within ten (10) days after receipt of such invoice.]15 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Owner is not and will not be a third party beneficiary of any contractual rights to which the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates are entitled under the terms of any such Commitment Agreements; provided, however, that upon any termination of this Agreement, Owner shall be entitled, to the extent permitted (i) by applicable law and regulation, (ii) by the regulated transporter(s) under any such Commitment Agreements, (iii) under the terms of the applicable Commitment Agreements and (iv) under any and all applicable tariffs, to receive from the Sanchez Parties a transfer or allocation of shipper history arising under any such Commitment Agreements and attributable to the transport of Owner’s Oil Production under such Commitment Agreements.
		

		
			6.      Right to Take in Kind.  If and to the extent a portion of Owner’s Oil Production is not committed to the fulfillment of, or has been used to fulfill, the Commitments under or pursuant to the Commitment Agreements (such portion of Owner’s Oil Production hereinafter being referred to as “Owner’s Excess Oil Production”), Owner shall have the right, upon the delivery thereof to the applicable Delivery Point, to market Owner’s Excess Oil Production at and from the Delivery Points; provided, however, such right may only be exercised by Owner if and to the extent the same is not prohibited by applicable law or the terms and conditions of the Commitment Agreements and if and to the extent Owner’s exercise of such right will not cause the Sanchez Parties to fail to meet any Commitments under any of the Commitment Agreements. Notice of Owner’s intent to exercise such right to take in kind shall be in the form of a written notice from Owner to the Sanchez Parties given at least twelve (12) months before the date that Owner desires to take a specific amount of Owner’s Excess Oil Production in kind. In the event of any such exercise of entitlement, Owner will retain title to Owner’s Excess Oil Production at the Delivery Points, transport and market such Owner’s Excess Oil Production, and be responsible for the payment of royalty and severance taxes, and any other taxes based on production, on such Owner’s Excess Oil Production, and all costs and expenses associated with the transportation and marketing from such Delivery Points of such Owner’s Excess Oil Production.
		

		
			7.      Covenants by Owner.  Owner represents and warrants to the Sanchez Parties that at all times during the term of this Agreement:
		

		
			a.      It has, and will continue to have, the right to convey good and merchantable title to all of Owner’s Oil Production, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims other than any customary liens arising under any joint operating agreement; and
		

		
			b.      Except as provided herein or pursuant to any Commitment Agreements, its gross working interest is undedicated to or fully released from any marketing agreement(s) related to the Wells and/or Owner’s Oil Production, and the Sanchez Parties shall have the sole right to purchase and resell Owner’s Oil Production.
		

		

		
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			NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY AND ALL OF THEIR AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, DAMAGES (OF ANY KIND OR TYPE), CHARGES, FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION) ARISING FROM OR OUT OF ADVERSE CLAIMS OF ANY PARTY TO OWNER’S OIL PRODUCTION.
		

		
			8.      Indemnification.          NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR, AND HEREBY RELEASES, INDEMNIFIES, DEFENDS AND HOLDS HARMLESS THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY, AND ALL OF THEIR AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (THE “SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES”) FROM AND AGAINST, A PERCENTAGE (“OWNER’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE”), WHICH PERCENTAGE SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF OWNER’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ALL OIL PRODUCTION FROM THE WELLS ON THE PROPERTIES, OF ANY AND ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, CHARGES, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR TYPE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHERWISE, AND THIRD PARTY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, CHARGES, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR TYPE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHERWISE, AND THIRD PARTY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION, ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO ANY COMMITMENT AGREEMENT) (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIMS”) ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF OWNER OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF OWNER ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN EITHER OF WHICH CASE OWNER’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 8 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL INCREASE FROM OWNER’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE, AS DEFINED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION 8, TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, EACH SANCHEZ PARTY SHALL BE SEVERALLY (AND NOT JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY) LIABLE FOR, AND HEREBY RELEASES, INDEMNIFIES, DEFENDS AND HOLDS HARMLESS OWNER, AND ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (THE “OWNER INDEMNITEES”) FROM AND AGAINST, A PERCENTAGE (“THE SANCHEZ PARTY’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE”), WHICH PERCENTAGE SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ALL OIL PRODUCTION FROM THE WELLS ON THE PROPERTIES, OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN EITHER OF WHICH CASE SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 8 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL INCREASE FROM THE APPLICABLE SANCHEZ PARTY’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE, AS DEFINED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION 8, TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS.
		

		
			AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERM “REGARDLESS OF FAULT” MEANS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR CAUSES OF ANY CLAIM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, EVEN THOUGH A CLAIM IS CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER SIMPLE, GROSS, SOLE, JOINT, CONCURRENT, COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR OTHERWISE, STATUTORY LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER FAULT OF OWNER OR THE SANCHEZ PARTIES. FURTHER, AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERM “UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH” SHALL MEAN A MATERIAL BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT CURED BY THE BREACHING PARTY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FOLLOWING THE BREACHING PARTY’S RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE NON-BREACHING PARTY OF THE ALLEGED MATERIAL BREACH IN QUESTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE EXISTENCE OF AN ALLEGED MATERIAL BREACH IS DISPUTED BY THE ALLEGED BREACHING PARTY, THE ABOVE-REFERENCED 30-DAY CURE PERIOD SHALL BE TOLLED IN ITS ENTIRETY UNTIL SUCH DISPUTE IS RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SECTION 14 OF THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			9.      Disclaimer of Representations by Sanchez Parties. Owner hereby acknowledges and agrees that no express or implied representation or warranty is or has been made by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party or their affiliates, or any of them, concerning or relating to the price to be paid for Owner’s Oil Production from the Wells. Further, Owner hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) it has not relied upon any statements, representations or warranties (whether written or oral) made by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party or their affiliates, or any of them, when entering into this Agreement, (ii) it has entered into this 

		 

		

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Agreement based upon its own independent business judgment and its own experience in energy markets and the energy industry, and (iii) this Agreement was and is a result of arm’s length negotiations between the Sanchez Parties and Owner.
		

		
			10.      Changes in Owner’s Ownership. Owner shall be solely responsible for notifying the Sanchez Parties in writing of any changes in the ownership of, or rights to, Owner’s Oil Production from the Wells or the proceeds derived from the marketing thereof. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and their affiliates shall not be bound by any changes in such ownership or rights until they are so notified as provided in this Agreement and any such notice has actually been received.
		

		
			11.      Miscellaneous. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision contained in this Agreement is violative of any law or regulation, such provision shall be deemed stricken from the Agreement without affecting the enforceability of the remainder of the Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument executed by all of the Parties to this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, notwithstanding any conflicts of laws rules or principles that might require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. This Agreement will extend to, inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the Parties and each of their permitted successors and permitted assigns. No Party will have the right to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the other Party, which consent may be withheld by the non-assigning Party(ies) in its/their commercially reasonable judgment, and any purported assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void; provided, however, that a Party shall be permitted to assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations hereunder without the consent of the other Party in connection with a transfer of all its interest in the Assets to a Third Party, as those terms are defined in the Joint Development Agreement, entered into as of January [●], 2017, by and between SN, SN EF UnSub, LP, and Owner, provided that the assignee thereof agrees in writing to be bound by and assumes all of the obligations of the assigning Party hereunder arising from and after such assignment. If any transfer or assignment of this Agreement pertains to only a part, as opposed to the entirety, of the interest, rights and obligations of the transferring/assigning Party (a “Partial Transfer”), the transferring/assigning Party, as a condition precedent to any such transfer or assignment, will specifically declare in writing to the non-transferring/assigning Party the exact percentage of the transferring/assigning Party’s interest, rights and obligations hereunder covered by any such Partial Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any of the royalty payment provisions of the individual oil and gas leases pertaining to the Properties conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the royalty payment provisions of such leases will prevail. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is intended only to benefit the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incident to the preparation of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in duplicate originals or counterparts, each of which, when taken with all other counterparts, shall constitute a binding agreement between the Parties hereto. An executed facsimile or .PDF counterpart of this Agreement shall be sufficient to bind a Party hereto to the same extent as an original. Unless indicated in this Agreement otherwise, all references to dates and times shall mean Houston, Texas, local date and time.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			12.      Payment of Taxes and Royalties. Except as provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties shall make payment of Owner’s Proportionate Share of Taxes and Royalties on Owner’s Oil Production from the Wells, provided that the SANCHEZ PARTIES DO NOT THEREBY ASSUME LIABILITY FOR OWNER’S TAXES OR ROYALTIES AND NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS AN ASSUMPTION BY THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY OR THEIR AFFILIATES OF SUCH LIABILITY. Owner shall be responsible for any additional amounts owed for Taxes or Royalties on Owner’s Oil Production by virtue of specific lease or other contractual provisions or legal requirements. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and their affiliates make no representation or warranty regarding their methods of payment of Taxes and Royalties and shall not be liable to Owner or any third party(ies) for any Claims relating to such methods. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS THAT ARISE FROM OR OUT OF, OR ARE RELATED TO, THE PAYMENT BY THE SANCHEZ PARTIES OF OWNER’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF TAXES AND ROYALTIES ON OWNER’S OIL PRODUCTION FROM THE WELLS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES, OWNERS OF ROYALTY, OVERRIDING ROYALTY, OIL PRODUCTION PAYMENTS, WORKING INTERESTS, TRANSPORTERS OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SANCHEZ PARTIES OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SANCHEZ PARTIES ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			13.      Approvals and Authorities.  Each of the Parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants to the other Party(ies) hereto that all approvals and authorities necessary for such Party to enter into this Agreement and be bound by its terms have been obtained. Each of the Parties to this Agreement further represents and warrants to the other Party(ies) hereto that its execution of this Agreement does not breach or violate any contract, agreement, order or prohibition to which the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates, or any of them, or Owner are/is a party or bound.
		

		
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			a.      Dispute. The Parties will provide written notice to one another promptly following the occurrence or discovery of any item or event which might reasonably be expected to result in a claim, demand, cause of action, dispute, or controversy arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement, including the interpretation, validity, termination or breach hereof (each a “Dispute”). The Parties will attempt to resolve satisfactorily any such matters.
		

		
			 
		

		
			b.      Notice of Unresolved Dispute. Should a Dispute arise which the Parties cannot resolve satisfactorily, either Party may deliver to the other Party a written notice of the Dispute with supporting documentation as to the circumstances leading to the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”). The Parties, within fifteen (15) days from delivery of such 

		 

		

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notice, shall then each appoint a representative who has no prior direct involvement with the subject matter of the Notice of Dispute and who is duly authorized to investigate, negotiate and settle the Dispute. Representatives for each Party shall meet and confer as often as they deem reasonably necessary following the delivery of the Notice of Dispute in good faith negotiations to seek to resolve the Dispute amicably.
		

		
			 
		

		
			c.      Mediation. Should the representatives of the Parties fail to amicably resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the Notice of Dispute, the Parties agree to utilize the services of a mutually agreeable mediator, which such mediator will be licensed in Texas to practice law and located in Houston, Texas, for a period of sixty (60) days, and longer if they mutually agree, pursuant to a joint engagement. Such mediation will be non-binding, and the costs of the mediator will be borne equally by the Parties.
		

		
			d.      Arbitration. If the Parties are unable to resolve the Dispute within ninety (90) days following the receipt of the Notice of Dispute, either Party may submit the matter to be resolved by binding arbitration conducted by the office of the American Arbitration Association in Houston, Texas (“AAA”). The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) effective at the time of the Dispute. The Expedited Procedures of the Rules shall apply to any Dispute in which no disclosed claim or counterclaim exceeds $5,000,000.00, exclusive of interest and arbitration fees and costs. If the Expedited Procedures should apply, the arbitration shall be heard and decided by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the AAA. For all other Disputes, the arbitration shall be heard and decided by three arbitrators, one to be designated by each Party and the third arbitrator to be selected by the mutual agreement of the two arbitrators. Each Party shall designate its arbitrator within twenty (20) days of the respondent receiving notice of the arbitration. If either Party fails to select an arbitrator within such twenty-day period, the AAA shall designate such arbitrator. The arbitrators selected by the Parties shall select the third arbitrator within fifteen (15) days of their appointment. If the arbitrators selected by the Parties are unable or fail to agree upon the third arbitrator within such fifteen-day period, the AAA shall select the third arbitrator. Each arbitrator selected hereunder shall be knowledgeable in the oil and gas industry. The arbitrators shall make a reasoned award in writing and may allocate costs and fees among the Parties in connection with such award. The award shall be final and binding on each Party and for all purposes. Judgment upon a final award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This Section 14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purpose of designating arbitrators in an arbitration tribunal consisting of three arbitrators, the Sanchez Parties shall be treated as a single Party.
		

		
			e.      Binding Award/Decision. Once an award or decision by the arbitration tribunal shall become final, the Parties will comply with such final award or decision. If either Party fails to comply or to commence compliance with said award or decision within thirty (30) days following the date upon which the award or decision becomes final, then the other Party shall have all rights, powers and authority to enforce the award or decision to the maximum extent as allowed by law and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such enforcement shall not be subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 14.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			f.      Res Judicata.  To the extent permitted by law, any decision of the arbitration tribunal shall be res judicata as between the Parties but shall not have binding effect in any unrelated litigation or arbitration where any Party to this Agreement may also be a party.
		

		
			g.      Limitation of Damages Awarded. The arbitrator(s) is (are) not empowered to and shall not award any damages not permitted to be recovered pursuant to Section 17, but the arbitrator(s) may award reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, including those of the arbitrator(s), to the prevailing Party or Parties.
		

		
			15.      Term.  This Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall remain in full force and effect through December 31, 2022 (the “Primary Term”), and thereafter the Term of this Agreement shall continue on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either Party, effective at the end of the Primary Term or at the end of any annual extension of the Primary Term, upon the giving of a minimum of sixty (60) days prior written notice; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement, and all of the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, shall, in any event, remain in full force and effect (to the extent of any Oil Production subject to such Commitment Agreements) and shall not terminate, until the termination date of the last to terminate of all Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement and covering such Oil Production. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement as provided above in this Section 15, the terms and provisions of Sections 14, 17 and 18 hereof, all indemnification obligations arising hereunder in connection with or pertaining or relating to matters occurring prior to the termination of this Agreement, and all payment obligations arising hereunder in connection with or pertaining or relating to matters occurring prior to the termination of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
		

		
			Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, either Party will be entitled to cancel its obligations under this Agreement with respect to any volumes that are subject to a Commitment under a Commitment Agreement when such Commitment under such Commitment Agreement terminates and such Commitment is not renewed or made subject to another Commitment Agreement, in each case, entered into in compliance with this Agreement.
		

		
			16.      Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications permitted or required between the Parties by any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided, will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile, or mailed by certified mail or overnight mail carrier or courier (postage or other charges prepaid), and directed to:
		

		
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			Aguila Production, LLC
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
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			Attention: Angelo Acconcia
		

		
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			SN EF Maverick LLC
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000 
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Attention: Contract Administration
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			Delivery of such notices as above provided shall be deemed received by and effective as to the Party to whom it is addressed only upon actual receipt by the Party, or if transmitted by facsimile, the successful completion of such transmission during normal business hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., local time of the receiving Party, or if received after such hours, on the next Business Day. No change of notice is binding on any Party until all Parties have received notice containing the changed information.
		

		
			17.      Disclaimer of Certain Damages.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, (a) OWNER AND THE OWNER INDEMNITEES WILL NOT BE LIABLE HEREUNDER TO THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, OR TO THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES, AND (b) THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, OR EITHER ONE OF THEM, AND THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES WILL NOT BE LIABLE HEREUNDER TO OWNER OR TO THE OWNER INDEMNITEES, PURSUANT TO ANY INDEMNITY OR ANY OTHER PROVISION HEREOF, FOR ANY OF THE OTHER’S(S’) OWN CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER BUSINESS INTERRUPTION  DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER ARISING UNDER OR HOWSOEVER RELATING OR PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND REGARDLESS OF THE EXISTENCE, OR ALLEGED EXISTENCE, OF ANY UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH, ANY DEGREE OF NEGLIGENCE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, STATUTORY LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY AND/OR OTHER FAULT.
		

		
			18.      Audit Rights.  A Party shall have the right, at its own expense, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to examine, to audit and to obtain copies of the relevant portions of books and records of the other Party(ies) but only to the extent reasonably necessary to verify (a) the accuracy of any statement, charge, payment, deduction or computation made or rendered under or pursuant to this Agreement and/or (b) the proper allocation and payment of all Other Costs, Royalties and Taxes payable by a Party, and the proper allocation and payment of all revenues received by a Party and payable to the other Party, all as provided in this Agreement. This right to examine, audit and obtain copies will not be available with respect to proprietary information not directly relevant to matters arising under this Agreement. All statements, charges, payments, deductions and computations made or rendered under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed final and accurate, and all associated claims for under or overpayment(s) shall be deemed waived, unless the particular statement, charge, payment, deduction or computation in question is objected to in writing, with adequate explanation and documentation, within two (2) years after the examination and/or audit thereof by the objecting Party.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			19.      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, including all Exhibits hereto, contains the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties relating to the matters covered hereby, and any representations, correspondence, or other statements made by a Party prior to the Effective Date relating to the matters covered hereby shall be superseded by the terms and conditions hereof.
		

		
			20.      Relationship of the Parties.  The Parties shall at all times act independently of each other in complying with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No partnership, joint venture, trust or other fiduciary relationship or mining partnership is intended or created by this Agreement, and no act by any of the Parties shall operate to create such a relationship.
		

		
			21.      Waivers.  Either Party, by written instrument, may (i) waive compliance by the other Party with, or modify any of, the covenants or agreements made by the other Party in this Agreement or (ii) waive or modify performance of any of the other obligations or other acts of the other Party. The delay or failure on the part of a Party to insist, in any one instance or more, upon strict performance of any term or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or privilege herein conferred, shall not be construed as a waiver of any such term, condition, right or privilege, and the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, all rights and remedies are cumulative.
		

		
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			Exhibit A
		

		
			Crude Oil Production Marketing Agreement
Dated Effective as of January [●], 2017
By and Among
		

		
			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”),
[SN OPERATING COMPANY] (“SN OPERATING COMPANY”) and
AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”)
		

		
			POINTS OF DELIVERY
		

		
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			Exhibit B
		

		
			Crude Oil Production Marketing Agreement
Dated Effective as of January [●], 2017
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			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”),
[SN OPERATING COMPANY] (“SN OPERATING COMPANY”) and
AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”)
		

		
			COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS
		

		
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			Exhibit C
		

		
			Crude Oil Production Marketing Agreement
Dated Effective as of January [●], 2017
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			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”),
[SN OPERATING COMPANY] (“SN OPERATING COMPANY”) and
AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”)
		

		
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			NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS MARKETING AGREEMENT
		

		
			This Natural Gas Liquids Marketing Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and among SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”), [SN OPERATING COMPANY] (collectively,  the foregoing entities may be referred to hereinafter as the “Sanchez Parties”)  and AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”). SN, [SN Operating Company] and Owner may be referred to hereinafter individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. This Agreement shall be effective as of the [●] day of January, 2017 (the “Effective Date”).
		

		
			WHEREAS, Owner desires to sell and the Sanchez Parties desire to receive and purchase Owner’s and Owner’s affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest (hereinafter, collectively, “Owner’s Proportionate Share”) of and in the natural gas produced from all current and future wells jointly owned by the Parties (the “Wells”) located in Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties, Texas (the “Properties”) and processed at one or more natural gas processing plants to extract the natural gas liquids therefrom (Owner’s Proportionate Share of the natural gas liquids therefrom that is attributable, as determined under the terms of the applicable gas processing agreement(s), to the Wells, collectively, “Owner’s NGLs”) the Sanchez Parties’ and the Sanchez Parties’ affiliates’, if any (provided that SN Cotulla Assets, LLC, SN Catarina, LLC, SN Palmetto LLC and Sanchez Production Partners (SEP IV) shall not be considered affiliates of any Sanchez Party for purposes of this definition), and any other co-working interest owner’s, including Owner’s and Owner’s affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest of and in the natural gas produced from all of the Wells being collectively referred to herein as “NGLs”) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and 
		

		
			WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties are willing to market Owner’s NGLs at the same marketing points and under the same marketing arrangements under which the NGLs attributable to the Sanchez Parties’ and the Sanchez Parties’ affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest (hereinafter, collectively, “The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share”) of and in the natural gas produced from the Wells (collectively, “SN’s NGLs”) is marketed.
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
		

		
			1.      Sale of Owner’s NGLs. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Owner hereby agrees to sell to one of the Sanchez Parties, as designated from time to time by the Sanchez Parties and the Party so designated by the Sanchez Parties (the “Marketing Sanchez Party”) hereby agrees to receive and purchase from Owner, at the specific points of delivery set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties (the “Delivery Points”), all of Owner’s NGLs extracted from the natural gas production from the Wells for the term of this Agreement. The specific Delivery Points hereunder, as designated on said Exhibit A, shall be at the tailgate of the gas processing plant(s) with respect to which the relevant Commitment Agreement relates, or at such other Delivery Points as designated by the Sanchez Parties and as set forth on Exhibit A, as 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

the same may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, title to Owner’s NGLs shall pass from Owner to the Marketing Sanchez Party as the NGLs in question passes through the designated Delivery Points. The Sanchez Parties shall give Owner written notice of any amendment to Exhibit A made by the Sanchez Parties pursuant to this Section 1 promptly (and, in any event, within five (5) days) after such amendment is made.
		

		
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			a.      Owner acknowledges that Owner’s NGLs may be marketed by either of the Sanchez Parties or by one or more of their respective affiliates, and Owner hereby consents to the marketing of Owner’s NGLs under and/or pursuant to this Agreement by either Sanchez Party or by one or more of their respective affiliates; provided, however, that the obligations to Owner under this Agreement shall be the responsibility of the Sanchez Parties; provided further, however, that the obligations and representations to the Sanchez Parties under this Agreement shall be the responsibility of Owner notwithstanding the fact that an affiliate, or affiliates, of Owner may have a working interest or other interest, of whatever kind or type, in Owner’s NGLs.
		

		
			b.      Subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates shall obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or shall market Owner’s NGLs in good faith and in a manner commercially reasonable under the circumstances, and shall obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or shall market, Owner’s NGLs at no less favorable commercial terms and conditions to Owner than the commercial terms and conditions under which the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or market, SN’s NGLs; provided, however, that Owner and each of the Sanchez Parties, including the Marketing Sanchez Party, hereby disclaim the existence of, and any intent to create, any type of fiduciary, trust, agency or partnership relationship with or between or among Owner, SN, SN Operating Company or any other affiliate(s) of the Sanchez Parties pertaining to, resulting from, arising out of, pursuant to or in connection with the execution and/or performance of this Agreement.
		

		
			c.      Owner acknowledges that (x) as of the Effective Date, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) has (or have) entered into, or are in the process of finalizing and entering into, the agreements set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, as said Exhibit B may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties (with Owner’s prior written approval), covering, among other things, the gathering, treating, transportation, and/or processing of the raw natural gas production stream from the Wells and/or the transportation, marketing and/or sale of NGLs from, in each case, the Properties, and (y) after the Effective Date, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) shall have the right to enter into additional gathering, treating, processing, transportation, marketing or similar or related agreements applicable to NGLs extracted from natural gas production from the Properties (all such existing and future agreements described in clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 2(c) of this Agreement hereinafter being referred to as the “Commitment Agreements”), subject to the following restrictions:
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(i)      The Sanchez Parties shall be obligated to obtain the prior written approval of Owner before entering into any future Commitment Agreement that (A) involves a dedication of acreage, (B) includes a minimum throughput volume requirement, throughput/deficiency payment requirement, minimum payment requirement or other financial obligation that could require a payment if the physical delivery of any natural gas production and/or NGLs is not made thereunder or if the agreement is terminated, (C) has a term that ends later than (and is not otherwise terminable without penalty of any kind on or before) the first to occur of (w) the final day of the twelfth (12th) full month succeeding the date of execution of such agreement and (x) the end of the Primary Term (as such Primary Term may be extended pursuant to Section 15), or (D) is (y) proposed at any time during the first five (5) years of the Term of this Agreement and is for the gathering, treating, processing, transportation, sale and/or marketing of more than an average (measured on a calendar month basis) of 420.000 gallons (measured on an 8/8ths) as to Owner’s Proportionate Share and The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share basis) of NGLs per day, or (z) proposed at any time after the first five (5) years but during the remaining Term of this Agreement and is for the gathering,. treating, processing, transportation, sale and/or marketing of more than an average (measured on a calendar month basis) of 210,000 gallons (measured on an 8/8ths, as to Owner’s Proportionate Share and The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share, basis) of NGLs per day (any such agreement, a “Restricted Commitment Agreement”).
		

		
			(ii)      From and after the date Owner gives notice of its intent to take any amount of Owner’s Excess NGLs in kind under Section 6 hereof, (A) the Sanchez Parties shall not, without the prior written approval of Owner, enter into any Commitment Agreement relating to the amount of Owner’s Excess NGLs to be taken in kind by Owner, per the provisions of Owner’s notice of its intent to take in kind, that has a term extending beyond the date Owner will begin taking such amount of Owner’s Excess NGLs in kind, and (B) the Sanchez Parties and Owner will communicate regularly and coordinate an orderly transition of the marketing responsibility for the amount of Owner’s Excess NGLs to be taken in kind from the Sanchez Parties to Owner, including coordinating any Commitment Agreements that have been entered into prior to such period or will be entered into during such period.
		

		
			For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Effective Date and until such time as Owner notifies the Sanchez Parties that it intends to exercise, as of a date certain, its rights under Section 6 to take a specific amount of Owner’s Excess NGLs in kind, the Sanchez Parties shall have the right to enter into any Commitment Agreements that are not Restricted Commitment Agreements without the prior written approval of Owner and to gather, treat, process, market, transport from the designated Delivery Points and sell any and all of Owner’s NGLs from the Properties.
		

		
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hereunder will be gathered, treated, transported and/or processed, and Owner’s NGLs to be marketed hereunder will be transported and/or resold, as the case may be, under the Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement throughout the respective terms thereof. The transportation and/or resale, as the case may be, of Owner’s NGLs under the terms of any of the existing or future Commitment Agreements shall not give Owner any interest in or make Owner a party to said Commitment Agreements. It is expressly agreed that the Sanchez Parties shall not have any power or authority to contract in the name of or on behalf of Owner.
		

		
			e.      Attached hereto as Exhibit C are full and complete copies of the Commitment Agreements referenced in Exhibit B. The Sanchez Parties agree to keep Owner reasonably informed about the negotiation of potential Restricted Commitment Agreements through monthly (or, if mutually agreed, more frequent) meetings and to provide Owner with copies of final, or as near-to-final as commercially reasonable, proposed Restricted Commitment Agreements for Owner’s review and approval. If Owner does not grant or reject in writing any written request for approval of a Restricted Commitment Agreement within twenty (20) days after its receipt thereof, Owner will be deemed to have rejected such Restricted Commitment Agreement. Upon the execution of any new Commitment Agreement, including any Commitment Agreement set forth in Exhibit B or the execution (after approval or deemed approval by Owner) of any Restricted Commitment Agreement, or any material amendment or other material modification to any previously executed Commitment Agreement set forth in Exhibit B or any previously executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement, in each case, entered into, and approved or deemed approved, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Exhibit C shall be amended (as appropriate) by the Sanchez Parties to include a copy of such newly-executed Commitment Agreement or newly-executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement or to reflect such material amendment or other material modification to such previously executed Commitment Agreement or previously executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement, as applicable. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(g), below, any Restricted Commitment Agreement approved (or deemed approved) by Owner hereunder shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, constitute a Commitment Agreement under this Agreement.
		

		
			f.       If Owner rejects any agreement that would, if approved by Owner, become a Restricted Commitment Agreement hereunder (“Sanchez Proposed Commitment”), (i) Owner may, within fifteen (15) days of rejecting a Sanchez Proposed Commitment, propose an alternate agreement (“Owner Proposed Commitment”) and (ii) one or more of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates shall be free to enter into such Sanchez Proposed Commitment; provided, that such Sanchez Proposed Commitment would not be and will not be a Commitment Agreement hereunder. The Sanchez Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to support (i) Owner in taking production that would otherwise be subject to the Sanchez Proposed Commitment in kind and (ii) Owner’s negotiation, execution and implementation of the Owner Proposed Commitment with the applicable third party, including, at the request of Owner, acting as agent on behalf of Owner for the limited purpose of transporting and/or selling such Owner volumes pursuant to the Owner Proposed Commitment, if the Parties negotiate and execute all necessary agreements 

		 

		

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required for a Sanchez Party to serve as agent for such purposes that are agreeable to the Sanchez Parties in their sole discretion).  Conversely, any of Owner’s NGLs that is not taken in kind by Owner and marketed by Owner in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement or marketed by a Sanchez Party on behalf of Owner pursuant to this Agreement shall be marketed under the terms and provisions of this Agreement by and among one or more of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates, subject to any applicable Commitment Agreement or Restricted Commitment Agreement regardless of any rejections made by Owner.
		

		
			g.      It is agreed by the Parties that, in the event of an emergency, including (without limitation) the impending shut-in of one or more of the Wells, the unanticipated unavailability of previously-contracted third party services or the occurrence of any other event that could imminently impact the production, transportation and/or sale of the NGLs from one or more of the Wells, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) shall have the right, without obtaining the prior written approval of Owner, to enter into new, short-term (that is, not in excess of thirty-one (31) days) agreements that are reasonably appropriate and necessary to fully respond to any such emergency; provided, that the Sanchez Parties will provide notice to Owner as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five (5) business days) that such emergency agreement(s) has/have been entered into and the terms thereof. It is agreed that any such new agreements, whether or not ultimately approved or executed by Owner, will be Commitment Agreements under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
		

		
			3.      Proceeds Netback Price for Owner’s NGLs. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the consideration to be received by Owner hereunder for Owner’s NGLs from the Wells for any given calendar month during the term of this Agreement shall be an amount equal to the total quantity of Owner’s NGLs (measured in gallons) multiplied by the weighted average sales price per gallon received by the Sanchez Parties, or any of them, for all NGLs sold by the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates to non-affiliated third parties from the Wells for such calendar month at all points of sale to non-affiliated third parties (“Sales Points”), less Owner’s Proportionate Share of the following (without duplication of any charges made by the Sanchez Parties to Owner under this Agreement and without duplication of any charges made by the Sanchez Parties to Owner under other marketing agreements with Owner) (such calculation, including the deductions set forth in (a)-(c) below, the “Owner Amount”):
		

		
			a.      royalties, overriding royalties, production payments and other burdens on NGLs (“Royalties”) for such calendar month, it being understood (and the Sanchez Parties agreeing) that the Sanchez Parties shall pay, on behalf of Owner, Owner’s share of such Royalties to the recipients thereof,
		

		
			b.      severance taxes, if any, and all other taxes on or measured by NGLs (“Taxes”) for such calendar month, it being understood (and the Sanchez Parties agreeing) that the Sanchez Parties shall pay, on behalf of Owner, Owner’s share of such Taxes, and
		

		
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limitation, the following (collectively, “Other Costs”): fees and costs charged by any gatherer, treater, processor, transporter or purchaser, unutilized firm transportation charges, penalties of any kind or character, minimum or deficiency payments or charges associated with gathering agreements, processing agreements, treating agreements, transportation agreements, including throughput and deficiency agreements, or term sales agreements, and third-party operator marketing charges.
		

		
			Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Owner Amount for each gallon of Owner’s NGLs from each Well for such month pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 3 shall not be less than the consideration to be received by the Sanchez Parties for each gallon of SN’s NGLs from such Well for such month. Should the purchaser(s) of the NGLs at the Sales Points fail or refuse to pay for all or part of the NGLs sold and delivered for any reason, the Sanchez Parties will use reasonable efforts to obtain payment but shall not be liable to Owner for any NGLs sold and delivered to such purchaser(s) unless and until the Sanchez Parties receive payment for same; provided that in the event the Sanchez Parties receive partial payment from the purchaser(s) of the NGLs at the Sales Points, the Sanchez Parties shall timely deliver to Owner Owner’s Proportionate Share of such payment. If any such consideration paid by any such purchaser(s) of the NGLs at the Sales Points pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 3 is in the form of a settlement payment or litigation proceeds received by the Sanchez Parties, Owner shall be entitled to receive from the Sanchez Parties Owner’s Proportionate Share of any such settlement payment or litigation proceeds received by the Sanchez Parties, net of Owner’s Proportionate Share of all costs incurred by the Sanchez Parties, or any of them, or their affiliates, in connection with or pertaining or relating to any such settlement or litigation. The Sanchez Parties shall have no liability under this Agreement for any loss of NGLs at or prior to the Delivery Points and/or between the Delivery Points and the Sales Points and Owner shall have no recourse against the Sanchez Parties for the same. Owner shall at any and all times hereunder be responsible for Owner’s Proportionate Share of any and all costs, including, without limitation, Other Costs, and losses, attributable to, in connection with or pertaining in any way to the NGLs, from the wellhead to the Delivery Points and from the Delivery Points to the Sales Points; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, Owner shall not be responsible for, and neither of the Sanchez Parties (nor any of their affiliates) shall be entitled to, the payment of any marketing fee with respect to the services performed under this Agreement by either of the Sanchez Parties or any of their affiliates.
		

		
			4.      Payment to Owner. The consideration to be received by Owner pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement shall be paid by the Sanchez Parties to Owner for any given month promptly after the Sanchez Parties actually receive funds for NGLs purchased by the Sanchez Parties and resold pursuant to this agreement for such month, and in any event on or before the date that is ten (10) days after the date upon which the Sanchez Parties actually receive funds for NGLs purchased by the Sanchez Parties and resold pursuant to this agreement from the applicable purchasers of such NGLs for a given month, along with a detailed statement describing such amounts payable to Owner.
		

		
			If the Sanchez Parties or Owner fail(s) to make any payment to the other when due hereunder (the “Payment Due Date”) then, (i) beginning on the first day after the Payment Due Date (and continuing until the day such payment is made pursuant to this Section 4), interest shall accrue on the amount of any such payment not so paid at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) the then-

		 

		

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applicable prime rate (as then most recently published in The Wall Street Journal) plus three percent (3%) and (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law and (ii) if, within the one hundred and eighty (180) day period following the Payment Due Date applicable to such payment, the owing Party(ies) has(have) failed to make such payment to the owed Party(ies), then the owed Party(ies) shall have the right (in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the owed Party(ies) at law or in equity with respect to such non-payment), upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the owing Party(ies), to terminate this Agreement.
		

		
			Unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Parties, all payments due hereunder shall be made by the owing Party(ies) to the owed Party(ies) via wire transfer of immediately available U.S. dollars to the accounts set forth below (or to any other account or accounts as specified in writing from time to time by the Parties):
		

		
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			5.      Owner’s Responsibility For Owner’s Proportionate Share of Obligations Under the Commitment Agreements. In support of the obligations of the Sanchez Parties set forth herein, Owner acknowledges that the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates have entered into, are entering into and/or will be entering into the Commitment Agreements. Such Commitment Agreements contain contractual obligations that may include, without limitation, gathering fees, treating fees, minimum and/or throughput/deficiency payment obligations, minimum volumetric supply commitments, demand charges, reservation fees, indemnities, representations and warranties, and other contractual obligations (collectively, “Commitments”). Owner hereby agrees that, as of the Effective Date and at all times thereafter during the term of this Agreement (including during the remaining term hereof following any partial termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 15), and through the remaining respective terms, if any, of the Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement, Owner shall be liable and fully responsible to the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates for Owner’s Proportionate Share of all Commitments incurred by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates under or pursuant to such Commitment Agreements. Owner’s Proportionate Share of any unmet Commitments under any such Commitment Agreements shall be included as “Other Costs” under Section 3(c), above, of this Agreement, eligible for deduction from the payment to Owner of otherwise applicable proceeds thereunder. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates, at their sole and exclusive election, may invoice Owner for any excess amounts (such “excess” being 

		 

		

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the amount by which the deduction for Owner’s Proportionate Share of any unmet Commitments exceeds Owner’s Proportionate Share of the otherwise applicable proceeds under the Commitment Agreements) owed with respect to such Commitments or offset such excess amounts against future amounts that would otherwise be owed to Owner pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement. Owner shall pay any such invoice within ten (10) days after receipt of such invoice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Owner is not and will not be a third party beneficiary of any contractual rights to which the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates are entitled under the terms of any such Commitment Agreements; provided, however, that upon any termination of this Agreement, Owner shall be entitled, to the extent permitted (i) by applicable law and regulation, (ii) by the regulated transporter(s) under any such Commitment Agreements, (iii) under the terms of the applicable Commitment Agreements and (iv) under any and all applicable tariffs, to receive from the Sanchez Parties a transfer or allocation of shipper history arising under any such Commitment Agreements and attributable to the transport of Owner’s NGLs under such Commitment Agreements.
		

		
			6.      Right to Take in Kind. If and to the extent a portion of Owner’s NGLs is not committed to the fulfillment of, or has been used to fulfill, the Commitments under or pursuant to the Commitment Agreements (such portion of Owner’s NGLs hereinafter being referred to as “Owner’s Excess NGLs”), Owner shall have the right, upon the delivery thereof to the applicable Delivery Point, to market Owner’s Excess NGLs at and from the Delivery Points; provided, however, such right may only be exercised by Owner if and to the extent the same is not prohibited by applicable law or the terms and conditions of the Commitment Agreements and if and to the extent Owner’s exercise of such right will not cause the Sanchez Parties to fail to meet any Commitments under any of the Commitment Agreements. Notice of Owner’s intent to exercise such right to take in kind shall be in the form of a written notice from Owner to the Sanchez Parties given at least twelve (12) months before the date that Owner desires to take a specific amount of Owner’s Excess NGLs in kind. In the event of any such exercise of entitlement, Owner will retain title to Owner’s Excess NGLs at the Delivery Points, transport and market such Owner’s Excess NGLs, and be responsible for the payment of royalty and severance taxes, and any other taxes based on production, on such Owner’s Excess NGLs, and all costs and expenses associated with the transportation and marketing from such Delivery Points of such Owner’s Excess NGLs.
		

		
			7.      Covenants by Owner. Owner represents and warrants to the Sanchez Parties that at all times during the term of this Agreement:
		

		
			a.      It has, and will continue to have, the right to convey good and merchantable title to all of Owner’s Proportionate Share of and in the raw natural gas production stream from the Wells or to all of Owner’s NGLs, whichever is applicable, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims other than any customary liens arising under any joint operating agreement; and
		

		
			b.      Except as provided herein or pursuant to any Commitment Agreements, its gross working interest is undedicated to or fully released from any marketing agreement(s) related to the Wells and/or Owner’s NGLs, and the Sanchez Parties shall have the sole right to purchase and resell Owner’s NGLs.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY AND ALL OF THEIR AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, DAMAGES (OF ANY KIND OR TYPE), CHARGES, FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION) ARISING FROM OR OUT OF ADVERSE CLAIMS OF ANY PARTY TO OWNER’S NGLS.
		

		
			8.      Indemnification.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR, AND HEREBY RELEASES, INDEMNIFIES, DEFENDS AND HOLDS HARMLESS THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY, AND ALL OF THEIR AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (THE “SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES”) FROM AND AGAINST, A PERCENTAGE (“OWNER’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE”), WHICH PERCENTAGE SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF OWNER’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ALL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION FROM THE WELLS ON THE PROPERTIES, OF ANY AND ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, CHARGES, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR TYPE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHERWISE, AND THIRD PARTY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, CHARGES, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR TYPE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHERWISE, AND THIRD PARTY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION, ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO ANY COMMITMENT AGREEMENT) (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIMS”) ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF OWNER OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF OWNER ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN EITHER OF WHICH CASE OWNER’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 8 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL INCREASE FROM OWNER’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE, AS DEFINED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION 8, TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, EACH SANCHEZ PARTY SHALL BE SEVERALLY (AND NOT JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY) LIABLE FOR, AND HEREBY RELEASES, INDEMNIFIES, DEFENDS AND HOLDS HARMLESS OWNER, AND ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (THE “OWNER INDEMNITEES”) FROM AND AGAINST, A PERCENTAGE (“THE SANCHEZ PARTY’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE”), WHICH PERCENTAGE SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ALL NGL PRODUCTION FROM THE WELLS ON THE PROPERTIES, OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN EITHER OF WHICH CASE SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 8 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL INCREASE FROM THE APPLICABLE SANCHEZ PARTY’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE, AS DEFINED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION 8, TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS.
		

		
			AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERM “REGARDLESS OF FAULT” MEANS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR CAUSES OF ANY CLAIM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, EVEN THOUGH A CLAIM IS CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER SIMPLE, GROSS, SOLE, JOINT, CONCURRENT, COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR OTHERWISE, STATUTORY LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER FAULT OF OWNER OR THE SANCHEZ PARTIES. FURTHER, AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERM “UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH” SHALL MEAN A MATERIAL BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT CURED BY THE BREACHING PARTY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FOLLOWING THE BREACHING PARTY’S RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE NON-BREACHING PARTY OF THE ALLEGED MATERIAL BREACH IN QUESTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE EXISTENCE OF AN ALLEGED MATERIAL BREACH IS DISPUTED BY THE ALLEGED BREACHING PARTY, THE ABOVE-REFERENCED 30-DAY CURE PERIOD SHALL BE TOLLED IN ITS ENTIRETY UNTIL SUCH DISPUTE IS RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SECTION 14 OF THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			9.      Disclaimer of Representations by Sanchez Parties. Owner hereby acknowledges and agrees that no express or implied representation or warranty is or has been made by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party or their affiliates, or any of them. concerning or relating to the price to be paid for Owner’s NGLs from the Wells. Further, Owner hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) it has not relied upon any statements, representations or warranties (whether written or oral) made by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party or their affiliates, or any of them, when entering into this Agreement, (ii) it has entered into this 

		 

		

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Agreement based upon its own independent business judgment and its own experience in energy markets and the energy industry, and (iii) this Agreement was and is a result of arm’s length negotiations between the Sanchez Parties and Owner.
		

		
			10.      Changes in Owner’s Ownership. Owner shall be solely responsible for notifying the Sanchez Parties in writing of any changes in the ownership of, or rights to. Owner’s NGLs from the Wells or the proceeds derived from the marketing thereof. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and their affiliates shall not be bound by any changes in such ownership or rights until they are so notified as provided in this Agreement and any such notice has actually been received.
		

		
			11.      Miscellaneous. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision contained in this Agreement is violative of any law or regulation, such provision shall be deemed stricken from the Agreement without affecting the enforceability of the remainder of the Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument executed by all of the Parties to this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, notwithstanding any conflicts of laws rules or principles that might require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. This Agreement will extend to, inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the Parties and each of their permitted successors and permitted assigns. No Party will have the right to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the other Party, which consent may be withheld by the non-assigning Party(ies) in its/their commercially reasonable judgment, and any purported assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void; provided, however, that a Party shall be permitted to assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations hereunder without the consent of the other Party in connection with a transfer of all its interest in the Assets to a Third Party, as those terms are defined in the Joint Development Agreement, entered into as of January [●], 2017, by and between SN, SN EF UnSub, LP, and Owner, provided that the assignee thereof agrees in writing to be bound by and assumes all of the obligations of the assigning Party hereunder arising from and after such assignment. If any transfer or assignment of this Agreement pertains to only a part, as opposed to the entirety, of the interest, rights and obligations of the transferring/assigning Party (a “Partial Transfer”), the transferring/assigning Party, as a condition precedent to any such transfer or assignment, will specifically declare in writing to the non-transferring/assigning Party the exact percentage of the transferring/assigning Party’s interest, rights and obligations hereunder covered by any such Partial Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any of the royalty payment provisions of the individual oil and gas leases pertaining to the Properties conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the royalty payment provisions of such leases will prevail. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is intended only to benefit the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incident to the preparation of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in duplicate originals or counterparts, each of which, when taken with all other counterparts, shall constitute a binding agreement between the Parties hereto. An executed facsimile or .PDF counterpart of this Agreement shall be sufficient to bind a Party hereto to the same extent as an original. Unless indicated in this Agreement otherwise, all references to dates and times shall mean Houston, Texas, local date and time.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			12.      Payment of Taxes and Royalties. Except as provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties shall make payment of Owner’s Proportionate Share of Taxes and Royalties on Owner’s NGLs from the Wells, provided that the SANCHEZ PARTIES DO NOT THEREBY ASSUME LIABILITY FOR OWNER’S TAXES OR ROYALTIES AND NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS AN ASSUMPTION BY THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY OR THEIR AFFILIATES OF SUCH LIABILITY. Owner shall be responsible for any additional amounts owed for Taxes or Royalties on Owner’s NGLs by virtue of specific lease or other contractual provisions or legal requirements. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and their affiliates make no representation or warranty regarding their methods of payment of Taxes and Royalties and shall not be liable to Owner or any third party(ies) for any Claims relating to such methods. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS THAT ARISE FROM OR OUT OF, OR ARE RELATED TO, THE PAYMENT BY THE SANCHEZ PARTIES OF OWNER’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF TAXES AND ROYALTIES ON OWNER’S NGLS FROM THE WELLS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES, OWNERS OF ROYALTY, OVERRIDING ROYALTY, NGL PAYMENTS, WORKING INTERESTS, TRANSPORTERS OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SANCHEZ PARTIES OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SANCHEZ PARTIES ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			13.      Approvals and Authorities. Each of the Parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants to the other Party(ies) hereto that all approvals and authorities necessary for such Party to enter into this Agreement and be bound by its terms have been obtained. Each of the Parties to this Agreement further represents and warrants to the other Party(ies) hereto that its execution of this Agreement does not breach or violate any contract, agreement, order or prohibition to which the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates, or any of them, or Owner are/is a party or bound.
		

		
			14.      Dispute Resolution.
		

		
			a.      Dispute. The Parties will provide written notice to one another promptly following the occurrence or discovery of any item or event which might reasonably be expected to result in a claim, demand, cause of action, dispute, or controversy arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement, including the interpretation, validity, termination or breach hereof (each a “Dispute”). The Parties will attempt to resolve satisfactorily any such matters.
		

		
			b.      Notice of Unresolved Dispute. Should a Dispute arise which the Parties cannot resolve satisfactorily, either Party may deliver to the other Party a written notice of the Dispute with supporting documentation as to the circumstances leading to the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”). The Parties, within fifteen (15) days from delivery of such notice, shall then each appoint a representative who has no prior direct involvement with 

		 

		

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the subject matter of the Notice of Dispute and who is duly authorized to investigate, negotiate and settle the Dispute. Representatives for each Party shall meet and confer as often as they deem reasonably necessary following the delivery of the Notice of Dispute in good faith negotiations to seek to resolve the Dispute amicably.
		

		
			c.      Mediation. Should the representatives of the Parties fail to amicably resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the Notice of Dispute, the Parties agree to utilize the services of a mutually agreeable mediator, which such mediator will be licensed in Texas to practice law and located in Houston, Texas, for a period of sixty (60) days, and longer if they mutually agree, pursuant to a joint engagement. Such mediation will be non-binding, and the costs of the mediator will be borne equally by the Parties.
		

		
			d.      Arbitration. If the Parties are unable to resolve the Dispute within ninety (90) days following the receipt of the Notice of Dispute, either Party may submit the matter to be resolved by binding arbitration conducted by the office of the American Arbitration Association in Houston, Texas (“AAA”). The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) effective at the time of the Dispute. The Expedited Procedures of the Rules shall apply to any Dispute in which no disclosed claim or counterclaim exceeds $5,000,000.00, exclusive of interest and arbitration fees and costs. If the Expedited Procedures should apply, the arbitration shall be heard and decided by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the AAA. For all other Disputes, the arbitration shall be heard and decided by three arbitrators, one to be designated by each Party and the third arbitrator to be selected by the mutual agreement of the two arbitrators. Each Party shall designate its arbitrator within twenty (20) days of the respondent receiving notice of the arbitration. If either Party fails to select an arbitrator within such twenty-day period, the AAA shall designate such arbitrator. The arbitrators selected by the Parties shall select the third arbitrator within fifteen (15) days of their appointment. If the arbitrators selected by the Parties are unable or fail to agree upon the third arbitrator within such fifteen-day period, the AAA shall select the third arbitrator. Each arbitrator selected hereunder shall be knowledgeable in the oil and gas industry. The arbitrators shall make a reasoned award in writing and may allocate costs and fees among the Parties in connection with such award. The award shall be final and binding on each Party and for all purposes. Judgment upon a final award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This Section 14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purpose of designating arbitrators in an arbitration tribunal consisting of three arbitrators, the Sanchez Parties shall be treated as a single Party.
		

		
			e.      Binding Award/Decision. Once an award or decision by the arbitration tribunal shall become final, the Parties will comply with such final award or decision. If either Party fails to comply or to commence compliance with said award or decision within thirty (30) days following the date upon which the award or decision becomes final, then the other Party shall have all rights, powers and authority to enforce the award or decision to the maximum extent as allowed by law and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such enforcement shall not be subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 14.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			f.      Res Judicata. To the extent permitted by law, any decision of the arbitration tribunal shall be res judicata as between the Parties but shall not have binding effect in any unrelated litigation or arbitration where any Party to this Agreement may also be a party.
		

		
			g.      Limitation of Damages Awarded. The arbitrator(s) is (are) not empowered to and shall not award any damages not permitted to be recovered pursuant to Section 17, but the arbitrator(s) may award reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, including those of the arbitrator(s), to the prevailing Party or Parties.
		

		
			15.      Term. This Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall remain in full force and effect through December 31, 2022 (the “Primary Term”), and thereafter the Term of this Agreement shall continue on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either Party, effective at the end of the Primary Term or at the end of any annual extension of the Primary Term, upon the giving of a minimum of sixty (60) days prior written notice; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement, and all of the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, shall, in any event, remain in full force and effect (to the extent of any NGLs subject to such Commitment Agreements) and shall not terminate, until the termination date of the last to terminate of all Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement and covering such NGLs. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement as provided above in this Section 15, the terms and provisions of Sections 14, 17 and 18 hereof, all indemnification obligations arising hereunder in connection with or pertaining or relating to matters occurring prior to the termination of this Agreement, and all payment obligations arising hereunder in connection with or pertaining or relating to matters occurring prior to the termination of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
		

		
			Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, either Party will be entitled to cancel its obligations under this Agreement with respect to any volumes that are subject to a Commitment under a Commitment Agreement when such Commitment under such Commitment Agreement terminates and such Commitment is not renewed or made subject to another Commitment Agreement, in each case, entered into in compliance with this Agreement.
		

		
			16.      Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications permitted or required between the Parties by any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided, will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile, or mailed by certified mail or overnight mail carrier or courier (postage or other charges prepaid), and directed to:
		

		
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			SN EF Maverick LLC
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000 
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			Delivery of such notices as above provided shall be deemed received by and effective as to the Party to whom it is addressed only upon actual receipt by the Party, or if transmitted by facsimile, the successful completion of such transmission during normal business hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., local time of the receiving Party, or if received after such hours, on the next Business Day. No change of notice is binding on any Party until all Parties have received notice containing the changed information.
		

		
			17.      Disclaimer of Certain Damages. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, (a) OWNER AND THE OWNER INDEMNITEES WILL NOT BE LIABLE HEREUNDER TO THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, OR TO THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES, AND (b) THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, OR EITHER ONE OF THEM, AND THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES WILL NOT BE LIABLE HEREUNDER TO OWNER OR TO THE OWNER INDEMNITEES, PURSUANT TO ANY INDEMNITY OR ANY OTHER PROVISION HEREOF, FOR ANY OF THE OTHER’S(S’) OWN CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER ARISING UNDER OR HOWSOEVER RELATING OR PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND REGARDLESS OF THE EXISTENCE, OR ALLEGED EXISTENCE, OF ANY UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH, ANY DEGREE OF NEGLIGENCE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, STATUTORY LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY AND/OR OTHER FAULT.
		

		
			18.      Audit Rights. A Party shall have the right, at its own expense, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to examine, to audit and to obtain copies of the relevant portions of books and records of the other Party(ies) but only to the extent reasonably necessary to verify (a) the accuracy of any statement, charge, payment, deduction or computation made or rendered under or pursuant to this Agreement and/or (b) the proper allocation and payment of all Other Costs, Royalties and Taxes payable by a Party, and the proper allocation and payment of all revenues received by a Party and payable to the other Party, all as provided in this Agreement. This right to examine, audit and obtain copies will not be available with respect to proprietary information not directly relevant to matters arising under this Agreement. All statements, charges, payments, deductions and computations made or rendered under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed final and accurate, and all associated claims for under or overpayment(s) shall be deemed waived, unless the particular statement, charge, payment, deduction or computation in question is objected to in writing, with adequate explanation and documentation, within two (2) years after the examination and/or audit thereof by the objecting Party.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			19.      Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all Exhibits hereto, contains the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties relating to the matters covered hereby, and any representations, correspondence, or other statements made by a Party prior to the Effective Date relating to the matters covered hereby shall be superseded by the terms and conditions hereof.
		

		
			20.      Relationship of the Parties. The Parties shall at all times act independently of each other in complying with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No partnership, joint venture, trust or other fiduciary relationship or mining partnership is intended or created by this Agreement, and no act by any of the Parties shall operate to create such a relationship.
		

		
			21.      Waivers. Either Party, by written instrument, may (i) waive compliance by the other Party with, or modify any of, the covenants or agreements made by the other Party in this Agreement or (ii) waive or modify performance of any of the other obligations or other acts of the other Party. The delay or failure on the part of a Party to insist, in any one instance or more, upon strict performance of any term or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or privilege herein conferred, shall not be construed as a waiver of any such term, condition, right or privilege, and the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, all rights and remedies are cumulative.
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			Exhibit A
		

		
			Maverick Natural Gas Liquids Marketing Agreement
Dated Effective As Of January [●], 2017
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			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”),
[SN OPERATING COMPANY] (“SN OPERATING COMPANY”) and
AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”)
		

		
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			Ngls Marketing Agreement 
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			NGLs Marketing Agreement
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			RESIDUE GAS MARKETING AGREEMENT
		

		
			This Residue Gas Marketing Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and among SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”), [SN OPERATING COMPANY] (collectively, the foregoing entities may be referred to hereinafter as the “Sanchez Parties”) and AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”). SN, [SN Operating Company] and Owner may be referred to hereinafter individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. This Agreement shall be effective as of the [●] day of January, 2017 (the “Effective Date”).
		

		
			WHEREAS, Owner desires to sell and the Sanchez Parties desire to receive and purchase Owner’s and Owner’s affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest (hereinafter, collectively, “Owner’s Proportionate Share”) of and in the natural gas produced from all current and future wells jointly owned by the Parties (the “Wells”) located in Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties, Texas (the “Properties”) and processed at one or more natural gas processing plants to extract the natural gas liquids therefrom (Owner’s Proportionate Share of any residue gas remaining after such processing that is attributable, as determined under the terms of the applicable gas processing agreement(s), to the Wells, collectively, “Owner’s Residue Gas”) (the Sanchez Parties’ and the Sanchez Parties’ affiliates’, if any (provided that SN Cotulla Assets, LLC, SN Catarina, LLC, SN Palmetto LLC and Sanchez Production Partners (SEP IV) shall not be considered affiliates of any Sanchez Party for purposes of this definition), and any other co-working interest owner’s, including Owner’s and Owner’s affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest of and in the natural gas produced from all of the Wells being collectively referred to herein as “Residue Gas”) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties are willing to market Owner’s Residue Gas at the same marketing points and under the same marketing arrangements under which the Residue Gas attributable to the Sanchez Parties’ and the Sanchez Parties’ affiliates’, if any, full proportionate share and gross working interest (hereinafter, collectively, “The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share”) of and in the natural gas produced from the Wells (collectively, “SN’s Residue Gas”) is marketed.
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
		

		
			1.      Sale of Owner’s Residue Gas.  Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Owner hereby agrees to sell to one of the Sanchez Parties, as designated from time to time by the Sanchez Parties, and the Party so designated by the Sanchez Parties (the “Marketing Sanchez Party”) hereby agrees to receive and purchase from Owner, at the specific points of delivery set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties (the “Delivery Points”), all of Owner’s Residue Gas from the Wells for the term of this Agreement. The specific Delivery Points hereunder, as designated on said Exhibit A, shall be at the tailgate of the gas processing plant(s) with respect to which the relevant Commitment Agreement relates, or at such other Delivery Points as designated by the Sanchez Parties and as set forth on Exhibit A, as the same may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

title to Owner’s Residue Gas shall pass from Owner to the Marketing Sanchez Party as the Residue Gas in question passes through the designated Delivery Points. The Sanchez Parties shall give Owner written notice of any amendment to Exhibit A made by the Sanchez Parties pursuant to this Section 1 promptly (and, in any event, within five (5) days) after such amendment is made.
		

		
			2.      Marketing of Owner’s Residue Gas.  
		

		
			a.      Owner acknowledges that Owner’s Residue Gas from the Wells may be marketed by either of the Sanchez Parties or by one or more of their respective affiliates, and Owner hereby consents to the marketing of Owner’s Residue Gas under and/or pursuant to this Agreement by either Sanchez Party or by one or more of their respective affiliates; provided, however, that the obligations to Owner under this Agreement shall be the responsibility of the Sanchez Parties; provided further, however, that the obligations and representations to the Sanchez Parties under this Agreement shall be the responsibility of Owner notwithstanding the fact that an affiliate, or affiliates, of Owner may have a working interest or other interest, of whatever kind or type, in Owner’s Residue Gas.
		

		
			b.      Subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates shall obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or shall market Owner’s Residue Gas in good faith and in a manner commercially reasonable under the circumstances, and shall obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or shall market, Owner’s Residue Gas at no less favorable commercial terms and conditions to Owner than the commercial terms and conditions under which the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates obtain transport from the designated Delivery Points for, and/or market, SN’s Residue Gas; provided, however, that Owner and each of the Sanchez Parties, including the Marketing Sanchez Party, hereby disclaim the existence of, and any intent to create, any type of fiduciary, trust, agency or partnership relationship with or between or among Owner, SN, SN Operating Company or any other affiliate(s) of the Sanchez Parties pertaining to, resulting from, arising out of, pursuant to or in connection with the execution and/or performance of this Agreement.
		

		
			c.      Owner acknowledges that (x) as of the Effective Date, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) has (or have) entered into, or are in the process of finalizing and entering into, the agreements set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, as said Exhibit B may be amended from time to time by the Sanchez Parties (with Owner’s prior written approval), covering, among other things, the gathering, treating, transportation, marketing and/or sale of Residue Gas from the Properties, and (y) after the Effective Date, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) shall have the right to enter into additional gathering, treating, processing, transportation, marketing or similar or related agreements applicable to Residue Gas from the Properties (all such existing and future agreements described in clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 2(c) of this Agreement hereinafter being referred to as the “Commitment Agreements”), subject to the following restrictions:
		

		
			(i)      The Sanchez Parties shall be obligated to obtain the prior written approval of Owner before entering into any future Commitment Agreement that (A) involves a dedication of acreage, (B) includes a minimum throughput volume 

		 

		

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requirement, throughput/deficiency payment requirement, minimum payment requirement or other financial obligation that could require a payment if the physical delivery of any natural gas production and/or Residue Gas is not made thereunder or if the agreement is terminated, (C) has a term that ends later than (and is not otherwise terminable without penalty of any kind on or before) the first to occur of (w) the final day of the twelfth (12th) full month succeeding the date of execution of such agreement and (x) the end of the Primary Term (as such Primary Term may be extended pursuant to Section 15), or (D) is for the gathering, treating, processing, transportation, sale and/or marketing of more than an average (measured on a calendar month basis) of 25,000 MMBtus (measured on an 8/8ths, as to Owner’s Proportionate Share and The Sanchez Parties’ Proportionate Share, basis) of Residue Gas per day (any such agreement, a “Restricted Commitment Agreement”).
		

		
			(ii)      From and after the date Owner gives notice of its intent to take any amount of Owner’s Excess Residue Gas in kind under Section 6 hereof, (A) the Sanchez Parties shall not, without the prior written approval of Owner, enter into any Commitment Agreement relating to the amount of Owner’s Excess Residue Gas to be taken in kind by Owner, per the provisions of Owner’s notice of its intent to take in kind, that has a term extending beyond the date Owner will begin taking such amount of Owner’s Excess Residue Gas in kind, and (B) the Sanchez Parties and Owner will communicate regularly and coordinate an orderly transition of the marketing responsibility for the amount of Owner’s Excess Residue Gas to be taken in kind from the Sanchez Parties to Owner, including coordinating any Commitment Agreements that have been entered into prior to such period or will be entered into during such period.
		

		
			For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Effective Date and until such time as Owner notifies the Sanchez Parties that it intends to exercise, as of a date certain, its rights under Section 6 to take a specific amount of Owner’s Excess Residue Gas in kind, the Sanchez Parties shall have the right to enter into any Commitment Agreements that are not Restricted Commitment Agreements without the prior written approval of Owner and to gather, treat, process, market, transport from the designated Delivery Points and sell any and all of Owner’s Residue Gas from the Properties.
		

		
			d.      Owner acknowledges that during the term of this Agreement, Owner’s Proportionate Share of the raw natural gas production stream from the Wells to be marketed hereunder will be gathered, treated, transported and/or processed, and Owner’s Residue Gas to be marketed hereunder will be transported and/or resold, as the case may be, under the Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement throughout the respective terms thereof. The transportation and/or resale, as the case may be, of Owner’s Residue Gas under the terms of any of the existing or future Commitment Agreements shall not give Owner any interest in or make Owner a party to said Commitment Agreements. It is expressly agreed that the Sanchez Parties shall not have any power or authority to contract in the name of or on behalf of Owner.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			e.      Attached hereto as Exhibit C are full and complete copies of the Commitment Agreements referenced in Exhibit B. The Sanchez Parties agree to keep Owner reasonably informed about the negotiation of potential Restricted Commitment Agreements through monthly (or, if mutually agreed, more frequent) meetings and to provide Owner with copies of final, or as near-to-final as commercially reasonable, proposed Restricted Commitment Agreements for Owner’s review and approval. If Owner does not grant or reject in writing any written request for approval of a Restricted Commitment Agreement within twenty (20) days after its receipt thereof, Owner will be deemed to have rejected such Restricted Commitment Agreement. Upon the execution of any new Commitment Agreement, including any Commitment Agreement set forth in Exhibit B or the execution (after approval or deemed approval by Owner) of any Restricted Commitment Agreement, or any material amendment or other material modification to any previously executed Commitment Agreement set forth in Exhibit B or any previously executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement, in each case, entered into, and approved or deemed approved, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Exhibit C shall be amended (as appropriate) by the Sanchez Parties to include a copy of such newly-executed Commitment Agreement or newly-executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement or to reflect such material amendment or other material modification to such previously executed Commitment Agreement or previously executed (approved or deemed approved) Restricted Commitment Agreement, as applicable. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(g), below, any Restricted Commitment Agreement approved (or deemed approved) by Owner hereunder shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, constitute a Commitment Agreement under this Agreement.
		

		
			f.      If Owner rejects any agreement that would, if approved by Owner, become a Restricted Commitment Agreement hereunder (“Sanchez Proposed Commitment”), (i) Owner may, within fifteen (15) days of rejecting a Sanchez Proposed Commitment, propose an alternate agreement (“Owner Proposed Commitment”) and (ii) one or more of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates shall be free to enter into such Sanchez Proposed Commitment; provided, that such Sanchez Proposed Commitment would not be and will not be a Commitment Agreement hereunder. The Sanchez Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to support (i) Owner in taking production that would otherwise be subject to the Sanchez Proposed Commitment in kind and (ii) Owner’s negotiation, execution and implementation of the Owner Proposed Commitment with the applicable third party, including, at the request of Owner, acting as agent on behalf of Owner for the limited purpose of transporting and/or selling such Owner volumes pursuant to the Owner Proposed Commitment, if the Parties negotiate and execute all necessary agreements required for a Sanchez Party to serve as agent for such purposes that are agreeable to the Sanchez Parties in their sole discretion).  Conversely, any of Owner’s Residue Gas that is not taken in kind by Owner and marketed by Owner in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement or marketed by a Sanchez Party on behalf of Owner pursuant to this Agreement shall be marketed under the terms and provisions of this Agreement by and among one or more of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates, subject to any applicable Commitment Agreement or Restricted Commitment Agreement regardless of any rejections made by Owner.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			g.      It is agreed by the Parties that, in the event of an emergency, including (without limitation) the impending shut-in of one or more of the Wells, the unanticipated unavailability of previously-contracted third party services or the occurrence of any other event that could imminently impact the production, transportation and/or sale of the Residue Gas from one or more of the Wells, one or both of the Sanchez Parties or their affiliate(s) shall have the right, without obtaining the prior written approval of Owner, to enter into new, short-term (that is, not in excess of thirty-one (31) days) agreements that are reasonably appropriate and necessary to fully respond to any such emergency; provided, that the Sanchez Parties will provide notice to Owner as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five (5) business days) that such emergency agreement(s) has/have been entered into and the terms thereof. It is agreed that any such new agreements, whether or not ultimately approved or executed by Owner, will be Commitment Agreements under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
		

		
			3.      Proceeds Netback Price for Owner’s Residue Gas.  Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the consideration to be received by Owner hereunder for Owner’s Residue Gas from the Wells for any given calendar month during the term of this Agreement shall be an amount equal to the total quantity of Owner’s Residue Gas (measured in MMBtus) multiplied by the weighted average sales price per MMBtu received by the Sanchez Parties, or any of them, for all Residue Gas sold by the Sanchez Parties or their affiliates to non-affiliated third parties from the Wells for such calendar month at all points of sale to non-affiliated third parties (“Sales Points”), less Owner’s Proportionate Share of the following (without duplication of any charges made by the Sanchez Parties to Owner under this Agreement and without duplication of any charges made by the Sanchez Parties to Owner under other marketing agreements with Owner) (such calculation, including the deductions set forth in (a)-(c) below, the “Owner Amount”):
		

		
			a.      royalties, overriding royalties, production payments and other burdens on Residue Gas (“Royalties”) for such calendar month, it being understood (and the Sanchez Parties agreeing) that the Sanchez Parties shall pay, on behalf of Owner, Owner’s share of such Royalties to the recipients thereof,
		

		
			b.      severance taxes, if any, and all other taxes on or measured by Residue Gas (“Taxes”) for such calendar month, it being understood (and the Sanchez Parties agreeing) that the Sanchez Parties shall pay, on behalf of Owner, Owner’s share of such Taxes, and
		

		
			c.      any invoices or other charges, costs or fees payable by the Sanchez Parties to third parties, including reasonable charges of affiliates of the Sanchez Parties, at or prior to the Delivery Points and/or between the Delivery Points and the Sales Points, for, without limitation, the following (collectively, “Other Costs”): fees and costs charged by any gatherer, treater, processor, transporter or purchaser, unutilized firm transportation charges, penalties of any kind or character, minimum or deficiency payments or charges associated with gathering agreements, processing agreements, treating agreements, transportation agreements, including throughput and deficiency agreements, or term sales agreements, and third-party operator marketing charges.
		

		
			Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Owner Amount for each MMBtu of Owner’s Residue Gas from each Well for such month pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 

		 

		

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3 shall not be less than the consideration to be received by the Sanchez Parties for each MMBtu of SN’s Residue Gas from such Well for such month. Should the purchaser(s) of the Residue Gas at the Sales Points fail or refuse to pay for all or part of the Residue Gas sold and delivered for any reason, the Sanchez Parties will use reasonable efforts to obtain payment but shall not be liable to Owner for any Residue Gas sold and delivered to such purchaser(s) unless and until the Sanchez Parties receive payment for same; provided that in the event the Sanchez Parties receive partial payment from the purchaser(s) of the Residue Gas at the Sales Points, the Sanchez Parties shall timely deliver to Owner Owner’s Proportionate Share of such payment. If any such consideration paid by any such purchaser(s) of the Residue Gas at the Sales Points pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 3 is in the form of a settlement payment or litigation proceeds received by the Sanchez Parties, Owner shall be entitled to receive from the Sanchez Parties Owner’s Proportionate Share of any such settlement payment or litigation proceeds received by the Sanchez Parties, net of Owner’s Proportionate Share of all costs incurred by the Sanchez Parties, or any of them, or their affiliates, in connection with or pertaining or relating to any such settlement or litigation. The Sanchez Parties shall have no liability under this Agreement for any loss of Residue Gas at or prior to the Delivery Points and/or between the Delivery Points and the Sales Points and Owner shall have no recourse against the Sanchez Parties for the same. Owner shall at any and all times hereunder be responsible for Owner’s Proportionate Share of any and all costs, including, without limitation, Other Costs, and losses, attributable to, in connection with or pertaining in any way to the Residue Gas, from the wellhead to the Delivery Points and from the Delivery Points to the Sales Points; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, Owner shall not be responsible for, and neither of the Sanchez Parties (nor any of their affiliates) shall be entitled to, the payment of any marketing fee with respect to the services performed under this Agreement by either of the Sanchez Parties or any of their affiliates.
		

		
			4.      Payment to Owner.  The consideration to be received by Owner pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement shall be paid by the Sanchez Parties to Owner for any given month promptly after the Sanchez Parties actually receive funds for Residue Gas purchased by the Sanchez Parties and resold pursuant to this agreement for such month, and in any event on or before the date that is ten (10) days after the date upon which the Sanchez Parties actually receive funds for Residue Gas purchased by the Sanchez Parties and resold pursuant to this agreement from the applicable purchasers of such Residue Gas for a given month, along with a detailed statement describing such amounts payable to Owner.
		

		
			If the Sanchez Parties or Owner fail(s) to make any payment to the other when due hereunder (the “Payment Due Date”), then, (i) beginning on the first day after the Payment Due Date (and continuing until the day such payment is made pursuant to this Section 4), interest shall accrue on the amount of any such payment not so paid at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) the then-applicable prime rate (as then most recently published in The Wall Street Journal) plus three percent (3%) and (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law and (ii) if, within the one hundred and eighty (180) day period following the Payment Due Date applicable to such payment, the owing Party(ies) has(have) failed to make such payment to the owed Party(ies), then the owed Party(ies) shall have the right (in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the owed Party(ies) at law or in equity with respect to such non-payment), upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the owing Party(ies), to terminate this Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Parties, all payments due hereunder shall be made by the owing Party(ies) to the owed Party(ies) via wire transfer of immediately available U.S. dollars to the accounts set forth below (or to any other account or accounts as specified in writing from time to time by the Parties):
		

		
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			5.      Owner’s Responsibility For Owner’s Proportionate Share of Obligations Under the Commitment Agreements. In support of the obligations of the Sanchez Parties set forth herein, Owner acknowledges that the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates have entered into, are entering into and/or will be entering into the Commitment Agreements. Such Commitment Agreements contain contractual obligations that may include, without limitation, gathering fees, treating fees, minimum and/or throughput/deficiency payment obligations, minimum volumetric supply commitments, demand charges, reservation fees, indemnities, representations and warranties, and other contractual obligations (collectively, “Commitments”). Owner hereby agrees that, as of the Effective Date and at all times thereafter during the term of this Agreement (including during the remaining term hereof following any partial termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 15), and through the remaining respective terms, if any, of the Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement, Owner shall be liable and fully responsible to the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates for Owner’s Proportionate Share of all Commitments incurred by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates under or pursuant to such Commitment Agreements. Owner’s Proportionate Share of any unmet Commitments under any such Commitment Agreements shall be included as “Other Costs” under Section 3(c), above, of this Agreement, eligible for deduction from the payment to Owner of otherwise applicable proceeds thereunder. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates, at their sole and exclusive election, may invoice Owner for any excess amounts (such “excess” being the amount by which the deduction for Owner’s Proportionate Share of any unmet Commitments exceeds Owner’s Proportionate Share of the otherwise applicable proceeds under the Commitment Agreements) owed with respect to such Commitments or offset such excess amounts against future amounts that would otherwise be owed to Owner pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement. Owner shall pay any such invoice within ten (10) days after receipt of such invoice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Owner is not and will not be a third party beneficiary of any contractual rights to which the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates are entitled under the terms of any such Commitment Agreements; provided, 

		 

		

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however, that upon any termination of this Agreement, Owner shall be entitled, to the extent permitted (i) by applicable law and regulation, (ii) by the regulated transporter(s) under any such Commitment Agreements, (iii) under the terms of the applicable Commitment Agreements and (iv) under any and all applicable tariffs, to receive from the Sanchez Parties a transfer or allocation of shipper history arising under any such Commitment Agreements and attributable to the transport of Owner’s Residue Gas under such Commitment Agreements.
		

		
			6.      Right to Take in Kind. If and to the extent a portion of Owner’s Residue Gas is not committed to the fulfillment of, or has been used to fulfill, the Commitments under or pursuant to the Commitment Agreements (such portion of Owner’s Residue Gas hereinafter being referred to as “Owner’s Excess Residue Gas”), Owner shall have the right, upon the delivery thereof to the applicable Delivery Point, to market Owner’s Excess Residue Gas at and from the Delivery Points; provided, however, such right may only be exercised by Owner if and to the extent the same is not prohibited by applicable law or the terms and conditions of the Commitment Agreements and if and to the extent Owner’s exercise of such right will not cause the Sanchez Parties to fail to meet any Commitments under any of the Commitment Agreements. Notice of Owner’s intent to exercise such right to take in kind shall be in the form of a written notice from Owner to the Sanchez Parties given at least twelve (12) months before the date that Owner desires to take a specific amount of Owner’s Excess Residue Gas in kind. In the event of any such exercise of entitlement, Owner will retain title to Owner’s Excess Residue Gas at the Delivery Points, transport and market such Owner’s Excess Residue Gas, and be responsible for the payment of royalty and severance taxes, and any other taxes based on production, on such Owner’s Excess Residue Gas, and all costs and expenses associated with the transportation and marketing from such Delivery Points of such Owner’s Excess Residue Gas.
		

		
			7.      Covenants by Owner. Owner represents and warrants to the Sanchez Parties that at all times during the term of this Agreement:
		

		
			a.      It has, and will continue to have, the right to convey good and merchantable title to all of Owner’s Proportionate Share of and in the raw natural gas production stream from the Wells or to all of Owner’s Residue Gas, whichever is applicable, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims other than any customary liens arising under any joint operating agreement; and
		

		
			b.      Except as provided herein or pursuant to any Commitment Agreements, its gross working interest is undedicated to or fully released from any marketing agreement(s) related to the Wells and/or Owner’s Residue Gas, and the Sanchez Parties shall have the sole right to purchase and resell Owner’s Residue Gas.
		

		
			NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY AND ALL OF THEIR AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, DAMAGES (OF ANY KIND OR TYPE), CHARGES, FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

		 

		

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AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION) ARISING FROM OR OUT OF ADVERSE CLAIMS OF ANY PARTY TO OWNER’S RESIDUE GAS.
		

		
			8.      Indemnification.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR, AND HEREBY RELEASES, INDEMNIFIES, DEFENDS AND HOLDS HARMLESS THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY, AND ALL OF THEIR AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (THE “SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES”) FROM AND AGAINST, A PERCENTAGE (“OWNER’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE”), WHICH PERCENTAGE SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF OWNER’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ALL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION FROM THE WELLS ON THE PROPERTIES, OF ANY AND ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, CHARGES, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR TYPE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHERWISE, AND THIRD PARTY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS, ACCOUNTS, COSTS, CHARGES, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR TYPE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHERWISE, AND THIRD PARTY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), FINES, PENALTIES, LOSSES, JUDGMENTS, LIABILITIES AND/OR EXPENSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER COSTS OF LITIGATION, ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO ANY COMMITMENT AGREEMENT) (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIMS”) ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF OWNER OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF OWNER ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN EITHER OF WHICH CASE OWNER’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 8 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL INCREASE FROM OWNER’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE, AS DEFINED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION 8, TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS.
		

		
			NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, EACH SANCHEZ PARTY SHALL BE SEVERALLY (AND NOT JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY) LIABLE FOR, AND HEREBY RELEASES, INDEMNIFIES, DEFENDS AND HOLDS HARMLESS OWNER, AND ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (THE “OWNER INDEMNITEES”) FROM AND AGAINST, A PERCENTAGE (“THE SANCHEZ PARTY’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE”), WHICH PERCENTAGE SHALL BE EQUAL 

		 

		

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TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ALL RESIDUE GAS PRODUCTION FROM THE WELLS ON THE PROPERTIES, OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN EITHER OF WHICH CASE SUCH SANCHEZ PARTY’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 8 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL INCREASE FROM THE APPLICABLE SANCHEZ PARTY’S SECTION 8 INDEMNIFICATION PERCENTAGE, AS DEFINED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION 8, TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS.
		

		
			AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERM “REGARDLESS OF FAULT” MEANS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR CAUSES OF ANY CLAIM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, EVEN THOUGH A CLAIM IS CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER SIMPLE, GROSS, SOLE, JOINT, CONCURRENT, COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR OTHERWISE, STATUTORY LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER FAULT OF OWNER OR THE SANCHEZ PARTIES. FURTHER, AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERM “UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH” SHALL MEAN A MATERIAL BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT CURED BY THE BREACHING PARTY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FOLLOWING THE BREACHING PARTY’S RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE NON-BREACHING PARTY OF THE ALLEGED MATERIAL BREACH IN QUESTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE EXISTENCE OF AN ALLEGED MATERIAL BREACH IS DISPUTED BY THE ALLEGED BREACHING PARTY, THE ABOVE-REFERENCED 30-DAY CURE PERIOD SHALL BE TOLLED IN ITS ENTIRETY UNTIL SUCH DISPUTE IS RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SECTION 14 OF THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			9.      Disclaimer of Representations by Sanchez Parties.  Owner hereby acknowledges and agrees that no express or implied representation or warranty is or has been made by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party or their affiliates, or any of them, concerning or relating to the price to be paid for Owner’s Residue Gas from the Wells. Further, Owner hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) it has not relied upon any statements, representations or warranties (whether written or oral) made by the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party or their affiliates, or any of them, when entering into this Agreement, (ii) it has entered into this Agreement based upon its own independent business judgment and its own experience in energy markets and the energy industry, and (iii) this Agreement was and is a result of arm’s length negotiations between the Sanchez Parties and Owner.
		

		
			10.      Changes in Owner’s Ownership.  Owner shall be solely responsible for notifying the Sanchez Parties in writing of any changes in the ownership of, or rights to, Owner’s Residue Gas from the Wells or the proceeds derived from the marketing thereof. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and their affiliates shall not be bound by any changes in such ownership 

		 

		

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or rights until they are so notified as provided in this Agreement and any such notice has actually been received.
		

		
			11.      Miscellaneous.  In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision contained in this Agreement is violative of any law or regulation, such provision shall be deemed stricken from the Agreement without affecting the enforceability of the remainder of the Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument executed by all of the Parties to this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, notwithstanding any conflicts of laws rules or principles that might require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. This Agreement will extend to, inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the Parties and each of their permitted successors and permitted assigns. No Party will have the right to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the other Party, which consent may be withheld by the non-assigning Party(ies) in its/their commercially reasonable judgment, and any purported assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void; provided, however, that a Party shall be permitted to assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations hereunder without the consent of the other Party in connection with a transfer of all its interest in the Assets to a Third Party, as those terms are defined in the Joint Development Agreement, entered into as of January [●], 2017, by and between SN, SN EF UnSub, LP, and Owner, provided that the assignee thereof agrees in writing to be bound by and assumes all of the obligations of the assigning Party hereunder arising from and after such assignment. If any transfer or assignment of this Agreement pertains to only a part, as opposed to the entirety, of the interest, rights and obligations of the transferring/assigning Party (a “Partial Transfer”), the transferring/assigning Party, as a condition precedent to any such transfer or assignment, will specifically declare in writing to the non-transferring/assigning Party the exact percentage of the transferring/assigning Party’s interest, rights and obligations hereunder covered by any such Partial Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any of the royalty payment provisions of the individual oil and gas leases pertaining to the Properties conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the royalty payment provisions of such leases will prevail. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is intended only to benefit the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incident to the preparation of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in duplicate originals or counterparts, each of which, when taken with all other counterparts, shall constitute a binding agreement between the Parties hereto. An executed facsimile or .PDF counterpart of this Agreement shall be sufficient to bind a Party hereto to the same extent as an original. Unless indicated in this Agreement otherwise, all references to dates and times shall mean Houston, Texas, local date and time.
		

		
			12.      Payment of Taxes and Royalties.  Except as provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sanchez Parties shall make payment of Owner’s Proportionate Share of Taxes and Royalties on Owner’s Residue Gas from the Wells, provided that the SANCHEZ PARTIES DO NOT THEREBY ASSUME LIABILITY FOR OWNER’S TAXES OR ROYALTIES AND NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS AN ASSUMPTION BY THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, THE MARKETING SANCHEZ PARTY OR THEIR AFFILIATES OF SUCH LIABILITY. Owner shall be responsible for any additional amounts owed for Taxes or Royalties on Owner’s Residue Gas by virtue of specific lease or other 

		 

		

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contractual provisions or legal requirements. The Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and their affiliates make no representation or warranty regarding their methods of payment of Taxes and Royalties and shall not be liable to Owner or any third party(ies) for any Claims relating to such methods. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OWNER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS THAT ARISE FROM OR OUT OF, OR ARE RELATED TO, THE PAYMENT BY THE SANCHEZ PARTIES OF OWNER’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF TAXES AND ROYALTIES ON OWNER’S RESIDUE GAS FROM THE WELLS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES, OWNERS OF ROYALTY, OVERRIDING ROYALTY, RESIDUE GAS PAYMENTS, WORKING INTERESTS, TRANSPORTERS OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, REGARDLESS OF FAULT, UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CLAIMS RESULT(S) FROM THE SOLE UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SANCHEZ PARTIES OR THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SANCHEZ PARTIES ARISING UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			13.      Approvals and Authorities Each of the Parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants to the other Party(ies) hereto that all approvals and authorities necessary for such Party to enter into this Agreement and be bound by its terms have been obtained. Each of the Parties to this Agreement further represents and warrants to the other Party(ies) hereto that its execution of this Agreement does not breach or violate any contract, agreement, order or prohibition to which the Sanchez Parties, the Marketing Sanchez Party and/or their affiliates, or any of them, or Owner are/is a party or bound.
		

		
			14.      Dispute Resolution.
		

		
			a.      Dispute. The Parties will provide written notice to one another promptly following the occurrence or discovery of any item or event which might reasonably be expected to result in a claim, demand, cause of action, dispute, or controversy arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement, including the interpretation, validity, termination or breach hereof (each a “Dispute”). The Parties will attempt to resolve satisfactorily any such matters.
		

		
			b.      Notice of Unresolved Dispute. Should a Dispute arise which the Parties cannot resolve satisfactorily, either Party may deliver to the other Party a written notice of the Dispute with supporting documentation as to the circumstances leading to the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”). The Parties, within fifteen (15) days from delivery of such notice, shall then each appoint a representative who has no prior direct involvement with the subject matter of the Notice of Dispute and who is duly authorized to investigate, negotiate and settle the Dispute. Representatives for each Party shall meet and confer as often as they deem reasonably necessary following the delivery of the Notice of Dispute in good faith negotiations to seek to resolve the Dispute amicably.
		

		
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Parties agree to utilize the services of a mutually agreeable mediator, which such mediator will be licensed in Texas to practice law and located in Houston, Texas, for a period of sixty (60) days, and longer if they mutually agree, pursuant to a joint engagement. Such mediation will be non-binding, and the costs of the mediator will be borne equally by the Parties.
		

		
			d.      Arbitration. If the Parties are unable to resolve the Dispute within ninety (90) days following the receipt of the Notice of Dispute, either Party may submit the matter to be resolved by binding arbitration conducted by the office of the American Arbitration Association in Houston, Texas (“AAA”). The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) effective at the time of the Dispute, The Expedited Procedures of the Rules shall apply to any Dispute in which no disclosed claim or counterclaim exceeds $5,000,000.00, exclusive of interest and arbitration fees and costs. If the Expedited Procedures should apply, the arbitration shall be heard and decided by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the AAA. For all other Disputes, the arbitration shall be heard and decided by three arbitrators, one to be designated by each Party and the third arbitrator to be selected by the mutual agreement of the two arbitrators. Each Party shall designate its arbitrator within twenty (20) days of the respondent receiving notice of the arbitration. If either Party fails to select an arbitrator within such twenty-day period, the AAA shall designate such arbitrator. The arbitrators selected by the Parties shall select the third arbitrator within fifteen (15) days of their appointment. If the arbitrators selected by the Parties are unable or fail to agree upon the third arbitrator within such fifteen-day period, the AAA shall select the third arbitrator. Each arbitrator selected hereunder shall be knowledgeable in the oil and gas industry. The arbitrators shall make a reasoned award in writing and may allocate costs and fees among the Parties in connection with such award. The award shall be final and binding on each Party and for all purposes. Judgment upon a final award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This Section 14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purpose of designating arbitrators in an arbitration tribunal consisting of three arbitrators, the Sanchez Parties shall be treated as a single Party.
		

		
			e.      Binding Award/Decision. Once an award or decision by the arbitration tribunal shall become final, the Parties will comply with such final award or decision. If either Party fails to comply or to commence compliance with said award or decision within thirty (30) days following the date upon which the award or decision becomes final, then the other Party shall have all rights, powers and authority to enforce the award or decision to the maximum extent as allowed by law and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such enforcement shall not be subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 14.
		

		
			f.      Res Judicata. To the extent permitted by law, any decision of the arbitration tribunal shall be res judicata as between the Parties but shall not have binding effect in any unrelated litigation or arbitration where any Party to this Agreement may also be a party.
		

		
			g.      Limitation of Damages Awarded. The arbitrator(s) is (are) not empowered to and shall not award any damages not permitted to be recovered pursuant to Section 17, but the arbitrator(s) may award reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, including those of the arbitrator(s), to the prevailing Party or Parties.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			15.      Term.  This Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall remain in full force and effect through December 31, 2022 (the “Primary Term”), and thereafter the Term of this Agreement shall continue on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either Party, effective at the end of the Primary Term or at the end of any annual extension of the Primary Term, upon the giving of a minimum of sixty (60) days prior written notice; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement, and all of the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, shall, in any event, remain in full force and effect (to the extent of any Residue Gas subject to such Commitment Agreements) and shall not terminate, until the termination date of the last to terminate of all Commitment Agreements entered into in compliance with this Agreement and covering such Residue Gas. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement as provided above in this Section 15, the terms and provisions of Sections 14, 17 and 18 hereof, all indemnification obligations arising hereunder in connection with or pertaining or relating to matters occurring prior to the termination of this Agreement, and all payment obligations arising hereunder in connection with or pertaining or relating to matters occurring prior to the termination of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement,
		

		
			Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 15, either Party will be entitled to cancel its obligations under this Agreement with respect to any volumes that are subject to a Commitment under a Commitment Agreement when such Commitment under such Commitment Agreement terminates and such Commitment is not renewed or made subject to another Commitment Agreement, in each case, entered into in compliance with this Agreement.
		

		
			16.      Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications permitted or required between the Parties by any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided, will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile, or mailed by certified mail or overnight mail carrier or courier (postage or other charges prepaid), and directed to:
		

		
			If to Owner:
		

		
			Aguila Production, LLC
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
			New York, New York 10154
		

		
			Attention: Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			      Electronic Mail: acconcia@blackstone.com 
		

		
			If to the Sanchez Parties:
		

		
			SN EF Maverick LLC
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000 
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Contract Administration
Electronic Mail: [●]
		

		
			Delivery of such notices as above provided shall be deemed received by and effective as to the Party to whom it is addressed only upon actual receipt by the Party, or if transmitted by facsimile, the successful completion of such transmission during normal business hours of 8:00 

		 

		

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A.M. to 5:00 P.M., local time of the receiving Party, or if received after such hours, on the next Business Day. No change of notice is binding on any Party until all Parties have received notice containing the changed information.
		

		
			17.      Disclaimer of Certain Damages.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, (a) OWNER AND THE OWNER INDEMNITEES WILL NOT BE LIABLE HEREUNDER TO THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, OR TO THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES, AND (b) THE SANCHEZ PARTIES, OR EITHER ONE OF THEM, AND THE SANCHEZ INDEMNITEES WILL NOT BE LIABLE HEREUNDER TO OWNER OR TO THE OWNER INDEMNITEES, PURSUANT TO ANY INDEMNITY OR ANY OTHER PROVISION HEREOF, FOR ANY OF THE OTHER’S(S’) OWN CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER ARISING UNDER OR HOWSOEVER RELATING OR PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND REGARDLESS OF THE EXISTENCE, OR ALLEGED EXISTENCE, OF ANY UNCURED MATERIAL BREACH, ANY DEGREE OF NEGLIGENCE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, STATUTORY LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY AND/OR OTHER FAULT.
		

		
			18.      Audit Rights.  A Party shall have the right, at its own expense, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to examine, to audit and to obtain copies of the relevant portions of books and records of the other Party(ies) but only to the extent reasonably necessary to verify (a) the accuracy of any statement, charge, payment, deduction or computation made or rendered under or pursuant to this Agreement and/or (b) the proper allocation and payment of all Other Costs, Royalties and Taxes payable by a Party, and the proper allocation and payment of all revenues received by a Party and payable to the other Party, all as provided in this Agreement. This right to examine, audit and obtain copies will not be available with respect to proprietary information not directly relevant to matters arising under this Agreement. All statements, charges, payments, deductions and computations made or rendered under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed final and accurate, and all associated claims for under or overpayment(s) shall be deemed waived, unless the particular statement, charge, payment, deduction or computation in question is objected to in writing, with adequate explanation and documentation, within two (2) years after the examination and/or audit thereof by the objecting Party.
		

		
			19.      Entire Agreement.   This Agreement, including all Exhibits hereto, contains the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties relating to the matters covered hereby, and any representations, correspondence, or other statements made by a Party prior to the Effective Date relating to the matters covered hereby shall be superseded by the terms and conditions hereof.
		

		
			20.      Relationship of the Parties.   The Parties shall at all times act independently of each other in complying with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No partnership, joint venture, trust or other fiduciary relationship or mining partnership is intended or created by this Agreement, and no act by any of the Parties shall operate to create such a relationship.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			21.      Waivers.  Either Party, by written instrument, may (i) waive compliance by the other Party with, or modify any of, the covenants or agreements made by the other Party in this Agreement or (ii) waive or modify performance of any of the other obligations or other acts of the other Party. The delay or failure on the part of a Party to insist, in any one instance or more, upon strict performance of any term or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or privilege herein conferred, shall not be construed as a waiver of any such term, condition, right or privilege, and the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, all rights and remedies are cumulative.
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						SN EF MAVERICK, LLC

					
					
						 

					
					
						SN OPERATING COMPANY

				
	
					
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						AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			Exhibit A
		

		
			Residue Gas Marketing Agreement
Dated Effective as of January [●], 2017
By and Among
		

		
			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”),
[SN OPERATING COMPANY] (“SN OPERATING COMPANY”) and
AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”)
		

		
			POINTS OF DELIVERY
		

		
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			Exhibit B
		

		
			Residue Gas Marketing Agreement
Dated Effective as of January [●], 2017
By and Among
		

		
			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”),
[SN OPERATING COMPANY] (“SN OPERATING COMPANY”) and
AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”)
		

		
			COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS
		

		
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			Exhibit C
		

		
			Residue Gas Marketing Agreement
Dated Effective as of January [●], 2017
By and Among
		

		
			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC (“SN”),
[SN OPERATING COMPANY] (“SN OPERATING COMPANY”) and
AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC (“Owner”)
		

		
			COPIES OF COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS
		

		
			Attached.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		 

		

			Exhibit C - Page 1sn_EX_109

		

			Exhibit 10.9

		

		
			JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
		

		
			By and Among 
		

		
			GAVILAN RESOURCES, LLC,
		

		
			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC,
		

		
			SN EF UNSUB, LP,
		

		
			and
		

		
			SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION, but solely with respect to Section 2.2, Section 4.2, Section 4.5 and Article VII
		

		
			Dated as of March 1, 2017
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			TABLE OF CONTENTS
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Article I DEFINITIONS

					
1
				
	
					
						1.1

					
					
						Specific Definitions

					
1
				
	
					
						1.2

					
					
						Construction

					
1
				
	
					
						Article II WORKING INTERESTS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

					
2
				
	
					
						2.1

					
					
						Working Interest

					
2
				
	
					
						2.2

					
					
						Representations and Warranties

					
2
				
	
					
						Article III OPERATING COMMITTEE; BUDGETS AND WORK PLAN

					
2
				
	
					
						3.1

					
					
						Management by Operating Committee

					
2
				
	
					
						3.2

					
					
						Function of the Operating Committee

					
2
				
	
					
						3.3

					
					
						Operating Committee

					
4
				
	
					
						3.4

					
					
						Meetings of the Operating Committee

					
5
				
	
					
						3.5

					
					
						Quorum and Voting

					
6
				
	
					
						3.6

					
					
						Deadlock Mechanisms

					
7
				
	
					
						3.7

					
					
						Budgets and Work Plan; AFEs and Approved Operations

					
8
				
	
					
						3.8

					
					
						Operatorship Under the Operating Agreement

					
11
				
	
					
						3.9

					
					
						Default

					
18
				
	
					
						Article IV TRANSFER; EXIT OPPORTUNITIES

					
19
				
	
					
						4.1

					
					
						Restrictions on the Transfer of Interests

					
19
				
	
					
						4.2

					
					
						Tag-Along Right

					
21
				
	
					
						4.3

					
					
						Right of First Offer

					
24
				
	
					
						4.4

					
					
						Initial Public Offering

					
26
				
	
					
						4.5

					
					
						Sale Transaction

					
26
				
	
					
						Article V ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

					
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						5.1

					
					
						Information Rights

					
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						5.2

					
					
						Area of Mutual Interest

					
35
				
	
					
						5.3

					
					
						Spacing Protections

					
38
				
	
					
						5.4

					
					
						Cooperation

					
40
				
	
					
						Article VI TERM AND TERMINATION

					
40
				
	
					
						6.1

					
					
						Term and Termination

					
40
				
	
					
						6.2

					
					
						Effect of Termination

					
41
				
	
					
						Article VII GENERAL PROVISIONS

					
41
				
	
					
						7.1

					
					
						Entire Agreement

					
41
				
	
					
						7.2

					
					
						Waivers

					
41
				
	
					
						7.3

					
					
						Assignment; Binding Effect

					
42
				
	
					
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						Governing Law; Severability

					
42
				
	
					
						7.5

					
					
						Further Assurances

					
42
				
	
					
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						Counterparts

					
42
				
	
					
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						Confidential Information

					
43
				
	
					
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						No Third Party Beneficiaries

					
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						Non-Solicitation

					
45
				
	
					
						7.10

					
					
						Notices

					
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						Remedies

					
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						Expenses

					
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						No Recourse

					
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						Conflict

					
50
				
	
					
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						Subchapter K

					
50
				
	
					
						7.17

					
					
						Relationship of SN and SN UnSub

					
50
				
	
					
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						Operating Committee; Affiliates

					
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						Annex I

					
					
						Definitions

				
	
					
						Annex II

					
					
						Representatives

				
	
					
						Annex III

					
					
						Working Interests

				
	
					
						Annex IV

					
					
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						Annex V

					
					
						Existing Producing Wells

				
	
					
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						Existing Drilled and Uncompleted Wells

				
	
					
						Annex  VII

					
					
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						Exhibit A

					
					
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						Exhibit B

					
					
						Form of Operating Agreement

				
	
					
						Exhibit C

					
					
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						Exhibit D

					
					
						Form of Assignment

				
	
					
						Exhibit E

					
					
						Form of Memorandum of Joint Development Agreement

				
	
					
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			1.          JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
		

		
			This JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of March 1, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), by and between SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SN”), SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“SN UnSub”), and Gavilan Resources, LLC (f/k/a Aguila Production, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Blackstone”), and, solely for the purposes of Section 2.2,  Section 4.2,  Section 4.5 and Article VII, Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Sanchez Energy”).  Each of SN, SN UnSub, Sanchez Energy (with respect to the provisions of this Agreement to which it is a party) and Blackstone are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
		

		
			RECITALS
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Parties and, solely for the purposes of Section 15.22 thereof, Sanchez Energy, entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2017, by and among Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC and Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (together, “Anadarko”) and the Parties (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Parties collectively purchased all of the Working Interests of Anadarko comprising an undivided fifty percent (50%) Working Interest in certain developed and undeveloped oil and gas assets in Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties, Texas, as described in more detail in Annex III; and
		

		
			WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement in connection with the transactions and conveyances contemplated by the Purchase Agreement to, among other things, provide for certain capital planning, operatorship, transfer, and economic rights between the Parties with respect to the development, operation, and maintenance of the Assets and the Parties’ interests therein.
		

		
			NOW,  THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby confirmed and acknowledged), the Parties agree as follows:
		

		
			Article I
DEFINITIONS
		

		
			1.1       Specific Definitions.    Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall be given the meanings ascribed to such terms on Annex I.
		

		
			1.2       Construction.    Unless the context otherwise requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.  Any references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement, and all references to Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules are to exhibits, annexes and schedules attached hereto, each of which is incorporated herein for all purposes.  Article and section titles or headings are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of the Agreement itself, and all references herein to articles, sections, or 

		 

		

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subdivisions thereof shall refer to the corresponding article, section, or subdivision thereof of this Agreement unless specific reference is made to such articles, sections or subdivisions of another document or instrument.  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” and the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular section or article in which such words appear.
		

		
			Article II
WORKING INTERESTS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
		

		
			2.1       Working Interest.    As of the Effective Date, the Parties each own the Working Interests in each of the Leases as set forth on Annex III.
		

		
			2.2       Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Parties, severally and not jointly, solely in respect of itself and not another Party, hereby represents and warrants to the other Parties as follows as of the Effective Date: (a) such Party is duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, (b) such Party has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and has adequate power, authority, and legal right to enter into, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (c) such Party has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement is legal, valid, and binding with respect to such Party and is enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (d) except to the extent contemplated herein, no permit, consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or Third Party (collectively, “Consents”) is required in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance by such Party of this Agreement, or to consummate any transactions contemplated hereby that have not been obtained or waived prior to the Effective Date, and (e) provided, that the Consents are obtained, the authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not, and will not, breach or conflict with or constitute a default under (A) such Party’s organizational documents or (B) any agreement or arrangement to which such Party is a party or by which it is otherwise bound.
		

		
			Article III
OPERATING COMMITTEE; BUDGETS AND WORK PLAN
		

		
			3.1       Management by Operating Committee.  The Parties hereby establish an operating committee composed of representatives (each, a “Representative”) from the Parties duly appointed in accordance with this Article III (the “Operating Committee”).  The Operating Committee shall exercise its rights and carry out its duties over the Assets in compliance with this Agreement.
		

		
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approved by the Operating Committee.  To the extent permitted or allowed under the applicable Operating Agreement, the Operator shall, in its own discretion and in accordance with the applicable Operating Agreement, propose, approve, and undertake any actions or decisions pursuant to such applicable Operating Agreement unless Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee is required under this Agreement.  The Operating Committee shall have no authority over the ownership of any interest in an Asset, which authority shall remain exclusively with the Party holding such ownership interest, subject to the other terms of this Agreement, including Article IV.  The matters set forth below shall require the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee, and each Party agrees that it will not take or knowingly facilitate, and will cause its Controlled Affiliates and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Affiliates not to take or knowingly facilitate, any action under any applicable Operating Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Assets contemplated by clauses (a) through (h) of this Section 3.2 without the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee.  
		

		
			(a)       approving any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan;
		

		
			(b)       making any amendments or modifications of the previously approved Initial Budget and Work Plan or any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan; provided, that, any increase to the aggregate amount of expenditures in the previously approved Initial Budget and Work Plan or any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan (as applicable) shall not require Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee so long as such increase would not exceed the approved budgeted amount by more than ten percent (10%) and is otherwise consistent with the applicable Approved Budget;
		

		
			(c)       approving any AFE with respect to an Approved Operation to the extent that all AFEs issued for such Approved Operation exceed one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the budgeted amount for such Approved Operation in an Approved Budget;  provided,  however, that any AFEs so approved by Unanimous Consent shall not be counted toward the ten percent (10%) overage referenced above in Section 3.2(b);
		

		
			(d)       approving any E&D Operations or S&A Operations proposed by a Third Party unless previously authorized pursuant to an Approved Budget;  provided,  however, that any such E&D Operations or S&A Operations that are so approved by Unanimous Consent shall not be counted toward the ten percent (10%) overage referenced above in Section 3.2(b);
		

		
			(e)       designating a new Operator (other than as provided in Section 3.8(e) or Section 3.8(f)); 
		

		
			(f)        commencing or settling litigation related to the Assets that affect or would reasonably be expected to affect all Parties with respect to their ownership of the Working Interests, if the claims or settlements at issue exceed, or would reasonably be expected to exceed, a total of $2,000,000 in the aggregate or otherwise involve any equitable relief, or request for equitable relief, related to the Assets;
		

		
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			(h)       approving or amending of any Material Contracts.
		

		
			(i)                    In the event that the Operating Committee approves any matter under Section 3.2 by Unanimous Consent, each Party shall take, and shall cause its Affiliates to take, such actions within such Party’s Control under an applicable Operating Agreement that are reasonably necessary to effectuate such approved matter (and shall not knowingly take any action that could reasonably be expected to subvert, or otherwise materially interfere with the effectuation of such approved matter, including by encouraging Third Party Working Interest holders under an Operating Agreement to submit alternative or competing proposals against those proposals approved by the Operating Committee pursuant to this Section 3.2). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing but subject to Section 3.7(c), each Party will vote its respective Working Interests under an applicable Operating Agreement in favor of, and make appropriate elections with respect to, and the Operator will make proposals for the activities contemplated by, matters that have been approved by the necessary consents required by this Section 3.2 as provided hereunder, and are otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any applicable Operating Agreement.  Once a matter is approved pursuant to the applicable Operating Agreement, the Joint Exploration Agreement, and the Participation Agreement, the provisions of such other agreements shall control the implementation of such matter other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
			3.3       Operating Committee.
		

		
			(a)        Composition.
		

		
			(i)        The Operating Committee shall consist of six (6) natural persons.
		

		
			(ii)       SN shall have the right to appoint two (2) Representatives and SN UnSub shall have the right to appoint one (1) Representative (each, a “Sanchez Representative”), provided,  however, at any time following a Qualified Foreclosure Transfer, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall have the right to appoint one (1) Representative (the “Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative”) and SN shall have the right to appoint two (2) Representatives (which such two (2) Representatives shall then be the only Sanchez Representatives hereunder), and SN UnSub will no longer have the right to appoint a Representative.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) SN shall have the right to direct the vote of each Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, (b) SN UnSub will have the right to direct the vote of the Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub, and (c) the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall have the right to direct the vote of the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time that SN is in Default, the Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub shall be an investment professional affiliated with GSO for so long as GSO owns any interest in SN UnSub.   
		

		
			(iii)      Blackstone shall have the right to appoint three (3) Representatives (each, a “Blackstone Representative”).  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Blackstone shall have the right to direct the vote of each Blackstone Representative.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(iv)       The initial Representatives are set forth on Annex II.
		

		
			(v)        Each Representative may vote by delivering his or her written proxy to another Representative.  A Representative shall serve until such Representative resigns or is removed as provided in Section 3.3(b).
		

		
			(b)       Resignation; Removal and Vacancies.  Any Representative may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Operating Committee.  The resignation of any Representative shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  Any Sanchez Representative may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) SN (if such Sanchez Representative was appointed by SN) or SN UnSub (if such Sanchez Representative was appointed by SN UnSub).  Any Blackstone Representative may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) Blackstone.  Any Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by (and only by) the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee.  The removal of a Representative shall be effective only upon receipt of notice thereof by the remaining Representatives and by SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone, or the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, as applicable.  Any vacancy in the number of Representatives occurring for any reason shall be filled promptly by the appointment of a new Representative by (i) SN, with respect to a Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, (ii) SN UnSub, with respect to a Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub, (iii) Blackstone, with respect to a Blackstone Representative, and (iv) the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, with respect to the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative.  The appointment of a new Representative is effective upon receipt of notice thereof by or at such time as shall be specified in such notice to the remaining Representatives.
		

		
			3.4       Meetings of the Operating Committee.
		

		
			(a)        Regular meetings of the Operating Committee shall be held on a regular basis, but not less than monthly, at such times or places as may be determined by the Operating Committee.  Special meetings of the Operating Committee may be called by any of the Representatives, subject to the requirements listed under Section 3.4(b).  Each Party shall use reasonable best efforts, in good faith, to cause its designated Representatives to attend each regular or special meeting of the Operating Committee.  The Operating Committee and the Operator shall hold bi-monthly conference calls on the 1st and the 15th of each month (or if any such dates are not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day) to discuss the daily drilling operations, the production reports required to be provided pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and other operational updates during regular business hours, and the Operator shall otherwise provide the Parties with full access to, and shall make its personnel available upon reasonable prior notice to discuss with the Operating Committee such matters; provided, that upon the reasonable request by any Party, the Operating Committee and Operator will hold additional conference calls not to exceed one conference call per week.
		

		
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Committee or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties.  Special meetings of the Operating Committee may be called by any Party by providing notice to the Representatives at least three (3) days prior to such meeting.  Special meetings of the Operating Committee to deal with emergencies may be called by a Party providing at least twelve (12) hours’ notice prior to the meeting, so long as each Representative provides written confirmation of receipt of notice or waives notice (including by attending the emergency meeting).  Written notice of meetings of the Operating Committee, including the purpose of the meeting for special (including emergency) meetings, shall be given to each Representative with the notice of the meeting.  Any Representative may waive notice of any meeting by the execution of a written waiver prior or subsequent to such meeting.  The attendance of a Representative at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Representative attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction or voting of any business or matter because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.  Notice may be given by electronic mail to an electronic mail address provided in writing by a Representative, by facsimile to a facsimile number provided in writing by a Representative, by personal delivery, or by national reputable courier service such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service to an address specified in writing by a Representative.
		

		
			(c)        The Operating Committee may adopt whatever rules and procedures relating to its activities as it may deem appropriate; provided, that such rules and procedures shall not be inconsistent with or violate the provisions of this Agreement; and provided, further, that such rules and regulations shall permit Representatives to participate in meetings (and the representatives of the Parties to observe) by telephone, video conference or the like, or by written proxy, and such participation shall be deemed attendance for purposes of determining whether a Quorum is present.
		

		
			(d)       At each regular meeting of the Operating Committee, the Operator shall update the Operating Committee on the operational performance of the Assets being operated by the Operator, including by presenting relevant quality, health, safety and environmental metrics regarding operations.
		

		
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			(a)       At all meetings of the Operating Committee, the presence of a majority of the Representatives (including at least one (1) Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, one (1) Blackstone Representative and either the Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub or the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative, as applicable) shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum of the Operating Committee for the transaction of business (a “Quorum”).
		

		
			(b)       Each Representative shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter to be voted upon by the Operating Committee.
		

		
			(c)       All actions and approvals of the Operating Committee listed in Section 3.2(a)-(h) shall be approved and passed at a meeting at which a Quorum is present by Unanimous Consent.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)       Any Representative may participate in a meeting of the Operating Committee via conference telephone or any communications equipment that allows all Representatives and other individuals participating in the meeting to communicate with each other.
		

		
			(e)        Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Operating Committee may be taken without a meeting or a vote, if consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by Representatives constituting Unanimous Consent.  Each written consent shall bear the date and signature of each Representative who signs the consent.
		

		
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			(a)       If any matter or proposal requiring Unanimous Consent for approval by the Operating Committee (i) is brought before the Operating Committee and such matter or proposal is not approved by Unanimous Consent or (ii) would have been brought before the Operating Committee, but for the fact that a Quorum was not present at three (3) consecutive meetings called for the purpose of approving such matter or proposal, then any Representative(s), by written notice to the other Representatives may call a meeting of the Operating Committee to reconsider such matter or proposal.  Such meeting shall be held when, where and as reasonably specified in such notice, but not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than seven (7) Business Days after such notice has been delivered.  If such meeting is called and held as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and the matter or proposal is offered at such meeting again and (A) is not approved by Unanimous Consent or (B) a Quorum is not present at such Operating Committee meeting, then any Representative(s) may within three (3) Business Days thereafter, declare a deadlock (a “Deadlock”) by giving written notice to the other Representatives containing a brief description of the nature of the issue subject to such Deadlock (a “Deadlock Notice”).  A Deadlock may also be declared as provided in Section 5.3(e)(ii).  All Deadlocks shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.6(b) and, if applicable, mediation, in accordance with Section 3.6(c).    
		

		
			(b)       Within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of a Deadlock Notice, a designated senior executive from each Party shall meet in good faith effort to reach an accord that will end the Deadlock.  If a decision is not made by common accord that ends the Deadlock within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such meeting, any Representative(s) may declare a final Deadlock (a “Final Deadlock”) by providing written notice to the other Representative (a “Final Deadlock Notice”).  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the designated senior executive of any Party is unwilling or unable to meet with the designated senior representative of any other Party, then any Representative(s) may immediately invoke the provisions of Section 3.6(c).
		

		
			(c)       If within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Final Deadlock Notice, the matter or proposal subject to such Final Deadlock remains in contention, then any Representative may subject the matter or proposal to non-binding mediation, which process shall be conducted as promptly as reasonably practicable, and the Parties will use their good faith efforts to cause a Representative and/or a designated senior executive to participate in such non-binding mediation.    
		

		
			

		 

		

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			3.7       Budgets and Work Plan; AFEs and Approved Operations.
		

		
			(a)       Initial Budget and Work Plan.  On the Effective Date, the Parties approved an Initial Budget and Work Plan (as may be amended from time to time by Unanimous Consent under Section 3.2(a), the “Initial Budget and Work Plan”), which sets forth estimates of the amounts to be incurred by the Operator (subject to authorization required under an applicable Operating Agreement) to conduct (x) the activities approved in such Initial Budget and Work Plan and (y) other operations related to the Assets contemplated by such Initial Budget and Work Plan, in each case, from the Effective Date through the second (2nd) anniversary of the execution of the Purchase Agreement (such activities and operations being the “Initial Approved Operations”).  Each AFE issued by the Operator to implement an Approved Operation shall be deemed an Approved AFE in accordance with Section 3.2(c) and each Party shall consent to such Approved AFEs under any applicable Operating Agreement.  Operator shall promptly issue supplements to any Approved AFE that it reasonably anticipates will exceed the estimated expenditures thereunder by one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the budgeted amount subject to approval by Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee.  
		

		
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			(i)        The Operator shall prepare and submit to the Operating Committee for approval no later than October 1, 2018, and every October 1 thereafter, (A) a proposal for E&D Operations and S&A Operations to be conducted by the Operator during the subsequent twelve (12) month period and (B) a proposed budget (together, a “Subsequent Budget and Work Plan”) which sets forth in reasonable detail the projects and activities (the “Subsequent Proposed Operations”) and estimated amounts expected to be incurred by the Operator during the subsequent twelve (12) month period to conduct (x) the Subsequent Proposed Operations and (y) other estimated operating expenses related to the Assets.  For the avoidance of doubt the expiration of an Approved Budget shall not affect any Approved Operation in such Approved Budget which is not yet complete.  In the event that there is more than one Operator as a result of a Division of Operatorship or any other reason, then the applicable Post-Division Operators shall cooperate in good faith to submit such proposals to the Operating Committee as contemplated above.  
		

		
			(ii)       The Operating Committee shall work in good faith to approve or disapprove of the Subsequent Budget and Work Plan no later than forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date of the Approved Budget then in effect.  Upon approval, the Subsequent Budget and Work Plan shall become the Approved Budget (all Subsequent Proposed Operations, as may be approved or amended by the Operating Committee, shall become “Subsequent Approved Operations”).    
		

		
			(iii)      If the Operating Committee approves the Subsequent Budget and Work Plan, then the Operator shall (A) use its reasonable best efforts to propose to Working Interest holders under any applicable Operating Agreement and put into effect such Subsequent Approved Operations in accordance with the Approved Budgets and (B) incur 

		 

		

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costs and expenses in accordance with the Approved Budget, in each case to the extent such actions are approved by the required vote under the applicable Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(iv)      If the Operating Committee fails to approve a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan by the expiration date of the Approved Budget then in effect, and such Approved Budget is (A) the Initial Budget and Work Plan, then the Operating Committee shall continue to negotiate in good faith (as among the Representatives and between the Operating Committee and the Operator, as applicable) for a six (6) month period following the expiration of the Initial Budget and Work Plan, or (B) any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan, then the Operating Committee shall continue to negotiate in good faith for a three (3) month period following the expiration of the applicable Approved Budget (as applicable, the “Budget Negotiation Period”).  During the Budget Negotiation Period, until a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan is approved by the Operating Committee and agreed to by the Operator, the most recent Approved Budget shall remain in effect as between the Parties, subject to a ten percent (10%) increase for each line item of the then-existing Approved Budget during the Budget Negotiation Period, after which all activities shall cease if a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan is not approved; provided, that, during the Budget Negotiation Period, the Operator shall use its reasonable best efforts to (A) for the first three months during a Budget Negotiation Period, continue to engage in E&D Operations and S&A Operations which were approved pursuant to Approved Budgets (but for the avoidance of doubt, except as specifically approved by the Operating Committee pursuant to Section 3.2, the Operator shall not be authorized to engage in any E&D Operations or S&A Operations not included in an Approved Budget) (provided, that after such Budget Negotiation Period, no new E&D Operations and S&A Operations may be initiated regardless of whether they were previously included in an Approved Budget), (B) take such actions as may be necessary to comply with the APC Well Commitment and satisfy continuous drilling obligations and otherwise maintain the Leases in accordance with their terms, and (C) incur costs and expenses in the ordinary course of business in amounts consistent with the most recent Approved Budget, including with respect to producing wells pursuant to any applicable Operating Agreement, in each case to the extent such actions are approved by the required vote or are otherwise permissible under the applicable Operating Agreement.  
		

		
			(c)       Approval of Additional Activities.  From time to time, SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee may present to the Operating Committee, E&D Operations and S&A Operations proposed to be undertaken with respect to the Assets that were not included in an Approved Budget.
		

		
			(i)        For any new E&D Operations proposed to be undertaken that are not included in an Approved Budget (an “Additional E&D Proposal”), SN, SN UnSub or Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, shall present to the Operating Committee and the Operator (A) proposed revisions to the Approved Budget in respect of such activities, (B) the surface location and objective formation of each vertical and lateral wellbore included in the Additional E&D Proposal, (C) the proposed spud and completion dates for each such wellbore, (D) relevant seismic/geophysical and reservoir 

		 

		

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data, anticipated oil, gas, and liquids ratios, initial production and estimated ultimate recovery figures, decline curves, and the drilling and completion design for each proposed well, (E) the total estimated cost (including Capital Expenditures and allocable overhead) of such activities, allocated by well, (F) an AFE in respect of such Additional E&D Proposal, and (G) any other information reasonably requested by the Operating Committee and the Operator.  The Operating Committee and the Operator shall evaluate such Additional E&D Proposal and such portion of the Additional E&D Proposal that receives the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee shall be incorporated into the applicable Approved Budget and implemented by the Operator.  Once approved, the Operator shall administer AFEs for such activities, subject to Section 3.2 and Section 3.7(a), which shall be deemed Subsequent Approved Operations and incorporated into an Approved Budget.
		

		
			(ii)      For any new S&A Operations proposed to be undertaken that are not included in an Approved Budget (an “Additional S&A Proposal”), SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall present to the Operating Committee and the Operator, (A) proposed revisions to the Approved Budget in respect of such activities, (B) the proposed date of commencement of such activities and the proposed development and construction program for each included project (including the proposed timing and project scheduling), (C) the anticipated upside/cost saving for each included project and total estimated cost (including Capital Expenditures and allocable overhead) of such activities, allocated by project, (D) an AFE in respect of such Additional S&A Proposal, (E) any relevant data from any prior or comparable operations undertaken by SN, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee or third parties relevant to the cost/benefit analysis of the proposed project(s), and (F) any other information reasonably requested by the Operating Committee or the Operator.  The Operating Committee and the Operator shall evaluate such Additional S&A Proposal and such portion of the Additional S&A Proposal that receives the Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee shall be incorporated into the Approved Budget and implemented by the Operator.  Once approved, the Operator shall administer AFEs for such activities, subject to Section 3.7(a), which shall be deemed Subsequent Approved Operations and incorporated into an Approved Budget.
		

		
			(d)       Timely Payment Commitment.  Notwithstanding anything in the applicable Operating Agreements to the contrary, on or before the 15th day of each month, Operator shall provide the other Party(ies) an invoice (“Monthly Invoice”) for (i) such Party(ies) proportionate share of all projected cash outlays for the following month (“Estimated Cash Outlays”) and (ii) any adjustments to the previously sent invoices so that the amount ultimately paid by a Party for a given month is equal to the actual amounts expended by Operator for such month (“True-Up Amount”) (e.g., Operator will send a Monthly Invoice on or before June 15 and such Monthly Invoice will consist of the Estimated Cash Outlays for July plus or minus a True-Up Amount (if any) to reconcile the Estimated Cash Outlays for May). Each Party shall pay the Monthly Invoice on or before the last day of the month in which the Monthly Invoice was delivered to such Party.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(e)       APC Well Commitment; Other Required Actions.  Unless otherwise approved by the Operating Committee by Unanimous Consent, Operator will propose wells necessary to the meet the APC Well Commitment and avoid any financial penalty thereunder and shall be authorized to take any other action to the extent necessary to meet any continuous drilling obligations under any Lease.  To the extent Operator does not propose such wells when required pursuant to the foregoing sentence, any Party is permitted to propose wells under any applicable Operating Agreements in order to ensure such APC Well Commitment is satisfied to the extent that failure to propose wells at such point in time would reasonably be likely to result in financial penalty under the APC Well Commitment. Further, any Party shall be permitted to propose the taking of any other action reasonably required to meet any continuous drilling obligations under any Lease. 
		

		
			3.8       Operatorship Under the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(a)       As of the Effective Date, the Parties acknowledge and agree that SN is designated as the operator of the Assets pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Operating Agreements (in such capacity, “Sanchez Operator”).  As contemplated by this Agreement, Blackstone or its designee, including a buyer or its designee in connection with a Sale Transaction may succeed to SN’s status as operator of some or all of the Assets (in such capacity, “Blackstone Operator”) and, in that event, Sanchez Operator may thereafter succeed to Blackstone Operator’s status as operator of some or all of the Assets.  Sanchez Operator and Blackstone Operator shall be referred to interchangeably as the “Operator,” and each reference to the “Operator” herein means either Sanchez Operator or Blackstone Operator, depending on which of such parties holds the operatorship of the Assets in question following the receipt of all Required Operatorship Consents.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Operator” does not include any successor Third Party operator of the Assets other than Blackstone Operator once such successor Third Party operator has obtained all Required Operatorship Consents with respect to any applicable Lease, Wellpad or other Asset.  None of the Operating Committee or the Parties, by virtue of their ownership of an interest in the Assets, shall have any power, authority, or any Control over the day-to-day operation or management of the Assets, which authority and obligations reside with the Operator pursuant to the Operating Agreements.  The Operator shall use its reasonable best efforts to execute an Approved Budget as agreed upon by the Parties pursuant to this Agreement and act under each Operating Agreement consistently with this Agreement, including with respect to carrying out the development plan and budget as set forth in an Approved Budget; provided,  however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if this Agreement and the express requirements of the Operator under an Operating Agreement directly conflict, the Operator shall comply with such Operating Agreement to the extent necessary to avoid violating the terms of such Operating Agreement; provided,  further, that Operator shall use reasonable best efforts to follow the estimated detailed drilling and completion specifications set forth in each Approved Budget but immaterial deviations shall not require an amendment of the applicable Approved Budget or an approval by Unanimous Consent of the Operating Committee nor shall such immaterial deviations be considered a default or breach of the Operator’s obligations under this Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including the Operating Committee’s actions pursuant to Section 3.2, if any Party reasonably believes there is any emergency involving actual or imminent loss of life, material damage to any of the Assets or the environment, or substantial and immediate financial loss, such Party may, in the sole exercise of its discretion, act for and on behalf of the Parties (including by causing the Operator to take such actions) in any manner reasonably necessary or useful under the circumstances without the necessity of giving prior notice to the other Parties or receiving any approval or consent from the Operating Committee or any Party.  In the event that any Party takes any action pursuant to this Section 3.8(b) without the prior approval of the Operating Committee, such Party shall promptly (but in all events within twenty-four (24) hours) notify the Operating Committee of the taking of such actions.
		

		
			(c)       Without the prior written consent of Blackstone, SN UnSub, and if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, except as required to implement a transfer of operatorship required by this Agreement, SN (in its capacity as Sanchez Operator) shall not resign or attempt to resign as the operator under any Operating Agreement or take or omit to take any action that would effectively or constructively result in the termination of its status as operator under any Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(d)       In the event of a transfer of operatorship under any Operating Agreement in accordance with Section 3.8(f), the Alternate Operator or its designee as successor operator shall, as a condition to such transfer, be deemed to become a party to this Agreement as Operator under such Operating Agreement and be bound by the terms hereof in the same capacity as Operator, mutatis mutandis, and if not a Party to this Agreement, such operator shall be required to execute a joinder of this Agreement to such effect, and the Defaulting Operator shall be automatically discharged from all further obligations as the Operator under this Agreement with respect to any such Operating Agreement and the Assets subject to such Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(e)       Division of Operatorship.  The following rights and procedures shall apply if (i) the Operating Committee is unable to approve a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan within the Budget Negotiation Period or (ii) either Blackstone or SN otherwise elects to cause a Division of Operatorship pursuant to this Section 3.8(e) for any reason during a Budget Negotiation Period or, as applicable, in the event that an Equitable Partition is to be consummated pursuant to Section 4.5, then, upon the expiration of such Budget Negotiation Period or at any time during such Budget Negotiation Period:
		

		
			(i)        Either Blackstone or SN shall have the right to cause a division of operatorship (a “Division of Operatorship”) pursuant to which, subject to the terms of the applicable Operating Agreements and the other provisions of this Section 3.8(e), the rights to operatorship pursuant to applicable Operating Agreements for the Wellpads shall be divided between Blackstone Operator and Sanchez Operator on a geographic Wellpad-by-Wellpad basis approximating an alternating, checkerboard pattern (or such other pattern as may be mutually agreed by SN and Blackstone), such that once the Division of Operatorship is completed, such Division of Operatorship shall (A) result in Blackstone Operator and Sanchez Operator each having rights to operatorship pursuant to applicable 

		 

		

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Operating Agreements over a number of Wellpads that constitute approximately fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Fair Market Value of (x) the Working Interests underlying all the Wellpads and (y) the Existing Producing Wells and related offset locations and sections, and (B) evenly (or as evenly as commercially practicable) distribute to Blackstone Operator and Sanchez Operator: (1) the remaining drilling obligations under the APC Well Commitment and continuous drilling obligations under the oil and gas leases to which the applicable Working Interests are subject, (2) producing wells and current production, (3) remaining reserves, (4) potential future well locations, and (5) operatorship of the Existing Producing Wells and related offset locations and sections (an “Equitable Division”) and (6) in the case of an Alternative Equitable Partition, such other criteria set forth in Section 4.5(a).  Upon the election of any Party to cause a Division of Operatorship, SN and Blackstone shall negotiate in good faith for a period of forty-five (45) days to designate by area, and based on substantially equal geographic divisions, all Wellpads under the Leases based on customary industry practices and their respective reserve reports covering the previous  twelve (12) month period and agree upon an Equitable Division.  If, following such forty-five (45) day period, SN and Blackstone are unable to agree upon an Equitable Division, each of them shall retain an independent, Third Party financial advisor or investment bank with expertise in valuing oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford Shale (a “Financial Advisor”) to determine an Equitable Division which will largely be based on such Party’s engineering and geological reserve reports for the last twelve (12) month period and taking into account the then current strip pricing forecast.  Sanchez and Blackstone shall each present the results of its Financial Advisor and provide its associated reserve reporting, including reasonable supporting information, after a period of thirty (30) days to the other Party and each such Party shall have ten (10) days to review the proposal of such other Party.  If SN and Blackstone are unable to agree upon an Equitable Division after the period described in the preceding sentence, then SN and Blackstone shall choose within ten (10) Business Days a third Financial Advisor and an engineering and geological advisor to audit the reserve reports of SN and Blackstone (the “Reserve Auditor”) from among the entities listed on Annex IV (or if SN and Blackstone are unable to agree on a Reserve Auditor and/or the third Financial Advisor within a reasonable timeframe, they shall cause the other Financial Advisors to choose a third Financial Advisor and Reserve Auditor from among the entities listed on Annex IV within the subsequent five (5) Business Day period) to determine an Equitable Division which shall (A) be based on the provisions set forth in this Section 3.8(e), (B) reflect the Equitable Division proposals by the two (or three, in the case of an Equitable Partition) Financial Advisors (unless such proposal is not consistent with the terms herein in which case such proposal will be rejected and not considered), (C) be rendered as promptly as practicable (but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the appointment of such Financial Advisor and Reserve Auditor), and (D) be binding on the Parties.  The Parties shall cooperate to provide all relevant information reasonably requested by such third Financial Advisor in connection with the determination of a final Equitable Division, including the audit of the Reserve Auditor of the reserve reports provided by SN and Blackstone.  With respect to each applicable Operating Agreement, the Party (or its designee) who had operatorship prior to the Division of Operatorship shall be referred to as the “Pre-Division Operator,” the Party who is awarded 

		 

		

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operatorship pursuant to such Division of Operatorship (or where applicable pursuant to an Equitable Partition) shall be referred to as the “Post-Division Operator,” and the other Party to such Division of Operatorship shall be referred to as the “Post-Division Non-Operator.” For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of an Equitable Partition pursuant to Section 4.5(a), the provisions of this Section 3.8(e)(i) shall be deemed and interpreted to include SN UnSub as a participant in the Equitable Partition evaluation and determination process, such that GSO (acting on behalf of SN Unsub, as contemplated in Section 4.5(i)) shall have full rights to participate equally with SN and Blackstone in determining the Equitable Partition in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of Section 4.5(a) and this Section 3.8(e), including the right to appoint a Financial Advisor and Reserve Auditor.
		

		
			(ii)       Following the final resolution of an Equitable Division pursuant to Section 3.8(e)(i) or an Equitable Partition pursuant to Section 4.5, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions required to obtain as promptly as practicable any necessary consents or amendments required for a change in operatorship (the “Required Operatorship Consents”) under the Leases, Operating Agreements and any other Material Contracts, including all purchase, marketing, transportation, storage, processing and/or sales contracts, related to the Wellpads or Leases reasonably identified by a Party and any other actions reasonably necessary or desirable to effect a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition, including any required notices or filings with applicable Governmental Authorities.  If any such required consent or amendment for a Wellpad or Lease is not obtained by the time an Equitable Division or an Equitable Partition, respectively, has been finalized pursuant to Section 3.8(e)(i), then the Parties shall continue to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain each required consent or amendment and until such consent or amendment is obtained (or until such other time as the Post-Division Operator reasonably determines that it has the right and capability to assume operatorship), the Pre-Division Operator shall maintain formal rights of operatorship for such Wellpad or Lease and the Post-Division Operator shall have the right to (A) be designated as the contract operator pursuant to the applicable Operating Agreement with respect to such Wellpad or Lease based on customary terms and conditions, whereby the Post-Division Operator shall have the right to physically conduct all operations, and/or (B) direct the Pre-Division Operator in its exercise of all rights of a reasonable operator with respect to such Wellpad or Lease as though the Post-Division Operator had been appointed as successor operator for such Wellpad or Lease, to the extent (in either case (A) or (B)) reasonably consistent with the Pre-Division Operator’s duties as operator under the applicable Operating Agreement, in which case the Pre-Division Operator shall remain the operator with respect to the applicable Asset and carry out all directions of the Post-Division Operator and not take any action under an Operating Agreement unless approved by the Post-Division Operator or required under the applicable Operating Agreement.
		

		
			(iii)      Upon the consummation of an Equitable Division, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to (A) (1) cause all existing Operating Agreements to be terminated to the extent any such Operating Agreements apply to multiple Wellpads 

		 

		

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allocated to both SN and Blackstone in connection with an Equitable Division and (2) execute and cause Third Party Working Interest holders in such Wellpads to execute, in place of each terminated Operating Agreement, the Form Operating Agreement (and agree to any reasonable modifications that may be requested by any such Third Party Working Interest holder to such Form Operating Agreement that are reasonably necessary to obtain any required approval), attached hereto as Exhibit B, for each individual Wellpad allocated to a Party pursuant to a Division of Operatorship or (B) with respect to any Wellpad that is subject to an Operating Agreement relating only to such Wellpad, take such action as may be necessary to obtain the required approval to transfer operatorship rights to the applicable Post-Division Operator as successor operator under such Operating Agreement.  Additionally, each Post-Division Operator shall provide the other Parties on an annual basis with an approved one (1) year budget and work plan and a three (3) year budgeted forecast regarding the development of each Party’s respective Assets for which such Post-Division Operator has been allocated rights of operatorship pursuant to a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition.
		

		
			(iv)      Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, at any time that a Non-Defaulting Party or its designee has rights to operatorship over one hundred percent (100%) of the Leases or Wellpads, or following the date upon which any Operator Default Event (as defined below) has occurred and is not cured as provided in Section 3.9, the Defaulting Party or its Affiliates shall no longer have the right to elect to cause a Division of Operatorship pursuant to this Section 3.8(e).  
		

		
			(v)       Following a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition, if a Post-Division Operator under any Operating Agreement elects to sell or otherwise transfer all of its interest in the assets covered by such Operating Agreement to a Third Party, and if such Third Party desires and is duly qualified to be selected as the successor operator under such Operating Agreement, the Post-Division Non-Operator and SN UnSub (to the extent they each then continue to own interests and have voting rights under such Operating Agreement) agree to vote for such Third Party to be selected as the successor operator, including a Third Party buyer in connection with a Sale Transaction or following an Equitable Partition.  In all other circumstances in which a Post-Division Operator resigns (other than as a result of a transfer of operatorship to an Affiliate) or is removed as operator under an Operating Agreement, if the Post-Division Non-Operator desires and is duly qualified to be selected as the successor operator under such Operating Agreement, the Post-Division Operator and SN UnSub (to the extent they each then continue to own interests and have voting rights under such Operating Agreement) agree to vote for the Post-Division Non-Operator as successor operator.  This Section 3.8(e)(v) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of ten (10) years.
		

		
			(vi)      Promptly following the date of this Agreement, upon the request of Blackstone, the Parties shall use their good faith efforts to engage the Third Party owners of Working Interests in the Leases and enter into new joint operating agreements for each Wellpad consistent in all material respects with the existing Operating Agreements, in 

		 

		

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addition to any modifications upon which the Parties may agree, in order to facilitate an orderly Division of Operatorship if and when pursued pursuant to this Agreement.  
		

		
			(vii)     Blackstone will indemnify SN and SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, for all damages incurred by such Parties (a) to the Consenting Parties or any other parties whose consent is required under any applicable Operating Agreements arising out of any litigation brought by the Consenting Parties under the Consent Agreement as a result of the consummation of an Equitable Division or an Equitable Partition and (b) to counterparties from whom a Required Operatorship Consent is required in connection with effecting a Division of Operatorship or an Equitable Partition without having obtained any Required Operatorship Consents, which in either case shall include all reasonable legal expenses.  In connection with any such litigation pursuant to which Blackstone is obligated to indemnify SN and SN UnSub under this Section 3.8(e)(vii), Blackstone shall have the right to control the defense on behalf of Blackstone, SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates and SN, SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, and their respective Affiliates shall reasonably cooperate in connection with such defense; provided, that the appointment of counsel by Blackstone shall be subject to the consent of SN, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and SN and SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall have the right to participate in connection with the defense of any such litigation.  In connection with the consummation and implementation of an Equitable Division or an Equitable Partition, the Parties will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Consenting Parties to provide for an orderly transition of operatorship and consult with the consenting parties in connection with the implementation of such transition, in each case, in order to maintain an amicable working relationship with the Consenting Parties.
		

		
			(f)        Transfer of Operatorship Generally.  Effective immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) Operator is removed as operator pursuant to the terms of any applicable Operating Agreement, (ii) Operator suffers a Specified Event of Default under a Specified Credit Agreement, (iii) Operator resigns as operator under any applicable Operating Agreement with or without the consent of the other parties thereto, (iv) Operator commits an act of gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to its duties under an applicable Operating Agreement (“Negligent Operator Action”); provided, that notice of any Negligent Operator Action must be given to Operator detailing the alleged acts by Operator and Operator shall have a thirty (30) day period from receipt of such notice to cure any such Negligent Operator Action, unless the Negligent Operator Action concerns an ongoing operation being conducted, in which case, Operator must cure such Negligent Operator Action within forty-eight (48) hours of its receipt of the notice; (v) SN or any of its Affiliates breaches in any material respect its obligations under Section 4.5 or (vi) either Party while acting as Operator has committed a Default under this Agreement (any such event described in the preceding clauses (i) through (vi), collectively, an “Operator Default Event”), the operatorship of the applicable Assets (which, in cases (i), (iii), and (iv) above, for avoidance of doubt, shall mean only those Assets covered by the applicable Operating Agreement) and the right to serve as, or to designate, the operator of such Assets under the applicable Operating Agreement(s) shall, subject to the terms of such Operating Agreement(s), 

		 

		

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be transferred to Blackstone (if SN is then the Operator) or SN (if Blackstone is then the Operator), as applicable (the “Alternate Operator”) or its designated Affiliate or a qualified Third Party operator capable of operating the Assets and selected by the Alternate Operator (a “Third Party Operator”).  The Operator who is replaced as a result of such Event of Default (the “Defaulting Operator”) shall (and shall cause its Controlled Affiliates, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Affiliates, to) use their reasonable best efforts to (i) take all actions required (at the reasonable direction of the Alternate Operator to effectuate such transfer, including voting its and its Affiliates’ interests for an election of the Alternate Operator, its designee or a Third Party Operator, including through one or a series of related transactions, in each case to the extent permitted under the applicable Operating Agreement, (ii) obtain any necessary consents or amendments otherwise required for a change in operatorship under the Leases and applicable Operating Agreements and any other applicable Material Contracts including all Required Operatorship Consents, and (iii) carry out any other actions reasonably necessary to effect such transfer of operatorship.  In the event the operatorship of an Asset is transferred to the Alternate Operator, its designee or a Third Party Operator pursuant to this Section 3.8(f), the Alternate Operator shall (and shall cause the successor operator, if other than the Alternate Operator, to), defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Defaulting Operator from all claims, Losses and damages raised by any Third Party related to the applicable Operating Agreements with respect to which operatorship has been transferred to the extent resulting from, pertaining to or arising from the operation of the applicable Assets by the Alternate Operator, its designee or the Third Party Operator from and after the date of such transfer of operatorship of the applicable Assets.  The Alternate Operator shall (and shall cause the successor operator, if other than such Alternate Operator to) also use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all requirements of an operator under the applicable Operating Agreement or applicable law.  In connection with any transfer of operatorship pursuant to this Section 3.8, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the new Operator shall have access to all assets relating to the Assets in which the Parties all hold an ownership interest in the same manner as the Defaulting Operator had prior to any such operatorship transfer, to the extent that a Division of Operatorship has not occurred or this Agreement has not been terminated.  If any required consent or amendment required to effect the transfer of operatorship under any applicable Operating Agreement or any required consent or amendment for any other Material Contract related to a Lease or Wellpad for which operatorship is to be transferred, in each case as contemplated by this Section 3.8(f), is not obtained, including all Required Operatorship Consents, then until such consent or amendment is obtained (or until such other time as the Alternate Operator reasonably determines that it has the right and capability to assume operatorship), (i) the Parties shall continue to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain each required consent or amendment, (ii) the Defaulting Operator shall maintain formal rights of operatorship for such applicable Lease or Wellpad, and (iii) the Alternate Operator shall have the right to (A) be designated as the contract operator pursuant to the applicable Operating Agreement with respect to such Wellpad based on customary terms and conditions, whereby the Alternate Operator shall have the right to physically conduct all operations, and/or (B) direct the Defaulting Operator in its exercise of all rights of an operator with respect to such Wellpad as though such Alternate Operator had been appointed as successor operator for such Wellpad to the extent reasonably consistent with the Defaulting Operator’s express duties as operator under the applicable Operating Agreement, in which case the Defaulting Operator shall remain the operator 

		 

		

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with respect to the applicable Asset and carry out all directions of the Alternate Operator and not take any action under an Operating Agreement unless approved by the Alternate Operator or expressly required under the applicable Operating Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the transfer of operatorship and the rights related thereto described in this Section 3.8(f) shall be triggered automatically upon the occurrence of an Operator Default Event and shall not be affected in any respect by any change in, or cure of, an Operator Default Event.
		

		
			3.9       Default.
		

		
			(a)       Remedy Upon Default.  For so long as SN, SN UnSub, Blackstone or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee is in Default (a “Defaulting Party”), (i) its rights under Section 3.2 (Function of the Operating Committee), Section 3.7(b) (Subsequent Budgets and Work Plans), Section 3.8(e) (Operatorship) (such that a Defaulting Party shall not have the right to elect to cause a Division of Operatorship), Section 4.1(a) (Permitted Transfers) (such that a Defaulting Party shall not have a right to Transfer its Asset Interest to a Third Party even after the expiration of the three year limitation in Section 4.1(a), without the prior written consent of the Parties not in Default (the “Non-Defaulting Parties”) and provided,  however, that such Default shall not affect rights regarding Permitted Liens), Section 4.2 (Tag-Along Rights), Section 4.3 (Right of First Offer), Section 4.5 (Sale Transaction) (such that if Blackstone is the Defaulting Party, it shall not have a right to compel the other Parties to participate in a Sale Transaction,), and Section 5.2 (Area of Mutual Interest) shall be suspended and any control rights associated with such provisions shall revert to the benefit of the Non-Defaulting Parties in percentages equal to their proportionate share of an AMI acquisition pending such cure or resolution of such Default and in connection therewith, the Representative(s) appointed by the Defaulting Party shall lose all voting rights with respect to the Operating Committee, and the affirmative vote of the Representatives who have not lost voting rights shall be the only votes required for any action to be taken by the Operating Committee (and shall be deemed to constitute Unanimous Consent); provided, that, (i) such rights shall not be suspended in the event the Party alleged to be in Default is contesting such allegation in good faith, pursuant to a binding arbitration process in accordance with Section 7.12(c), which shall be conducted as promptly as reasonably practicable (and the Parties will use their good faith efforts to cause a Representative and/or a designated senior executive to participate in such process), and (ii) the Operating Committee shall not have the authority to bind the Defaulting Party and its Affiliates to Subsequent Budgets and Work Plans or to any increases to the then-existing Approved Budget except to the extent that all such increases in the aggregate do not exceed such Approved Budget by more than ten percent (10%).  A Default shall not be deemed to be continuing after the Defaulting Party has (i) cured such Default, (ii) entered into and satisfied its obligations under a binding written settlement with the Non-Defaulting Parties related to such Default, or (iii) satisfied its obligations, if any, arising from any arbitration or judicial proceeding related to such Default.
		

		
			(i)        Any reasonable, documented legal fees and other out-of-pocket costs of each Party to a dispute governed under this Section 3.9 shall be borne solely by the non-prevailing Party, as determined in connection with the relevant proceedings and, the prevailing Party in such proceedings shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief 

		 

		

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as may be granted, to reimbursement of such reasonable legal fees and costs from the non-prevailing Party.
		

		
			(ii)       Any monetary award granted to a Party in connection with a dispute governed under this Section 3.9 shall include interest accruing daily at a rate of 1.1% per month, compounding monthly, from the date upon which it is determined the applicable state of Default began, until the Party in Default has satisfied in full its obligations arising from the arbitration proceedings (including the payment of such interest amount). 
		

		
			(b)       Remedy Not Exclusive.  The rights of the Non-Defaulting Party set forth in this Section 3.9 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be in addition to such other rights and remedies that may exist at Law, in equity or under contract on account of such Default.
		

		
			Article IV
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			4.1       Restrictions on the Transfer of Interests.
		

		
			(a)       Permitted Transfers.  Each Party may Transfer all or part of such Party’s rights, title and interest to any Asset or related assets in the Core Area acquired after the Effective Date and held directly or indirectly by any of the Parties (an “Asset Interest”), including such Party’s Working Interests, only in accordance with applicable Law and the provisions of this Agreement, including this Article IV.  Prior to the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date, except for transfers to Permitted Transferees and Foreclosure Transfers, none of the Parties shall be permitted to Transfer all or any portion of such Party’s Asset Interests without the prior written consent of the non-transferring Parties (each, a “Non-Transferring Party”), which consent may be given or withheld in the sole discretion of such Party.  Any purported Transfer in breach of the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio, and the Non-Transferring Party shall not recognize any such prohibited Transfer.  Any Party who Transfers or attempts to Transfer any Asset Interests (the “Transferring Party”) except in compliance herewith shall be liable to, and shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Non-Transferring Parties for all costs, expenses, damages, and other Liabilities resulting therefrom.  No Party shall place or allow to be placed any Lien on any of its Asset Interests other than Permitted Liens.  “Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens granted by the Parties and/or subsidiary guarantors under any Applicable Credit Agreement or any security document (including any mortgaged or deeds of trust) entered into in connection therewith (so long as such Applicable Credit Agreement and such security documents are not, after the Effective Date, amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in a manner that restricts the exercise of another Party’s rights under this Agreement in a manner that is materially more restrictive (including in a manner that would adversely impact the exercise of any Party’s rights under this Article IV) than the restrictions imposed by such Applicable Credit Agreement or security document on the Effective Date (or provided for by the applicable form of security document in a form agreed to as of the Effective Date as set forth in such Applicable Credit Agreement)) (ii) Liens under or required by an applicable Operating Agreement, (iii) statutory Liens securing amounts not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith, (iv) judgment Liens that are bonded for appeal or will be paid by insurance, (v) all overriding royalty 

		 

		

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and net profits interests affecting the Assets on the Effective Date, (vi) Liens securing hedging related to the Assets, (vii) Liens related to debt financing arrangements that do not restrict the exercise of another Party’s rights under this Agreement in a manner that is materially more restrictive than the restrictions imposed by Liens that were in place on the Effective Date under other debt arrangements of such Party or its Affiliates, (viii) Liens related to marketing or midstream arrangements, (ix) any volumetric production payment transaction affecting a Party’s Asset Interest, provided such volumetric production payment transaction shall be released in connection with a Sale Transaction, (x) all cashiers’, landlords’, workmens’, repairmens’, mechanics’, materialmens’, warehousemens’ and carriers’ Liens and other similar Liens imposed by Law, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business, (xi) pledges, deposits or other Liens securing the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory obligations in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business, (xii) purchase money Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business, (xiii) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and environmental regulations by Governmental Authorities which do not materially interfere with the present use of any of the Asset Interests, (xiv) encumbrances in favor of a bank or other financial institution encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a bank or other financial institution (which in no event shall burden any Working Interests), or (xv) encumbrances arising out of, under or in connection with applicable securities Laws (which in no event shall burden any Working Interests and which shall be removed prior to the consummation of any Sale Transaction) or custodial arrangements with custodians of securities (which in no event shall burden any Working Interests).   
		

		
			(b)       Effect of Permitted Transfer.  Any Permitted Transferee must satisfy and comply with all requirements of a transferee of a Working Interest under any applicable Operating Agreement.  Any Permitted Transferee to which any Asset Interests are Transferred hereunder shall be bound by, and sign on to and join, this Agreement, and shall become a Party for all purposes hereof and be bound by all provisions to which the Party that Transferred Asset Interests to it was or remains bound, provided that if a Permitted Transferee does not acquire all or substantially all Asset Interests of a Transferring Party hereunder, then it should obtain no rights under Article III.  No Transfer of an Asset Interest shall relieve the Transferring Party of any obligations accruing prior to such Transfer under this Agreement or the applicable Operating Agreement. In a Foreclosure Transfer with respect to the Asset Interests of UnSub (a “Qualified Foreclosure Transfer”), the UnSub Agent or any designated special purpose vehicle established by the UnSub Agent, and in each case, any Permitted Transferee thereof (the “Qualified Foreclosure Transferee”) (a) shall be bound by, and  sign on to and join, this Agreement, (b) shall become a Party (and replace SN UnSub as a Party) for all purposes hereof and (c) each other Party shall be deemed to consent to the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee becoming a Party; provided,  however, that if such Foreclosure Transfer covers less than all or substantially all of SN UnSub’s Asset Interests, then unless otherwise agreed by SN UnSub and the Permitted Transferee, such Qualified Foreclosure Transferee shall not succeed to SN UnSub’s rights under Article III.  Except as provided in Section 6.2 or in a Foreclosure Transfer, if a Transfer is made to a Third Party in manner permitted by this Agreement or otherwise with the consent of the Non-Transferring Parties, then this Agreement shall terminate upon the consummation of such Transfer but only 

		 

		

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			(c)       Expenses.  The Transferring Party shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Transfer of all or any portion of its Asset Interests.  Any transfer or similar taxes arising as a result of such Transfer shall be paid by the Transferring Party.
		

		
			(d)       Certain Indirect Transfers.  Except for Transfers to Permitted Transferees, no Party shall indirectly Transfer any Asset Interests to the extent such Party is not permitted to Transfer Asset Interests directly pursuant to the terms hereof and any indirect Transfer shall be structured and consummated in such a manner that the Non-Transferring Party shall be provided the same rights and protections as it would have had if such Transfer were structured as a direct Transfer of such Asset Interests pursuant to the terms hereof;  provided,  however, that the sale of any Equity Interest in a Qualified Foreclosure Transferee to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with Law (including any bank regulatory requirements) shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.1(a).  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Transfer resulting from any change in control or transfer of ownership interests in Sanchez Energy shall not be treated as a Transfer under this Article IV unless such Transfer constitutes a Change of Control in which case Section 4.2 shall apply.
		

		
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			(a)       Other than in connection with an IPO as contemplated by Section 4.4 and in connection with a Foreclosure Transfer, if at any time after the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to an IPO of such Party (as defined herein), a Party proposes to Transfer all or any portion of its Asset Interests, whether in a single or series of related transactions, that constitute greater than thirty-five percent (35%) of such Party’s total Asset Interests held as of the Effective Date to a Third Party purchaser or purchasers (a “Proposed Sale”), after complying with Section 4.3, the Transferring Party shall furnish to the other Parties (the “Non-Initiating Parties”) a written notice of such Proposed Sale (the “Tag-Along Notice”) and provide the Non-Initiating Parties the opportunity to participate in such Proposed Sale on the terms described in this Section 4.2 to the extent of their respective ownership interests in the assets to be transferred in such Proposed Sale.  The Tag-Along Notice will include:
		

		
			(i)        the material terms and conditions of the Proposed Sale, including (A) the Asset Interests to be Transferred, (B) the name of the proposed transferee (the “Proposed Transferee”), (C) the proposed amount and form of consideration (including the proposed price on a per Working Interest percentage basis based on an allocation of value by applicable Leases, Wellpads, and other applicable Assets, which will include an allocation to individual producing wells and undeveloped acreage based on the bona fide third party offer), and (D) the proposed Transfer date, if known, which date shall not be less than forty-five (45) Business Days after delivery of such Tag-Along Notice;  and
		

		
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the same form of consideration and on the same terms and conditions as those offered to the Transferring Party in the Proposed Sale.  The Transferring Party will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Non-Initiating Party copies of all transaction documents relating to the Proposed Sale as promptly as practicable after they become available.
		

		
			(b)       A Non-Initiating Party must exercise the tag-along rights provided by this Section 4.2 within twenty (20) Business Days following delivery of the Tag-Along Notice by delivering a notice (the “Tag-Along Offer”) to the Transferring Party indicating its desire to exercise its tag-along rights hereunder.  If the Non-Initiating Party does not make a Tag-Along Offer within twenty (20) Business Days following delivery of the Tag-Along Notice, the Non-Initiating Party shall be deemed to have waived its rights under this Section 4.2 with respect to such Proposed Sale, and the Transferring Party shall thereafter be free to Transfer the applicable Asset Interests (as defined in Section 4.5(a)) to the Proposed Transferee without the participation of such Non-Initiating Party, for the same form of consideration set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, at a per Working Interest percentage price no greater than the per Working Interest percentage price per applicable Asset set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, and on other terms and conditions which are not more favorable to the Transferring Party than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice.  If one or more Non-Initiating Parties elects to participate in the Proposed Sale pursuant to this Section 4.2, (i)  the consideration to be received by the Parties in such sale (a “Tag-Along Transaction”) will be calculated by taking the aggregate proceeds from such Tag-Along Transaction  and allocating such proceeds among the Parties based upon the relative Fair Market Value of the Leases, Wellpads, and other applicable Assets and other interests included by the Parties (collectively, the “Tag Interests”), as agreed by the Parties or as otherwise determined pursuant to the valuation process set forth in Section 4.5(c), taking into account (in either case) the Parties’ proportionate ownership of the Working Interests in the properties transferred pursuant to the Tag-Along Transaction, the allocation of value among the Working Interests included in the sale as determined with the Third Party buyer (but only to the extent that all Parties approved in writing such allocation prior to execution of the applicable agreement), and any other relevant information, provided, that the total Fair Market Value of the aggregate interests to be sold for purposes hereunder will be equal to the sale price determined by the purchaser of the interests included by the Parties in the Proposed Sale; and (ii) the Non-Initiating Parties shall agree to make to the Proposed Transferee the same representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities as the Transferring Party agrees to make in connection with the Proposed Sale (which may be modified as necessary as to form to the extent one Party is Transferring Working Interests and the other Party is Transferring Equity Interests holding Working Interests, and such other distinctions as may be applicable to the Parties or their interests in the Leases, Wellpads, and other applicable Assets); provided, that (A) no Party shall be liable for the breach of any covenant by any other Party, (B) in no event shall any Party be required to make representations and warranties or provide indemnities as to any other Party, and (C) in no event shall a Non-Initiating Party be responsible for any Liabilities or indemnities in connection with such Proposed Sale in excess of the proceeds received by such Non-Initiating Party in the Proposed Sale. 
		

		
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Transferring Party is entitled to registration rights in respect of such securities, the Transferring Party shall ensure that each Non-Initiating Party, as applicable, will receive pro rata piggy back registration rights on any registration in which the Transferring Party is entitled to register such securities (together with a pro rata number of the total demand registrations granted to the Transferring Party).
		

		
			(d)       The offer of a Non-Initiating Party contained in any Tag-Along Offer shall be irrevocable, and, to the extent such Tag-Along Offer is accepted, such Non-Initiating Party shall be bound and obligated to Transfer in the Proposed Sale on the same terms and conditions, with respect to each Asset Interest Transferred, as the Transferring Party; provided, however, that if the terms of the Proposed Sale change with the result that the per Working Interest percentage price shall be less than the per Working Interest percentage price set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, the form of consideration shall be different or the other terms and conditions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, inside tax basis associated with such interests, if applicable) shall be materially less favorable to such Non-Initiating Party than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, such Non-Initiating Party shall be permitted to withdraw the offer contained in the applicable Tag-Along Offer by written notice to the Transferring Party and upon such withdrawal shall be released from such Party’s obligations.
		

		
			(e)       If a Party exercises its rights under this Section 4.2, the closing of the sale of each Party’s Asset Interest in the Tag-Along Transaction will take place concurrently, other than in connection with a Change of Control.  If the closing with the Proposed Transferee (whether or not the Non-Initiating Party has exercised its rights under this Section 4.2) shall not have occurred by 5:00 p.m.  Eastern Time on the date that is one-hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the Tag-Along Notice, as such period may be extended to obtain any required regulatory approvals, and on terms and conditions not more favorable to the Transferring Party than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, all the restrictions on Transfer contained herein shall again be in effect with respect to such Asset Interest and proposed Transfer.
		

		
			(f)        The costs of any transactions contemplated by this Section 4.2 shall be deducted pro rata from the proceeds to be paid to each Party in connection with such transaction, other than in connection with a Change of Control, in which case each Party participating in a Tag Transaction shall bear its own costs and expenses.
		

		
			(g)       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties agree that a Change of Control with respect to Sanchez Energy shall be treated as a Transfer pursuant to this Section 4.2, provided that (i) a Tag Notice in such circumstances shall be given no later than two (2) Business Days following the public announcement of definitive documentation providing for a Change of Control, (ii) such Change of Control may be consummated prior to the consummation of the acquisition of the Non-Initiating Party’s Tag Interests (which at the election of the Non-Initiating Party may be effected as an asset sale or as the sale of Equity Interests of an entity directly or indirectly owning the Assets of the Non-Initiating Party (provided that the Proposed Transferee shall not be required to assume any indebtedness for borrowed money and such entity shall have had no material business operations since its formation other than as related to the Assets)), (iii) the Proposed Transferee and the Non-Initiating Party shall enter into a purchase 

		 

		

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agreement providing for the acquisition of the Non-Initiating Party’s Tag Interests no later than twenty five (25) Business Days after the Non-Initiating Party’s acceptance of a Tag Offer, which purchase agreement shall be substantially similar in all material respects to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and (iv) the purchase price to be paid for the Non-Initiating Party’s Tag Interests shall be determined based on the Fair Market Value of such Tag Interests in accordance with Section 4.5(f), subject to any applicable purchase price adjustments set forth in the purchase agreement referenced in the foregoing clause (iii).  Sanchez Energy shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a proposed transferee to comply with the terms of this Section 4.2(g); provided that in any consensual transaction between Sanchez Energy and a proposed transferee that results in a Change of Control, including a transaction where the board of directors of Sanchez Energy approve such transaction, Sanchez  Energy shall cause such transferee to comply with this Section 4.2(g).
		

		
			4.3      Right of First Offer.
		

		
			(a)       Other than in connection with an IPO as contemplated by Section 4.4, or in connection with a Foreclosure Transfer, and subject to the terms of any applicable Operating Agreement, if any Party proposes to Transfer any of the Asset Interests held by such Party, including Blackstone pursuant to Section 4.5 (a “ROFO Transferor”) to a Third Party purchaser, the ROFO Transferor agrees that, before entering into negotiations with a Third Party, the Transferring Party will first provide notice (a “ROFO Notice”) to the other Parties (the “ROFO Recipients”) that the ROFO Transferor proposes to pursue such a transaction.  Each such ROFO Notice will invite the ROFO Recipient to submit to the ROFO Transferor an offer in writing (a “ROFO Offer”), which offer shall (i) be irrevocable and in good faith, (ii) be for all cash (except SN may choose to fund a ROFO Offer with cash or SN Common Stock or a combination thereof) (any such ROFO Offer including SN Common Stock as consideration an “SN Equity Financed Offer”)), (iii) specify in reasonable detail the material terms and conditions of such offer (including as set forth in Section 4.3(b) with respect to a SN Equity Financed Offer), (iv) shall provide for a closing date of no longer than ninety (90) days from the execution of a definitive purchase agreement and provide for no holdback or escrow of purchase price, and (v) shall remain open for acceptance by the ROFO Transferor for thirty (30) days after the ROFO Transferor’s receipt of such ROFO Offer, to purchase from the ROFO Transferor one hundred percent (100%) of the Asset Interests that are the subject of the ROFO Notice, which at the sole election of the ROFO Transferor may be structured as a purchase of Working Interests or Equity Interests of an entity holding Asset Interests (the “ROFO Interests”).  The ROFO Offer shall be submitted to the ROFO Transferor within thirty (30) days after the ROFO Recipient’s receipt of the ROFO Notice and shall include a proposed definitive purchase agreement that such ROFO Recipient is prepared to execute upon the acceptance by the ROFO Transferor of the ROFO Offer.  Upon the receipt by the ROFO Transferor of any ROFO Offer, the ROFO Transferor and the applicable ROFO Recipient shall negotiate in good faith for a period of thirty (30) days regarding the ROFO Offer.  In the event the Parties are unable to reach agreement during such period, the ROFO Transferor may elect by notice to such ROFO Recipient submitted at any time during the 30-day period following such negotiation period to accept or reject the ROFO Offer (it being understood that a failure of the ROFO Transferor to submit an unqualified acceptance notice within such 30-day period shall constitute a rejection of the ROFO Offer).  If the ROFO Transferor timely submits an 

		 

		

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acceptance notice, the ROFO Transferor and the applicable ROFO Recipient shall in good faith negotiate a definitive purchase and sale agreement (which shall include the terms and conditions set forth in the ROFO Offer) and use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the purchase and sale of the ROFO Interests as promptly as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days from the execution of a definitive purchase agreement.  If only one ROFO Recipient timely submits a ROFO Offer, the ROFO Transferor may effectuate the sale of all the ROFO Interests to such ROFO Recipient alone.  If neither ROFO Recipient timely submits a ROFO Offer or any ROFO Offer is rejected (or deemed rejected as described above) by the ROFO Transferor, the ROFO Transferor may effectuate a sale of all the ROFO Interests to a Third Party so long as (i) if a ROFO Offer was made, the Transfer price is at least one hundred percent (100%) of the offer price set forth in such ROFO Offer (taking into account Section 4.3(b) below) and the other terms and conditions offered to the Third Party are not materially more favorable to the Third Party than those of such ROFO Offer; and (ii) the execution of definitive documentation for the sale of such ROFO Interests to such Third Party shall occur no later than two hundred and seventy (270) days after a rejection (or deemed rejection) of such ROFO Offer.
		

		
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			(i)        the determination of the value of SN Common Stock included in a SN Equity Financed Offer shall (i) apply an appropriate illiquidity discount, which may take into account, as applicable, the discounts applied to comparable private placements or block trades of comparable size as compared to the applicable market price of such securities and/or discounts applied to publicly traded common equity used as acquisition currency by relevant valuation methodologies customarily used by leading financial valuation firms in similar circumstances and (ii) be discounted for any adverse liquidity effects that are attributable to the payment of any applicable taxes associated with the receipt of such SN Common Stock, in each case (i) and (ii), as reasonably determined by the ROFO Transferor, provided, that no discount with respect to clause (ii) shall apply if the SN Equity Financed Offer includes a portion of cash consideration equal to or greater than the expected aggregate amount of tax payable by the ROFO Transferor, including Blackstone and any of its direct and indirect equity owners as a result of the consummation of such SN Equity Financed Offer and assuming that the aggregate amount of such tax shall be computed using an assumed tax rate equal to the highest maximum combined marginal federal, state and local income tax rates applicable to an individual or corporate taxpayer resident in New York, NY;
		

		
			(ii)       the ROFO Offer shall provide for a fixed value, including a fixed value for the portion of consideration represented by SN Common Stock, payable upon closing, unless otherwise agreed to by the ROFO Transferor;
		

		
			(iii)      if the ROFO Transferor would beneficially own on a pro forma basis (calculated in accordance with clause (vi) below) more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding SN Common Stock, Sanchez Energy shall provide representation rights for the Sanchez Energy Board of Directors to the ROFO Transferor approximately equal to its pro 

		 

		

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forma beneficial ownership percentage of SN Common Stock following the consummation of any ROFO Offer pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to Blackstone;
		

		
			(iv)      no Event of Default (as such term may be then defined under the SN Credit Agreement) shall have occurred under the SN Credit Agreement;
		

		
			(v)       Sanchez Energy shall have a rating equal to or higher than “B3” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or its successors, or an equivalent rating by S&P or Fitch, Inc. (or either of its successors);
		

		
			(vi)      the resulting share issuance will not cause the ROFO Transferor to beneficially own more than thirty-five percent (35%) of outstanding SN Common Stock on a pro forma basis excluding any SN Common Stock owned prior to the Effective Date or issued to Blackstone or GSO pursuant to this Agreement after the Effective Date;
		

		
			(vii)     the SN Common Stock shall be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market (or their respective successors); and 
		

		
			(viii)    the SN Common Stock to be issued to the ROFO Transferor shall be entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement substantially similar in form and substance to the Registration Rights Agreement.
		

		
			4.4       Initial Public Offering.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time following the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date, any Party shall have the right to consummate an initial public offering of a vehicle that includes its respective Working Interests in the Assets at the time such IPO is initiated (“IPO”).  The Party planning to carry out the IPO (the “IPO Party”) may elect to exercise such right by delivering written notice of such election (an “IPO Notice”) to the other Parties (each a  “Non-IPO Party”).  Each Non-IPO Party shall (and shall cause its Controlled Affiliates, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Affiliates, to), following receipt of an IPO Notice, cooperate and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the IPO Party or its Affiliates to help facilitate any such IPO, and the IPO Party shall reimburse each Non-IPO Party and its Affiliates for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.    
		

		
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			(a)       If at any time after the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date (or within nine (9) months following the termination of this Agreement), Blackstone elects, pursuant to a Bona Fide Offer, to pursue a Transfer to a Third Party (other than GSO or any of its Affiliates) pursuant to the terms of such Bona Fide Offer (the “Sale Transaction Transferee”) of all or substantially all of the Working Interests and other Assets acquired by Blackstone pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and all related assets in the Core Area acquired after the Effective Date and 

		 

		

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then held directly or indirectly by Blackstone and its Affiliates (including all rights to operatorship of Blackstone and its Affiliates related to the Leases and/or Wellpads) (other than with respect to Excluded AMI Transactions (as defined in Section 5.2)), or all of the Equity Interests of any entity directly or indirectly owning all of such Working Interests and other Assets and related assets (a “Sale Transaction,” which shall include a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition and the consummation of the sale contemplated thereby, but not an Alternative Equity Partition), and provided, that (i) Blackstone is not the Operator of all of the Assets, (ii) SN or any of its Affiliates is the Operator of any of the Assets and (iii) SN, SN UnSub and any of their respective Affiliates that then own any interests in the Asset Interests have not unconditionally agreed in writing to vote their applicable interests to support the designation of the Third Party who has made such Bona Fide Offer as operator under the applicable Operating Agreements, Blackstone shall, subject to Section 4.5, including Sections 4.5(h) and 4.5(i), have the right to compel Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub, and their respective Affiliates to sell or otherwise convey to the Sale Transaction Transferee all of their Working Interests and other Assets (and other related assets acquired following the Effective Date) (including all rights to operatorship of SN and its Affiliates related to the Leases and/or Wellpads (“SN Operatorship Rights”)) within an area of land comprising seventy-five percent (75%) of the Fair Market Value of the Core Area (the “Included Percentage”) (provided, that if the transfer of such land would result in Sanchez Energy transferring all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to applicable Law, then such applicable percentage of Fair Market Value shall be such lesser percentage that would not constitute all or substantially all of the assets of Sanchez Energy pursuant to applicable Law, but in no event shall such percentage be lower than sixty-six percent (66%)) (it being agreed that for purposes of this Section 4.5, the Core Area shall not include any acreage for which a Party or any of its Affiliates does not then own Working Interests) (such area, the “Included Sale Transaction Area,” and the remainder of the Core Area, the “Excluded Sale Transaction Area” and such remaining percentage, the “Excluded Percentage”) to be determined as provided below in this Section 4.5(a), and in connection and contemporaneously with such Sale Transaction, Blackstone shall convey (and if applicable, cause its Affiliates to convey) all of their Working Interests and other Assets (and other related assets acquired following the Effective Date) (including all rights to operatorship of Blackstone and its Affiliates related to the Leases and/or Wellpads (“Blackstone Operatorship Rights”)) within the Excluded Sale Transaction Area to SN and SN UnSub.  Upon the election by Blackstone to pursue a Sale Transaction, SN, SN UnSub, and Blackstone shall negotiate in good faith for a period of forty-five (45) days to agree upon and designate the Included Sale Transaction Area and the Excluded Sale Transaction Area, based on substantially proportionate geographic divisions and customary industry practices and their respective reserve reports covering the previous twelve (12) month period, such that the Included Sale Transaction Area comprises the Included Percentage and the Excluded Sale Transaction Area comprises the Excluded Percentage, respectively, of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Core Area (a “Sale Transaction Equitable Partition”) in addition to an alternative partition such that the Included Sale Transaction Area comprises Assets in the Core Area equal to fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Core Area (or if at such time the relative ownership percentages of SN and its Affiliates and Blackstone and its Affiliates in the Core Area are not 50%/50%, then the percentage of the Fair Market Value owned in the Core Area by Blackstone and its Affiliates as compared to SN and its Affiliates) (such percentage, the “Blackstone Percentage”) and the Excluded Sale Transaction Area comprises 

		 

		

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that percentage of Assets in the Core Area equal to one hundred percent (100%) less the Blackstone Percentage (an “Alternative Equitable Partition” and together with a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition, each an “Equitable Partition”).  An Equitable Partition shall (i) proportionately distribute to SN and SN UnSub, on the one hand, and the Sale Transaction Transferee or Blackstone, as applicable, on the other hand, in the same proportion and with substantially similar characteristics as each Party held in the Core Area, prior to the Equitable Partition, the following: (A) the remaining drilling obligations under the APC Well Commitment and continuous drilling obligations under the oil and gas leases to which the applicable Working Interests are subject, (B) producing wells and current production (including substantially similar decline profiles and cash flow profiles), proved developed non-producing acreage and undeveloped acreage, (C) remaining reserves, (D) potential future well locations, and (E) allocation of exposure to demand charges, minimum volume commitments and commodity charges (and other similar costs and obligations) under the midstream and marketing agreements in place in the Core Area; (ii) seek to allocate the entirety of a Lease and the acreage governed by an applicable joint operating agreement into either the Included Sale Transaction Area or the Excluded Sale Transaction Area; (iii) take into account any other relevant factors, including, if applicable, a prior Division of Operatorship, and any restrictions on assignment of the applicable Working Interests and other Assets and, subject to the other express provisions of this Section 4.5, seek to mitigate any such restrictions if they are reasonably likely to impede or delay an Equitable Partition and (iv) in the case of an Alternative Equitable Partition, in no event shall SN UnSub have lower values of PDP PV-10 or projected cash flow from PDP reserves after such Alternative Equitable Partition (provided, that any assignments and conveyances among the Parties under an Alternative Equitable Partition shall be on terms substantially similar to the assignment and conveyance terms under the Purchase Agreement).  If, following such forty-five (45) day period, SN, SN UnSub, and Blackstone are unable to agree upon an Equitable Partition, then the Equitable Partition shall be decided by Financial Advisors and Reserve Auditor(s) using the same process as provided for an Equitable Division pursuant to Section 3.8(e)(i),  mutatis mutandis (but with such modifications as may be necessary to determine a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition and an Alternative Equitable Partition in accordance with this Section 4.5, including in order to include SN UnSub as a party to such process), and after the final determination of the Equitable Partition by the Financial Advisors and upon the execution of definitive documentation as required to carry out the Sale Transaction or the Alternative Equitable Partition, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 4.5, the Parties hereto and their Affiliates shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to effectuate the applicable Equitable Partition as promptly as practicable (for no additional consideration other than as may be necessary to ensure that the relative percentages of Fair Market Value in an Alternative Equitable Partition are satisfied).  In order to facilitate an efficient and orderly Sale Transaction process, Blackstone may elect to initiate (and cause Sanchez Energy to participate in) the determination of the Equitable Partition upon the delivery by Blackstone of a ROFO Notice, and from such time as a ROFO Notice is provided until the time that a Sale Transaction or Alternative Equitable Partition is consummated as provided for in this Section 4.5, neither SN nor its Affiliates shall initiate a Division of Operatorship.  In the event that Blackstone is unable to cause Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub and/or their respective Affiliates to participate in a Sale Transaction as a result of any of the limitations set forth in this Section 4.5, then Blackstone shall have the right to effectuate an Alternative Equitable Partition, whereby Blackstone shall be entitled to all Assets of 

		 

		

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the Parties in the Included Sale Transaction Area and SN and SN UnSub shall be entitled to all Assets of the Parties in the Excluded Sale Transaction Area (in each case as such areas are determined pursuant to this Section 4.5(a) with respect to an Alternative Equitable Partition, for no consideration payable other than as may be necessary to ensure that the relative percentages of Fair Market Value in an Alternative Equitable Partition are satisfied), and the Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to effect such Alternative Equitable Partition as promptly as practicable. In connection with the effectuation of an Alternative Equitable Partition and to the extent a Sale Transaction has not been consummated, the Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause Blackstone or its designee (or if applicable a Sale Transaction Transferee) to become operator under each joint operating agreement applicable to the Assets included in the Included Sale Transaction Area and cause SN or its designee to become operator under each joint operating agreement applicable to the Assets included in the Excluded Sale Transaction Area, and in the event that such operatorship is not vested in the applicable party prior to the time that a Sale Transaction Equitable Partition (which shall be consummated as of the closing of a Sale Transaction or as promptly as practicable thereafter) or Alternative Equitable Partition is otherwise ready to be completed, then the principles of Section 3.8(e) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, as though the party to whom operatorship should be transferred were the Post-Division Operator and the Party or its Affiliate that is the operator under an applicable joint operatorship were the Pre-Division Operator (including, without limitation, Section 3.8(e)(ii)), and, if necessary, the Pre-Division Operator shall maintain a sufficient minimal interest so as to not effect an automatic resignation of operatorship under the applicable operating agreements.               
		

		
			(b)       Each of Blackstone, Sanchez Energy, SN and SN UnSub and each of their applicable Affiliates shall consent to such Sale Transaction or to carry out an Alternative Equitable Partition and will cooperate in good faith and use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary approvals and authorizations from its and its subsidiaries’ shareholders (including holders of any preferred equity interests), Board of Directors or other governing bodies, joint venture partners and lenders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, consent from lenders to an Alternative Equitable Partition as required hereunder, notwithstanding any applicable minimum cash consideration requirement that would otherwise be applicable thereto, and regardless of whether any restriction or limitation in any financing arrangement that is otherwise permitted by this Section 4.5), as applicable, and will cooperate in good faith and use reasonable best efforts to remove all Permitted Liens (other than the Permitted Liens described in clauses (iv) and (xii) of the definition thereof) from the applicable Assets and other interests to be conveyed in a Sale Transaction or Alternative Equitable Partition and to take or cause to be taken all other reasonable actions, including seeking any necessary consents required for assignment of interests in the Assets and related interests to be conveyed in a Sale Transaction or Alternative Equitable Partition or a change in operatorship to the applicable purchaser in a Sale Transaction or in an Alternative Equitable Partition or any other actions reasonably necessary or desirable to cause the consummation of such Sale Transaction on the terms of the Bona Fide Offer and in order to maximize the value to be realized by the Parties in connection with a Sale Transaction or otherwise to effect an Alternative Equitable Partition.  For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall not be construed to require Sanchez Energy, SN or SN UnSub to restructure its ownership of the Assets, provided that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, none of Blackstone, Sanchez 

		 

		

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Energy, SN and SN UnSub nor any of their Affiliates shall take any action for the purpose of preventing or materially impeding the consummation of a Sale Transaction or an Alternative Equitable Partition.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.5 or this Agreement to the contrary, (i) Blackstone’s rights to compel a Sale Transaction or an Alternative Equitable Partition and (ii) the obligations of Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub, and their respective Affiliates to consent to such transaction, are subject to (a) compliance by SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates with the requirements under each of their debt financing arrangements as of the Effective Date (as the same may be amended and together with any new debt financing arrangement, in each case that shall have been established in good faith and for valid business purposes and on market terms); provided, that Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to ensure that any new debt financing arrangement or amendment of an existing financing arrangement entered into after the Effective Date shall not expressly restrict an Alternative Equitable Partition as required hereunder, notwithstanding any applicable minimum cash consideration requirement that would otherwise be applicable thereto, (b) compliance with all of the provisions of this Section 4.5 or (c) required landowner consents, midstream consents or other third party consents.     
		

		
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			(d)       Subject to the limitations and conditions of this Section 4.5, the Parties will execute the agreement negotiated by Blackstone in connection with such a Sale Transaction (a “Sale Transaction Agreement”) and will take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by Blackstone to effect such Sale Transaction; provided,  however, that (i) Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub or their Affiliates bound hereby, as applicable, shall only be required to make the same (or substantially similar in all material respects) representations, warranties and covenants and the same indemnities as Blackstone agrees to make in connection with the Sale Transaction (unless expressly contemplated otherwise in this Section 4.5), except that in no event shall any Party be required to agree to any non-competition or non-solicitation covenant in connection with the Sale Transaction or to make any representation or warranty that would be inaccurate when made without the ability to provide disclosure against such representation or warranty, (ii) no Party shall be liable for the breach of any covenants of any other Party, (iii) in no event shall any Party be required to make representations and warranties or provide indemnities as to any other Party, (iv) any liability relating to representations and warranties (and related indemnities) or other indemnification obligations in connection with the Sale Transaction and related to the Assets shall be shared by the Parties pro rata on a several (but not joint) basis in proportion to the proceeds received by each Party in the Sale Transaction, (v) no Party shall have aggregate liability relating to the representations and warranties (and related indemnities) or other indemnification obligations in excess of the purchase price (nor shall any Party have aggregate liability with respect to the breach of non-fundamental or tax-related representations and warranties (and related indemnities) in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the purchase price to be received in the Sale Transaction by such Party without such Party’s consent, which may be withheld by such Party in its sole discretion) and (vi) any escrow or other holdback of proceeds shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among the applicable Parties.     
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(e)       In connection with a Sale Transaction, the form of consideration will consist of either (i) all cash or (ii) cash and not more than twenty-five (25%) in value of publicly traded securities, subject to the following:  in connection with such a Sale Transaction (i) if the form of consideration is a combination of cash and securities, the portion of such consideration that is cash shall be the greater percentage of (A) seventy-five (75%) percent cash and (B) the percentage of cash necessary for Sanchez Energy, SN and its Affiliates to meet any debt financing covenants which are then in existence (up to one hundred percent (100%) cash requirements) (provided, that Blackstone or its applicable Affiliate may elect to take a higher percentage of equity consideration in a Sale Transaction than the other participating sale parties in order to satisfy the requirements of this clause (i)), (ii) subject to the preceding clause (i), all Parties shall be allocated the same form of consideration, or if any Parties are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all Parties will be given the same option and (iii) the consideration to be received by the Parties in a Sale Transaction will be calculated by taking the aggregate proceeds from such Sale Transaction (excluding all out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Parties in connection with such Sale Transaction, which shall be borne by the Parties in proportion to their respective rights to the aggregate sale proceeds; provided, that any agreements with accountants, attorneys, investment bankers or other such professional service firms in connection with a Sale Transaction shall be negotiated at arms-length and be at prevailing market rates and provided, further, that SN shall have the right to consent to any investment bank hired to direct the Sale Transaction process, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and allocating such proceeds among the Parties based upon the relative Fair Market Value of the Assets and other interests included by Blackstone, SN and SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates in the Sale Transaction (collectively, the “Drag Interests”), as agreed by the Parties or as otherwise determined pursuant to an Equitable Partition. 
		

		
			(f)       For purposes of Section 4.5(e) and Section 4.2(b), in the event the applicable Parties (for purposes of this paragraph, collectively, the “Dispute Parties”) disagree as to the relative Fair Market Value of the Drag Interests or Tag Interests, as applicable, included by each Party and cannot resolve such dispute (after good faith negotiations lasting no more than ten (10) Business Days) (it being agreed that an Equitable Partition determined in accordance with Section 4.5(a) shall be final and binding on the Parties), then any Dispute Party may elect for the Dispute Parties to engage one mutually-agreeable reputable national or regional investment bank or valuation firm with experience in the valuation of oil and gas interests in the Eagle Ford Shale (the “Valuation Firm”) to determine the relative Fair Market Value (on a percentage basis) of the Drag Interests or Tag Interests, as applicable, included by each Party. In the event that Blackstone has not effected a Division of Operatorship, any determination of the Fair Market Value shall assume that Blackstone holds rights to operatorship of such portion of the Assets as though an Equitable Division had been consummated.  The Valuation Firm shall be selected by the Dispute Parties from among the parties included on Annex IV and if the Dispute Parties are unable to agree then SN in the case of a Sale Transaction or Blackstone in the case of a Proposed Sale shall choose.  The Dispute Parties shall each cooperate fully with the Valuation Firm, including by providing all reasonably requested information, data and work papers of such Dispute Party and shall make available personnel and accountants to explain any such information, data or work papers.  The Parties shall cause the Valuation Firm to render its determination as soon as reasonably practicable 

		 

		

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but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the Valuation Firm was engaged; provided,  however, if the dispute relates to Tag Interests, the Parties shall cause the Valuation Firm to render its determination no later than the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the expiration of the Tag-Along Offer.  The Valuation Firm’s determination of the relative value of the Drag Interests (the “Final Valuation”) shall be final and binding on the Dispute Parties, and any proceeds to be received in such indirect approved sale shall be split between the Dispute Parties based upon the relative valuation percentages set forth in the Final Valuation.  The fees and costs of the Valuation Firm shall be split equally between the Parties based on their respective proportionate amount of Working Interests to be conveyed in the applicable transaction, and the Parties shall provide, and shall cause their Controlled Affiliates, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their other Affiliates to provide, all information available to them that may be reasonably requested by the Valuation Firm.
		

		
			(g)       In connection with a Sale Transaction, if reasonably requested by the applicable buyer, Sanchez Energy, if the Sanchez Operator remains the Operator for any Wellpads or Leases, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a customary transition services agreement with the purchaser at the closing of such Sale Transaction, or Sanchez Energy shall cause any applicable Affiliate or entity then providing management services to Sanchez Energy and capable of providing transition services to enter into such agreement, which transition services agreement shall be substantially similar in all material respects to the transition services agreement with Affiliates of Anadarko pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, provided, that the term shall be no more than two months and Sanchez Energy or its Affiliate shall be entitled to earn a mark-up of ten percent (10%) over cost on all services provided thereunder.
		

		
			(h)       Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 4.5 to the contrary but, with respect to SN UnSub, subject to Section 4.5(i), (i) there shall be no liability or obligation on behalf of Blackstone or its Affiliates if such entities determine, for any reason, not to consummate a Sale Transaction or an Equitable Partition, and Blackstone shall be permitted to discontinue at any time any Sale Transaction or Equitable Partition initiated by Blackstone by providing written notice to SN and SN UnSub and (ii) Blackstone may not cause Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates to participate in a Sale Transaction unless the consideration received by Sanchez Energy, SN, SN UnSub and their respective Affiliates in such Sale Transaction (including distributions of cash on hand at SN and SN UnSub that are made to SN and UnSub in connection with such sale) would be greater than or equal to the sum (the “Required Return Sum”), without duplication, of (A) (x) the amount of capital which was invested, borrowed, used or otherwise provided in connection with the financing, acquisition, ownership or operation of the Assets, and any related assets (including for the avoidance of doubt, any assets being retained by SN or Unsub in the Sale Transaction) less all distributions previously made on account of any equity capital invested by Parties other than GSO (or its Affiliates), (y) payments by the relevant Person and its Affiliates arising under or related to the redemption, repayment or refinancing of any securities, credit facilities, financial vehicles, debentures, notes, guarantees or liabilities procured to carry out any and all transactions contemplated under the Purchase  Agreement or this Agreement, in each case, that are required as a result of the consummation of a Sale Transaction and (z) disbursements, fees or costs reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the relevant Person and its Affiliates to suspend, reassign, demobilize, stack, terminate, sell off and restructure all 

		 

		

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applicable personnel, equipment and operations related, directly or indirectly, to the Assets in connection with such Sale Transaction, (B) the amount of capital GSO (or its Affiliates) invested in SN UnSub, (C) the Base Preferred Return Amount as required under the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement and (D) the outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of SN and SN UnSub upon such applicable date of determination (net of any cash and cash equivalents of SN and SN UnSub as of such date) to the extent that a buyer in connection with a Sale Transaction does not assume or directly repay such outstanding indebtedness; provided, for purposes of the foregoing subparts (A) through (D), that such equity or debt that is amended, incurred or established following the Effective Date is done so in good faith and for valid business purposes and on terms determined in the reasonable judgment and in good faith by the party amending, incurring or establishing such equity or debt; provided,  further, that with the written consent of GSO, the Required Return Sum will be adjusted downward equitably to reflect the percentage of Assets actually to be transferred in a Sale Transaction by SN and SN UnSub as compared to the Assets acquired by SN and SN UnSub pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.  In addition, (i) a fair and reasonable allocation of the proceeds from a proposed Sale Transaction between SN and SN UnSub shall be made in the reasonable judgment, in good faith and for valid business purposes, of Sanchez Energy, SN and SN UnSub (in accordance with their then existing debt arrangements) and (ii) in no event shall SN or SN UnSub be compelled to enter into a Sale Transaction unless, after the application of the proceeds from such Sale Transaction, after satisfying the conditions in the foregoing subpart (i), the proceeds payable to SN UnSub shall be an amount sufficient to return to its equity holders one hundred percent (100%) of the equity invested in SN UnSub.
		

		
			(i)        Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.5 or this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the Redemption Date, without the prior written consent of GSO, SN UnSub shall not (and shall not be required to), and no Party shall cause SN UnSub to participate in any transfer or disposition (or enter into definitive documentation providing for any transfer or disposition) of any of its Working Interests or other Assets (or any portion thereof) under this Section 4.5 (other than an Alternative Equitable Partition), and Blackstone shall not have the right to compel a Sale Transaction with respect to SN UnSub’s Working Interests and Assets (or any portion thereof), unless (i) such transfer or disposition complies with the terms and conditions of SN UnSub’s debt financing arrangements applicable as of the Effective Date and such other debt financing arrangements that as amended, or as incurred or established following the Effective Date in good faith and for valid business purposes and on terms determined in the reasonable judgment and in good faith by the party amending, incurring or establishing such debt, (ii) the Preferred Units receive an amount of cash equal to the Base Preferred Return Amount with respect to each Preferred Unit in redemption in full of all outstanding Preferred Units, pursuant to and in compliance with the SN UnSub GP LLC Agreement and SN UnSub Partnership Agreement, less any debt incurred, Preferred Units or Common Units issued by SN UnSub in connection with funding of properties outside of the AMI and (iii) GSO has the right to act on behalf of, and enforce all rights of, SN UnSub in connection with this Section 4.5. For the avoidance of doubt and for purposes of clarity, an Alternative Equitable Partition is intended to provide SN UnSub with substantially similar characteristics and value, after giving effect to such Alternative Equitable Partition, as SN UnSub held in the Core Area prior to the Alternative Equitable Partition, in accordance with the procedures in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Article V
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
		

		
			5.1       Information Rights.
		

		
			(a)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Operating Agreements (but, for the avoidance of doubt, in addition to the information and data required to be provided to the Parties pursuant any Operating Agreement), Operator shall provide the Parties, in electronic format, with the following information and reports with respect to the Assets reasonably promptly after such information becomes available to Operator or could have been prepared without incurring unreasonable time and cost by Operator or any of its Affiliates:
		

		
			(i)        daily volumes for oil, gas, condensate, and water, choke size and tubing, casing, and flowing pressure;
		

		
			(ii)       monthly lease operating expense statement; 
		

		
			(iii)      monthly oil, gas, and condensate sales reports;
		

		
			(iv)      drilling and workover reports, which shall include the current depth, the corresponding lithological information, data on drilling fluid characteristics, information about drilling difficulties or delays (if any), mud checks, mud logs, and hydrocarbon information, casing and cementation tallies, and estimated cumulative costs;
		

		
			(v)       daily drilling (including completion, stimulation, testing, artificial lifting, daily mud reports, mud logging, directional drilling, etc.) reports;
		

		
			(vi)      copies of all completion and plugging reports;
		

		
			(vii)     to the extent permissible, copies of all seismic data and reports, well tests, core data, microseismic, and associated analysis reports;
		

		
			(viii)    to the extent Operator prepares or receives such information, (A) geological and geophysical, reservoir engineering, drilling and well completion studies, development schedules, and annual progress reports on development projects and (B) well performance reports;
		

		
			(ix)      copies of written notices provided by Governmental Authorities or any Third Party regarding material violations or potential material violations of applicable Law;
		

		
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			(xi)      copies of any material correspondence between Operator and any Governmental Authority relating to material violations or potential material violations of applicable law; 
		

		
			(xii)     to the extent not included in clauses (i)-(xi) above, all material information, data, projections, interpretative data and analysis, operating plans, records, and analysis utilized by Operator in preparing (including the basis for proposing) a Subsequent Budget and Work Plan; and
		

		
			(xiii)    to the extent not included in clauses (i)-(xii) above, as soon as reasonably practicable following a request from a Party, all information reasonably requested by a Party for any purposes, including in connection with satisfying or complying with information requests and disclosure requirements in respect of financing or other capital market activities, including requests from current and prospective lenders and investors, rating agencies, securities exchanges, and Governmental Authorities.
		

		
			(b)       The information described in Section 5.1(a) shall be stored on a commercially available secure, third-party electronic database and document sharing platform and made available to each Party (“VDR”).  Such VDR shall be Intralinks, Merrill Datasite, or another VDR platform that is mutually agreeable to the Parties.  The VDR shall be maintained by Operator and such expenses shall be shared equally amongst the Parties.
		

		
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			(a)       The Parties hereby establish an Area of Mutual Interest (“AMI”), commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and covering lands depicted on Exhibit C attached hereto, plus a 4-mile halo in any direction from the perimeter of such lands (excluding, however, any properties owned by SN and its Affiliates as of the Effective Date within the lands depicted on Exhibit C, which shall not be included within the AMI nor otherwise be subject to this Agreement).  The AMI shall terminate and have no further force and effect on the earlier of (i) the date that is five (5) years after the Effective Date, or (ii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated in its entirety in accordance with Section 6.1.
		

		
			(b)       For purposes of this Section 5.2, an “Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition of, or agreement or option to acquire, rights, title or interests to any oil and gas properties covering lands within the AMI by a Party or any of its Affiliates (which in the case of Blackstone, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include HoldCo), subject to Section 5.2(h), between the Effective Date and the expiration of the AMI pursuant to Section 5.2(a).  Such Acquisition whether acquired directly or indirectly, shall include without limitation, oil and gas leases, options to lease, farm-ins, options to farm-in, acreage contributions, bottom hole agreements or exploratory agreements.  If an Acquisition includes lands located within the AMI and lands located outside the boundaries of the AMI, the Acquisition shall be deemed to include only the lands located inside the AMI, unless the Parties agree otherwise.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(c)       All Acquisitions must be reported by the acquiring Party to the non-acquiring Parties thirty (30) days prior to the actual closing date of such Acquisition.  Such notification shall include, but is not be limited to, a description of the interest acquired, the area covered, the terms of the Acquisition and the cost (including brokerage fees), and a copy of the proposed agreement for the Acquisition.
		

		
			(d)       For purposes of this Section 5.2, the proportionate shares of Blackstone, SN, and SN UnSub or the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, if applicable, in the right to participate in an Acquisition shall be fifty percent (50%), thirty percent (30%), and twenty percent (20%), respectively.  Each non-acquiring Party will have twenty (20) days after receipt of the notice to furnish the acquiring Party with written notice of its election to acquire, or cause its subsidiary to acquire, its proportionate share of the Acquisition for its proportionate share of the purchase price (or cash equal to fair equivalent value if the Acquisition was made for non-cash consideration); provided,  however, that if Blackstone or its Affiliates is the acquiring Party, SN UnSub may assign its right to participate in such Acquisition to SN, or SN may assign its right to participate in such Acquisition to SN UnSub, in which case SN and SN UnSub shall provide a joint written notice evidencing SN’s (or SN UnSub’s) election to acquire both shares and SN UnSub’s (or SN’s) agreement to such election; provided, further, that if SN, SN Unsub or their respective Affiliates is the acquiring party, Blackstone shall have the right to assign its right to participate in such Acquisition to HoldCo, or, subject to the prior written consent of SN in its sole discretion, any other Affiliate.  Failure of a Party to provide a written notice of its election within the twenty (20) day period will be deemed an election not to acquire its proportionate share of the Acquisition which will thereafter no longer be subject to the AMI provisions under this Agreement or any applicable Operating Agreement.  Further, if neither non-acquiring Party elects to acquire its proportionate share of an Acquisition, the properties acquired in such Acquisition shall not be subject to this Agreement.  
		

		
			(e)       If a non-acquiring Party elects to acquire its proportionate share (or, if applicable, SN elects to acquire both its share and SN UnSub’s share or SN UnSub elects to acquire both its share and SN’s share) of the Acquisition, such non-acquiring Party shall promptly (within ten (10) days of giving its notice) pay for its proportionate share(s) of the Acquisition, and the acquiring Party, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of that payment from the non-acquiring Party for its share(s) of the Acquisition cost, shall deliver (or cause its Affiliates to deliver) to the non-acquiring Party an assignment of the non-acquiring Party’s proportionate share(s) of the Acquisition.  Assignments pursuant to the AMI shall not contain any reservations in favor of the acquiring Party (or its Affiliates), other than the reservations burdening the Acquisition as of the date of the Acquisition by the acquiring Party (or its Affiliates).  Such assignments shall be prepared in accordance with Exhibit D and be properly executed and notarized for recording purposes.
		

		
			(f)        The acquiring Party shall have the right to serve as operator pursuant to an applicable Operating Agreement for an Acquisition that such acquiring Party brings to the other Party pursuant to this Section 5.2 (to the extent permitted by such Operating Agreement); provided, that, prior to the occurrence of an Operator Default Event of SN, SN shall be entitled to serve as Operator for any Acquisitions within the Core Area and any oil and gas leasehold interests 

		 

		

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covering lands within the Core Area shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as though it were an Asset (and shall be deemed to be included in the definition of “Asset” for all purposes hereunder) and added to Annex III accordingly.    
		

		
			(g)       If any Party is in Default, any other Party may (provided, that such other Party is not in Default) elect, by written notice, to have the terms of this Section 5.2 not restrict the activities of such other Party or any of its Affiliates during the period that the Default is continuing (provided, that a Party may thereafter continue to own and develop assets acquired during the applicable period) and any assets acquired by a Non-Defaulting Party during a Default shall be offered only to the other Non-Defaulting Party under this Section 5.2 and the Defaulting Party shall not be deemed to own or in any way otherwise be entitled to any rights or benefits in respect thereof.
		

		
			(h)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in this Section 5.2 shall not in any way limit or apply to (i) the activities of any Affiliate of SN or SN UnSub not Controlled by SN or SN UnSub, as applicable (except for in the case of SN, Sanchez Energy and its subsidiaries (other than SN UnSub and its subsidiaries), so long as SN remains a Controlled Affiliate of Sanchez Energy), or (ii) (A) the activities of any Affiliate of Blackstone in its business other than the private equity investments made by the “Blackstone Capital Partners VI,” “Blackstone Capital Partners VII,” “Blackstone Energy Partners I,” and/or “Blackstone Energy Partners II” investment funds (collectively, the “Blackstone Funds”) affiliated with or managed by Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C., (B) the activities of GSO Capital Partners L.P. or any investment funds or vehicles managed by GSO Capital Partners L.P. or any portfolio companies or other investments of GSO Capital Partners L.P., or (C) the acquisition by any investment funds or vehicles managed by Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C. or any of its Affiliates to the extent such transaction represents the acquisition of any securities of an entity owning an interest in the AMI if such class of securities being acquired are listed on a national securities exchange and such acquisition does not provide for voting interests in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of such entity, provided, that in each of clauses (ii)(A), (B) and (C), (y) Blackstone does not Control or have the right to Control any of the Persons mentioned in clauses (ii)(A), (B) or (C) above, and (z) any of such Persons does not act at the direction of or with encouragement from Blackstone with respect to any matters contemplated by this Section 5.2.  For the avoidance of doubt, if any of the actions prohibited under clauses (y) or (z) above occurs, the respective Persons mentioned in clauses (ii)(A), (B) or (C) above shall be subject to, and their activities shall be limited in accordance with, this Section 5.2; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, portfolio companies of GSO Capital Partners L.P. for which neither GSO Capital Partners L.P. nor its Affiliates have majority board control shall not be subject to the AMI provisions of this Section 5.2 notwithstanding the foregoing.  The transactions and other activities excluded by this Section 5.2(h) from the other provisions of this Section 5.2 shall be referred to herein as “Excluded AMI Transactions.”
		

		
			(i)        Agreement Memorandum.  The Parties hereby agree to execute and promptly file a memorandum of this Agreement in the real property records of Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			5.3       Spacing Protections.
		

		
			(a)       Limited Restricted Zone.  With respect to each well drilled on lands in the AMI after the Effective Date but prior to the Redemption Date, each Party agrees:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)        not to, and to cause its Affiliates not to, plan or propose, or permit the Operator to plan or propose, to drill any part or segment of the horizontal portion of the wellbore of such well within the Limited Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well;  
		

		
			(ii)       not to include in any Approved Budget or Work Plan any well or wells that would be drilled into the Limited Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well; 
		

		
			(iii)      not to participate in or consent to any operation proposed or conducted by a third party under an Operating Agreement to drill a well or wells that would be drilled into the Limited Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well; and 
		

		
			(iv)      not to complete or produce the horizontal portion of the wellbore of any well drilled into the Limited Restricted Zone of an Existing Producing Well (unless, in the case of the Operator, it is required to do so under an applicable Operating Agreement) (collectively (i) through (iv) above, the “Limited Spacing Restrictions”).
		

		
			(b)       Full Restricted Zone.  Except for Exception Wells as provided below, with respect to each well drilled on lands in the AMI after the Effective Date but prior to the earlier of (x) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Date, (y) the Redemption Date, or (z) mutual agreement of the Parties to modify these restrictions, each Party agrees:
		

		
			(i)        not to, and to cause its Affiliates not to, plan or propose, or permit the Operator to plan or propose, to drill any part or segment of the horizontal portion of the wellbore of such well within the Full Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well;  
		

		
			(ii)       not to include in any Approved Budget or Work Plan any well or wells that would be drilled into the Full Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well;
		

		
			(iii)      not to participate in or consent to any operation proposed or conducted by a third party under an Operating Agreement to drill a well or wells that would be drilled into the Full Restricted Zone of any Existing Producing Well; and
		

		
			(iv)      not to complete or produce the horizontal portion of the wellbore of any well drilled into the Full Restricted Zone of an Existing Producing Well (unless, in the case of the Operator, it is required to do so under an applicable Operating Agreement) (collectively (i) through (iv) above, the “Full Spacing Restrictions”).
		

		
			(c)       Illustration.  Illustrations of the Limited Restricted Zone and Full Restricted Zones are shown in Annex VII attached hereto.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(d)        Exceptions to Full Spacing Restrictions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operator may drill and complete up to thirty (30) wells (the “Exception Wells”) in the areas in the AMI shown in Annex VII that do not comply with the Full Spacing Restrictions as long as such Exception Wells comply with the Limited Spacing Restrictions.
		

		
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			(i)        Notice.  Any Party may request that the Full Restricted Zone be modified by giving written notice to the other Parties if (1) twenty (20) Exception Wells have been drilled and completed, (2) at least six (6) Exception Wells have been drilled and completed in each AMI Test Area subject to the proposed modification of the Full Restricted Zone (the “Test Wells”), and (3) the Test Wells have been producing for at least six (6) months.  Such written notice shall include a description of the proposed modifications to the Full Restricted Zone and reasonably detailed technical information and data from such requesting Party’s consulting reservoir engineers supporting such modifications to the Full Restricted Zone (the “Proposed Modifications”).  Each Party shall work in good faith to review the Proposed Modifications and all supporting information.  The Proposed Modifications may not contain spacing restrictions that are less restrictive or protective in either the horizontal or vertical plane than those in the Limited Restricted Zone.  If the other Parties (and their respective consulting engineers) agree that the Proposed Modifications will not lead to any material reduction in value to each Party’s respective Asset base, then the Full Spacing Restrictions shall be modified pursuant to the Proposed Modifications until such time that the Parties agree to subsequent Proposed Modification.
		

		
			(ii)       Failure to Agree.  If the other Parties (and their respective consulting engineers) fail to agree that the Proposed Modifications will not lead to any reduction in value to each Party’s respective Asset base within 30 days after the date of the first notice provided in Section 5.3(e)(i), then any Party may within seven (7) Business Days thereafter, declare a Deadlock by providing a Deadlock Notice to the other Parties.  Thereafter, such Deadlock shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.6(b) and, if applicable, non-binding mediation, in accordance with Section 3.6(c).  For the avoidance of doubt, as it relates to this Section 5.3, any decision on behalf of SN UnSub prior to the Redemption Date shall require the approval of the Class B Member of SN UnSub.
		

		
			(iii)      Amendment.  Prior to drilling offset wells pursuant to such Proposed Modifications, then this Annex VII shall be amended to reflect the Proposed Modifications to the Full Restricted Zone agreed to by the Parties hereunder.
		

		
			(f)        Covenants Running with the Land and Assumption.  The obligations of the Parties in this Section 5.3 are covenants running with the land and shall be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the obligations in this Section 5.3 will burden the lands in the AMI and create a privity of estate between the Parties.  It is the Parties’ express intent that such obligations will not be subject to rejection in the event of any bankruptcy involving any Party or any successor or assign to any of the leases, lands, 

		 

		

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or wells that are subject to this Agreement. Each Party agrees to cause its successors and assigns to expressly assume the obligations under this Section 5.3 in connection with any Transfer of all or part of its Assets.
		

		
			(g)       Existing Producing Wells and Drilled and Uncompleted Wells.  The restrictions listed in this Section 5.3 shall apply solely to wells that are drilled and completed within the Limited Restricted Zone or the Full Restricted Zone of an Existing Wellpad and shall not apply to the Existing Drilled and Uncompleted Wells.
		

		
			(h)       Applicability to Blackstone.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 5.3, Blackstone shall not be subject to either the Full Spacing Restrictions or the Limited Spacing Restrictions in Section 5.3 after 5 years following the Effective Date.
		

		
			5.4      Cooperation. The Parties agree to cooperate, and to cause their Affiliates to cooperate, with one another in connection with the arrangement of any debt financing related to the Assets as may be reasonably requested by a Party. Any reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by a Party and its Affiliates in providing reasonable cooperation to a Party in accordance with this Section 5.4 shall be reimbursed by the Party seeking such cooperation.
		

		
			Article VI
TERM AND TERMINATION
		

		
			6.1       Term and Termination.  Subject to Section 6.2, the term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until the earliest of:
		

		
			(a)       termination by mutual written agreement of each Party;
		

		
			(b)       the eighth anniversary of the Effective Date;
		

		
			(c)       with respect to any interest in the Assets transferred (other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer or a Foreclosure Transfer) to a Third Party (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include Sanchez Production Partners LP, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation or its Affiliates, any Permitted Holder or any other entity Controlled by any Permitted Holder), upon the consummation of such transfer but only with respect to the interest transferred (and this Agreement will remain in effect with respect to the remainder of the Assets), subject to Section 4.1(b) and the provisions that survive pursuant to Section 6.2 and which are assigned in connection with a Transfer pursuant to Section 7.3;
		

		
			(d)       termination by any Party in its sole discretion after a Division of Operatorship or an Alternative Equitable Partition is completed, but only within thirty (30) days after the consummation of the Alternative Equitable Partition or final Equitable Division resulting therefrom; and
		

		
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			Following the termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.1, upon the written request of any Party, the Parties agree to execute and file for record a notice of termination of this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
		

		
			6.2      Effect of Termination.  The expiration or termination of this Agreement, for any reason, shall not release any Party from any obligation or liability to any other Party, including any payment obligation, that (i) has already accrued hereunder, (ii) comes into effect due to the expiration or termination of the Agreement, or (iii) otherwise survives the expiration or termination of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the right of Blackstone to pursue a Sale Transaction and/or an Equitable Division pursuant to Section 4.5 (and the provisions set forth in Article VII as they may relate to Section 4.5) shall survive termination due to Division of Operatorship for the later of (A) a period of nine (9) months following the consummation of such Division of Operatorship (it being understood that in the event an Alternative Equitable Partition is to be completed, then the parties shall complete such Alternative Equitable Partition regardless of whether such nine (9) month period has expired) or (B) five (5) months after determination of a final and binding Equitable Partition in accordance with Section 4.5; (ii) the information rights set forth in Section 5.1 shall survive a termination due to a Division of Operatorship indefinitely or until neither Blackstone, SN, nor any of their Affiliates (or any designee thereof) operates any of the Assets, (iii) Section 3.8(e)(i) shall survive for a period of six months following a termination resulting from a sale by SN, or any other Affiliate thereof serving as Operator, to a Third Party, or following a termination under Section 6.1(d), (iv) Section 3.8(e)(ii) and Section 3.8(e)(iii) and the penultimate sentence of Section 3.8(e) shall survive termination indefinitely until all Required Operatorship Consents are obtained (including to the extent a Division of Operatorship is effected following termination of the Agreement pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (iii)), provided that the last sentence of Section 3.8(e)(iii) shall survive the termination of this Agreement in any event for a period of ten years; (v) the provisions of Section 3.8(e)(v) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of ten years; and (vi) the spacing restrictions in Section 5.3 shall survive termination until the dates set forth in Section 5.3  .
		

		
			Article VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
		

		
			7.1      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the Operating Agreements and the Purchase Agreement, constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter covered hereby and supersede (i) all prior oral or written proposals, term sheets or agreements, (ii) all contemporaneous oral proposals or agreements, and (iii) all previous negotiations and all other communications or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
		

		
			7.2      Waivers.  Neither action taken (including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party) nor inaction pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein by the Party not committing such action or inaction.  A waiver by any Party of a particular right, including breach of any provision of this Agreement, shall not operate or be construed as a subsequent waiver of that same right or a waiver of any other right.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			7.3      Assignment; Binding Effect.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereunder, each Party may assign its rights or interests under this Agreement, or delegate any duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party, provided, that such assignment or delegation is made in connection with the conveyance by a Party or its Affiliate of (i) all its interest in an Asset to a Third Party, (ii) all or some of its interests in an Asset to an Affiliate, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (iii) otherwise in connection with a Sale Transaction, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all rights set forth in Section 3.8(e)(ii) (including with respect to the survival period of such provision as set forth under Section 6.2).  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns; provided,  however, that in the case of only a partial assignment by a Party of their rights or interests under this Agreement to an Affiliate or Permitted Transferee, such Affiliate or Permitted Transferee shall not succeed to such transferring Party’s rights under Article III, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties and such Affiliate or Permitted Transferee.
		

		
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			(a)       This Agreement has been executed and delivered and shall be construed, interpreted and governed pursuant to and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any conflict of Laws principles which, if applied, might permit or require the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.
		

		
			(b)       In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provision of applicable Law, the applicable provision of Law shall control.  If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and that provision shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable Law.
		

		
			7.5       Further Assurances.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  In case, at any time after the execution of this Agreement, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes, the proper officers or directors of the Parties shall take or cause to be taken all such necessary action.
		

		
			7.6       Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and delivered by facsimile or portable document format, each of which, when executed, shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(a)       The Parties acknowledge that they and their respective appointed Representatives (if any) shall receive information from or regarding Assets in the nature of trade secrets or that otherwise is confidential information or proprietary information (as further defined below in this Section 7.7(a), “Confidential Information”), the release of which would be damaging to the Parties or Persons with which the Parties conduct business.  Each Party shall hold in strict confidence, and shall require that such Party’s appointed Representatives (if any) hold in strict confidence, any Confidential Information that such Party or such Party’s appointed Representative receives, and each Party shall not, and each Party shall require that such Party’s appointed Representatives agree not to, disclose such Confidential Information to any Person other than another Party or Representative, or use such information for any purpose other than to evaluate, analyze, and keep apprised of the Assets and such Party’s interest therein, except for disclosures (i) to comply with any Laws (including applicable stock exchange or quotation system requirements), provided, that, if permitted by applicable Law, a Party or Representative must notify all the Parties promptly of any disclosure of Confidential Information which is required by Law, and any such disclosure of Confidential Information shall be to the minimum extent required by Law, (ii) to Affiliates, partners, members, stockholders, investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, consultants, lenders, professional advisers or representatives of the Party or Representative or their Affiliates; provided, that such Party or Representative shall be responsible for assuring such Affiliates,’ partners,’ members,’ stockholders,’ investors,’ directors,’ officers,’ employees,’ agents,’ attorneys,’ consultants,’ lenders,’ professional advisers’ and representatives’ compliance with the terms hereof (and such Party or Representative, as applicable, shall be liable for any non-compliance by such Persons as if such Persons were bound as a Party hereto), except to the extent any such Person who is not an Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, director, officer or employee has agreed in writing addressed to all the Parties to be bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information similar to this Section 7.7(a), (iii) to Persons to which that Party’s Asset Interests may be Transferred as permitted by this Agreement, but only if the recipients of such information have agreed to be bound by customary confidentiality and non-use undertakings similar to this Section 7.7(a), (iv) of information that a Party or Representative also has received from a source independent of another Party or Representative and that such Party or Representative reasonably believes such source obtained such information without breach of any obligation of confidentiality to another Party, Representative or any of their Affiliates, (v) that have been or become independently developed by a Party, a Representative or their Affiliates, or on their behalf without using any of the Confidential Information, (vi) that are or become generally available to the public (other than as a result of a prohibited disclosure by such Party or Representative or Persons for which such Party or Representative is responsible for under clause (ii) above), (vii) in connection with any proposed Transfer of all or part the Working Interests of a Party, the proposed sale of all or substantially all of a Party or its direct or indirect parent or the proposed debt or equity financing of a Party or its direct or indirect parent, to Persons to which such interest may be directly or indirectly transferred or which may provide such debt or equity financing (and their respective advisors or representatives), but only if the recipients of such information have agreed to be bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information similar to this 

		 

		

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Section 7.7(a) (unless, in the case of advisors or representatives, such Persons are otherwise bound by a duty of non-disclosure and non-use with respect to confidential and proprietary information), (viii) to Third Parties to the extent necessary for a Person to provide services in connection with its capacity as Operator, as applicable, or (ix) to the extent the non-disclosing Parties shall have consented to such disclosure in writing.  The Parties agree that breach of the provisions of this Section 7.7(a) by such Party or such Party’s appointed Representative (if any) would cause irreparable injury to the non-disclosing Parties for which monetary damages (or other remedy at Law) would be inadequate in view of (i) the complexities and uncertainties in measuring the actual damages that would be sustained by reason of the failure of a Party or Representative to comply with such provisions and (ii) the uniqueness of the Assets and the confidential nature of the Confidential Information.  Accordingly, the Parties agree that the provisions of this Section 7.7(a) may be enforced by any Party by temporary or permanent injunction (without the need to post bond or other security, therefor), specific performance or other equitable remedy and by any other rights or remedies that may be available at law or in equity.  The term “Confidential Information” shall include any information pertaining to the identity of the Parties and the Assets, which is not available to the public, whether written, oral, electronic, visual form or in any other media, including, such information that is proprietary, confidential or concerning the Parties ownership and operation of the Assets or related matter, including any actual or proposed operations or development project or strategies, other operations and business plans, actual or projected revenues and expenses, finances, contracts and books and records.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Blackstone and its Affiliates may make disclosures to its direct and indirect limited partners and members such information (including Confidential Information) as is customarily provided to current or prospective limited partners in private equity funds sponsored or managed by Affiliates of Blackstone, provided, that if such Persons are receiving Confidential Information such Persons are bound by customary undertakings with respect to confidential and proprietary information similar to this Section 7.7(a).  In the event that a Party wishes to issue a press release relating in any respect to the Assets that in the opinion of such Party does not contain Confidential Information, each Party shall be consulted and have a reasonable amount of time to review and comment upon such proposed press release prior to its issuance.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event a Party has approved or been consulted with respect to any disclosures as required hereunder, the other Party, its Representatives or its Affiliates shall be entitled to make disclosures substantially similar (as to form and content) to those prior disclosures that the non-disclosing Party has approved or been consulted with respect to, as applicable.
		

		
			(b)       The Parties acknowledge and agree that none of the Parties shall furnish or otherwise provide a copy of this Agreement (or any part hereof) to any Person (other than the Parties, their Representatives, and Affiliates, and their respective representative(s) and adviser(s)), unless (i) otherwise agreed in writing by each of the Parties, (ii) required by applicable Laws (and if required by applicable Laws, a copy of the applicable portions of this Agreement shall be furnished only to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable Laws), (iii) by any Party, as required to implement any of the hedging arrangements and financings, and (iv) in compliance with clauses (i)-(ix) of Section 7.7(a), as if this Agreement were Confidential Information.
		

		
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except for the rights of GSO under Section 4.5 (which may be enforced by GSO) the provisions of this Agreement are for the exclusive benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Except for the foregoing, this Agreement is not intended to benefit or create rights in any other Person, including (a) any Person to whom any debts, Liabilities, or obligations are owed by a Party, or (b) any liquidator, trustee, or creditor acting on behalf of any Party, and no such creditor or any other Person shall have any rights under this Agreement.
		

		
			7.9      Non-Solicitation.  For a period from and after the date hereof until the date that is sixty (60) months after the termination of this Agreement Blackstone shall not, and Blackstone shall cause entities that are Controlled Affiliates of the Blackstone Funds not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, induce or encourage any such employee or officer of the SN, SN UnSub or any of their respective Affiliates to leave their respective positions of employment with SN, SN UnSub and/or or any of their respective Affiliates, (ii) hire or employ any of such employees or officers, whether as a consultant or otherwise, or (iii) hire or employ any such former employee or officer, whether as a consultant or otherwise, within six (6) months of such person’s final employment date with SN, SN UnSub or or any of their respective Affiliates; provided, that this Section 7.9 shall not preclude Blackstone or any of its Affiliates from soliciting for employment or hiring any such employee, agent or contractor who has been terminated (and not rehired) by SN, SN UnSub or any of their respective Affiliates.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a breach of this Section 7.9 shall not be considered for purposes of determining a Default hereunder unless the breach was effected with the knowledge of a private equity professional of the Blackstone Funds and the action underlying such breach would violate the terms of this Section 7.9, or alternatively if Sanchez Energy is able to establish a sustained pattern of breaches of this Section 7.9, and in each case provided that Blackstone take such steps necessary to immediately terminate such employee unless otherwise waived in writing by Sanchez Energy.
		

		
			7.10    Notices.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement to the contrary, any notice or communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent to the address of the Party (or Person) set forth below, or to such other more recent address of which the sending Party actually has received written notice:
		

		
			(a)       if to SN, to:
		

		
			Sanchez Energy Corporation 
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Greg Kopel 
Electronic Mail: gkopel@sanchezog.com
		

		
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			Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
		

		
			1111 Louisiana Street, 43rd Floor
		

		
			Houston, TX 77002
		

		
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			Attn:    David Elder 
		

		
			Michael J.  Byrd
		

		
			Electronic Mail: delder@akingump.com
		

		
			mbyrd@akingump.com
		

		
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			SN EF UnSub, LP
c/o Sanchez Energy Corporation
1000 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, Texas 77002
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			GSO ST Holdings LP
1111 Bagby Street, Suite 2050
		

		
			Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Robert Horn 
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			Christopher Richardson
		

		
			Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
		

		
			600 Travis
		

		
			Suite 4200
		

		
			Houston, TX  77002
		

		
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			Gavilan Resources, LLC
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
			New York, New York 10154
		

		
			Attention: Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			Electronic Mail: acconcia@blackstone.com
		

		
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			Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C.
		

		
			345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
		

		
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			Kirkland & Ellis LLP
		

		
			600 Travis St., Suite 3300
		

		
			Houston, Texas 77002
		

		
			Attention:  Andrew Calder, P.C.
		

		
			                  Rhett Van Syoc
		

		
			Electronic Mail:    andrew.calder@kirkland.com
		

		
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			JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
		

		
			712 Main Street, 12th Floor South 
Houston, TX 77002
Attention:Darren Vanek 
Electronic Mail: darren.m.vanek@jpmorgan.com
		

		
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			Each such notice or other communication shall be sent by personal delivery, by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), by national, reputable courier service (such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service) or by electronic mail.
		

		
			7.11     Remedies.  Except as provided herein, the rights, obligations, and remedies created by this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to any other rights, obligations, or remedies otherwise available at Law or in equity.  In addition, any successful Party is entitled to costs related to enforcing this Agreement, including, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and court costs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement was not performed by either Party in accordance with the terms hereof and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor.  As a result of the preceding sentence, each Party shall be entitled to specific performance to prevent breaches of this Agreement and the terms hereof (including the obligation consummate transactions contemplated herein), without proof of actual damages (and each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy) in addition to any other remedy at Law or equity.  The Parties further agree not to assert that a remedy of specific performance is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(a)       Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.  EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS OR TEXAS STATE COURT LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARE BASED IN STATUTE, TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS.  EACH PARTY (i) CONSENTS TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, (ii) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO DENY OR DEFEAT SUCH PERSONAL JURISDICTION BY MOTION OR OTHER REQUEST FOR LEAVE FROM ANY SUCH COURT, AND (iii) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT BRING ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN SUCH COURTS.  EACH PARTY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE AND IRREVOCABLE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS.  A COPY OF ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS SERVED UPON THE PARTIES SHALL BE MAILED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO THE RESPECTIVE PARTY EXCEPT THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SERVICE OF PROCESS.  IF ANY AGENT APPOINTED BY A PARTY REFUSES TO ACCEPT SERVICE, EACH PARTY AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON THE APPROPRIATE PARTY BY REGISTERED MAIL SHALL CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT SERVICE.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
		

		
			(b)       Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED.  EACH PARTY ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF ANY OF THE OTHER PARTIES.  THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH WILL 

		 

		

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CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS.  EACH PARTY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
		

		
			(c)       Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 7.12(a), in the event a Party wishes to contest whether it is in Default (the “Contesting Party”), such Party shall provide the Non-Defaulting Parties with its written objection within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a notice of Default (the “Objection Notice”).  In such event, a representative of the Contesting Party and each of the Non-Defaulting Parties shall meet and use good faith efforts to mutually agree on a resolution.  If such representatives are unable to resolve the disagreement within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Objection Notice, then the disagreement shall be resolved by arbitration, which arbitration proceedings shall be held in Houston, Texas and conducted pursuant to the Rules for Commercial Arbitration promulgated by the American Arbitration Association, to the extent such rules do not conflict with the terms of this Section 7.12(c).  In connection therewith, the arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties to such dispute, or absent such agreement, within ten (10) Business Days of becoming aware that such agreement cannot be made as to the selection of the arbitrator, by the American Arbitration Association.  The arbitrator shall not have worked as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or outside counsel for any of the Parties to such dispute or any of their respective Affiliates during the ten (10) year period preceding the arbitration or have any financial interest in the dispute or any assets or businesses of the parties to such dispute.  The arbitrator’s determination shall be made within fifteen (15) Business Days after submission of the matters in dispute and, absent manifest error, shall be final and binding upon the Parties to such dispute, without right of appeal.  In making its determination, the arbitrator shall be and remain at all times wholly impartial, and, once appointed, the arbitrator shall have no ex parte communications with any of the Parties to the dispute concerning the arbitration or the underlying dispute. 
		

		
			7.13    Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall bear its own costs and expenses (including any legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
		

		
			7.14    No Recourse.  Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document, agreement, or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, and notwithstanding the fact that any Party may be a partnership or limited liability company, each Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, covenants, agrees, and acknowledges 

		 

		

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that no Persons other than the Parties shall have any obligation hereunder and that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse hereunder or under any documents, agreements, or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against, any former, current or future director, officer, agent, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, Controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, or employee of any Party (or any of their successor or permitted assignees), against any former, current, or future general or limited partner, manager, stockholder, or member of any Party (or any of their successors or permitted assignees), or any Affiliate thereof, or against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, Controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager, or member of any of the foregoing, but in each case not including the Parties (each, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the Parties, a “Party Affiliate”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract, or otherwise) by or on behalf of such Party against the Party Affiliates, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation, or other applicable law, or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on, or otherwise be incurred by any Party Affiliate, as such, for any obligations of the applicable Party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, under any documents or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.
		

		
			7.15    Conflict.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Operating Agreement applicable to the Assets, the terms of this Agreement shall control as among the Parties.
		

		
			7.16     Subchapter K.  The Parties hereby agree that any arrangement established pursuant to this Agreement be excluded from the application of Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of the Code
		

		
			7.17    Relationship of SN and SN UnSub.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the obligations under this Agreement of SN, on the one hand, and SN UnSub, on the other hand, are several and such obligations shall not be deemed “joint and several,” (b) SN shall not have any liability, penalties, or limitation of rights for any breach of this Agreement or any provision hereof by SN UnSub, and (c) SN UnSub shall not have any liability, penalties, or limitation of rights for any breach of this Agreement or any provision hereof by SN.  Furthermore, and for the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Party under this Agreement.  Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Party pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute or form a partnership, association, joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that a Party is in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each Party shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, in equity, contract or law, including, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall 

		 

		

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			7.18    Operating Committee; Affiliates.  To the extent that this Agreement expressly purports to require any Representative of a Party or the Operating Committee to take any action or refrain from taking any action, each such Party agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representative(s) and the Operating Committee, as applicable, to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as applicable.  To the extent this Agreement purports to require a Party to require any of its Affiliates to take any action or refrain from taking any action, each such Party shall only be required to use its reasonable best efforts to cause an Affiliate not Controlled by it (except for in the case of SN, Sanchez Energy and its subsidiaries (other than SN UnSub and its subsidiaries), so long as SN remains a Controlled Affiliate of Sanchez Energy) to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as applicable.
		

		
			7.19    Force Majeure.  If any Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by force majeure to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, other than the obligation to indemnify or make money payments or furnish security, that Party shall give to all other Parties prompt written notice of the force majeure with reasonably full particulars concerning it; thereupon, the obligations of the Party giving the notice, so far as they are affected by the force majeure, shall be suspended during, but no longer than, the continuance of the force majeure. The term "force majeure," as used in this Section, shall mean an act of God, strike, lockout, or other industrial disturbance, act of the public enemy, war, blockade, public riot, lightning, fire, storm, flood or other act of nature, explosion, governmental action, governmental delay, restraint or inaction, unavailability of equipment, and any other event, circumstance or cause, whether of the kind specifically enumerated above or otherwise, which is not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension. The affected Party shall use all reasonable diligence to remove the force majeure situation as quickly as practicable. The requirement that any force majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable dispatch shall not require the settlement of strikes, lockouts, or other labor difficulty by the party involved, contrary to its wishes; how all such difficulties shall be handled shall be entirely within the discretion of the Party concerned.
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Joint Development Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION:

By: /s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III
		

		
			Name:  Antonio R. Sanchez, III
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
		

		
			 
		

		
			SN EF MAVERICK, LLC:

By: /s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III
		

		
			Name:  Antonio R. Sanchez, III
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
		

		
			 
		

		
			SN EF UNSUB, LP:

		

		
			By: SN EF UNSUB GP, LLC,
		

		
			its general partner
		

		
			

By: /s/ Patricio D. Sanchez
		

		
			Name:  Patricio D. Sanchez
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
		

		
			 
		

		
			GAVILAN RESOURCES, LLC:

		

		
			
By: /s/ Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			Name:  Angelo Acconcia
Title:    President
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Annex I
		

		
			Defined Terms
		

		
			As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
		

		
			“Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
		

		
			“Additional E&D Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(c)(i).
		

		
			“Additional S&A Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(c)(ii).
		

		
			“AFE” means a written description and cost estimate of a proposed activity or operation accompanying a proposal for such activity or operation made pursuant to an Operating Agreement and forwarded to the Operating Committee by Operator pursuant to an Operating Agreement.  Any AFE that proposes more than one operation shall be considered a separate AFE as to each operation only for those operations for which the Parties are permitted to make separate elections under the terms of the relevant Operating Agreement.
		

		
			“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person in question; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) SN and its respective Affiliates, (b) SN UnSub and its respective Affiliates, and (c) Blackstone and its Affiliates, shall not be considered Affiliates of one another solely by virtue of (x) their ownership or Control of the Assets or (y) being a Party to this Agreement, an Operating Agreement or any management services agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, (i) subject to the preceding sentence, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation and its Affiliates including all Permitted Holders, shall be deemed to be Affiliates of SN; provided,  however, (i) The Blackstone Group, L.P. and all private equity funds, portfolio companies, parallel investment entities, and alternative investment entities owned, managed, or Controlled by The Blackstone Group, L.P. or its Affiliates that are not part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group L.P. shall not be considered or otherwise deemed to be an Affiliate of GSO or any of its Affiliates that are part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group L.P., and (ii) none of GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates shall constitute an Affiliate of SN, SN UnSub, or any of their Affiliates, nor shall ownership by GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates of any ownership interest in the Partnership or the General Partner result in GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates constituting an Affiliate of SN, SN UnSub, or any of their Affiliates. 
		

		
			“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Alternate Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).
		

		
			“Alternative Equitable Partition” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“AMI” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
		

		
			“Anadarko” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			“APC Well Commitment” means wells required to be drilled pursuant to that certain Development Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Anadarko, SN, SN UnSub and Blackstone.
		

		
			“Applicable Credit Agreement” means, in the case of (i) SN, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014, among Sanchez Energy, as borrower, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and the other financial institutions party thereto from time to time, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (the “SN Credit Agreement”), (ii) SN UnSub, that certain Credit Agreement, among SN UnSub, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, and an issuing bank, the banks, financial institutions and other lending institutions from time to time parties as lenders thereto, dated as the date hereof, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (the “UnSub Credit Agreement”), (iii) Blackstone, (x) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Blackstone, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent and (y) that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Blackstone, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and (iv) a Third Party Operator, any of such Third Party Operator’s debt facilities, indentures, commercial paper facilities, secured or unsecured capital market financings or other debt issuances, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or institutional investors or other lenders or credit providers providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, letters of credit or other borrowings, capital markets financings or other debt issuances, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (the “Third Party Credit Agreement”), and (v) a Qualified Foreclosure Transferee, any of such Qualified Foreclosure Transferee’s debt facilities, indentures, commercial paper facilities, secured or unsecured capital market financings or other debt issuances, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or institutional investors or other lenders or credit providers providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, letters of credit or other borrowings, capital markets financings or other debt issuances, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
		

		
			“Approved AFE” means an AFE approved by the Operating Committee pursuant to Section 3.2(g) or deemed approved under Section 3.7(c).
		

		
			“Approved Budget” means the Initial Budget and Work Plan, any Subsequent Budget and Work Plan approved under Section 3.7(b)(ii), and any amendment to the Initial Budget and Work Plan or approved Subsequent Budget and Work Plan approved as provided under Section 3.2.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Approved Operation” means an Initial Approved Operation and any Subsequent Approved Operation.
		

		
			“Area of Mutual Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
		

		
			“Asset Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“Assets” means collectively, the right, title and interest in and to the assets included in the term “Asset” as used in the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			“Base Preferred Return Amount”  has the meaning give to such term in the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement as in effect as of the Effective Date.
		

		
			“Blackstone” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Blackstone Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(h).
		

		
			“Blackstone Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
		

		
			“Blackstone Operatorship Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Blackstone Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Blackstone Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(iii).
		

		
			“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of SN.
		

		
			“Bona Fide Offer” means a bona fide offer received by Blackstone from a Third Party that was obtained or marketed by Blackstone through a bona fide arms-length process (it being understood that such process need not be a broadly marketed process, but could be a direct negotiation and offer from a single party) designed to achieve the fair market value for the Working Interests, Assets and/or other related assets, or Equity Interests, as applicable, related to such offer.  For the avoidance of doubt, a Bona Fide Offer will be deemed not to include a Foreclosure Transfer.
		

		
			“Budget Negotiation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b)(iv).
		

		
			“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by applicable Law to be closed in New York, New York or Houston, Texas.
		

		
			“BX Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
			“Capital Expenditures” means any expenditure by a Party that is required to be capitalized for purposes of such Party’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Change of Control” means, with respect to Sanchez Energy, any of the following transactions: (a) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization, unless securities representing more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total combined voting power of the voting securities of the successor entity are immediately thereafter beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportion, by the Persons who beneficially owned Sanchez Energy’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction; or (b) any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) becomes directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of any of Sanchez Energy’s securities possessing more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the total combined voting power of Sanchez’s securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the election of its board of directors) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from Sanchez Energy or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of Sanchez Energy’s existing stockholders; excluding, in each case of (a) or (b) above, any transaction with a Permitted Transferee or a Permitted Holder. 
		

		
			“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
		

		
			“Consents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
		

		
			“Consent Agreement” means that certain Consent to Assignment of Interest dated December 24, 2016, from Briscoe Ranch, Inc. et al. to Sanchez Energy and Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC.
		

		
			“Consenting Parties” means Briscoe Ranch, Inc., Miramar Holdings, L.P., Rancho la Cochina Minerals, Ltd., Janey Briscoe Marmion GST Trust, and El Pescado Minerals, Ltd.
		

		
			“Contesting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.12(c).
		

		
			“Control” (including its derivatives and similar terms) means, with respect to any specified Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
		

		
			“Core Area” means the area marked in blue on Exhibit C.
		

		
			“Cure Right” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Default”.
		

		
			“Deadlock” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
		

		
			“Deadlock Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
		

		
			“Default” means, in respect of any Party, the failure by such Party or any of its Affiliates to remedy, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a Default Notice from any other Party, the material non-performance or material non-compliance with a material provision of this Agreement by such Party or any of its Affiliates (provided, however, that UnSub and SN shall not be considered to be “Affiliates” for the purposes of this definition of “Default”, such that a Default by SN (or by SN’s 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

Affiliates other than SN UnSub) shall not be deemed to be a default by SN UnSub, and a Default by SN UnSub shall not be deemed to be a Default by SN); provided,  however, in the event of a failure by UnSub, the UnSub Agent shall also have the right (but not the obligation) to remedy any such failure within such thirty (30) day time period (the “Cure Right”).
		

		
			“Default Notice” means a written notice from a Party containing a detailed description of the basis of a claim that another Party has materially failed to perform or materially failed to comply with this Agreement, including specific references to the provisions in this Agreement that such Party has materially failed to comply with or perform; provided,  however, in the event of an alleged failure by UnSub, such written notice shall also be delivered to the administrative agent under the UnSub Credit Agreement (the “UnSub Agent”) substantially concurrently with delivery to UnSub.
		

		
			“Defaulting Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).  
		

		
			“Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a).  
		

		
			“Dispute Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(f).
		

		
			“Division of Operatorship” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Drag Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(e).
		

		
			“E&D Operations” means all activities and operations related to subsurface exploration and development of the Assets (including all drilling, reworking, plugging back, shutting-in, completing, re-completing, re-fracturing, stimulation, acidization, enhanced recovery operations, plugging and abandonment operations) as well as construction of wellpads and installation and operation of wellsite facilities.
		

		
			“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Equitable Division” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Equitable Partition” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Equity Interest” means (a) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares of capital stock and any commitments with respect thereto, (b) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company, trust or similar Person, any and all units, equity interests or other partnership/limited liability company interests, and any commitments with respect thereto, and (c) any other direct or indirect equity ownership or participation in a Person.
		

		
			“Estimated Cash Outlays” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
		

		
			“Excluded AMI Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(h).
		

		
			“Excluded Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Excluded Sale Transaction Area” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Existing Drilled and Uncompleted Wells” means the oil and gas wells listed in Annex VI.
		

		
			“Existing Producing Wells” means the oil and gas wells listed in Annex V.
		

		
			“Existing Wellpad” means, as of any date of determination, each then-existing wellpad with average daily production in excess of 300 BOE/D over the prior twelve-month period under the Leases pursuant to which the Parties (including their respective Affiliates) retain any Working Interests. 
		

		
			“Fair Market Value”  means the value of any specified interest or property, which shall not in any event be less than zero, that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to purchase or sell, respectively, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller, conveyance of operatorship associated with any specified interest or property or a control premium.
		

		
			“Final Deadlock” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
		

		
			“Final Deadlock Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
		

		
			“Final Valuation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(f).
		

		
			“Financial Advisor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Foreclosure Transfer” means any assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange or any other alienation resulting from any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure by the holder of a security interest or other encumbrance or any Transfer to the holder of a security interest or other encumbrance in connection with a workout, bankruptcy, restructuring or similar arrangement, including in each case to the extent effectuated pursuant to Sections 363 or 1129 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
		

		
			“Form Operating Agreement” means the form of AAPL Joint Operating Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.
		

		
			“Full Restricted Zone” means, for each Existing Producing Well, a three dimensional area in the shape of a rectangular prism, defined by the following:  the rectangular subsurface zone extending perpendicularly (i) 600 feet on the horizontal plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well and (ii) 150 feet on the vertical plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well.
		

		
			“Full Spacing Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)(iv).
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Future Wellpads” means all prospective wellpads for acreage under the Leases on which there are no Existing Wellpads based on customary industry practices and the reserve report for each Party covering the previous twelve (12) month period.
		

		
			“GAAP” means those generally accepted accounting principles and practices that are recognized as such by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or any generally recognized successor).
		

		
			“Governmental Authority” means any legislature, court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, department, commission, division, board, bureau, branch, official or other instrumentality of the U.S., or any domestic state, county, city, tribal or other political subdivision, governmental department or similar governing entity, and including any governmental, quasi-governmental, regulatory, administrative or non-governmental body exercising similar powers of authority.
		

		
			“GSO” means ST Holdings L.P.
		

		
			“HoldCo” means Gavilan Resources HoldCo, LLC (f/k/a Aguila Production HoldCo, LLC).
		

		
			“Included Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Included Sale Transaction Area” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Initial Approved Operations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
		

		
			“Initial Budget and Work Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
		

		
			“IPO” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“IPO Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“IPO Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“Joint Exploration Agreement” means the Joint Exploration Agreement, dated to be effective as of March 1, 2008, by and between Anadarko E&P Company LP and TXCO Energy Corp., as amended from time to time.
		

		
			“Laws” means all federal, state and local statutes, laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, orders, ordinances, licenses, writs, injunctions, judgments, subpoenas, awards and decrees and other legally enforceable requirements enacted, adopted, issued or promulgated by any Governmental Authority.
		

		
			“Leases” means, collectively, the oil, gas and mineral leases and subleases, royalties, overriding royalties, net profits interests, carried and convertible interests, and other rights included in the term “Leases” as used in the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Liabilities” means, as to any Person, all liabilities and obligations of such Person, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, absolute, fixed or contingent, and whether or not required to be considered pursuant to GAAP.
		

		
			“Lien” shall have the meaning ascribed to “Encumbrance” in the Purchase Agreement.
		

		
			“Limited Restricted Zone” means, for each Existing Producing Well, two overlapping three dimensional areas, each in the shape of a rectangular prism, defined by the following:  (i) the rectangular subsurface zone extending perpendicularly (A) 600 feet on the horizontal plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well and (B) 90 feet on the vertical plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well; and (ii) the rectangular subsurface zone extending perpendicularly (A) 275 feet on the horizontal plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well and (B) 150 feet on the vertical plane in either direction from any part of the perforated interval of the wellbore of such Existing Producing Well.
		

		
			“Limited Spacing Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)(iv).
		

		
			“Losses” mean means any liabilities, losses (including first party losses), fines, penalties, interest, damages, costs, expenses (including expenses of actions, amounts paid in connection with any assessments, judgments or settlements relating thereto, interest and penalties recovered by a Third Party with respect thereto and out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees and expenses reasonably incurred in defending against any such action) arising from or related to an injury, illness, death, property damage, property loss or environmental pollution or contamination, and any other costs associated with control, removal, restoration and cleanup of pollution or contamination.
		

		
			“Material Contracts” means any contract related to E&D Operations or S&A Operations or otherwise relating to the Assets, including drilling and completion agreements, gathering agreements, processing agreements, transportation agreements, supply agreements, disposal agreements, electric supply agreements or marketing or sales agreements, in each case which individually, or with respect to any series of related contracts, are worth more than $1,000,000; provided, however, that contracts which are contemplated by any marketing agreements by and between SN or UnSub, as applicable, or any of their Affiliates, on the one hand, and Blackstone and any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall not be deemed Material Contracts hereunder.
		

		
			“Monthly Invoice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
		

		
			“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
		

		
			“Negligent Operator Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).
		

		
			“Non-Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a).
		

		
			“Non-Initiating Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Non-IPO Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
		

		
			“Non-Transferring Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.12(c).
		

		
			“Operating Agreement” means any Joint Operating Agreement for any of the Leases and, to the extent applicable, the Joint Exploration Agreement and Participation Agreement as it may relate to a Party’s ownership of any interest in a Lease.
		

		
			“Operating Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.1.
		

		
			“Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
		

		
			“Operator Default Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).
		

		
			“Participation Agreement” means that certain Maverick Basin Area Participation Agreement, dated effective January 1, 2011, by and between Anadarko and Eagle Ford TX LP.
		

		
			“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Party” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“Party Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.14.
		

		
			“Permitted Holders” means (a) Antonio R.  Sanchez, III and A.R.  Sanchez, Jr., (b) any spouse or descendant of any individual named in (a), or (c) any other natural person who is related to, or who has been adopted by, any such individual or such individual’s spouse referenced in (a)-(b) above within the second degree of kinship, or (d) any Person Controlled, directly or indirectly, by any of the Persons referenced in clauses (a)-(c) above, individually or collectively by one or more of such Persons.
		

		
			“Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“Permitted Transferee” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.  For purposes of this Agreement, (i) Sanchez Production Partners LP and its Controlled Affiliates shall be deemed to be a Permitted Transferee of SN, except with respect to Section 4.2 for which purposes Sanchez Production Partners LP and its Controlled Affiliates shall not be deemed to be a Permitted Transferee of Sanchez, (ii) Permitted Holders shall be a Permitted Transferee of SN; and (iii) SN and SN UnSub shall each be treated as a Permitted Transferee of each other. 
		

		
			“Person” means any individual or entity, including any corporation, limited liability company, partnership (general or limited), joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“Post-Division Non-Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Post-Division Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Pre-Division Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“Preferred Units”  has the meaning give to such term in the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement.
		

		
			“Proposed Modifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(e)(i).
		

		
			“Proposed Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
		

		
			“Proposed Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a)(i).
		

		
			“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
		

		
			“Qualified Foreclosure Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).
		

		
			“Qualified Foreclosure Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).
		

		
			“Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii).
		

		
			“Quorum” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).  
		

		
			“Redemption Date”  means the date of redemption of all outstanding Preferred Units in cash under the SN UnSub Partnership Agreement, as such agreement may be amended from time to time, issued as of the Effective Date pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 12, 2017, by and among Sanchez Energy, SN UR Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; SN EF UnSub Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; SN UnSub; SN EF UnSub GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; GSO ST Holdings Associates LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and GSO ST Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
		

		
			“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between HoldCo and Sanchez Energy.
		

		
			“Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
		

		
			“Required Operatorship Consents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(ii).
		

		
			“Required Return Sum” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(h).
		

		
			“Reserve Auditor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(e)(i).
		

		
			“ROFO Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“ROFO Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a)
		

		
			“ROFO Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
		

		
			“ROFO Recipient” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
		

		
			“ROFO Transferor” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).  
		

		
			“S&A Operations” means any and all activities and operations associated with development and operation of the Assets other than E&D Operations, including, without limitation, procurement, construction, and operation of non-wellsite surface facilities such as water supply, storage, gathering and disposal facilities; electric power facilities; lease roads, frac ponds, and central tank batteries; gathering, treating, compression, dehydration, stabilization, and fractionation facilities; in each case, insofar as such operations are not otherwise dedicated to third-parties pursuant to existing contractual commitments burdening the Assets.
		

		
			“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto.
		

		
			“Sale Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Sale Transaction Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(d).
		

		
			“Sale Transaction Equitable Partition” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Sale Transaction Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“Sanchez Energy” means Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or for purposes of Section 4.3, any issuer of SN Common Stock.
		

		
			“Sanchez Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
		

		
			“Sanchez Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii).
		

		
			“SN” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“SN Common Stock” means shares of common stock of Sanchez Energy, par value $0.01 per share, and any class of stock or other securities resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof and which have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Sanchez Energy, and any shares or other securities issued in respect of SN Common Stock in connection with any exchange for or replacement of such shares of SN Common Stock, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, conversion or similar transaction.
		

		
			“SN Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			“SN Equity Financed Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
		

		
			“SN Operatorship Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
		

		
			“SN UnSub” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
		

		
			“SN UnSub Partnership Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of SN UnSub, dated as of the Effective Date.
		

		
			“SN UnSub GP LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SN EF UnSub GP, LLC, dated as of the Effective Date.
		

		
			“Specified Credit Agreement” means if Operator is (i) SN, the SN Credit Agreement, (ii) BX, the BX Credit Agreement, or (iii) a Third Party, a Third Party Credit Agreement.
		

		
			“Specified Event of Default” means an Event of Default as such may be defined from time to time under a Specified Credit Agreement, and as a result of such Event of Default, Operator’s obligations thereunder have been accelerated prior to their stated maturity and the obligations which have been so accelerated exceed $20,000,000.
		

		
			“Subsequent Approved Operations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b)(ii) and Section 3.7(c).
		

		
			“Subsequent Budget and Work Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b)(i).
		

		
			“Subsequent Proposed Operations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b)(i).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
		

		
			“Tag-Along Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
		

		
			“Tag Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
		

		
			“Test Wells” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(e)(i).
		

		
			“Third Party” means any Person other than a Party or one of their Affiliates or a Permitted Holder.
		

		
			“Third Party Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
			“Third Party Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(f).
		

		
			“Transfer” (including its derivatives and similar terms) means, with respect to an Asset Interest, a direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, 

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

exchange, bequest, devise, gift or any other alienation, including, except to the extent constituting Permitted Liens, any pledge or grant of a security interest (in each case, with or without consideration and whether by operation of Law or otherwise, including, by merger or consolidation) of any rights, interests or obligations with respect to all or any portion of such Asset Interest.  
		

		
			“Transferring Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
		

		
			“True-Up Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
		

		
			“Unanimous Consent” means (x) the affirmative vote of all of the Representatives of a Party not then in Default in attendance at a duly called and convened meeting of the Operating Committee, which for the avoidance of doubt (assuming no Party is in Default) shall include the affirmative vote of at least one (1) Sanchez Representative appointed by SN, at least one (1) Blackstone Representative, and, either (1) Sanchez Representative appointed by SN UnSub or, if applicable, the Qualified Foreclosure Transferee Representative, or (y) the affirmative written consent in lieu of a meeting executed by all of the Representatives of Parties not in Default then constituting the Operating Committee.
		

		
			“UnSub Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Default Notice”.
		

		
			“UnSub Credit Agreement” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Applicable Credit Agreement.”
		

		
			“Valuation Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(f).
		

		
			“VDR” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
		

		
			“Wellpads” means, collectively, the Existing Wellpads and the Future Wellpads.  
		

		
			“Working Interest” means with respect to any lease or well or wellpad relating to the Assets, the fractional interest in and to such lease, well or wellpad that is burdened with the obligation to bear and pay costs and expenses of maintenance, development and operations on or in connection with such lease or well.
		

		
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			Annex II
		

		
			Representatives
		

		
			Sanchez Representatives:
		

		
			Tony Sanchez III
		

		
			Eduardo Sanchez
		

		
			Chris Heinson
		

		
			 
		

		
			Blackstone Representatives:
		

		
			Angelo Acconcia
		

		
			Gary Levin
		

		
			Dave Roberts
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Annex III
		

		
			Working Interests
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Items highlighted in yellow were excluded from the Closing because the relevant consent was not obtained.
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Annex IV
		

		
			Approved Financial Advisor Arbiters
		

		
			 
		

		
			Financial Advisors:
		

		
			Evercore
		

		
			Jefferies
		

		
			Citigroup
		

		
			Royal Bank of Canada
		

		
			J.P. Morgan
		

		
			Credit Suisse
		

		
			Morgan Stanley
		

		
			Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Reserve Auditors:
		

		
			Ryder Scott
		

		
			W.D. Von Gonten & Co.
		

		
			Netherland Sewell & Associates
		

		
			Cawley, Gillespie & Associates
		

		
			DeGolyer and MacNaughton
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Annex V
		

		
			Existing Producing Wells
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Annex VI
		

		
			Existing Drilling and Uncompleted Wells
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Annex VII
		

		
			Restricted Areas
		

		
			
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Exhibit A
		

		
			[Intentionally omitted]
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			Exhibit B
		

		
			 
		

		
			Form Operating Agreement
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Exhibit B
		

		
			 
		

		
			to Joint Development Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2016,
		

		
			 
		

		
			by and among [SN Restricted Sub, SN Unsub, and Blackstone NewCo]
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			A.A.P.L. FORM 610 - 1989
		

		
			 
		

		
			MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT
		

		
			HORIZONTAL MODIFICATIONS
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						OPERATING AGREEMENT

DATED
                          

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Year

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						OPERATOR

					
					
						                                                              

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						CONTRACT AREA 

					
					
						See Exhibit “A” attached

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						COUNTY OR PARISH OF

					
					
						[Maverick, Dimmitt, Webb, LaSalle]

					
					
						, STATE OF

					
					
						Texas

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			COPYRIGHT 2013 – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL
LANDMEN, 4100 FOSSIL CREEK BLVD. FORT
WORTH, TEXAS, 76137, APPROVED FORM.
A.A.P.L. NO. 610 - 1989 (Horz.)
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

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			TABLE OF CONTENTS
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						Article

					
					
						   

					
					
						Title

					
					
						    

					
					
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						I.

					
					
						 

					
					
						DEFINITIONS

					
					
						 

					
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						II.

					
					
						 

					
					
						EXHIBITS

					
					
						 

					
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						III.

					
					
						 

					
					
						INTERESTS OF PARTIES

					
					
						 

					
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						A. OIL AND GAS INTERESTS

					
					
						 

					
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						B. INTERESTS OF PARTIES IN COSTS AND PRODUCTION

					
					
						 

					
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						C. SUBSEQUENTLY CREATED INTERESTS

					
					
						 

					
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						IV.

					
					
						 

					
					
						TITLES

					
					
						 

					
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						A. TITLE EXAMINATION

					
					
						 

					
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						B. LOSS OR FAILURE OF TITLE

					
					
						 

					
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						1. Failure of Title

					
					
						 

					
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						2. Loss by Non-Payment or Erroneous Payment of Amount Due

					
					
						 

					
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						3. Other All Losses

					
					
						 

					
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						4. Curing Title

					
					
						 

					
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						V.

					
					
						 

					
					
						OPERATOR

					
					
						 

					
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						A. DESIGNATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPERATOR

					
					
						 

					
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						B. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF OPERATOR AND SELECTION OF SUCCESSOR

					
					
						 

					
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						1. Resignation or Removal of Operator

					
					
						 

					
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						2. Selection of Successor Operator

					
					
						 

					
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						3. Effect of Bankruptcy

					
					
						 

					
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						C. EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS

					
					
						 

					
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						D. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF OPERATOR

					
					
						 

					
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						1. Competitive Rates and Use of Affiliates

					
					
						 

					
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						2. Discharge of Joint Account Obligations

					
					
						 

					
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						3. Protection from Liens

					
					
						 

					
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						4. Custody of Funds

					
					
						 

					
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						5. Access to Contract Area and Records

					
					
						 

					
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						6. Filing and Furnishing Governmental Reports

					
					
						 

					
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						7. Drilling and Testing Operations

					
					
						 

					
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						8. Cost Estimates

					
					
						 

					
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						9. Insurance

					
					
						 

					
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						DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT

					
					
						 

					
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						A. INITIAL WELL

					
					
						 

					
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						B. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS

					
					
						 

					
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						1. Proposed Operations

					
					
						 

					
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						2. Operations by Less Than All Parties

					
					
						 

					
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						3. Stand-By Costs

					
					
						 

					
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						4. Deepening

					
					
						 

					
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						5. Sidetracking

					
					
						 

					
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						6. Order of Preference of Operations

					
					
						 

					
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						7. Conformity to Spacing Pattern

					
					
						 

					
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						8. Paying Wells

					
					
						 

					
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						9. Spudder Rigs

					
					
						 

					
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						10 Multi-Well Pads

					
					
						 

					
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						C. COMPLETION OF WELLS; REWORKING AND PLUGGING BACK

					
					
						 

					
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						1. Completion

					
					
						 

					
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						2. Rework, Recomplete or Plug Back

					
					
						 

					
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						D. OTHER OPERATIONS

					
					
						 

					
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						E. ABANDONMENT OF WELLS

					
					
						 

					
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						1. Abandonment of Dry Holes

					
					
						 

					
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						2. Abandonment of Wells That Have Produced

					
					
						 

					
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						3. Abandonment of Non-Consent Operations

					
					
						 

					
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						F. TERMINATION OF OPERATIONS

					
					
						 

					
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						G. TAKING PRODUCTION IN KIND

					
					
						 

					
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						(Option 1) Gas Balancing Agreement

					
					
						 

					
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						(Option 2) No Gas Balancing Agreement

					
					
						 

					
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						EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITY OF PARTIES

					
					
						 

					
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						A. LIABILITY OF PARTIES

					
					
						 

					
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						B. LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS

					
					
						 

					
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						C. ADVANCES

					
					
						 

					
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						D. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

					
					
						 

					
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						1. Suspension of Rights

					
					
						 

					
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						2. Suit for Damages

					
					
						 

					
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						3. Deemed Non-Consent

					
					
						 

					
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						4. Advance Payment

					
					
						 

					
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						5. Costs and Attorneys’ Fees

					
					
						 

					
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						E. RENTALS, SHUT-IN WELL PAYMENTS AND MINIMUM ROYALTIES

					
					
						 

					
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						F. TAXES

					
					
						 

					
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						ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST

					
					
						 

					
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						A. SURRENDER OF LEASES

					
					
						 

					
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						B. RENEWAL OR EXTENSION OF LEASES

					
					
						 

					
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						C. ACREAGE OR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS

					
					
						 

					
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						D. ASSIGNMENT; MAINTENANCE OF UNIFORM INTEREST

					
					
						 

					
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						E. WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO PARTITION

					
					
						 

					
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						    F.  PREFERENTIAL RIGHT TO PURCHASE

					
					
						 

					
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						IX.

					
					
						 

					
					
						INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ELECTION

					
					
						 

					
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						X.

					
					
						 

					
					
						CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS

					
					
						 

					
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						FORCE MAJEURE

					
					
						 

					
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						NOTICES

					
					
						 

					
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						TERM OF AGREEMENT

					
					
						 

					
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						COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS

					
					
						 

					
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						A. LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ORDERS

					
					
						 

					
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						B. GOVERNING LAW

					
					
						 

					
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						C. REGULATORY AGENCIES

					
					
						 

					
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						MISCELLANEOUS

					
					
						 

					
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						A. EXECUTION

					
					
						 

					
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						B. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

					
					
						 

					
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						C. COUNTERPARTS

					
					
						 

					
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						D. SEVERABILITY

					
					
						 

					
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						OTHER PROVISIONS (Attached)

					
					
						 

					
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						    A. CONFLICT OF TERMS

					
					
						 

					
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						B. OPERATOR’S DUTY

					
					
						 

					
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						C.  PRIORITY OF OPERATIONS – HORIZONTAL WELLS

					
					
						 

					
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			OPERATING AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between                                                                                   , hereinafter designated and referred to as "Operator," and the signatory party or parties other than Operator, sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as "Non-Operator," and collectively as "Non-Operators."
		

		
			 
		

		
			WITNESSETH:
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, the parties to this agreement are owners of Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests in the land identified in Exhibit "A," and the parties hereto have reached an agreement to explore and develop these Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests for the production of Oil and Gas to the extent and as hereinafter provided,
		

		
			 
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE I.
		

		
			DEFINITIONS
		

		
			As used in this agreement, the following words and terms shall have the meanings here ascribed to them:
		

		
			 
		

		
			A. The term "AFE" shall mean an Authority for Expenditure prepared by a party to this agreement for the purpose of estimating the costs to be incurred in conducting an operation hereunder. An AFE is not a contractual commitment. Rather it is only an estimate, made in good faith.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B. The term "Completion" or "Complete" shall mean a single operation intended to complete a well as a  / well capable of producing producer of Oil and Gas in one or more Zones, including, but not limited to, the setting of production casing, perforating, well stimulation and production testing conducted in such operation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			C. The term "Contract Area" shall mean all of the lands, Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests intended to be developed and operated for Oil and Gas purposes under this agreement. Such lands, Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests are described in Exhibit "A."
		

		
			 
		

		
			D. The term "Deepen" shall mean a single operation whereby a well is drilled to an objective Zone below the deepest Zone in which the well was previously drilled, or below the Ddeepest Zone proposed in the associated AFE, whichever is the lesser. When used in connection with a Horizontal Well, the term “Deepen” shall mean an operation whereby a Lateral is drilled to a Displacement greater than (i) the Displacement contained in the proposal for such operation approved by the Consenting Parties, or (ii) to the Displacement to which the Lateral was drilled pursuant to a previous proposal. "Deepen" shall not refer or apply to operations for the Extension of a Lateral.
		

		
			 
		

		
			E. The term "Displacement” shall have the same meaning as the term defined by the state regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the Contract Area, in the absence of which the term shall otherwise mean the length of a Lateral.
		

		
			 
		

		
			F. The terms “Drilling Party" and "Consenting Party" shall mean a party who agrees to join in and pay its share of the cost of  any operation conducted under the provisions of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			G. The term "Drilling Unit" shall mean the area fixed for the drilling of one well by order or rule of any state or federal body having authority. If a Drilling Unit is not fixed by any such rule or order, a Drilling Unit shall be the drilling unit as established by the pattern of drilling in the Contract Area unless fixed by express agreement of the Drilling Parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			H.  The  term  "Drillsite"  shall  mean  the  Oil  and  Gas  Lease  or  Oil  and  Gas  Interest  on  which  a  proposed  well  is  to    be located. When used in connection with a Horizontal Well, the term “Drillsite” shall mean 

		 

		

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(i) the surface hole location, and (ii) the Oil and Gas Leases or Oil and Gas Interests within the Drilling Unit on or under which the wellbore, including the Lateral, is located.
		

		
			 
		

		
			I. The term “Horizontal Rig Move-On Period” shall mean the number of days after the date of rig release of a Spudder Rig until the date a rig capable of drilling a Horizontal Well to its Total Measured Depth has moved on to location.
		

		
			 
		

		
			J.  The  term  “Horizontal  Well”  shall  have  the  same  meaning  as  the  term  defined  by  the  state  regulatory  agency    having jurisdiction over the Contract Area, in the absence of which the term shall mean a well containing one or more Laterals which are drilled, Completed or Recompleted in a manner in which the horizontal component of the Completion interval (1) extends at least one hundred feet (100’) in the objective formation(s) and (2) exceeds the vertical component of the Completion interval in the objective formation(s).
		

		
			 
		

		
			K. The term "Initial Well" shall mean the well required to be drilled by the parties hereto as provided in Article VI.A.[Intentionally Omitted.]
		

		
			 
		

		
			L. The term “Lateral” shall mean that portion of a wellbore / of a Horizontal Well between the point at which the wellbore initially penetrates the objective Zone and the Terminus. that deviates from approximate vertical orientation to approximate horizontal orientation and all wellbore beyond such deviation to Total Measured Depth.
		

		
			 
		

		
			M. The term "Non-Consent Well" shall mean a well in which less than all parties have conducted an operation as provided in Article VI.B.2.
		

		
			 
		

		
			N. The terms "Non-Drilling Party" and "Non-Consenting Party" shall mean a party who elects not to participate in a proposed operation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			O. The term "Oil and Gas" shall mean oil, gas, casinghead gas, gas condensate, and/or all other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons and other marketable substances produced therewith, unless an intent to limit the inclusiveness of this term is specifically stated.
		

		
			 
		

		
			P. The term "Oil and Gas Interests" or "Interests" shall mean unleased fee and mineral interests in Oil and Gas in tracts of land lying within the Contract Area which are owned by parties to this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Q. The terms "Oil and Gas Lease," "Lease" and "Leasehold" shall mean the oil and gas leases or interests therein covering tracts of land lying within the Contract Area which are owned by the parties to this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			R. The term "Plug Back" shall mean a single operation whereby a deeper Zone is abandoned in order to attempt a Completion in a shallower Zone. When used in connection with a Horizontal Well, the term “Plug Back” shall mean an operation to test or Complete the well at a stratigraphically shallower Zone in which the operation has been or is being Completed and which is not in an existing Lateral.
		

		
			 
		

		
			S. The term "Recompletion" or "Recomplete" shall mean an operation whereby a Completion in one Zone is abandoned in order to attempt a Completion in a different Zone within the existing wellbore.
		

		
			 
		

		
			T. The term "Rework" shall mean an operation conducted in the wellbore of a well after it is Completed to secure, restore, or improve production in a Zone which is currently open to production in the wellbore. Such operations include, but are not limited to, well stimulation operations but exclude any routine repair or maintenance work Workover or drilling, Sidetracking, Deepening, Completing, Recompleting, or Plugging Back of a well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			U. The term "Sidetrack" shall mean the directional control and intentional deviation of a well from vertical so as to change the bottom hole location unless done to straighten the hole or drill around junk in the hole to overcome other mechanical difficulties. When  used in connection with a Horizontal Well, the term “Sidetrack” shall mean the 

		 

		

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directional control and deviation of a well outside the existing Lateral(s)  so as  to change the Zone  or  the direction  of  a  Lateral from  the approved  proposal unless  done to straighten the hole    or  drill around junk in the hole or to overcome other mechanical difficulties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			V. The term "Spudder Rig" shall mean a drilling rig utilized only for drilling all or part of the vertical component   of a Horizontal Well; a rig used only for setting conductor pipe shall not be considered a Spudder Rig. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			W. The term “Terminus” shall have the same meaning as the term defined by the state regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the Contract Area, in the absence of which the term shall mean the furthest point drilled in the Lateral.
		

		
			 
		

		
			X. The term “Total Measured Depth,” when used in connection with a Horizontal Well, shall mean the distance from the surface of the ground  to  the Terminus,  as measured  along  and  including  the vertical  component  of  the well  and  Lateral(s).  When  the   proposed operation(s) is the drilling of, or operation on, a Horizontal Well, the terms “depth” or “total depth” wherever used in this agreement shall  be deemed to read “Total Measured Depth” insofar as it applies to such well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Y. The term “Vertical Well” shall mean a well drilled, Completed or Recompleted other than a Horizontal Well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Z. The term "Zone" shall mean a stratum of earth containing or thought to contain a common accumulation of Oil and Gas separately producible from any other common accumulation of Oil and Gas. See Article XVI for additional definitions. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Unless  the  context  otherwise  clearly  indicates,  words  used  in  the  singular  include  the  plural,  the  word  "person"  includes natural and artificial persons, the plural includes the singular, and any gender includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE II.
		

		
			EXHIBITS
		

		
			 
		

		
			The following exhibits, as indicated below and attached hereto, are incorporated in and made a part hereof:
		

		
			 
		

		
			X           A. Exhibit "A," shall include the following information:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(1) Description of lands subject to this agreement,
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2) Restrictions, if any, as to depths, formations, or substances,
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3) Parties to agreement with addresses and telephone numbers for notice purposes,
		

		
			 
		

		
			(4) Percentages or fractional interests of parties to this agreement,
		

		
			 
		

		
			(5) Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests subject to this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(6) Burdens on production.
		

		
			 
		

		
			              B.   Exhibit "B," Form of Lease.
		

		
			 
		

		
			X           C.   Exhibit "C," Accounting Procedure.
		

		
			 
		

		
			X           D.   Exhibit "D," Insurance.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			X           E.   Exhibit "E," Gas Balancing Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			X           F.   Exhibit "F," Non-Discrimination and Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities.
		

		
			 
		

		
			X           G.   Exhibit "G," Tax Partnership.
		

		
			 
		

		
			X            H.  Other:   Form of Memorandum of Operating Agreement
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any provision of any exhibit, except Exhibits "E," "F" and "G," is inconsistent with any provision contained in the body of this agreement, the provisions in the body of this agreement shall prevail.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE III.
		

		
			INTERESTS OF PARTIES
		

		
			A. Oil and Gas Interests:
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party owns an Oil and Gas Interest in the Contract Area, that Interest shall be treated for all purposes of this agreement and during the term hereof as if it were covered by the form of Oil and Gas Lease attached hereto as  Exhibit "B," and the owner thereof shall be deemed to own both royalty interest in such lease and the interest of the lessee thereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B. Interests of Parties in Costs and Production:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Unless changed by other provisions, all costs and liabilities incurred in operations under this agreement shall be borne and paid, and all equipment and materials acquired in operations /   conducted hereunder on the Contract Area  shall be owned, by the parties as their interests are set forth in Exhibit "A." In the same manner, the parties shall also own all production of Oil and Gas from the Contract Area subject, however, to the payment of royalties and other burdens on production as described hereafter. See also Article XVI. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Regardless of which party has contributed any Oil and Gas Lease or Oil and Gas Interest on which royalty or other burdens may be payable and except as otherwise expressly provided in this agreement, each party shall pay or deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered, all burdens on its share of the production from the Contract Area / except Subsequently Created Interests created by other parties hereto. up to, but not in excess of,                       and shall indemnify, defend and hold the other parties free from any liability therefor. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this   agreement, if any party has contributed hereto any Lease or Interest which is burdened with any royalty, overriding royalty, production payment or other burden on production in excess of the amounts stipulated above, such party so burdened shall assume and alone bear all such excess obligations and shall indemnify, defend and hold the other parties hereto harmless from any and all claims attributable to such excess burden. However, so long as the Drilling Unit for the productive Zone(s) is identical with the Contract Area, each party shall pay or deliver, or  cause to be paid or delivered, all burdens on production from the Contract Area due under the terms of the Oil and Gas Lease(s) which such party has contributed to this agreement, and shall indemnify, defend and hold the other parties free from any liability therefor. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			No party shall ever be responsible, on a price basis higher than the price received by such party, to any other party's lessor or royalty owner, and if such other party's lessor or royalty owner should demand and receive settlement on a higher price basis, the party contributing the affected Lease shall bear the additional royalty burden attributable to such higher price. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Nothing contained in this Article III.B. shall be deemed an assignment or cross-assignment of interests covered hereby, and in the event two or more parties contribute to this agreement jointly owned Leases, the parties' undivided interests in said Leaseholds shall be deemed separate leasehold interests for the purposes of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			C. Subsequently Created Interests:
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party has contributed hereto a Lease or Interest that is burdened with an assignment of production   given as security for the payment of money, or if, after the date of this agreement, any party creates an overriding royalty, production payment, net profits interest, assignment  of production  or other burden  payable out  of production  attributable to its working interest  hereunder,  such burden  shall    be deemed a "Subsequently Created Interest." Further, if any party has contributed hereto a Lease or Interest burdened with an overriding royalty, production payment, net profits interests, or other burden payable out of production created prior to the date of this agreement, and such burden is not shown on Exhibit "A," such burden also shall be deemed a Subsequently Created Interest to the extent such burden causes the burdens on such party's Lease or Interest to exceed the amount stipulated in Article III.B. above. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			The party whose interest  is burdened  with  the Subsequently Created  Interest  (the "Burdened  Party") shall assume and alone bear, pay and discharge the Subsequently Created Interest and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other parties from and against any liability therefor. Further, if the Burdened Party fails to pay, when due, its share of expenses chargeable hereunder, all provisions of Article VII.B. shall be enforceable against the Subsequently Created Interest in the same manner as they are enforceable against the working interest of the Burdened Party. If the Burdened Party is required under this agreement to assign or relinquish to any other party, or parties, all or a portion of its working interest and/or the production attributable thereto, said other party, or parties, shall receive said assignment and/or production free and clear of said Subsequently Created Interest, and the Burdened Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless said other party, or parties, from any and all claims and demands for payment asserted by owners of the Subsequently Created Interest.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE IV.
		

		
			TITLES
		

		
			 
		

		
			A. Title Examination
		

		
			 
		

		
			Title examination shall be made on the Drillsite of any proposed well prior to commencement of drilling operations and, if a majority in interest of the Drilling Parties so request or Operator so elects, title examination shall be made on the entire Drilling Unit, or maximum anticipated Drilling Unit, of the well. The opinion will include the ownership of the working interest, minerals, royalty, overriding royalty and production payments under the applicable Leases. Each party contributing Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests to be included in the Drillsite or Drilling Unit, if appropriate, shall furnish to Operator all abstracts (including federal lease status reports), title opinions, title papers and curative material in its possession free of charge. All such information not in the possession of or made available to Operator by the parties, but necessary for the examination of the title, shall be obtained by Operator. Operator shall cause title to be examined by attorneys on its staff or by outside attorneys. Copies of all title opinions shall be furnished to each Drilling Party. Costs incurred by Operator in procuring abstracts, fees paid outside attorneys /  and outside landmen for title examination (including preliminary, supplemental, shut-in royalty opinions and division order title opinions) / title curative and other direct charges as provided in Exhibit "C" shall be borne by the Drilling Parties in the proportion that the interest of each Drilling Party bears to the total interest of all Drilling Parties as such interests appear in Exhibit "A." Operator shall make no charge for services rendered by its staff attorneys or other personnel in the performance of the above functions. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			/ The Operator Each party shall be responsible for securing curative matter and pooling amendments or agreements required in connection with Leases or Oil and Gas Interests / included in the Contract Area contributed by such party. Operator shall be responsible for the preparation and recording of pooling designations or declarations and communitization agreements as well as the conduct of hearings before governmental agencies for the securing of spacing or pooling orders or any other orders necessary or appropriate to the conduct of operations hereunder. This shall not prevent any party from appearing on its own behalf at such hearings. Costs incurred by Operator, including fees paid to outside attorneys, /  landmen, or consultants  which are associated with hearings before governmental agencies, and which costs are necessary and proper for the activities contemplated under this agreement, shall be direct 

		 

		

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charges to the joint account and shall not be covered by the administrative overhead charges as provided in Exhibit "C." Operator shall make no charge for services rendered by its staff attorneys or other personnel in the performance of the above functions. No well shall be drilled on the Contract Area until after (1) the title to the Drillsite or Drilling Unit, if appropriate, has been examined as above provided, and (2) the title has been approved by the examining attorney /  or the Operator or title has been accepted by all of the Drilling Parties in such well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B. Loss or Failure of Title:
		

		
			 
		

		
			              1. Failure of Title: Should any Oil and Gas Interest or Oil and Gas Lease be lost through failure of title, which results in a reduction of interest from that shown on Exhibit "A," the party credited with contributing the affected Lease or Interest (including, if applicable, a successor in interest to such party) shall have ninety (90) days from final determination of title failure to acquire a new lease or other instrument curing the entirety of the title failure, which acquisition will not be subject to Article VIII.B., and failing to do so, this agreement, nevertheless, shall continue in force as to all remaining Oil and Gas Leases and Interests; and,
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (a) The party credited with contributing the Oil and Gas Lease or Interest affected by the title failure (including, if applicable, a successor in interest to such party) shall bear alone the entire loss and it shall not be entitled to recover from Operator or the other parties any development or operating costs which it may have previously paid or incurred, but there    shall be no additional liability on its part to the other parties hereto by reason of such title failure;
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (b) There shall be no retroactive adjustment of expenses incurred or revenues received from the operation of the Lease or Interest which has failed, but the interests of the parties contained on Exhibit "A" shall be revised on an acreage basis, as of the time it is determined finally that title failure has occurred, so that the interest of the party whose Lease or Interest is affected by the title failure will thereafter be reduced in the Contract Area by the amount of the Lease or Interest failed;
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (c)  If  the proportionate interest  of  the other  parties hereto in  any producing  well previously drilled  on  the Contract     Area is increased by reason of the title failure, the party who bore the costs incurred in connection with such well attributable to the Lease or Interest which has failed shall receive the proceeds attributable to the increase in such interest (less costs and burdens attributable thereto) until it has been reimbursed for unrecovered costs paid by it in connection with such well attributable to such failed Lease or Interest;
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (d) Should any person not a party to this agreement, who is determined to be the owner of any Lease or Interest which has failed, pay in any manner any part of the cost of operation, development, or equipment, such amount shall be paid to the party or parties who bore the costs which are so refunded;
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (e) Any liability to account to a person not a party to this agreement for prior production of Oil and Gas which arises by reason of title failure shall be borne severally by each party (including a predecessor to a current party) who received production for which such accounting is required based on the amount of such production received, and each such party shall severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless all other parties hereto for any such liability to account;
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (f) No charge shall be made to the joint account for legal expenses, fees or salaries in connection with the defense of the Lease or Interest claimed to have failed, but if the party contributing such Lease or Interest hereto elects to defend its title it shall bear all expenses in connection therewith; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (g) If any party is given credit on Exhibit "A" to a Lease or Interest which is limited solely to ownership of an interest in the wellbore of any well or wells and the production therefrom, such party's absence of interest in the remainder of the Contract Area shall be considered a Failure of Title as to such remaining Contract Area unless that absence of interest is reflected on Exhibit "A."
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			              2.  Loss  by Non-Payment  or  Erroneous  Payment  of  Amount  Due:  If,  through  mistake or  oversight,  any rental,  shut-in  well payment, minimum royalty or royalty payment, or other payment necessary to maintain all or a portion of an Oil and Gas Lease or interest   is not paid or is erroneously paid, and as a result a Lease or Interest terminates, there shall be no monetary liability against the party who   failed to make such payment. Unless the party who failed to make the required payment secures a new Lease or Interest   covering the same interest within ninety (90) days from the discovery of the failure to make proper payment, which acquisition will not be subject to Article VIII.B., the interests of the parties reflected on Exhibit "A" shall be revised on an acreage basis, effective as of the date of termination of the Lease or Interest involved, and the party who failed to make proper payment will no longer be credited with an interest in the Contract Area on account of ownership of the Lease or Interest which has terminated. If the party who failed to make the required payment shall not have been fully reimbursed, at the time of the loss, from the proceeds of the sale of Oil and Gas attributable to the lost Lease or Interest, calculated on an acreage basis,  for  the development  and  operating costs previously paid on  account  of such  Lease  or  Interest,  it  shall be reimbursed  for unrecovered  actual costs previously  paid  by it  (but  not  for  its share  of  the  cost  of  any dry hole  previously  drilled  or  wells previously abandoned) from so much of the following as is necessary to effect reimbursement:
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (a)  Proceeds  of  Oil  and  Gas  produced  prior  to  termination  of  the  Lease  or  Interest,  less  operating  expenses and lease  burdens chargeable hereunder to the person who failed to make payment, previously accrued to the credit of the lost Lease or Interest,   on an acreage basis, up to the amount of unrecovered costs;
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (b)  Proceeds  of  Oil and  Gas,  less  operating  expenses  and  lease burdens  chargeable hereunder  to  the person  who    failed to make payment, up to the amount of unrecovered costs attributable to that portion of Oil and Gas thereafter produced and marketed (excluding production from any wells thereafter drilled) which, in the absence of such Lease or Interest termination, would be attributable   to the lost Lease or Interest on an acreage basis and which as a result of such Lease or Interest termination is credited to other parties, the proceeds of said portion of the Oil and Gas to be contributed by the other parties in proportion to their respective interests reflected on Exhibit "A"; and,
		

		
			 
		

		
			              (c) Any monies, up to the amount of unrecovered costs, that may be paid by any party who is, or becomes, the owner of the Lease or Interest lost, for the privilege of participating in the Contract Area or becoming a party to this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.  Other  Losses:  All  losses  of  Leases  or  Interests  committed  to  this  agreement,  other  than  those  set  forth  in  Articles IV.B.1. and IV.B.2. above, shall be joint losses and shall be borne by all parties in proportion to their interests shown on Exhibit "A." This shall include but not be limited to the loss of any Lease or Interest through failure to develop or because express or implied covenants have not been performed (other than performance which requires only the payment of money), and the loss of any Lease by expiration at the end of its primary term if it is not renewed or extended. There shall be no readjustment of interests in the remaining portion of the Contract Area on account of any joint loss.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4. Curing Title: In the event of a Failure of Title under Article IV.B.1. or a loss of title under Article IV.B.2. above, any Lease or Interest acquired by any party hereto (other than the party whose interest has failed or was lost) during the ninety (90) day period provided by Article IV.B.1. and Article IV.B.2. above covering all or a portion of the interest that has failed or was lost shall be offered at cost to the party whose interest has failed or was lost, and the provisions of Article VIII.B. shall not apply to such acquisition.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE V.
		

		
			OPERATOR
		

		
			 
		

		
			A. Designation and Responsibilities of Operator:
		

		
			 
		

		
			____________________________________________________ shall be the Operator of the Contract Area, and shall conduct and direct and have full control of all operations / conducted hereunder on the Contract Area as permitted and required by,  and within the limits of this agreement.   In its performance of services hereunder for the Non-Operators, 

		 

		

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Operator shall be an independent contractor not subject to the control or   direction of the Non-Operators except as to the type of operation to be undertaken in accordance with the election procedures contained in this 27 agreement. Operator shall not be deemed, or hold itself out as, the agent of the Non-Operators with authority to bind them to any obligation or liability assumed or incurred by Operator as to any third party. Operator shall conduct its activities under this agreement as a reasonably prudent operator, in a good and workmanlike manner, with due diligence and dispatch, in accordance with good oilfield practice, and in compliance with applicable law and regulation, but in no event shall it have any liability as Operator to the other parties for losses sustained or liabilities incurred / in connection with operations authorized or approved hereunder except such as may result from gross negligence or willful misconduct. See also Article XVI.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B. Resignation or Removal of Operator and Selection of Successor: See Article XVI.
		

		
			 
		

		
			              1. Resignation or Removal of Operator: Operator may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to Non-Operators. If Operator terminates its legal existence, no longer owns an interest hereunder in the Contract Area, or is no longer capable of serving as Operator, Operator shall be deemed to have resigned without any action by Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. Operator may be removed only for good cause by the affirmative vote of Non-Operators owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit "A" remaining after excluding the voting interest of Operator; such vote shall not be deemed effective until a written notice has been delivered to the Operator by a Non-Operator detailing the alleged default and Operator has failed to cure the default within thirty (30) days from its receipt of the notice or, if the default concerns an operation then being conducted, within forty-eight (48) hours of its receipt of the notice. For purposes hereof, "good cause" shall mean not only gross negligence or willful misconduct but also the material breach of or inability to meet the standards of operation contained in Article V.A. or material failure or inability to perform its obligations under this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			              Subject to Article VII.D.1., such resignation or removal shall not become effective until 7:00 o'clock A.M. on the first day of the calendar month following the expiration of ninety (90) days after the giving of notice of resignation by Operator or action by the Non- Operators to remove Operator, unless a successor Operator has been selected and assumes the duties of Operator at an earlier date.   Operator, after effective date of  resignation  or removal,  shall be  bound  by the terms hereof  as a  Non-Operator.  A change of a  corporate  name    or structure of Operator  or transfer of  Operator's interest  to any single subsidiary,  parent  or successor corporation  shall not  be the basis    for removal of Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
			              2. Selection of Successor Operator: Upon the resignation or removal of Operator under any provision of this agreement, a successor Operator shall be selected by the parties. The successor Operator shall be selected from the parties owning an interest in the Contract Area at the time such successor Operator is selected. The successor Operator shall be selected by the affirmative vote of two (2) or more parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit "A"; provided, however, if an Operator which has been removed or is deemed to have resigned fails to vote or votes only to succeed itself, the successor Operator shall be selected by the affirmative vote of the party or parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit "A" remaining after excluding the voting interest of the Operator that was removed or resigned. The former Operator shall promptly deliver to the successor Operator all records and data relating to the operations conducted by the former Operator to the extent such records and data are not already in the possession of the successor operator. Any cost of obtaining or copying the former Operator's records and data shall be charged to the joint account.
		

		
			 
		

		
			              3. Effect of Bankruptcy: If Operator becomes insolvent, bankrupt or is placed in receivership, it shall be deemed to have resigned without any action by Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. If a petition for relief under the federal bankruptcy laws is filed by or against Operator, and the removal of Operator is prevented by the federal bankruptcy court, all Non-Operators and Operator shall comprise an interim operating committee to serve until Operator has elected to reject or assume this agreement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, and an election to reject this agreement by Operator as a debtor in possession, or by a trustee in bankruptcy, shall be deemed a resignation as Operator without any action by Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. During the period of time the operating committee controls operations, all actions shall require the approval of two (2) or more parties owning a 

		 

		

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majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit "A." In the event there are only two (2) parties to this agreement, during the period of time the operating committee controls operations, a third party acceptable to Operator, Non-Operator and the federal bankruptcy court shall be selected as a member of the operating committee, and all actions shall require the approval of two (2) members of the operating committee without regard for their interest in the Contract Area based on Exhibit "A."
		

		
			 
		

		
			C. Employees and Contractors: 
		

		
			 
		

		
			The number of employees or contractors used by Operator in conducting operations hereunder, their selection, and the hours of labor and the compensation for services performed shall be determined / by the Operator, and all such employees or contractors shall be the employees or contractors of Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
			D. Rights and Duties of Operator:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1. Competitive Rates and Use of Affiliates: All wells drilled on the Contract Area shall be drilled on a competitive contract basis at the usual rates prevailing in the area. If it so desires, Operator may employ its own tools and equipment in the drilling of wells, but its charges therefor shall not exceed the prevailing rates in the area and the rate of such charges shall be agreed upon by the parties in writing before drilling operations are commenced, and such work shall be performed by Operator under the same terms and conditions as are customary and usual in the area in contracts of independent contractors who are doing work of a similar nature. All work performed or materials supplied by aAffiliates or related parties of Operator shall be performed or supplied at competitive rates, pursuant to written agreement, and in accordance with customs and standards prevailing in the industry.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2. Discharge of Joint Account Obligations: Except as herein otherwise specifically provided, Operator shall promptly pay and discharge expenses incurred in the development and operation of the Contract Area pursuant to this agreement and shall charge each of the parties hereto with their respective proportionate shares upon the expense basis provided in Exhibit "C." Operator shall keep an accurate record of the joint account hereunder, showing expenses incurred and charges and credits made and received.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3. Protection from Liens: Operator shall pay, or cause to be paid, as and when they become due and payable, all accounts of contractors and suppliers and wages and salaries for services rendered or performed, and for materials supplied on, to or in respect of the Contract Area or any operations for the joint account thereof, and shall keep the Contract Area free from liens and encumbrances resulting therefrom except for those resulting from a bona fide dispute as to services rendered or materials supplied.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4. Custody of Funds: Operator shall hold for the account of the Non-Operators any funds of the Non-Operators advanced or paid to the Operator, either for the conduct of operations hereunder or as a result of the sale of production from the Contract Area, and such funds shall remain the funds of the Non-Operators on whose account they are advanced or paid until used for their intended purpose or otherwise delivered to the Non-Operators or applied toward the payment of debts as provided in Article VII.B. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to establish a fiduciary relationship between Operator and Non-Operators for any purpose other than to account for Non- Operator funds as herein specifically provided. Nothing in this paragraph shall require the maintenance by Operator of separate accounts for the funds of Non-Operators unless the parties otherwise specifically agree.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.  Access  to  Contract  Area  and  Records:  Operator  shall,  except  as  otherwise  provided  herein,  permit  each / Consenting Party Non-Operator or its duly authorized representative, at the Non-Operator'its sole risk and cost, full and free access at all reasonable times to all operations  of every kind and character being conducted for the joint account / hereunder, on the Contract Area and to the records of operations conducted thereon or production  therefrom,  including Operator's  books  and  records  relating thereto.  Such  access  rights  shall not  be exercised  in  a  manner / unreasonably interfering with Operator's conduct of an operation hereunder and shall not obligate Operator to furnish any geologic or geophysical data of an interpretive nature unless the cost of preparation of such interpretive data was charged to the joint account. Operator will furnish to each Consenting Party Non- Operator upon request copies of 

		 

		

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any and all reports and information obtained by Operator in connection with production and related items, including, without limitation, meter and chart reports, production purchaser statements, run tickets and monthly gauge reports, but  excluding purchase contracts and pricing information to the extent not applicable to the production of the Non-Operator seeking the information. Any audit of Operator's records relating to amounts expended and the appropriateness of such expenditures shall be conducted in accordance  with the audit protocol specified in Exhibit "C."  or other agreement of the parties. See also Article XVI.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.  Filing and Furnishing Governmental Reports: Operator will file, and upon written request promptly furnish copies to each requesting Non-Operator not in default of its payment obligations, all operational notices, reports or applications required to be filed by local, State, Federal or Indian agencies or authorities having jurisdiction over operations hereunder. Each Non-Operator shall provide to Operator on a timely basis all information necessary to Operator to make such filings.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7. Drilling and Testing Operations: The following provisions shall apply to each well drilled hereunder, including but not limited to the Initial Well:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)  Operator  will  promptly  advise  Non-Operators  of  the  date  on  which  the  well  is  spudded,  or  the  date  on  which drilling operations are commenced. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b) Operator will send to / the Consenting Parties Non-Operators such reports, test results and notices regarding the progress of operations on the well as they Non-Operators shall reasonably request, including, but not limited to, daily drilling reports, completion reports, and well logs. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c) Operator mayshall adequately test all Zones encountered / that fall within the Contract Area and which may reasonably be expected to be capable of producing Oil and Gas in paying quantities as a result of examination of the electric log or any other logs or cores or tests conducted hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.  Cost Estimates: Upon request of any Consenting Party, Operator shall furnish estimates of current and cumulative costs incurred for the joint account at reasonable intervals during the conduct of any operation pursuant to this agreement. Operator shall not be held liable for errors in such estimates so long as the estimates are made in good faith.
		

		
			 
		

		
			9. Insurance: At all times while operations are conducted hereunder, Operator shall comply with the workers compensation law of the state where the operations are being conducted; provided, however, that Operator may be a self- insurer for liability under said compensation laws in which event the only charge that shall be made to the joint account shall be as provided in Exhibit "C." Operator shall also carry or provide insurance for the benefit of the joint account of the parties as outlined in Exhibit "D" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Operator shall require all contractors engaged in work on or for the Contract Area to comply with the workers compensation law of the state where the operations are being conducted and to maintain such other insurance as Operator may require. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the event automobile liability insurance is specified in said Exhibit "D," or subsequently receives the approval of the parties, no direct charge shall be made by Operator for premiums paid for such insurance for Operator's automotive equipment.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			              On or before the                              day of               ,                                                  , Operator shall commence the drilling of the Initial Well at the following location (if a Horizontal Well, surface and Terminus/Termini of the Lateral(s)):  and shall thereafter continue the drilling of the well (horizontally if a Horizontal Well) with due 

		 

		

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diligence to The drilling of the Initial Well and the participation therein by all parties is obligatory, subject to Article VI.C.1. as to participation in Completion operations and Article VI.F. as to termination of operations and Article XI as to occurrence of force majeure.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			1. Proposed Operations: If any party hereto should desire to drill any well on the Contract Area other than the Initial Well, or if any party should desire to Rework, Sidetrack, Deepen, Recomplete or Plug Back a dry hole or a well no longer capable of producing in paying paying quantities in which such party has not otherwise relinquished its interest in the proposed objective Zone under this agreement, the party desiring to drill, Rework, Sidetrack, Deepen, Recomplete or Plug Back such a well shall give written notice of the proposed operation to the parties who have not otherwise relinquished their interest in such objective Zone under this agreement (and to all other parties in the case of a proposal for Sidetracking or Deepening as to a Vertical Well), specifying the work to be performed, the location, proposed depth, objective Zone and the estimated cost of the operation as outlined in an AFE. A proposal for the drilling of or other operations for a Horizontal Well shall: (1) state that the proposed operation is a Horizontal Well operation; (2) include drilling and Completion plans specifying the proposed: (i) Total Measured Depth(s), (ii) surface hole location(s), (iii) Terminus/Termini, (iv) Displacement(s), (v) utilization and scheduling of rig(s) (Spudder Rig, drilling and Completion), and (vi) stimulation operations, staging and sizing; and (3) include estimated drilling and Completion costs as set forth in an AFE. The parties to whom such a notice is delivered shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice within which to notify the party proposing to do the work whether they elect to participate in the cost of the proposed operation. If a drilling rig is on location, notice of a proposal to Rework, Sidetrack, Recomplete, Plug Back or Deepen may be given by telephone and the response period shall be limited to forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays. Failure of a party to whom such notice is delivered to reply within the period above fixed shall constitute an election by that party not to participate in the cost of the proposed operation. Any proposal by a party to conduct an operation conflicting with the operation initially proposed shall be delivered to all parties within the time and in the manner provided in Article VI.B.6.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If all parties to whom such notice is delivered elect to participate in such a proposed operation, the parties shall be contractually committed to participate therein provided such operations are commenced within the time period hereafter set forth, and Operator shall, no later than ninety (90) days after expiration of the notice period of thirty (30) days (or as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the forty-eight (48) hour period when a drilling rig is on location, as the case may be), actually commence the proposed operation and thereafter complete it with due diligence at the risk and expense of the parties participating therein; provided, however, said commencement date may be extended upon written notice of same by Operator to the other parties, for a period of up to thirty (30) additional days if, in the sole opinion of Operator, such additional time is reasonably necessary to obtain permits from governmental authorities, surface rights (including rights-of-way) or appropriate drilling equipment, or to complete title examination or curative matter required for title approval or acceptance. If the actual operation has not been commenced within the time provided (including any extension thereof as specifically permitted herein or in the force majeure provisions of Article XI) and if any party hereto still desires to conduct said operation, written notice proposing same must be resubmitted to the other parties in accordance herewith as if no prior proposal had been made. Those parties that did not participate in the drilling of a well for which a proposal to Deepen or Sidetrack is made hereunder shall, if such parties desire to participate in the proposed Deepening or Sidetracking operation, reimburse the Drilling Parties in accordance with Article VI.B.4. in the event of a Deepening operation and in accordance with Article VI.B.5. in the event of a Sidetracking operation.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(a) Determination of Participation. If any party to whom such notice is delivered as provided in Article VI.B.1. or VI.C.1. (Option No. 2) elects not to participate in the proposed operation, then, in order to be entitled to the benefits of this Article, the party or parties giving the notice and such other parties as shall elect to participate in the operation shall, no later than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the notice period of thirty (30) days (or as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the forty-eight (48) hour period when a drilling rig is on location, as the case may 

		 

		

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be) actually commence the proposed operation and complete it with due diligence. Operator shall perform all work for the account of the Consenting Parties; provided, however, if no drilling rig or other equipment is on location, and if Operator is a Non-Consenting Party, the Consenting Parties shall either: (i) request Operator to perform the work required by such proposed operation for the account of the Consenting Parties, or (ii) designate one of the Consenting Parties as Operator to perform such work. The rights and duties granted to and imposed upon the Operator under this agreement are granted to and imposed upon the party designated as Operator for an operation in which the original Operator is a Non-Consenting Party. Consenting Parties, when conducting operations on the Contract Area pursuant to this Article VI.B.2., shall comply with all terms and conditions of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If less than all parties approve any proposed operation, the proposing party, immediately after the expiration of the applicable notice period, shall advise all Parties of the total interest of the parties approving such operation and its recommendation as to whether the Consenting Parties should proceed with the operation as proposed. Each Consenting Party, within forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays) after delivery of such notice, shall advise the proposing party of its desire to (i) limit participation to such party's interest as shown on Exhibit "A" or (ii) carry only its proportionate part (determined by dividing such party's interest in the Contract Area by the interests of all Consenting Parties in the Contract Area) of Non-Consenting Parties' interests, or (iii) carry its proportionate part (determined as provided in (ii)) of Non-Consenting Parties' interests together with all or a portion of its proportionate part of any Non-Consenting Parties' interests that any Consenting Party did not elect to take. Any interest of Non-Consenting Parties that is not carried by a Consenting Party shall be deemed to be carried by the party proposing the operation if such party does not withdraw its proposal. Failure to advise the proposing party within the time required shall be deemed an election under (i). In the event a drilling rig is on location, notice may be given by telephone, and the time permitted for such a response shall not exceed a total of forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays). The proposing party, at its election, may withdraw such proposal if there is less than 100% participation and shall notify all parties of such decision within ten (10) days, or within twenty-four (24) hours if a drilling rig is on location, following expiration of the applicable response period. If 100% subscription to the proposed operation is obtained, the proposing party shall promptly notify the Consenting Parties of their proportionate interests in the operation and the party serving as Operator shall commence such operation within the period provided in Article VI.B.1., subject to the same extension right as provided therein.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b) Relinquishment of Interest for Non-Participation. The entire cost and risk of conducting such operations shall be borne by the Consenting Parties in the proportions they have elected to bear same under the terms of the preceding paragraph. Consenting Parties shall keep the leasehold estates involved in such operations free and clear of all liens and encumbrances of every kind created by or arising from the operations of the Consenting Parties. If such an operation results in a dry hole, then subject to Articles VI.B.6. and VI.E.3., the Consenting Parties shall plug and abandon the well and restore the surface location at their sole cost, risk and expense; provided, however, that those Non Consenting Parties that participated in the drilling, Deepening or Sidetracking of the well shall remain liable for, and shall pay, their proportionate shares of the cost of plugging and abandoning the well and restoring the surface location insofar only as those costs were not increased by the subsequent operations of the Consenting Parties. If any well drilled, Reworked, Sidetracked, Deepened, Recompleted or Plugged Back under the provisions of this Article results in a well capable of producing Oil and/or Gas in paying quantities, the Consenting Parties shall Complete and equip the well to produce at their sole cost and risk, and the well shall then be turned over to Operator (if the Operator did not conduct the operation) and shall be operated by it at the expense and for the account of the Consenting Parties. Upon commencement of operations for the drilling, Reworking, Sidetracking, Recompleting, Deepening or Plugging Back of any such well by Consenting Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Article, each Non-Consenting Party shall be deemed to have relinquished to Consenting Parties, and the Consenting Parties shall own and be entitled to receive, in proportion to their respective interests, all of such Non-Consenting Party's interest in the well and share of production therefrom or, in the case of a Reworking, Sidetracking, Deepening, Recompleting or Plugging Back, or a Completion pursuant to Article VI.C.1. Option No. 2, all of such Non- Consenting Party's interest in the production obtained from the operation in which the Non-Consenting Party did not elect to participate. Such relinquishment shall be effective until the proceeds of the sale of such share, calculated at the well, or market value thereof if such share is not sold (after deducting applicable ad valorem, production, severance, and excise taxes, royalty, overriding royalty 

		 

		

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and other interests not excepted by Article III.C. payable out of or measured by the production from such well accruing with respect to such interest until it reverts), shall equal the total of the following:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)___100____% of each such Non-Consenting Party's share of the cost of any newly acquired surface equipment beyond the wellhead connections (including but not limited to stock tanks, separators, treaters, pumping equipment and piping), plus 100% of each such Non-Consenting Party's share of the cost of operation of the well commencing with first production and continuing until each such Non-Consenting Party's relinquished interest shall revert to it under other provisions of this Article, it being agreed that each Non- Consenting Party's share of such costs and equipment will be that interest which would have been chargeable to such Non-Consenting Party had it participated in the well from the beginning of the proposed operations; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ii)___300____% of (a) that portion of the costs and expenses of drilling, Reworking, Sidetracking, Deepening, Plugging Back, testing, Completing, and Recompleting, after deducting any cash contributions received under Article VIII.C., and of (b) that portion of the cost of newly acquired equipment in the well (to and including the wellhead connections), which would have been chargeable to such Non-Consenting Party if it had participated therein the proposed operation. See Article XVI.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VI.B., if the well does not reach the deepest objective Zone described in the notice proposing the well for reasons other than the encountering of granite or practically impenetrable substance or other condition in the hole rendering further operations impracticable, Operator shall give notice thereof to each Non-Consenting Party who submitted or voted for an alternative proposal under Article VI.B.6. to drill the well to a shallower Zone than the deepest objective Zone proposed in the notice under which the well was drilled, and each such Non-Consenting Party shall have the option to participate in the initial proposed Completion of the well by paying its share of the cost of drilling the well to its actual depth, calculated in the manner provided in Article VI.B.4. (a). If any such Non-Consenting Party does not elect to participate in the first Completion proposed for such well, the relinquishment provisions of this Article VI.B.2. (b) shall apply to such party's interest.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c) Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back. An election not to participate in the drilling, Sidetracking or Deepening of a well shall be deemed an election not to participate in any Reworking or Plugging Back operation proposed in such a well, or portion thereof, to which the initial non-consent election applied that is conducted at any time prior to full recovery by the Consenting Parties of the Non-Consenting Party's recoupment amount. Similarly, an election not to participate in the Completing or Recompleting of a well shall be deemed an election not to participate in any Reworking operation proposed in such a well, or portion thereof, to which the initial non- consent election applied that is conducted at any time prior to full recovery by the Consenting Parties of the Non-Consenting Party's recoupment amount. Any such Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back operation conducted during the recoupment period shall be deemed part of the cost of operation of said well and there shall be added to the sums to be recouped by the Consenting Parties _____300_____% of that portion of the costs of the Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back operation which would have been chargeable to such Non- Consenting Party had it participated therein. If such a Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back operation is proposed during such recoupment period, the provisions of this Article VI.B. shall be applicable as between said Consenting Parties in said well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d) Recoupment Matters. During the period of time Consenting Parties are entitled to receive Non-Consenting Party's share of production, or the proceeds therefrom, Consenting Parties shall be responsible for the payment of all ad valorem, production, severance, excise, gathering and other taxes, and all royalty, overriding royalty and other burdens applicable to Non-Consenting Party's share of production not excepted by Article III.C.
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the case of any Reworking, Sidetracking, Plugging Back, Recompleting or Deepening operation, the Consenting Parties shall be permitted to use, free of cost, all casing, tubing and other equipment in the well, but the ownership of all such equipment shall remain unchanged; and upon abandonment of a well after such Reworking, Sidetracking, Plugging Back, Recompleting or Deepening, the Consenting Parties shall account for all such equipment to the owners thereof, with each party receiving its proportionate part in kind or in value, less cost of salvage.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Within ninety (90) days after the completion of any operation under this Article, the party conducting the operations for the Consenting Parties shall furnish each Non-Consenting Party with an inventory of the equipment in and connected to the well, and an itemized statement of the cost of drilling, Sidetracking, Deepening, Plugging Back, testing, Completing, Recompleting, and equipping the well for production; or, at its option, the operating party, in lieu of an itemized statement of such costs of operation, may submit a detailed statement of monthly billings. Each month thereafter, during the time the Consenting Parties are being reimbursed as provided above, the party conducting the operations for the Consenting Parties shall furnish the Non-Consenting Parties with an itemized statement of all costs and liabilities incurred in the operation of the well, together with a statement of the quantity of Oil and Gas produced from it and the amount of proceeds realized from the sale of the well's working interest production during the preceding month. In determining the quantity of Oil and Gas produced during any month, Consenting Parties shall use industry accepted methods such as but not limited to metering or periodic well tests. Any amount realized from the sale or other disposition of equipment newly acquired in connection with any such operation which would have been owned by a Non-Consenting Party had it participated therein shall be credited against the total unreturned costs of the work done and of the equipment purchased in determining when the interest of such Non-Consenting Party shall revert to it as above provided; and if there is a credit balance, it shall be paid to such Non-Consenting Party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If and when the Consenting Parties recover from a Non-Consenting Party's relinquished interest the amounts provided for above, the relinquished interests of such Non-Consenting Party shall automatically revert to it as of 7:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which such recoupment occurs, and, from and after such reversion, such Non-Consenting Party shall own the same interest in such well, the material and equipment in or pertaining thereto, and the production therefrom as such Non-Consenting Party would have been entitled to had it participated in the drilling, Sidetracking, Reworking, Deepening, Recompleting or Plugging Back of said well. Thereafter, such Non- Consenting Party shall be charged with and shall pay its proportionate part of the further costs of the operation of said well in accordance with the terms of this agreement and Exhibit "C" attached hereto.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3. Stand-By Costs: When a well which has been drilled or Deepened has reached its authorized depth and all tests have been completed and the results thereof furnished to the parties, or when operations on the well have been otherwise terminated pursuant to
		

		
			 
		

		
			Article VI.F., stand-by costs incurred pending response to a party's notice proposing a Reworking, Sidetracking, Deepening, Recompleting, Plugging Back, / Extension or Completing operation in such a well (including the period required under Article VI.B.6. to resolve competing proposals) shall be charged and borne as part of the drilling or Deepening operation just completed. Stand-by costs subsequent to all responding, or expiration of the response time permitted, whichever first occurs, and prior to agreement as to the participating interests of all Consenting Parties pursuant to the terms of the second grammatical paragraph of Article VI.B.2. (a), shall be charged to and borne as part of the proposed operation, but if the proposal is subsequently withdrawn because of insufficient participation, such stand-by costs shall be allocated between the Consenting Parties in the proportion each Consenting Party's interest as shown on Exhibit "A" bears to the total interest as shown on Exhibit "A" of all Consenting Parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the event that notice for a Sidetracking operation is given while the drilling rig to be utilized is on location, any party may request and receive up to five (5) additional days after expiration of the forty-eight hour response period specified in Article VI.B.1. within which to respond by paying for all stand-by costs and other costs incurred during such extended response period; Operator may require such party to pay the estimated stand-by time in advance as a condition to extending the response period. If more than one party elects to take such additional time to respond to the notice, standby costs shall be allocated between the parties taking additional time to respond on a day to-day basis in the proportion each electing party's interest as shown on Exhibit "A" bears to the total interest as shown on Exhibit "A" of all the electing parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4. Deepening:  If   less  than  all  parties  elect  to  participate  in  a  drilling,  Sidetracking,  or  Deepening  operation       proposed pursuant to Article VI.B.1., the interest relinquished by the Non-Consenting Parties to the Consenting Parties under Article VI.B.2. shall relate only and be limited to the lesser of (i) the total depth actually drilled or (ii) the objective depth or Zone of which the parties were given notice under Article VI.B.1. ("Initial 

		 

		

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Objective"). / A Vertical Such wWell shall not be Deepened beyond the Initial Objective without first complying with this Article to afford the Non-Consenting Parties the opportunity to participate in the Deepening operation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the event any Consenting Party desires to drill or Deepen a Non-Consent Well to a depth below the Initial Objective, such party shall give notice thereof, complying with the requirements of Article VI.B.1., to all parties (including Non-Consenting Parties). Thereupon, Articles VI.B.1. and 2. shall apply and all parties receiving such notice shall have the right to participate or not participate in the Deepening of such well pursuant to said Articles VI.B.1. and 2. If a Deepening operation is approved pursuant to such provisions, and if any Non-Consenting Party elects to participate in the Deepening operation, such Non-Consenting party shall pay or make reimbursement (as the case may be) of the following costs and expenses.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a) If the proposal to Deepen is made prior to the Completion of such well as a well capable of producing in paying quantities, such Non-Consenting Party shall pay (or reimburse Consenting Parties for, as the case may be) that share of costs and expenses incurred in connection with the drilling of said well from the surface to the Initial Objective which Non-Consenting Party would have paid had such Non-Consenting Party agreed to participate therein, plus the Non-Consenting Party's share of the cost of Deepening and of participating in any further operations on the well in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, all costs for testing and Completion or attempted Completion of the well incurred by Consenting Parties prior to the point of actual operations to Deepen beyond the Initial Objective shall be for the sole account of Consenting Parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b) If the proposal is made for a Non-Consent Well that has been previously Completed as a well capable of producing in paying quantities, but is no longer capable of producing in paying quantities, such Non-Consenting Party shall pay (or reimburse Consenting Parties for, as the case may be) its proportionate share of all costs of drilling, Completing, and equipping said well from the surface to the Initial Objective, calculated in the manner provided in paragraph (a) above, less those costs recouped by the Consenting Parties from the sale of production from the well. The Non-Consenting Party shall also pay its proportionate share of all costs of re-entering said well. The Non-Consenting Parties' proportionate part (based on the percentage of such well Non-Consenting Party would have owned had it previously participated in such Non-Consent Well) of the costs of salvable materials and equipment remaining in the hole and salvable surface equipment used in connection with such well shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit "C." If the Consenting Parties have recouped the cost of drilling, Completing, and equipping the well at the time such Deepening operation is conducted, then a Non-Consenting Party may participate in the Deepening of the well with no payment for costs incurred prior to re-entering the well for Deepening
		

		
			 
		

		
			The foregoing shall not imply a right of any Consenting Party to propose any Deepening for a Non-Consent Well prior to the drilling of such well to its Initial Objective without the consent of the other Consenting Parties as provided in Article VI.F.
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Article VI.B.4 shall not apply to Deepening operations within an existing Lateral of a Horizontal Well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5. Sidetracking: Any party having the right to participate in a proposed Sidetracking operation that does not own an interest in the affected wellbore at the time of the notice shall, upon electing to participate, tender to the wellbore owners its proportionate share (equal to its interest in the Sidetracking operation) of the value of that portion of the existing wellbore to be utilized as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a) If the proposal is for Sidetracking an existing dry hole, reimbursement shall be on the basis of the actual costs incurred in the initial drilling of the well down to the depth at which the Sidetracking operation is initiated.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b) If the proposal is for Sidetracking a well which has previously produced, reimbursement shall be on the basis of such party's proportionate share of drilling and equipping costs incurred in the initial drilling of the well down to the depth at which the Sidetracking operation is conducted, calculated in the manner described in Article VI.B.4(b) above. Such party's proportionate share of the cost of the well's salvable materials and equipment down to the depth 

		 

		

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at which the Sidetracking operation is initiated shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit "C." See Article XVI with respect to Extension operations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Article VI.B.5, “Sidetracking,” shall not apply to operations in an existing Lateral of a Horizontal Well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6. Order of Preference of Operations. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this agreement, if any party desires to propose the conduct of an operation that conflicts with a proposal that has been made by a party under this Article VI, such party shall have fifteen (15) days from delivery of the initial proposal, in the case of a proposal to drill a well or to perform an operation on a well where no drilling rig is on location, or twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, from delivery of the initial proposal, if a drilling rig is on location for the well on which such operation is to be conducted, to deliver to all parties entitled to participate in the proposed operation such party's alternative proposal, such alternate proposal to contain the same information required to be included in the initial proposal. Each party receiving such proposals shall elect by delivery of notice to Operator within five (5) days after expiration of the proposal period, or within twenty-four (24) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) if a drilling rig is on location for the well that is the subject of the proposals, to participate in one of the competing proposals. Any party not electing within the time required shall be deemed not to have voted. The proposal receiving the vote of parties owning the largest aggregate percentage interest of the parties voting shall have priority over all other competing proposals; in the case of a tie vote, the initial proposal shall prevail. Operator shall deliver notice of such result to all parties entitled to participate in the operation within five (5) days after expiration of the election period (or within twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, if a drilling rig is on location). Each party shall then have two (2) days (or twenty four (24) hours if a rig is on location) from receipt of such notice to elect by delivery of notice to Operator to participate in such operation or to relinquish interest in the affected well pursuant to the provisions of Article VI.B.2.; failure by a party to deliver notice within such period shall be deemed an election not to participate in the prevailing proposal.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7. Conformity to Spacing Pattern. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article VI.B.2., it is agreed that no wells shall be proposed to be drilled to or Completed in or produced from a Zone from which a well located elsewhere on the Contract Area is producing, unless such well conforms to the then-existing well spacing pattern for such Zone, unless agreed to by all Consenting Parties in the well, or approved as an exception to the then-existing spacing patterns by the appropriate regulatory agency.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8. Paying Wells. No party shall conduct any Reworking, Deepening, Plugging Back, Completion, Recompletion, / Extension or Sidetracking operation under this agreement with respect to any well then capable of producing in paying quantities except with the consent of all parties that have not relinquished interests in the well at the time of such operation.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(a) Within Approved Horizontal Well proposals (i.e. proposals which include an approved AFE). If an approved Horizontal Well proposal provides that a Spudder Rig shall be utilized, and Operator desires to extend the proposed Horizontal Rig Move-On Period, Operator may obtain one or more extensions, each for a period of time not to exceed       10        days only upon notice and the affirmative vote of not less than       51       % in interest of the Consenting Parties to the drilling of the proposed well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b) Not Within Approved Horizontal Well proposals. If an approved Horizontal Well proposal does not provide that a Spudder Rig may be utilized,  and Operator subsequently desires  to utilize a  Spudder Rig, Operator may utilize a Spudder Rig upon notice to the Drilling Parties (which notice shall include a Horizontal Rig Move-On Period) and the affirmative vote of not less than      51       % in interest of the Consenting Parties. Extension(s) of the Horizontal Rig Move-On Period may be requested by Operator in   the same manner as provided in Article VI.B.9.(a) immediately above.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(c) Failure to meet Horizontal Rig Move-On Period. If a rig capable of drilling a Horizontal Well to its Total Measured Depth has not commenced operations within the Horizontal Rig Move-On Period, or any approved extension(s) thereof, unless       51       % in interest of the Consenting Parties agree to abandon the operation, Operator shall re-propose the well in the manner provided in Article VI.B of this agreement. Any party who was a Non-Consenting Party to the original drilling proposal shall be entitled to a new election. Costs of the operation, incurred both before and after such re-proposal, shall be borne as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(1) Operator shall promptly reimburse all unused funds previously advanced for the drilling of the well to each party who advanced such unused funds; 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2) If the well’s drilling operations are subsequently resumed, all costs, whether incurred before or after the re-proposal, shall be borne by the Consenting Parties to the re-proposed well; and, the Consenting Parties shall proportionately reimburse each party who consented to the original proposal but did not consent to the re-proposal such party’s share of costs incurred prior to the re-proposal. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3) If the well’s drilling operations are not subsequently resumed pursuant to a re-proposal as herein provided, all costs incurred prior to the re-proposal, and all costs of abandonment, shall be borne and paid by the original Consenting Parties. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d) Commencement of Operations. For purposes of Article VI.B., and subject to the provisions of this sub-section 9, the date a Spudder Rig commences actual drilling operations shall be considered the commencement of drilling operations of the proposed well. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			10. Multi-well Pads. If multiple Horizontal Wells are drilled or proposed to be drilled from a single pad or location, the costs of such pad or location shall be allocated, and/or reallocated as necessary, to the Consenting Parties inof each of the wells thereon.
		

		
			 
		

		
			C. Completion of Wells; Reworking and Plugging Back:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1. Completion: Without the consent of all parties, no well shall be drilled, Deepened or Sidetracked, except any well drilled, Deepened or Sidetracked pursuant to the provisions of Article VI.B.2. of this agreement. Consent to the drilling, Deepening or Sidetracking shall include:
		

		
			 
		

		
			☐√Option No. 1: All necessary expenditures for the drilling, Deepening or Sidetracking, testing, Completion and equipping of a Horizontalthe Well, including tankage and/or surface facilities. For any Horizontal Well subject to this Agreement, Completion operations shall be included in the proposed drilling operations for such well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			☐√Option No. 2: All necessary expenditures for the drilling, Deepening or Sidetracking and testing of a Vertical Well. When such well has reached its authorized depth, and all logs, cores and other tests have been completed, and the results thereof furnished to the parties, Operator shall give immediate notice to the Non-Operators having the right to participate in a Completion attempt whether or not Operator recommends attempting to Complete the well, together with Operator's AFE for Completion costs if not previously provided. The parties receiving such notice shall have forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) in which to elect by delivery of notice to Operator to participate in a recommended Completion attempt or to make a Completion proposal with an accompanying AFE. Operator shall deliver any such Completion proposal, or any Completion proposal conflicting with Operator's proposal, to the other parties entitled to participate in such Completion in accordance with the procedures specified in Article VI.B.6. Election to participate in a Completion attempt shall include consent to all necessary expenditures for the Completing and equipping of such well, including necessary tankage and/or surface facilities but excluding any stimulation operation not contained on the Completion AFE. Failure of any party receiving such notice to reply within the period above fixed shall 

		 

		

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constitute an election by that party not to participate in the cost of the Completion attempt; provided, that Article VI.B.6. shall control in the case of conflicting Completion proposals. If one or more, but less than all of the parties, elect to attempt a Completion, the provisions of Article VI.B.2. hereof (the phrase "Reworking, Sidetracking, Deepening, Recompleting or Plugging Back" as contained in Article VI.B.2. shall be deemed to include "Completing") shall apply to the operations thereafter conducted by less than all parties; provided, however, that Article VI.B.2. shall apply separately to each separate Completion or Recompletion attempt undertaken hereunder, and an election to become a Non-Consenting Party as to one Completion or Recompletion attempt shall not prevent a party from becoming a Consenting Party in subsequent Completion or Recompletion attempts regardless whether the Consenting Parties as to earlier Completions or Recompletions have recouped their costs pursuant to Article VI.B.2.; provided further, that any recoupment of costs by a Consenting Party shall be made solely from the production attributable to the Zone in which the Completion attempt is made. Election by a previous Non-Consenting party to participate in a subsequent Completion or Recompletion attempt shall require such party to pay its proportionate share of the cost of salvable materials and equipment installed in the well pursuant to the previous Completion or Recompletion attempt, insofar and only insofar as such materials and equipment benefit the Zone in which such party participates in a Completion attempt.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, including the selection of Option 2 above, or anything else in this agreement, Option 1 shall apply to all Horizontal Wells.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2. Rework, Recomplete or Plug Back: No well shall be Reworked, Recompleted or Plugged Back except a well Reworked, Recompleted, or Plugged Back pursuant to the provisions of Article VI.B.2. of this agreement. Consent to the Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back of a well shall include all necessary expenditures in conducting such operations and Completing and equipping of said well, including necessary tankage and/or surface facilities.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Operator shall not undertake any single project reasonably estimated to require an expenditure in excess of           One Hundred Thousand               Dollars ($    100,000            ) except in connection with the drilling, Sidetracking, Reworking, Deepening, Completing, Recompleting or Plugging Back of a well that has been previously authorized by or pursuant to this agreement; provided, however, that, in case of explosion, fire, flood or other sudden emergency, whether of the same or different nature, Operator may take such steps and incur such expenses as in its opinion are required to deal with the emergency to safeguard life and property but Operator, as promptly as possible, shall report the emergency to the other parties. If Operator prepares an AFE for its own use, Operator shall furnish any Non-Operator so requesting an information copy thereof for any single project costing in excess of           One Hundred Thousand                Dollars ($    100,000            ). Any party who has not relinquished its interest in a well shall have the right to propose that Operator perform / Workovers repair work or undertake the installation of artificial lift equipment or ancillary production facilities such as salt water disposal wells or to conduct additional work with respect to a well drilled hereunder or other similar project (but not including the installation of gathering lines or other transportation or marketing facilities, the installation of which shall be governed by separate agreement between the parties) reasonably estimated to require an expenditure in excess of the amount first set forth above in this Article VI.D. (except in connection with an operation required to be proposed under Articles VI.B.1. or VI.C.1. Option No. 2, which shall be governed exclusively bye those Articles). Operator shall deliver such proposal to all parties entitled to participate therein. If within thirty (30) days thereof Operator secures the written consent of any party or parties owning at least        75          % of the interests of the parties entitled to participate in such operation, each party having the right to participate in such project shall be bound by the terms of such proposal and shall be obligated to pay its proportionate share of the costs of the proposed project as if it had consented to such project pursuant to the terms of the proposal. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			E. Abandonment of Wells:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1. Abandonment of Dry Holes: Except for any well drilled / Sidetracked, or Deepened pursuant to Article VI.B.2., any well which has been drilled / Sidetracked, or Deepened under the terms of this agreement and is proposed to be completed as a dry hole shall not be plugged and abandoned without the consent of all parties/ then owning an interest in the well..  Should Operator, after diligent effort, be unable to contact any party, or should any party fail to reply within / thirty (30) days, or if a rig is on location, forty-eight (48) hours (exinclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) after delivery of notice of the proposal to plug and abandon such well, such party shall be deemed to have consented to the proposed abandonment. All such wells shall be plugged and abandoned in accordance with applicable regulations and at the cost, risk and expense of the parties who participated in the cost of drilling or Deepening such well. Any party who objects to plugging and abandoning such well by notice delivered to Operator within / thirty (30) days, or forty-eight (48) hours (exinclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) / (as applicable)after delivery of notice of the proposed plugging shall take over the well as of the end of such forty-eight (48) hour notice period and conduct further operations in search of Oil and/or Gas subject to the provisions of Article VI.B.; failure of such party to provide proof reasonably satisfactory to Operator of its financial capability to conduct such operations or to take over the well within such period or thereafter to conduct operations on such well or plug and abandon such well shall entitle Operator to retain or take possession of the well and plug and abandon the well. The party taking over the well shall indemnify Operator (if Operator is an abandoning party) and the other abandoning parties against liability for any further operations conducted on such well except for the costs of plugging and abandoning the well and restoring the surface, for which the abandoning parties shall remain proportionately liable. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			2. Abandonment of Wells That Have Produced: Except for any well in which a Non-Consent operation has been conducted hereunder for which the Consenting Parties have not been fully reimbursed as herein provided, any / party may propose that a well which has been completed as a producer shall not be plugged and abandoned / which shall require without the consent of all parties. If all parties consent to such abandonment, the well shall be plugged and abandoned in accordance with applicable regulations and at the cost, risk and expense of all the parties hereto. Failure of a party to reply within sixty (60) days of delivery of notice of proposed abandonment shall be deemed an election to consent to the proposal. If, within sixty (60) days after delivery of notice of the proposed abandonment of any well, all parties do not agree to the abandonment of such well, those wishing to continue its operation from the Zone then open to production shall be obligated to take over the well as of the expiration of the applicable notice period and shall indemnify Operator (if Operator is an abandoning party) and the other abandoning parties against liability for any further operations on the well conducted by such parties. Failure of such party or parties to provide proof reasonably satisfactory to Operator of their financial capability to conduct such operations or to take over the well within the required period or thereafter to conduct operations on such well shall entitle operator to retain or take possession of such well and plug and abandon the well. Parties taking over a well as provided herein shall tender to each of the other parties its proportionate share of the value of the well's salvable material and equipment, determined in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit "C," less the estimated cost of salvaging and the estimated cost of plugging and abandoning and restoring the surface; provided, however, that in the event the estimated plugging and abandoning and surface restoration costs and the estimated cost of salvaging are higher than the value of the well's salvable material and equipment, each of the abandoning parties shall tender to the parties continuing operations their proportionate shares of the estimated excess cost. Each abandoning party shall assign to the non-abandoning parties, without warranty, express or implied, as to title or as to quantity, or fitness for use of the equipment and material / but free and clear of Subsequently Created Interests, all of its interest in the wellbore of the well and related equipment, together with its interest in the Leasehold insofar and only insofar as such Leasehold covers the right to obtain production from that wellbore in the Zone then open to production. If the interest of the abandoning party is or includes and Oil and Gas Interest, such party shall execute and deliver to the non- abandoning party or parties an oil and gas lease, limited to the wellbore and the Zone then open to production, for a term of one (1) year and so long thereafter as Oil and/or Gas is produced from the Zone covered thereby, such lease to be on the form attached as Exhibit "B." The assignments or leases so limited shall encompass the Drilling Unit upon which the well is located. The payments by, and the assignments or leases to, the assignees shall be in a ratio based upon the relationship of their respective percentage of participation in the Contract Area to the aggregate of the percentages of participation in the Contract Area of all assignees. There shall be no readjustment of interests in the remaining portions of the Contract Area. 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Thereafter, abandoning parties shall have no further responsibility, liability, or interest in the operation of or production from the well in the Zone then open other than the royalties retained in any lease made under the terms of this Article. Upon request, Operator shall continue to operate the assigned well for the account of the non-abandoning parties at the rates and charges contemplated by this agreement, plus any additional cost and charges which may arise as the result of the separate ownership of the assigned well. Upon proposed abandonment of the producing Zone assigned or leased, the assignor or lessor shall then have the option to repurchase its prior interest in the well (using the same valuation formula) and participate in further operations therein subject to the provisions hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3. Abandonment of Non-Consent Operations: The provisions of Article VI.E.1. or VI.E.2. above shall be applicable as between Consenting Parties in the event of the proposed abandonment of any well excepted from said Articles; provided, however, no well shall be permanently plugged and abandoned unless and until all parties having the right to conduct further operations therein have been notified of the proposed abandonment and afforded the opportunity to elect to take over the well in accordance with the provisions of this Article VI.E.; and provided further, that Non-Consenting Parties who own an interest in a portion of the well shall pay their proportionate shares of abandonment and surface restoration cost for such well as provided in Article VI.B.2.(b).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Upon the commencement of an operation for the drilling, Reworking, Sidetracking, Plugging Back,  Deepening,  testing, Completion, / Extension or plugging of a well, including but not limited to the Initial Well, such operation shall not be terminated without consent of parties bearing         51         % of the costs of such operation; provided, however, that in the event granite or other practically impenetrable substance or condition in the hole is encountered which renders further operations impractical, Operator may discontinue operations and give notice of such condition in the manner provided in Article VI.B.1, and the provisions of Article VI.B. or VI.E. shall thereafter apply to
		

		
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			☐☒   Option No. 1: Gas Balancing Agreement Attached
		

		
			 
		

		
			Each party shall take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of all Oil and Gas produced from the Contract Area, exclusive of production which may be used in development and producing operations and in preparing and treating Oil and Gas for marketing purposes and production unavoidably lost. Any extra expenditure incurred in the taking in kind or separate disposition by any party of its proportionate share of the production shall be borne by such party. Any party taking its share of production in kind shall be required to pay for only its proportionate share of such part of Operator's surface facilities which it uses.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Each party shall execute such division orders and contracts as may be necessary for the sale of its interest in production from the Contract Area, and, except as provided in Article VII.B., shall be entitled to receive payment directly from the purchaser thereof for its share of all production.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party fails to make the arrangements necessary to take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of the Oil produced from the Contract Area, Operator shall have the right, subject to the revocation at will by the party owning it, but not the obligation, to purchase such Oil or sell it to others at any time and from time to time, for the account of the non-taking party. Any such purchase or sale by Operator may be terminated by Operator upon at least ten (10) days written notice to the owner of said production and shall be subject always to the right of the owner of the production upon at least ten (10) days written notice to Operator to exercise at any time its right to take in kind, or separately dispose of, its share of all Oil not previously delivered to a purchaser. Any purchase or sale by Operator of any other party's share of Oil shall be only for such reasonable periods of time as are consistent with the minimum needs of the industry under the particular circumstances, but in no event for a period in excess of one (1) year.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Any such sale by Operator shall be in a manner commercially reasonable under the circumstances but Operator shall have no duty to share any existing market or to obtain a price equal to that received under any existing market. The sale or delivery by Operator of a non-taking party's share of Oil under the terms of any existing contract of Operator shall not give the non-taking party any interest in or make the non-taking party a party to said contract. No purchase shall be made by Operator without first giving the non-taking party at least ten (10) days written notice of such intended purchase and the price to be paid or the pricing basis to be used.
		

		
			 
		

		
			All parties shall give timely written notice to Operator of their Gas marketing arrangements for the following month, excluding price, and shall notify Operator immediately in the event of a change in such arrangements. Operator shall maintain records of all marketing arrangements and of volumes actually sold or transported, which records shall be made available to Non-Operators upon reasonable request.
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the event one or more parties' separate disposition of its share of the Gas causes split-stream deliveries to separate pipelines and/or deliveries which on a day-to-day basis for any reason are not exactly equal to a party's respective proportion- ate share of total Gas / production available for sales to be allocated to it, the balancing or accounting between the parties shall be in accordance with any Gas balancing agreement between the parties hereto, whether such an agreement is attached as Exhibit "E" or is a separate agreement. Operator shall give notice to all parties of the first sales of Gas from any well under this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Each party shall take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of all Oil and Gas produced from the Contract Area, exclusive of production which may be used in development and producing operations and in preparing and treating Oil and Gas for marketing purposes and production unavoidably lost. Any extra expenditures incurred in the taking in kind or separate disposition by any party of its proportionate share of the production shall be borne by such party. Any party taking its share of production in kind shall be required to pay for only its proportionate share of such part of Operator's surface facilities which it uses.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Each party shall execute such division orders and contracts as may be necessary for the sale of its interest in production from the Contract Area, and, except as provided in Article VII.B., shall be entitled to receive payment directly from the purchaser thereof for its share of all production.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party fails to make the arrangements necessary to take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of the Oil and/or Gas produced from the Contract Area, Operator shall have the right, subject to the revocation at will by the party owning it, but not the obligation, to purchase such Oil and/or Gas or sell it to others at any time and from time to time, for the account of the non-taking party. Any such purchase or sale by Operator may be terminated by Operator upon at least ten (10) days written notice to the owner of said production and shall be subject always to the right of the owner of the production upon at least ten (10) days written notice to Operator to exercise its right to take in kind, or separately dispose of, its share of all Oil and/or Gas not previously delivered to a purchaser; provided, however, that the effective date of any such revocation may be deferred at Operator's election for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days if Operator has committed such production to a purchase contract having a term extending beyond such ten (10) -day period. Any purchase or sale by Operator of any other party's share of Oil and/or Gas shall be only for such reasonable periods of time as are consistent with the minimum needs of the industry under the particular circumstances, but in no event for a period in excess of one (1) year.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Any such sale by Operator shall be in a manner commercially reasonable under the circumstances, but Operator shall have no duty to share any existing market or transportation arrangement or to obtain a price or transportation fee equal to that received under any existing market or transportation arrangement. The sale or delivery by Operator of a non-taking party's share of production under the terms of any existing contract of Operator shall not give the non-taking party any interest in or make the non- taking party a party to said contract. No purchase of Oil and Gas and no sale of Gas shall be made by Operator without first giving the non-taking party ten days written notice of 

		 

		

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such intended purchase or sale and the price to be paid or the pricing basis to be used. Operator shall give notice to all parties of the first sale of Gas from any well under this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			All parties shall give timely written notice to Operator of their Gas marketing arrangements for the following month, excluding price, and shall notify Operator immediately in the event of a change in such arrangements. Operator shall maintain records of all marketing arrangements, and of volumes actually sold or transported, which records shall be made available to Non-Operators upon reasonable request.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The liability of the parties shall be several, not joint or collective. Each party shall be responsible only for its obligations, and shall be liable only for its proportionate share of the costs of developing and operating the Contract Area. Accordingly, the liens granted among the parties in Article VII.B. are given to secure only the debts of each severally, and no party shall have any liability to third parties hereunder to satisfy the default of any other party in the payment of any expense or obligation hereunder. It is not the intention of the parties to create, nor shall this agreement be construed as creating, a mining or other partnership, joint venture, agency relationship or association, or to render the parties liable as partners, co-venturers, or principals. In their relations with each other under this agreement, the parties shall not be considered fiduciaries or to have established a confidential relationship but rather shall be free to act on an arm's-length basis in accordance with their own respective self-interest, subject, however, to the obligation of the parties to act in good faith in their dealings with each other with respect to activities hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Each party grants to the other parties hereto a lien upon any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests in the Contract Area, and a security interest and/or purchase money security interest in any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in the personal property and fixtures on or used or obtained for use in connection therewith, to secure performance of all of its obligations under this agreement including but not limited to payment of expense, interest and fees, the proper disbursement of all monies paid hereunder, the assignment or relinquishment of interest in Oil and Gas Leases as required hereunder, and the proper performance of operations hereunder. Such lien and security interest granted by each party hereto shall include such party's leasehold interests, working interests, operating rights, and royalty and overriding royalty interests in the Contract Area now owned or hereafter acquired and in lands pooled or unitized therewith or otherwise becoming subject to this agreement, the Oil and Gas when extracted therefrom and equipment situated thereon or used or obtained for use in connection therewith (including, without limitation, all wells, tools, and tubular goods), and accounts (including, without limitation, accounts arising from gas imbalances or from the sale of Oil and/or Gas at the wellhead), contract rights, inventory and general intangibles relating thereto or arising therefrom, and all proceeds and products of the foregoing.
		

		
			 
		

		
			To perfect the lien and security agreement provided herein, each party hereto shall execute and acknowledge the recording supplement and/or any financing statement prepared and submitted by any party hereto in conjunction herewith or at any time following execution hereof, and Operator is authorized to file this agreement or the recording supplement executed herewith as a lien or mortgage in the applicable real estate records and as a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code in the state in which the Contract Area is situated and such other states as Operator shall deem appropriate to perfect the security interest granted hereunder. Any party may file this agreement, the recording supplement executed herewith, or such other documents as it deems necessary as a lien or mortgage in the applicable real estate records and/or a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code.
		

		
			 
		

		
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said lien and security interest against all persons acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Interests covered by this agreement by, through or under such party. All parties acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests covered by this agreement, whether by assignment, merger, mortgage, operation of law, or otherwise, shall be deemed to have taken subject to the lien and security interest granted by this Article VII.B. as to all obligations attributable to such interest hereunder whether or not such obligations arise before or after such interest is acquired.
		

		
			 
		

		
			To the extent that parties have a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state in which the Contract Area is situated, they shall be entitled to exercise the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. The bringing of a suit and the obtaining of judgment by a party for the secured indebtedness shall not be deemed an election of remedies or otherwise affect the lien rights or security interest as security for the payment thereof. In addition, upon default by any party in the payment of its share of expenses, interests, or fees  / or other financial obligations hereunder , or upon the improper use of funds by the Operator  / a party, the other parties shall have the right, without prejudice to other rights or remedies, to collect from the purchaser the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party's share of Oil and Gas until the amount owed by such party, plus interest as provided in "Exhibit C," has been received, and shall have the right to offset the amount owed against the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party's share of Oil and Gas. All purchasers of production may rely on a notification of default from the non-defaulting party or parties stating the amount due as a result of the default, and all parties waive any recourse available against purchasers for releasing production proceeds as provided in this paragraph. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party fails to pay its share of cost within one hundred twenty (120) days after rendition of a statement therefor by Operator, the non-defaulting parties, including Operator, shall upon request by Operator, pay the unpaid amount in the proportion that the interest of each such party bears to the interest of all such parties. The amount paid by each party so paying its share of the unpaid amount shall be secured by the liens and security rights described in Article VII.B., and each paying party may independently pursue any remedy available hereunder or otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party does not perform all of its obligations hereunder, and the failure to perform subjects such party to foreclosure or execution proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this agreement, to the extent allowed by governing law, the defaulting party waives any available right of redemption from and after the date of judgment, any required valuation or appraisement of the mortgaged or secured property prior to sale, any available right to stay execution or to require a marshaling of assets and any required bond in the event a receiver is appointed. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereby grants to the other parties a power of sale as to any property that is subject to the lien and security rights granted hereunder, such power to be exercised in the manner provided by applicable law or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner and upon reasonable notice.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Each party agrees that the other parties shall be entitled to utilize the provisions of Oil and Gas lien law or other lien law of any state in which the Contract Area is situated to enforce the obligations of each party hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Non-Operators agree that Operator may invoke or utilize the mechanics' or materialmen's lien law of the state in which the Contract Area is situated in order to secure the payment to Operator of any sum due hereunder for services performed or materials supplied by Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Operator, at its election, shall have the right from time to time to demand and receive from one or more of the other parties payment in advance of their respective shares of the estimated amount of the expense to be incurred in operations hereunder during the next succeeding month, which right may be exercised only by submission to each such party of an itemized statement of such estimated   expense, together with an invoice for its share thereof. Each such statement and invoice for the payment in advance of estimated expense shall be submitted on or before the 20th day of the next preceding month. Each party shall pay to Operator its proportionate share of such estimate within / thirty (30) fifteen (15) days after such estimate and invoice is received. If any party fails to pay its share of said estimate within said time, the amount due shall bear interest as provided in Exhibit "C" until paid. Proper adjustment 

		 

		

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shall be made monthly between advances and actual expense to the end that each party shall bear and pay its proportionate share of actual expenses incurred, and no more.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			If any party fails to discharge any financial obligation under this agreement, including without limitation the failure to make any advance under the preceding Article VII.C. or any other provision of this agreement, within the period required for such payment hereunder, then in addition to the remedies provided in Article VII.B. or elsewhere in this agreement, the remedies specified below shall be applicable. For purposes of this Article VII.D., all notices and elections shall be delivered only by Operator, except that Operator shall deliver any such notice and election requested by a non-defaulting Non-Operator, and when Operator is the party in default, the applicable notices and elections can be delivered by any Non-Operator. Election of any one or more of the following remedies shall not preclude the subsequent use of any other remedy specified below or otherwise available to a non-defaulting party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1. Suspension of Rights: Any party may deliver to the party in default a Notice of Default, which shall specify the default, specify the action to be taken to cure the default, and specify that failure to take such action will result in the exercise of one or more of the remedies provided in this Article. If the default is not cured within thirty (30) days of the delivery of such Notice of Default, all of the rights of the defaulting party granted by this agreement may upon notice be suspended until the default is cured, without prejudice to the right of the non-defaulting party or parties to continue to enforce the obligations of the defaulting party previously accrued or thereafter accruing under this agreement. If Operator is the party in default, the Non-Operators shall have in addition the right, by vote of Non-Operators owning a majority in interest in the Contract Area after excluding the voting interest of Operator, to appoint a new Operator effective immediately. The rights of a defaulting party that may be suspended hereunder at the election of the non-defaulting parties shall include, without limitation, the right to receive information as to any operation conducted hereunder during the period of such default, the right to elect to participate in an operation proposed under Article VI.B. of this agreement, the right to participate in an operation being conducted under this agreement even if the party has previously elected to participate in such operation, and the right to receive proceeds of production from any well subject to this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2. Suit for Damages: Non-defaulting parties or Operator for the benefit of non-defaulting parties may sue (at joint account expense) to collect the amounts in default, plus interest accruing on the amounts recovered from the date of default until the date of collection at the rate specified in Exhibit "C" attached hereto. Nothing herein shall prevent any party from suing any defaulting party to collect consequential damages accruing to such party as a result of the default.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3. Deemed Non-Consent: The non-defaulting party may deliver a written Notice of Non-Consent Election to the defaulting party at any time after the expiration of the thirty-day cure period following delivery of the Notice of Default, in which event if the billing is for the drilling a new well or the Plugging Back, Sidetracking, Reworking or Deepening of a well which is to be or has been plugged  as a dry hole, or for the Completion or Recompletion of any well, the defaulting party will be conclusively deemed to have elected not to participate in the operation and to be a Non-Consenting Party with respect thereto under Article VI.B. or VI.C., as the case may be, to the extent of the costs unpaid by such party, notwithstanding any election to participate theretofore made. If election is made to proceed under this provision, then the non-defaulting parties may not elect to sue for the unpaid amount pursuant to Article VII.D.2.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Until the delivery of such Notice of Non-Consent Election to the defaulting party, such party shall have the right to cure its default by paying its unpaid share of costs plus interest at the rate set forth in Exhibit "C," provided, however, such payment shall not prejudice the rights of the non-defaulting parties to pursue remedies for damages incurred by the non-defaulting parties as a result of the default. Any interest relinquished pursuant to this Article VII.D.3. shall be offered to the non-defaulting / Consenting pParties in proportion to their interests, and the non-defaulting / Consenting pParties electing to participate in the ownership of such interest shall be required to contribute their   shares of the defaulted amount upon their election to participate therein.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			4. Advance Payment: If a default is not cured within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a Notice of Default, Operator, or Non- Operators if Operator is the defaulting party, may thereafter require advance payment from the defaulting party of such defaulting party's anticipated share of any item of expense for which Operator, or Non-Operators, as the case may be, would be entitled to reimbursement under any provision of this agreement, whether or not such expense was the subject of the previous default. Such right includes, but is not limited to, the right to require advance payment for the estimated costs of drilling a well or Completion of a well as to which an election to participate in drilling or Completion has been made. If the defaulting party fails to pay the required advance payment, the non-defaulting parties may pursue any of the remedies provided in this Article VII.D. or any other default remedy provided elsewhere in this agreement. Any excess of funds advanced remaining when the operation is completed and all costs have been paid shall be promptly returned to the advancing party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5. Costs and Attorneys' Fees: In the event any party is required to bring legal proceedings to enforce any financial obligation of a party hereunder, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover all court costs, costs of collection, and a reasonable attorney's fee, which the lien provided for herein shall also secure.
		

		
			 
		

		
			E. Rentals, Shut-in Well Payments and Minimum Royalties:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Rentals, shut-in well payments and minimum royalties which may be required under the terms of any lease shall be paid by the /  Operator for and on behalf of the joint account, unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing from time to time. party or parties who subjected such lease to this  agreement  at  its  or  their expense. In the event   two or more parties  own and have contributed interests in the same lease to this agreement, such parties may designate one of such parties to make said payments for and on behalf of all such parties. Any party may request, and shall be entitled to receive, proper evidence of all such payments. In the event of failure to make proper payment of any rental, shut-in well payment or minimum royalty through mistake or oversight where such payment is required to continue the lease in force, any loss which results from such non-payment shall be borne in accordance with the provisions of Article IV.B.2.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Operator shall notify Non-Operators of the anticipated completion of a shut-in well, or the shutting in or return to production of a producing well, at least five (5) ten (10)days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays) prior to taking such action, or at the earliest opportunity permitted by circumstances, but assumes no liability for failure to do so. In the event of failure by Operator to so notify Non- Operators, the loss of any lease contributed hereto by Non-Operators for failure to make timely payments of any shut-in well payment shall be borne jointly by the parties hereto under the provisions of Article IV.B.3.
		

		
			 
		

		
			F. Taxes:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Beginning with the first calendar year after the effective date hereof, Operator shall render for ad valorem taxation all property subject to this agreement which by law should be rendered for such taxes, and it shall pay all such taxes assessed thereon before they become delinquent. Prior to the rendition date, each Non-Operator shall furnish Operator information as to burdens (to include, but not be limited to, royalties, overriding royalties and production payments) on Leases and Oil and Gas Interests contributed by such Non-Operator. If the assessed valuation of any Lease is reduced by reason of its being subject to outstanding excess royalties, overriding royalties or production payments, the reduction in ad valorem taxes resulting therefrom shall inure to the benefit of the owner or owners of such Lease, and Operator shall adjust the charge to such owner or owners so as to reflect the benefit of such reduction. If the ad valorem taxes are based in whole or in part upon separate valuations of each party's working interest, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, charges to the joint account shall be made and paid by the parties hereto in accordance with the tax value generated by each party's working interest. Operator shall bill the other parties for their proportionate shares of all tax payments in the manner provided in Exhibit "C."
		

		
			 
		

		
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abandon the protest prior to final determination. During the pendency of administrative or judicial proceedings, Operator may elect to pay, under protest, all such taxes and any interest and penalty. When any such protested assessment shall have been finally determined, Operator shall pay the tax for the joint account, together with any interest and penalty accrued, and the total cost shall then be assessed against the parties, and be paid by them, as provided in Exhibit "C."
		

		
			 
		

		
			Each party shall pay or cause to be paid all production, severance, excise, gathering and other taxes imposed upon or with respect to the production or handling of such party's share of Oil and Gas produced under the terms of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE VIII.
		

		
			ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST
		

		
			 
		

		
			A. Surrender of Leases:
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Leases covered by this agreement, insofar as they embrace acreage in the Contract Area, shall not be surrendered in whole or in part unless all parties consent thereto.
		

		
			 
		

		
			However, should any party desire to surrender its interest in any Lease or in any portion thereof, such party shall give written notice of the proposed surrender to all parties, and the parties to whom such notice is delivered shall have thirty (30) days after delivery of the notice within which to notify the party proposing the surrender whether they elect to consent thereto. Failure of a        party to whom such notice is delivered to reply within said 30-day period shall constitute a consent to the surrender of the Leases described in the notice. If all parties do not agree or consent thereto, the party desiring to surrender shall assign, without express or implied warranty of title, all of its interest in such Lease, or portion thereof, and any well, material and equipment / acquired by the parties hereunder and used exclusively for the surrendered lease, which may be located thereon   and any rights in production thereafter secured, to the parties not consenting to such surrender. If the interest of the assigning party is or includes an Oil and Gas   Interest, the assigning party shall execute and deliver to the party or parties not consenting to such surrender an oil and gas lease covering such Oil and Gas Interest for a term of one (1) year and so long thereafter as Oil and/or Gas is produced from the land covered thereby / or lands pooled therewith, such lease to be on the a form / mutually agreed by the parties. attached hereto as Exhibit "B." Upon such assignment or lease, the assigning party shall be relieved from all obligations thereafter accruing, but not theretofore accrued, with respect to the interest assigned or leased and the operation of any well attributable thereto, and the assigning party shall have no further interest in the assigned or leased premises and its equipment and production other than the royalties retained in any lease made under the terms of this Article. The party assignee or lessee shall pay to the party assignor or lessor the reasonable salvage value of the latter's interest in any well's salvable materials and equipment attributable to the assigned or leased acreage. The value of all salvable materials and equipment shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit "C," less the estimated cost of salvaging and the estimated cost of plugging and abandoning and restoring the surface. If such value is less than such costs, then the party assignor or lessor shall pay to the party assignee or lessee the amount of such deficit. If the assignment or lease is in favor of more than one party, the interest shall be shared by such parties in the proportions that the interest of each bears    to the total interest of all such parties. If the interest of the parties to whom the assignment is to be made varies according to depth, then the interest assigned shall similarly reflect such variances.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Any assignment, lease or surrender made under this provision shall not reduce or change the assignor's, lessor's or surrendering party's interest as it was immediately before the assignment, lease or surrender in the balance of the Contract Area; and the acreage assigned, leased or surrendered, and subsequent operations thereon, shall not thereafter be subject to the terms and provisions of this agreement but shall be deemed subject to an Operating Agreement in the form of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			B. Renewal or Extension of Leases:
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party secures a renewal or replacement of an Oil and Gas Lease or Interest subject to this agreement, then all other parties shall be notified promptly upon such acquisition or, in the case of a replacement Lease taken before expiration of an existing Lease, promptly upon expiration of the existing Lease. The parties notified shall have the right for a period of thirty (30) days following delivery of such notice in which to elect to participate in the ownership of the renewal or replacement Lease, insofar as such Lease affects lands within the Contract Area, by paying to the party who acquired it their proportionate shares of the acquisition cost allocated to that part of such Lease within the Contract Area, which shall be in proportion to the interest held at that time by the parties in the Contract Area. Each party who participates in the purchase of a renewal or replacement Lease shall be given an assignment of its proportionate interest therein by the acquiring party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If some, but less than all, of the parties elect to participate in the purchase of a renewal or replacement Lease, it shall be owned by the parties who elect to participate therein, in a ratio based upon the relationship of their respective percentage of participation in the Contract Area to the aggregate of the percentages of participation in the Contract Area of all parties participating in the purchase of such renewal or replacement Lease. The acquisition of a renewal or replacement Lease by any or all of the parties hereto shall not cause a readjustment of the interests of the parties stated in Exhibit "A," but any renewal or replacement Lease in which less than all parties elect to participate shall not be subject to this agreement but shall be deemed subject to a separate Operating Agreement in the form of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If the interests of the parties in the Contract Area vary according to depth, then their right to participate proportionately in renewal or replacement Leases and their right to receive an assignment of interest shall also reflect such depth variances.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The provisions of this Article shall apply to renewal or replacement Leases whether they are for the entire interest covered by the expiring Lease or cover only a portion of its area or an interest therein. Any renewal or replacement Lease taken before the expiration of its predecessor Lease, or taken or contracted for or becoming effective within six (6) months after the expiration of the existing Lease, shall be subject to this provision so long as this agreement is in effect at the time of such acquisition or at the time the renewal or replacement Lease becomes effective; but any Lease taken or contracted for more than six (6) months after the expiration of an existing Lease shall not be deemed a renewal or replacement Lease and shall not be subject to the provisions of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The provisions in this Article shall also be applicable to extensions of Oil and Gas Leases.
		

		
			 
		

		
			C. Acreage or Cash Contributions:
		

		
			 
		

		
			While  this  agreement  is in force, if any party  contracts for a  contribution  of cash  towards the  drilling  of a  well or any other operation / to be conducted hereunder on the Contract Area, such contribution shall be paid to the party who conducted the drilling or other operation and shall be applied by it against the cost of such drilling or other operation. If the contribution be in the form of acreage, the party to whom the contribution is made shall promptly tender an assignment of the acreage, without warranty of title, to the Drilling Parties in the proportions said Drilling Parties shared the cost of drilling the well. Such acreage shall become a separate Contract Area and, to the      extent possible, be   governed by provisions identical to this agreement. Each party shall promptly notify all other parties of any acreage or cash contributions it may obtain in support of any well or any other operation on the Contract Area. The above provisions shall also be applicable to optional rights to earn acreage outside the Contract Area which are in support of well drilled inside the Contract Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party contracts for any consideration relating to disposition of such party's share of substances produced hereunder, such consideration shall not be deemed a contribution as contemplated in this Article VIII.C.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			D. Assignment; Maintenance of Uniform Interest:
		

		
			 
		

		
			For the purpose of maintaining uniformity of ownership in the Contract Area in the Oil and Gas Leases, Oil and Gas Interests, wells, equipment and production covered by this agreement no party shall sell, encumber, transfer or make other disposition of its interest in the Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests embraced within the Contract Area or in wells, equipment and production unless such disposition covers either:
		

		
			 
		

		
			              1. the entire interest of the party in all Oil and Gas Leases, Oil and Gas Interests, wells, equipment and production; or
		

		
			 
		

		
			              2. an equal undivided percent of the party's present interest in all Oil and Gas Leases, Oil and Gas Interests, wells, equipment and production in the Contract Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Every sale, encumbrance, transfer or other disposition made by any party shall be made expressly subject to this agreement and shall be made without prejudice to the right of the other parties, and any transferee of an ownership interest in any Oil and Gas Lease or Interest shall be deemed a party to this agreement as to the interest conveyed from and after the effective date of the transfer of ownership; provided, however, that the other parties shall not be required to recognize    any such sale, encumbrance, transfer or other disposition for any purpose hereunder until thirty (30) days after they / Operator hasve received a copy of the instrument of transfer or other satisfactory evidence thereof in writing from the transferor or transferee. / Except as otherwise provided herein, the transferring party shall be relieved of liability for the cost and expense of operations attributable to the transferred interest which are conducted after the expiration of the 30-day period above; provided that Nno assignment or other disposition of interest by a party shall relieve such party of  obligations previously incurred by such party hereunder with respect to the interest transferred, including without limitation the obligation of a party to pay all costs attributable to an approved operation conducted hereunder in which such party has agreed to participate  prior to making such assignment, and the lien and security interest granted by Article VII.B. shall continue to burden the interest transferred to secure payment of any such obligations. / The transferee shall be jointly and severally liable with its transferor for payment of its share of the costs and expenses attributable to an approved operation in which its transferor had agreed to participate.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If, at any time the interest of any party is divided among and owned by four or more co-owners, Operator, at its discretion, may require such co-owners to appoint a single trustee or agent with full authority to receive notices, approve expenditures, receive billings for and approve and pay such party's share of the joint expenses, and to deal generally with, and with power to bind, the co-owners of such party's interest within the scope of the operations embraced in this agreement; however, all such co- owners shall have the right to enter into and execute all contracts or agreements for the disposition of their respective shares of the Oil and Gas produced from the Contract Area and they shall have the right to receive, separately, payment of the sale proceeds thereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			E. Waiver of Rights to Partition:
		

		
			 
		

		
			If permitted  by the laws  of  the state or  states  in  which  the property covered  hereby is  located, each  party hereto owning  an undivided interest in the Contract Area waives any and all rights it may have to partition and have set aside to it in severalty its undivided interest therein.
		

		
			 
		

		
			F. Preferential Right to Purchase:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			              Should any party desire to sell all or any part of its interests under this agreement, or its rights and interests in the Contract Area, it shall promptly give written notice to the other parties, with full information concerning its proposed disposition, which shall include the name and address of the prospective transferee (who must be ready, willing and able to purchase), the purchase price, a legal description sufficient to identify the property, and all other terms of the offer. The other parties shall then have an optional prior right, for a period of ten (10) days after notice is 

		 

		

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delivered, to purchase for the stated consideration on the same terms and conditions the interest which the other party proposes to sell; and, if this optional right is exercised, the purchasing parties shall share the purchased interest in the proportions that the interest of each bears to the total interest of all purchasing parties. However, there shall be no preferential right to purchase in those cases where any party wishes to mortgage its interests, or to transfer title to its interest to its mortgagee in lieu of or pursuant to foreclosure of a mortgage of its interests, or to dispose of its interests by merger, reorganization, consolidation, or by sale of all or substantially all of its Oil and Gas assets to any party, or by transfer of its interests to a subsidiary or parent company or to a subsidiary of a parent company, or to any company in which such party owns a majority of the stock.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE IX.
		

		
			INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ELECTION
		

		
			 
		

		
			If, for federal income tax purposes, this agreement and the operations hereunder are regarded as a partnership, and if the      parties have not otherwise agreed to form a tax partnership pursuant to Exhibit "G" or other agreement between them, each party thereby affected elects to be excluded from the application of all of the provisions of Subchapter "K," Chapter 1, Subtitle "A," of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), as permitted and authorized by Section 761 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Operator is authorized and directed to execute on behalf of each party hereby affected such evidence of this election as may be required by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or the Federal Internal Revenue Service, including specifically, but not by way of limitation, all of the returns, statements, and the data required by Treasury Regulation §1.761. Should there be any requirement that each party hereby affected give further evidence of this election, each such party shall execute such documents and furnish such other evidence as may be required by the Federal Internal Revenue Service or as may be necessary to evidence this election. No such party shall give any notices or take any other action inconsistent with the election made hereby. If any present or future income tax laws of the state or states in which the Contract Area is located or any future income tax laws of the United States contain provisions similar to those in  Subchapter "K," Chapter 1, Subtitle "A," of the Code, under which an election similar to that provided by Section 761 of the Code is permitted, each party hereby affected shall make such election as may be permitted or required by such laws. In making the foregoing election, each such party states that the income derived by such party from operations hereunder can be adequately determined without the computation of partnership taxable income. /  For federal income tax purposes, the parties agree that any gas imbalances will be reported under the cumulative gas balancing method as defined in Treasury Regulations § 1.761-2(d)(3).
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE X.
		

		
			CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS
		

		
			 
		

		
			Operator may settle any single / or related aggregate uninsured third party damage claim or suit arising from operations hereunder if the expenditure does not exceed      One Hundred Thousand Dollars                               Dollars ($     100,000         ) and if the payment is in complete settlement of such claim or suit. If the amount required for settlement exceeds the above amount  / Operator shall promptly notify Non-Operators, and, the parties hereto shall assume and take over the further handling of the claim or suit, unless such authority is delegated to Operator. All costs and expenses of handling settling, or otherwise discharging such claim or suit shall be at the joint expense of the parties participating in the operation from which the claim or suit arises. If a claim is made against any party or if any party is sued on account of any matter arising from operations hereunder over which such individual has no control because of the rights given Operator by this agreement, such party shall immediately notify all other parties, and the claim or suit shall be treated as any other claim or suit involving operations hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE XI.
		

		
			FORCE MAJEURE
		

		
			 
		

		
			If any party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by force majeure to carry out its obligations under this agreement, other than the obligation to indemnify or make money payments or furnish security, that party shall give to all other parties prompt written notice of the force majeure with reasonably full particulars concerning it; thereupon, 

		 

		

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the obligations of the party giving the notice, so far as they are affected by the force majeure, shall be suspended during, but no longer than, the continuance of the force majeure. The term "force majeure," as here employed, shall mean an act of God, strike, lockout, or other industrial disturbance, act of the public enemy, war, blockade, public riot, lightening, fire, storm, flood or other act of nature, explosion, governmental action, governmental delay, restraint or inaction, unavailability of equipment, and any other cause, whether of the kind specifically enumerated above or otherwise, which is not reasonably within the control of the party claiming suspension.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The affected party shall use all reasonable diligence to remove the force majeure situation as quickly as practicable. The requirement that any force majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable dispatch shall not require the settlement of strikes, lockouts, or other labor difficulty by the party involved, contrary to its wishes; how all such difficulties shall be handled shall be entirely within the discretion of the party concerned.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE XII.
		

		
			NOTICES
		

		
			 
		

		
			All notices authorized or required between the parties by any of the provisions of this agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and delivered in person or by United States mail, courier service, telegram, telex, telecopier or any other form orf facsimile, postage or charges prepaid / each of which may also be delivered by attachment to electronic mail ("Email Notice"), and addressed to such parties at the addresses listed on Exhibit "A." All telephone or oral  notices permitted by this agreement shall be confirmed immediately thereafter by written notice. The originating notice given under any provision hereof shall be deemed delivered only when received by the party to whom such notice is directed, and the time for such party to deliver any notice  in  response  thereto  shall  run  from  the date the  originating notice  is received.  "Receipt" for purposes  of  this agreement with respect to written notice delivered hereunder shall be actual delivery of the notice to the address of the party to be notified specified in accordance with this agreement, or to the telecopy, facsimile / number or email address or telex machine of such party. The second or any responsive notice shall be deemed delivered when deposited in the United States mail or at the office of the courier or telegraph service, or upon transmittal by telex, telecopy or facsimile, or when personally delivered to the party to be notified, provided, that when response is required within 24 or 48 hours, such response shall be given orally or by telephone, telex, telecopy or other facsimile / or Email Notice within such period. Each party shall have the right to change its address at any time, and from time to time, by giving written notice thereof to all other parties. If a party is not available to receive notice orally or by telephone when a party attempts to deliver a notice required to be delivered within 24 or 48 hours, the notice may be delivered in writing by any other method specified herein and shall be deemed delivered in the same manner provided above for any responsive notice. / Each Email Notice shall clearly state that it is a notice or response to a notice under this agreement. An Email Notice shall be deemed delivered only when affirmatively acknowledged by email reply from the recipient (automatic delivery receipts do not qualify). If the receiving party fails or declines to affirmatively acknowledge an Email Notice, then the transmitting party shall be required to deliver notice and confirm receipt by one of the other methods provided above.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE XIII.
		

		
			TERM OF AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			This agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests subject hereto for the period of time selected below; provided, however, no party hereto shall ever be construed as having any right, title or interest in or to any Lease or Oil and Gas Interest contributed by any other party beyond the term of this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			☐ Option No. 2: In the event the well described in Article VI.A., or any subsequent well drilled under any provision of this agreement,  results in the Completion  of  a  well as  a  well capable of  production  of  Oil and/or  Gas  in paying  quantities,    this agreement shall continue in force so long as any such well is 

		 

		

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capable of production, and for an additional period of                     days thereafter; provided, however, if, prior to the expiration of such additional period, one or more of the parties hereto are engaged  in drilling,  Reworking,  Deepening,  Sidetracking,  Plugging Back,  testing or attempting to Complete or Re-complete  a well or wells hereunder, this agreement shall continue in force until such operations have been completed and if production results therefrom, this agreement shall continue in force as provided herein. In the event the well described in Article VI.A., or any subsequent well drilled hereunder, results in a dry hole, and no other well is capable of producing Oil and/or Gas from the Contract Area, this agreement shall terminate unless drilling, Deepening, Sidetracking, Completing, Re- completing, Plugging Back or Reworking operations are commenced within                                         days from the date of abandonment of said well. “Abandonment” for such purposes shall mean either (i) a decision by all parties not to conduct any further operations on the well or (ii) the elapse of 180 days from the conduct of any operations on the well, whichever first occurs.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The termination of this agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any expense, liability or other obligation or any remedy therefor which has accrued or attached prior to the date of such termination.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Upon termination of this agreement and the satisfaction of all obligations hereunder, in the event a memorandum of this Operating Agreement has been filed of record, Operator is authorized to file of record in all necessary recording offices a notice of termination, and each party hereto agrees to execute such a notice of termination as to Operator's interest, upon request of Operator, if Operator has satisfied all its financial obligations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE XIV.
		

		
			COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS
		

		
			 
		

		
			A. Laws, Regulations and Orders:
		

		
			 
		

		
			This agreement shall be subject to the applicable laws of the state in which the Contract Area is located, to the valid rules, regulations, and orders of any duly constituted regulatory body of said state; and to all other applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			This agreement and all matters pertaining hereto, including but not limited o matters of performance, non- performance, breach, remedies, procedures, rights, duties, and interpretation or construction, shall be governed and determined by the law of the state in which the Contract Area is located. If the Contract Area is in two or more states, the law of the state of Texas            shall govern.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Nothing herein contained shall grant, or be construed to grant, Operator the right or authority to waive or release any rights, privileges, or obligations which Non-Operators may have under federal or state laws or under rules, regulations or orders promulgated under such laws in reference to oil, gas and mineral operations, including the location, operation, or production of wells, on tracts offsetting or adjacent to the Contract Area. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			With respect to the operations hereunder, Non-Operators agree to release Operator from /  liability above and beyond its proportionate share of any and all losses, damages, injuries, Claims and causes of action arising out of, incident to our resulting directly or indirectly from Operator’s interpretation or application of rules, rulings, regulations or orders of / any governmental agency having jursidiction the Department of Energy or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or predecessor or successor  agencies to the extent such interpretation or application was made in good faith and does not constitute gross negligence / or willful misconduct. Each No-Operator further agrees to reimburse Operator for such Non-Operator's share of production or any refund, fine, levy or other governmental sanction that Operator may be required to pay as a result of such an incorrect interpretation or 

		 

		

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			ARTICLE XV.
		

		
			MISCELLANEOUS
		

		
			 
		

		
			A. Execution:
		

		
			 
		

		
			This agreement shall be binding upon each Non-Operator when this agreement or a counterpart thereof has been executed by such Non-Operator and Operator notwithstanding that this agreement is not then or thereafter executed by all of the parties to which it is tendered or which are listed on Exhibit "A" as owning an interest in the Contract Area.  or which own, in fact, an interest in the Contract Area. Operator may, however, by written notice to all Non-Operators who have become bound by this agreement as aforesaid, given at any time prior to the actual spud date of the Initial Well but in no event later than five days prior to the date specified in Article VI.A. for commencement of the Initial Well, terminate this agreement if Operator in its sole discretion determines that there is insufficient participation to justify commencement of drilling operations. In the event of such a termination by Operator, all further obligations of the parties hereunder shall cease as of such termination. In the event any Non-Operator has advanced or prepaid any share of drilling or other costs hereunder, all sums so advanced shall be returned to such Non-Operator without interest. Except as otherwise provided in Article IV.B, in the event operations on a well shall be commenced without execution of this agreement by all persons listed on Exhibit “A” as having a current interest in such well, or in the event that subsequent to the commencement of operations on the well previously unknown or undisclosed persons owning working interests in a well are discovered, or both, the parties executing this agreement agree to one of the following:
		

		
			 
		

		
			☐          Option No. 1: Operator shall indemnify executing Non-Operators with respect to all costs incurred for the well which would have been charged to each such person under this agreement as if such person had executed the same and Operator shall receive all revenues which would have been received by each such person under this agreement as if such person had executed the same.
		

		
			 
		

		
			☐          Option No. 2: The Operator shall advise all parties of the total interest of the parties that have executed this agreement. Each party executing this agreement, within forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays) after delivery of such notice, shall advise the Operator of its desire to (i) limit participation to such party’s interest as shown on Exhibit “A” or (ii) carry only its proportionate part (determined by dividing such party’s interest in the Contract Area by the interest of all parties executing this agreement) of non-executing persons’ interests, or (iii) carry its proportionate part (determined as provided in (ii)) of non-executing persons’ interests together with all or a portion of its proportionate part of any non-executing persons interests that any executing party did not elect to take. Any interest of non-executing persons that is not carried by an executing party shall be deemed to be carried by the Operator. Failure to advise the Operator within the time required shall be deemed an election under (i).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			This agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, devisees, legal representatives, successors and assigns, and the terms hereof shall be deemed to run with the Leases or Interests included within the Contract Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			For the purposes of assuming or rejecting this agreement as an executory contract pursuant to federal bankruptcy laws, this agreement shall not be severable, but rather must be assumed or rejected in its entirety, and the failure of any party to this agreement to comply with all of its financial obligations provided herein shall be a material default.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of Articles I through XV of this agreement, and the provisions of Article XVI, the provisions of Article XVI shall govern.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE XVI.
		

		
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			               Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of Article I through XV of this agreement and the provisions of this Article XVI, the provisions of this Article XVI shall govern.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			               Unless drilling operations are terminated pursuant to Article VI.F, Operator shall drill a Horizontal Well to the objective Zone(s) and drill the Lateral in the Zone(s) at least to a Displacement to which a reasonably prudent operator would deem further drilling is neither justified nor required.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			               Notwithstanding Article VI.B.6 or anything else in this agreement to the contrary, it is agreed that where a Horizontal Well subject to this  agreement  has been  drilled  to the objective Displacement  and  the Consenting Parties  cannot  agree upon  the sequence and timing of further operations regarding such Horizontal Well, the following elections shall control the order of priority enumerated hereafter:
		

		
			 
		

		
			First:            Testing, coring or logging;
		

		
			 
		

		
			Second:        Complete drilling operations of all proposed Laterals;
		

		
			 
		

		
			Third:           Extend or Deepen a Lateral;
		

		
			 
		

		
			Fourth:         Kick out and drill an additional Lateral in the same Zone;
		

		
			 
		

		
			Fifth:            Plug Back the well to a Zone above the Zone in which a Lateral was drilled; if there is more than one proposal  to Plug Back, the proposal to Plug Back to the next deepest prospective Zone shall have priority over a   proposal  to Plug Back to a shallower prospective Zone;
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Seventh:       Plug and abandon as provided for in Article VI.E
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			              Provided, however, that if, at the time the Consenting Parties are considering any of the above, the hole is in such a condition that a reasonably prudent operator would not conduct the particular contemplated operation involved for fear of placing the hole in   jeopardy or losing the hole prior to Completing the Horizontal Well in the objective Zone, such operation shall be eliminated from the priorities set forth above. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement shall be effective as of the_________________________day of __________,_______.________________________________________, who has prepared and circulated this form for execution, represents and warrants that the form was printed from and, with the exception(s) listed below, is identical to the AAPL Form 610-1989 Model Form Operating Agreement, as published in computerized form by Forms On-A-Disk, Inc. No changes, alterations, or modifications, other than those made by strikethrough and/or insertion and that are clearly recognizable as changes in Articles ____________, have been made to the form.
		

		
			
		

		

		 

		

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			ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		

		
			 
		

		
			 Note: The following forms of acknowledgment are the short forms approved by the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. The validity and effect
		

		
			 
		

		
			of these forms in any state will depend upon the statutes of that state.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Individual acknowledgment:
		

		
			State of    _______________)
		

		
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			Acknowledgment in representative capacity:
		

		
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			Article XVI to Operating Agreement
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.          Additional Definitions:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.    The term “Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person in question; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) SN and its respective Affiliates, (b) SN UnSub and its respective Affiliates, and (c) Blackstone and its Affiliates, shall not be considered Affiliates of one another solely by virtue of (x) their ownership or Control of the Assets or (y) being a Party to this Agreement, an Operating Agreement or any management services agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) subject to the preceding sentence, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation and its Affiliates including all Permitted Holders, shall be deemed to be Affiliates of SN; provided,  however, (i) The Blackstone Group, L.P. and all private equity funds, portfolio companies, parallel investment entities, and alternative investment entities owned, managed, or Controlled by The Blackstone Group, L.P. or its Affiliates that are not part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group L.P. shall not be considered or otherwise deemed to be an Affiliate of GSO or any of its Affiliates that are part of the credit-related businesses of The Blackstone Group L.P., and (ii) none of GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates shall constitute an Affiliate of SN, SN UnSub, or any of their Affiliates, nor shall ownership by GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates of any ownership interest in [the Partnership or the General Partner] result in GSO or its Affiliates or any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised by GSO or its Affiliates constituting an Affiliate of SN, SN UnSub, or any of their Affiliates.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.    The term “Agreement” and the phrase “this agreement” shall each mean this Operating Agreement, as amended from time to time.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.    The term “Associated Agreements” means, collectively, the JDA, MSA, JEA and LLCA, inclusive of all exhibits and schedules, and all other contracts, documents, and instruments entered into by and among the parties in connection with operations and activities under this Agreement, in each case, to the extent in effect and applicable as of the time of reference hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.    The term “Business Day” shall mean a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks in Houston, Texas and New York, New York are open for business.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.    The term “Control” (including its derivatives and similar terms) shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.    The term “Extension” or “Extend” shall mean an operation related to a Horizontal Well whereby a Lateral is drilled in the same Zone to a Displacement greater than (i) the Displacement contained in the proposal for such operation approved by the Consenting Parties, or (ii) the Displacement to which the Lateral was drilled pursuant to a previous proposal.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.    The term “JDA” shall mean that certain Joint Development Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017, by and between SN EF Maverick, LLC (“SN”), Aguila Production, LLC (“Aguila”), and SN EF UnSub, LP (“UnSub”), as the same may be amended from time to time.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.    The term “JEA” shall mean that certain Joint Exploration Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2008, by and between Anadarko E&P Company LP and TXCO Energy Corp., as amended.
		

		
			 
		

		
			9.    The term “LLCA” shall mean the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Aguila Production, LLC, as the same may be amended from time to time.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			10.  The term “MSA” shall mean that certain Management Services Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2017, by and among SN, Aguila, and Unsub, as the same may be amended from time to time.
		

		
			 
		

		
			11.  The term “RRC” shall mean the Railroad Commission of Texas or its applicable successor agency or agencies.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.  The term “Workover” shall mean routine maintenance and repair work performed on a well but does not include a Rework operation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.           Amendments to Exhibit “A”: The Operator shall amend Exhibit “A” from time to time in order to correct mistakes therein or to reflect changes in ownership within the Contract Area. Operator's duty to amend Exhibit “A” shall be subject to the following:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.    If such amendment is a correction of the initial Exhibit “A,” it shall be effective retroactively as of the effective date of this Agreement. If such amendment reflects a change occurring after the effective date of this Agreement, it shall be effective retroactively as of the effective date of such change. In either event, if the amendment changes the interests of any parties in the Contract Area, the accounts of the affected parties shall be thus adjusted.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.    If a proposed amendment to Exhibit “A” involves only one of the parties,  Operator shall amend Exhibit “A” upon the written consent of such affected party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.    If a proposed amendment to Exhibit “A” results in an increase or decrease in the percentage of ownership of one or more parties, Operator shall amend Exhibit “A” upon the written consent of all affected parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.    If any party affected by a proposed amendment to Exhibit “A” fails to give written consent to such amendment, Operator may nevertheless make such amendment in order to conform Exhibit “A” to ownership as reflected in an opinion issued by a licensed attorney, who is neither any employee of a party that is affected by the amendment, nor of any Affiliate of such party. Such amendment shall be binding upon the parties until and unless determined otherwise pursuant to Article XVI.B.6.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.    Whenever an amendment is made to Exhibit “A,” Operator shall promptly furnish each party with a copy of the amended Exhibit “A,” together with a copy of the attorney's opinion upon which such amendment is based, when applicable, irrespective of whether such party is affected by the amendment.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.    Any party who has not consented to an amendment to Exhibit “A” may pursue litigation as to the validity of the basis for the amendment in a court of competent jurisdiction, by joining all other affected parties as parties to such litigation. If such litigation results in a determination which is contrary to the amendment, Operator shall conform Exhibit “A” to such determination, retroactive to the effective date determined pursuant to Article XVI.B.1 and the accounts of the affected parties shall be thus adjusted.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Notwithstanding the provisions of Article V.A., Non-Operators hereby designate and appoint Operator as their agent and attorney-in-fact for the sole purpose of executing, filing for RRC approval, and recording a declaration of pooling or communitization agreement to effectuate the pooling or communitization of the Oil and Gas Leases (to the extent permitted under the terms and conditions thereof) and/or Oil and Gas Interests to conform with the spacing rules or a spacing order of the RRC. However, said agency authority shall only be exercised by Operator after providing written notice (including a copy of the proposed pooling declaration or communitization agreement) to the Non-Operators, and shall be binding upon any Non-Operator failing to provide to Operator a written objection within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such notice.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			The Operator shall own an interest in the Contract Area except as provided in this Article XVI.D and subject to the provisions of Article XVI.E.5. A qualified non-owning operator (“Third Party Operator”) may serve as Operator to the extent authorized  by,  and subject to the applicable terms and conditions of, (i) the JDA, and/or (ii) a separate agreement of the parties hereto. Unless the JDA or such separate agreement provides otherwise, as a condition precedent to serving as Operator hereunder, the putative Third Party Operator must agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement that would be applicable to it as Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
			E.           Resignation or Removal of Operator and Selection of Successor:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.    Voluntary Resignation: The Operator may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Non-Operators.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.    Deemed Resignation of Operator: If, after the effective date of this agreement, (i) Operator terminates its legal existence, (ii) Operator and its Affiliates no longer own an interest in the Contract Area, or (iii) Operator is no longer capable of serving as Operator, then Operator shall be deemed to have resigned without any action by Non-Operators, except for the selection of a successor Operator. A change of a corporate name or business entity type of Operator shall not be deemed a resignation of Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.    Effect of Bankruptcy: If Operator becomes insolvent, bankrupt, or is placed in receivership, it shall be deemed to have resigned without any action of Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. If a petition for relief under the federal bankruptcy laws is filed by or against Operator, and the removal of Operator is prevented by the federal bankruptcy court, all Non-Operators and Operator shall comprise an interim operating committee to serve until Operator has elected to reject or assume this agreement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, and an election to reject this agreement by Operator as a debtor-in-possession, or by a trustee in bankruptcy, shall be deemed a resignation by Operator without any action by Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. During the period of time the operating committee controls operations, all actions shall require the approval of two (2) or more parties owning a majority interest based on  ownership as shown on Exhibit “A.” In the event there are only two (2) parties to this agreement, during the period of time the operating committee controls operations, a third party acceptable to Operator, Non-Operator, and the federal bankruptcy court shall be selected as a member of the operating committee and all actions shall require the approval of two (2) members of the operating committee without regard for their interest in the Contract Area based on Exhibit “A.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.    Removal of Operator: Except as provided in Article XVI.E.5, an Operator that  has not voluntarily resigned and is not deemed to have resigned may be removed only for good cause by the affirmative vote of Non-Operators owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A” remaining after excluding the voting interest of Operator. Such vote shall not be effective until a written notice has been delivered to Operator by a Non-Operator detailing the alleged default and Operator has failed to cure the default within thirty (30) days from its receipt of the notice or, if the default concerns an operation then being conducted, within forty eight (48) hours of its receipt of the notice. For purposes hereof, “good cause” shall include, but not be limited to, Operator's (i) gross negligence  or willful misconduct, (ii) material breach of or inability to meet the standards of operation contained in Article V.A, (iii) material failure to perform its obligations or duties under this Agreement, or (iv) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Operator's intentional conduct of an approved operation in a manner that substantially deviates from the specifications of the AFE and/or proposal associated with such approved operation on more than two (2) occasions in any 365-day period other than as permitted in Article XVI.H.2.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.    Third Party Operator: Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, a Third Party Operator may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A.” Moreover if good cause (as defined in Article XVI.E.4) exists for 

		 

		

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removal of such Third Party Operator, the Third Party Operator may be removed by the affirmative vote of Non-Operators owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A” remaining after excluding the voting interest of any Non-Operator that (i) is an Affiliate of such Third Party Operator, and/or (ii) initiated the appointment of the Third Party Operator under Article XVI.D.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.    Selection of Successor Operator: Upon the resignation or removal of Operator under any provision of this agreement, a successor Operator shall be selected by the parties. The successor Operator shall be selected by the affirmative vote of one (1) or more parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A” including the vote(s) of the former Operator and/or any transferee(s) of the former Operator's interest, to the extent that they are owners within the Contract Area; provided, however, if any Operator which has been removed or is deemed to have resigned fails to vote or votes only to succeed  itself, the successor Operator shall be selected by the affirmative vote of the party or parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A” remaining after excluding the voting interest of the Operator that was removed or resigned. In the event that such vote results in a tie, the candidate supported by the former Operator or the majority of its transferee(s) shall become the successor Operator. The former Operator shall promptly deliver to the successor Operator all records and data relating to the operations conducted by the former Operator to the extent such records and data are not already in the possession of the successor Operator. Any cost of obtaining or copying the former Operator's records and data shall be charged to the joint account.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.    Effective Time of Resignation or Removal of Operator: In the event of the resignation or removal of Operator, pursuant to any of Articles XVI.E.1-5, such resignation shall become effective upon the earlier of:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			b.    7:00 A.M. on the first day of the calendar month following the expiration of ninety (90) days after (i) the giving of notice of resignation by Operator, (ii) the event deemed to be Operator's resignation, or (iii) action by the Non-Operators to remove Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Thereafter, the former Operator shall be bound by the terms hereof as a Non-Operator to the extent it continues to be a party hereto.
		

		
			 
		

		
			F.           Proposals for Vertical Wells: Any proposal for the drilling of, or other operation in, a Vertical Well shall include:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			1.    Generally: With the exception of information required to be furnished by Operator pursuant to Article VI.B.2(d) or Article XVI.G.2, a Non-Consenting Party is neither entitled by virtue of this agreement to, nor may compel Operator or any Consenting Party to provide, access to the well location, or information and reports (or parts thereof) solely relating to such non-consented operation, until the earlier of full recoupment by the Consenting Parties of the amounts provided for in Article VI.B.2(b)(i) or two (2) years following the date the non-consented operation was commenced. Thereafter, Operator shall promptly furnish such access, information, and reports upon receipt of a written request from the Non-Consenting Party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.    Payout Audit: Except as provided in Article VII.D.1, prior to a payout, a Non- Consenting Party shall be entitled to review the joint account records pertaining to a non-consented operation to the extent necessary to conduct an audit of the payout account. Any such review shall be conducted in accordance with Exhibit “C” or other agreement of the parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			1.    Drilling Horizontal Wells: For any Horizontal Well drilled under this Agreement, Operator shall drill such well to the Objective Zone(s) and drill the Lateral in the Zone(s) to the proposed Displacement unless drilling operations are terminated pursuant to Article VI.F or modified pursuant to this Article XVI.H.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.    Extensions: If, in the event that during actual drilling operations on the Lateral of a Horizontal Well, and prior to reaching the Displacement specified in the approved proposal for such well (the “Approved Displacement”) Operator desires to Extend the Lateral more than twenty percent (20%) (measured in feet) beyond the Approved Displacement, Operator shall give the Consenting Parties written notice of such intent to Extend, together with the estimated costs, not less than 24 hours before Operator anticipates reaching the Approved Displacement. Unless at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Consenting Parties provide written notice of their consent to the Extension within 48 hours of receipt of such notice, Operator shall not Extend the Lateral beyond the Approved Displacement and will proceed with Completion in accordance with the latest approved proposal. Failure of a Consenting Party to respond to such notice shall be deemed a rejection. If at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Consenting Parties consent, the Extension shall be deemed approved and binding upon all Consenting Parties.1
		

		

		
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			3.    Other Deviations: If Operator, in its reasonable judgment, determines that a deviation from an approved proposal other than an Extension is necessary or appropriate based upon information derived from facts and circumstances determined subsequent to the commencement of the operations relating to such proposal (including, without limitation, revision of the original proposed Completion staging and design), Operator shall immediately upon making such determination notify the Consenting Parties of the proposed modification (including all appropriate detail on the basis, cost, and design thereof). Unless at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Consenting Parties provide written notice of their consent to the proposed modification within 48 hours of receipt of such notice, Operator shall not undertake the modification and will proceed with the operation as specified in the latest approved proposal. Failure of a Consenting Party to respond to such notice shall be deemed a rejection. If at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Consenting Parties consent, the proposed modification shall be deemed approved and binding upon all Consenting Parties.2
		

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			H.           Non-Operator Materials: Each Non-Operator hereby agrees to provide Operator with all documentation, affidavits, reports or other materials in its possession as required by Operator to perform those tasks to be undertaken by Operator hereunder, or as may be required by regulations and laws of the governmental authorities having jurisdiction over operations in the Contract Area. Non-Operator Liability for Site Visits:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			EACH NON-OPERATOR SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS OPERATOR, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE MANAGERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS, PARTNERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR INJURY TO SUCH NON- OPERATOR’S OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, INVITEES AND/OR AGENTS, RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE PRESENCE OF ANY SUCH OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, INVITEES AND/OR AGENTS AT OR IN THE VICINITY OF ANY WELL LOCATION OR PRODUCTION FACILITY ON THE CONTRACT AREA OR FROM ANY SUCH PERSON’S TRAVELING TO OR FROM SUCH LOCATION OR FACILITY, OTHER THAN ANY SUCH INJURY AND RESULTING LIABILITY CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF OPERATOR.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any party who elects or is deemed to have elected not to participate in any proposed operation, as set out in this Agreement, shall not be relieved of (i) any obligations accruing prior to its election or deemed election not to participate or (ii) any obligation with respect to any other operation in which such party is participating or has participated.
		

		
			 
		

		
			L.           Right to Set-Off or Recoupment; Netting:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Operator (or any non-defaulting Non-Operator if Operator is the party in default) may take any action to which it may be entitled or pursue any remedy to collect the amounts in default, together with all damages suffered by the non-defaulting parties as a result of the default plus interest accruing on the amounts recovered from the date of default until the date of collection at the rate specified in the COPAS Accounting Procedure attached as Exhibit “C” (without duplication of any interest charges permitted under the Development Agreement), together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs related thereto. Operator (or any non-defaulting Non-Operator if Operator is the party in default) shall have and be entitled to exercise all rights and remedies of recoupment, setoff and any similar doctrines, and the exercise of such rights and remedies shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies. Without limiting the foregoing, Operator (or any non-defaulting Non-Operator if Operator is the party in default) shall have the additional right to notify the purchaser or purchasers of the defaulting party’s Oil and Gas production, and recoup or collect any amounts in default out of the proceeds from the sale of the defaulting party’s share of Oil and Gas production until the amount owed has been paid in full. In addition, Operator (or any non-defaulting Non-Operator if Operator is the party in default) may, by notice to a defaulting party, suspend the right of such defaulting party to take and sell or dispose of its share of Oil and Gas production until such default has been cured. With respect to any amount owed pursuant to this Agreement by a defaulting party, Operator (or any non-defaulting Non-Operator if Operator is the party in default) shall have the right, from time to time, to recoup from, and to offset against, proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil and Gas production until payment in full of all amounts owing by such defaulting party, and to remit to such defaulting party a net check in the amount of any such net proceeds to which the defaulting party is then entitled. Any purchaser of such production shall be entitled to rely on Operator’s (or any non-defaulting Non-Operator if Operator is the party in default) statement concerning the amount owed by the defaulting party. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event Operator is the party in default, any Non-Operator may cause Operator, by delivering notice to Operator, to exercise the remedies set forth in this Article XVI.L. with respect to Operator’s interest covered by this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			In the event separate measurement of production is required, the party creating the necessity for such separate measuremnt shall alone bear the cost of purchase, installation and operation of such measurement facilities.
		

		
			 
		

		
			N.           Agreement Subject to Associated Agreements:
		

		
			 
		

		
			The rights, obligations and remedies of the parties under this Agreement are subject to a the provisions of the Associated Agreements, to the extent that such remain in effect as of the time of reference hereunder. To the extent there is a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any provisions of the Associated Agreements that remain effective, the terms of the Associated Agreements shall control.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The headings of the several articles and sections of this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			No party to this Agreement shall use, publish, disseminate or otherwise disclose, directly or indirectly, any trade secrets, proprietary information or confidential information, including, without limitation, the identity of a party or Affiliates thereof (collectively, the “Confidential Information”) that should come into the possession of such party other than: (i) as necessary for the purpose of performing its duties and obligations under this Agreement or the Associated Agreements; (ii) to an Affiliate or representative; (iii) in presentations made by Operator in the ordinary course of business at investor or industry conferences; provided that Operator shall not use the name of any Non-Operator or its Affiliates or disclose any provisions of this Agreement or the Associated Agreements in such conferences; or (iv) to the extent a party is required to disclose such Confidential Information (A) pursuant to applicable law or under the rules and regulations of a recognized stock exchange on which shares of such party or any of its affiliates are listed (provided that such disclosures shall be made only to the extent required thereunder and in any case, prior to making any such press release or public statement, the releasing party shall (if the urgency of the relevant law or stock exchange rule so permits) provide a copy of the press release or public statement to the other party), (B) due to a subpoena or court order or other legal process or (C) in order to enforce its rights under this Agreement or the Associated Agreements; provided that each party may disclose Confidential Information to its prospective and current direct or indirect investors or equity or debt financing sources, advisors and bona fide prospective transferees so long as such parties are subject to a customary confidentiality agreement or duty of confidentiality with respect to the Confidential Information. Each party shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates, and its and their respective directors, officers, members, partners, investors, employees, representatives and agents (i) to comply with this Article XVI.P, (ii) to refrain from using any Confidential Information other than for the purpose of performing its duties and obligations under this Agreement or the Associated Agreements and (iii) to refrain from disclosing any Confidential Information to a person known to be a competitor of the other party (for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (iii) should not restrict any disclosure in accordance with the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence). If a party is required by law or court order to disclose information that would otherwise be Confidential Information under this Agreement, such party shall immediately notify, to the extent permitted under applicable law, the other parties of such notice and provide each party the opportunity to resist such disclosure by appropriate proceedings.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			1.    The parties shall consult with each other with regard to all press releases and other public announcements concerning this Agreement or operations on the Contract Area. Except as expressly permitted in Article XVI.P, without the prior written approval from the other parties hereto, no party will issue, or permit 

		 

		

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any Affiliate or representative of it to issue, any press releases or otherwise make, or cause any agent or Affiliate of it to make, any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Associated Agreements or the activities contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case except where such release or statement is (i) required by applicable law or under the rules and regulations of a recognized stock exchange on which shares of such party or any of its affiliates are listed (provided that such disclosures shall be made only to the extent required thereunder and in any case, prior to making any such press release or public statement, the releasing party shall (if the urgency of the relevant law or stock exchange rule so permits) provide a copy of the press release or public statement to the other party), or (ii) limited to previously released publicly available information, which press releases or statements will not be restricted by this Article XVI.Q. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article XVI.Q.1 or Article XVI.P, in the event of any emergency which imminently and materially endangers property, lives or the environment, Operator may issue such press releases or public announcements as it deems reasonably necessary in light of the circumstances and will promptly provide Non-Operators with a copy of any such press release or announcement, if commercially feasible, prior to such press releases or public announcements being released or made.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.    Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, except as may be required by applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of any governmental agency or stock exchange, no party shall issue any press release or make any other public announcement (excluding announcements (which shall not include technical data) to limited partners or investors of a party given in the ordinary course of business of such party) that makes reference to the name of another party or such party’s Affiliates without the prior written consent of such party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall any of the principals or officers of a party be identified in any press releases or public announcements by another party without such party’s consent.
		

		
			 
		

		
			R.           Memorandum of Operating Agreement:
		

		
			 
		

		
			The parties agree to execute simultaneously herewith the Memorandum of Operating Agreement in the form and language set forth in Exhibit “H”, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The parties agree to execute amendments of same, from time to time, to accurately reflect the Contract Area covered by this Agreement and the current working interests of the parties. Such memoranda may be recorded as deemed appropriate by any party, including in the records of the relevant counties and in any other jurisdictions where the filing of a financing statement (or similar instrument) is necessary to perfect the security interests granted in this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			It is the intent of the parties that the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be severable. If any provisions of this Agreement, in whole or in part, are held invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced as a matter of law or public policy, such holding shall not affect the other portions of this Agreement, and all other such portions shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any adverse manner to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LEGAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD DIRECT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (EXCEPT THAT, WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN A 

		 

		

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SPECIFIC STATE, THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE SHALL GOVERN). THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE APPROPRIATE, EXCLUSIVE AND CONVENIENT FORUM FOR ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT WITH SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS SOLELY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			 
		

		
			TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ASSOCIATED AGREEMENT OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. EACH PARTY ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF THE OTHER PARTY. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH PARTY HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH PARTY WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Attached to and made part of  that certain Operating Agreement dated [        ] , by and among _[        ] as Operator, and [         ], as Non- Operators.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
		

		
			 
		

		
			I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
		

		
			 
		

		
			IF THE PARTIES FAIL TO SELECT EITHER ONE OF COMPETING “ALTERNATIVE” PROVISIONS, OR SELECT ALL THE COMPETING “ALTERNATIVE” PROVISIONS, ALTERNATIVE 1 IN EACH SUCH INSTANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE PARTIES AS A RESULT OF ANY SUCH OMISSION OR DUPLICATE NOTATION.
		

		
			 
		

		
			IN THE EVENT THAT ANY “OPTIONAL” PROVISION OF THIS ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE IS NOT ADOPTED BY THE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT BY A TYPED, PRINTED OR HANDWRITTEN INDICATION, SUCH PROVISION SHALL NOT FORM A PART OF THIS ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE, AND NO INFERENCE SHALL BE MADE CONCERNING THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES IN SUCH EVENT.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.    DEFINITIONS
		

		
			 
		

		
			All terms used in this Accounting Procedure shall have the following meaning, unless otherwise expressly defined in the Agreement:
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Affiliate” / has the meaning set forth in the Agreement. means for a  person,  another person  that controls,  is controlled  by,  or is under common  control with  that  person.  In   this definition, (a) control means the ownership by one person, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of  a  corporation  or,  for  other  persons,  the equivalent  ownership  interest  (such  as partnership  interests),  and  (b) “person”  means  an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, or other legal entity.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Agreement” means the operating agreement, farmout agreement, or other contract  between the Parties to which this Accounting Procedure is attached.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Controllable Material” means Material that, at the time of acquisition or disposition by the Joint Account, as applicable, is so classified in the Material Classification Manual most recently recommended by the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS).
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Equalized Freight” means the procedure of charging transportation cost to the Joint Account based upon the distance from the nearest Railway Receiving Point to the property.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			“First Level Supervision” means those employees whose primary function in Joint Operations is the direct oversight of the Operator’s field employees and/or contract labor directly employed On-site in a field operating capacity. First Level Supervision functions may include, but are not limited to: 44
		

		
			 
		

		
			Responsibility for field employees and contract labor engaged in activities that can include field operations, maintenance, construction, well remedial work, equipment movement and drilling
		

		
			Responsibility for day-to-day direct oversight of rig operations
		

		
			Responsibility for day-to-day direct oversight of construction operations
		

		
			Coordination of job priorities and approval of work procedures
		

		
			Responsibility for optimal resource utilization (equipment, Materials, personnel)
		

		
			Responsibility for meeting production and field operating expense targets
		

		
			Representation of the Parties in local matters involving community, vendors, regulatory agents and landowners, as an incidental
		

		
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			Responsibility for all emergency responses with field staff
		

		
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			“Joint Account” means the account showing the charges paid and credits received in the conduct of the Joint Operations that are to be shared by the Parties, but does not include proceeds attributable to hydrocarbons and by-products produced under the Agreement. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Joint Operations” means all operations necessary or proper for the exploration, appraisal, development, production, protection, maintenance, repair, abandonment, and restoration of the Joint Property.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Joint Property” means the real and personal property subject to the Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Laws” means any laws, rules, regulations, decrees, and orders of the United States of America or any state thereof and all other governmental bodies, agencies, and other authorities having jurisdiction over or affecting the provisions contained in or the transactions contemplated by the Agreement or the Parties and their operations, whether such laws now exist or are hereafter amended, enacted, promulgated or issued. 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			“Offshore Facilities” means platforms, surface and subsea development and production systems, and other support systems such as oil and gas handling facilities, living quarters, offices, shops, cranes, electrical supply equipment and systems, fuel and water storage and piping, heliport, marine docking installations, communication 

		 

		

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			“Off-site” means any location that is not considered On-site as defined in this Accounting Procedure.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“On-site” means on the Joint Property when in direct conduct of Joint Operations. The term “On-site” shall also include that portion of Offshore Facilities, Shore Base Facilities, fabrication yards,  and staging areas from which Joint Operations are conducted, or other facilities that directly control equipment on the Joint Property, regardless of whether such facilities are owned by the Joint Account.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Operator” means the Party designated pursuant to the Agreement to conduct the Joint Operations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Parties” means legal entities signatory to the Agreement or their successors and assigns. Parties shall be referred to individually as “Party.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Participating Interest” means the percentage of the costs and risks of conducting an operation under the Agreement that a Party agrees, or is otherwise obligated, to pay and bear.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Participating Party” means a Party that approves a proposed operation or otherwise agrees, or becomes liable, to pay and bear a share of the costs and risks of conducting an operation under the Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			“Railway Receiving Point” means the railhead nearest the Joint Property for which freight rates are published, even though an actual railhead may not exist.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Shore Base Facilities” means onshore support facilities that during Joint Operations provide such services to the Joint Property as a receiving and transshipment point for Materials; debarkation point for drilling and production personnel and services; communication, scheduling and dispatching center; and other associated functions serving the Joint Property.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Supply Store” means a recognized source or common stock point for a given Material item.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Technical Services” means services providing specific engineering, geoscience, or other professional skills, such as those performed by engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and technicians, required to handle specific operating conditions and problems for the benefit of Joint Operations; provided, however, Technical Services shall not include those functions specifically identified as overhead under the second paragraph of the introduction of Section III (Overhead). Technical Services may be provided by the Operator, Operator’s Affiliate, Non-Operator, Non-Operator Affiliates, and/or third parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The Operator shall bill Non-Operators on or before the last day of the month for their proportionate share of the Joint Account for the preceding month. Such bills shall be accompanied by statements that identify the AFE (authority for expenditure), lease or facility, and all charges and credits summarized by appropriate categories of investment and expense. Controllable Material shall be separately identified and fully described in detail, or at the Operator’s option, Controllable Material may be summarized by major Material classifications. Intangible drilling costs, audit adjustments, and unusual charges and credits shall be separately and clearly identified.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			The Operator may make available to Non-Operators any statements and bills required under Section I.2 and/or Section I.3.A (Advances and Payments by the Parties) via email, electronic data interchange, internet websites or other equivalent electronic media in lieu of paper copies. The Operator shall provide the Non-Operators instructions and any necessary information to access and receive the statements and bills within the timeframes specified herein. A statement or billing shall be deemed as delivered twenty-four (24) hours (exclusive of weekends and holidays) after the Operator notifies the Non-Operator that the statement or billing is available on the website and/or sent via email or electronic data interchange transmission. Each Non-Operator individually shall elect to receive statements and billings electronically, if available from the Operator, or request paper copies. Such election may be changed upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.    Unless otherwise provided for in the Agreement, the Operator may require the Non-Operators to advance their share of the estimated cash outlay for the succeeding month’s operations within /  thirty (30) fifteen (15) days after receipt of the advance request or by the first day of the month for which the advance is required, whichever is later. The Operator shall adjust each monthly  billing to reflect advances received from the Non-Operators for such month. If a refund is due, the Operator shall apply the amount to be refunded to the subsequent month’s billing or advance, unless the Non-Operator sends the Operator a written request for a cash refund. The Operator shall remit the refund to the Non-Operator within /  thirty (30) fifteen (15) days of receipt of such written request.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.   Except as provided below, each Party shall pay its proportionate share of all bills in full within /  thirty (30) fifteen (15) days of receipt date. If payment is not made within such time, the unpaid balance shall bear interest compounded monthly at the prime rate published by the Wall Street Journal on the first day of each month the payment is delinquent, plus three percent (3%), per annum, or the maximum contract rate permitted by the applicable usury Laws governing the Joint Property, whichever is the lesser, plus attorney’s fees, court costs, and other costs in connection with the collection of unpaid amounts. If the Wall Street Journal ceases to be published or Discontinues publishing a prime rate, the unpaid balance shall bear interest compounded monthly at the prime rate published by the Federal Reserve plus three percent (3%), per annum. Interest shall begin accruing on the first day of the month in which the payment was due. Payment shall not be reduced or delayed as a result of inquiries or anticipated credits unless the Operator has agreed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Non-Operator may reduce payment, provided it furnishes documentation and explanation to the Operator at the time payment is made, to the extent such reduction is caused by:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.   Payment of any such bills shall not prejudice the right of any Party to protest or question the correctness thereof; however, all bills and statements, including payout statements, rendered during any calendar year shall conclusively be presumed to be true and correct, with respect only to expenditures, after twenty-four (24) months following the end of any such calendar year, unless within said period a Party takes specific detailed written exception thereto making a claim for adjustment. The Operator shall provide a response to all written exceptions, whether or not contained in an audit report, within the time periods prescribed in Section I.5 (Expenditure Audits).
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.   All adjustments initiated by the Operator, except those described in items (1) through (4) of this Section I.4.B, are limited to the twenty-four (24) month period following the end of the calendar year in which the original charge appeared or should have appeared on the Operator’s Joint Account statement or payout statement. Adjustments that may be made beyond the twenty-four (24) month period are limited to adjustments resulting from the following:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.    Non-Operator, upon written notice to the Operator and all other Non-Operators, shall have the right to audit the Operator’s accounts and records relating to the Joint Account within the twenty-four (24) month period following the end of such calendar year in which such bill was rendered; however, conducting an audit shall not extend the time for the taking of written exception to and the adjustment of accounts as provided for in Section I.4 (Adjustments). Any Party that is subject to payout accounting under the Agreement shall have the right to audit the accounts and records of the Party responsible for preparing the payout statements, or of the Party furnishing information to the Party responsible for preparing payout statements. Audits of payout accounts may include the volumes of hydrocarbons produced and saved and proceeds received for such hydrocarbons as they pertain to payout accounting required under the Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, audits of a payout account shall be conducted within the twenty-four (24) month period following the end of the calendar year in which the payout statement was rendered. Where there are two or more Non-Operators, the Non-Operators shall make every reasonable effort to conduct a joint audit in a manner that will result in a minimum of inconvenience to the Operator. The Operator shall bear no portion of the Non-Operators’ audit cost incurred under this paragraph unless agreed to by the Operator. The audits shall not be conducted more than once each year without prior approval of the Operator, except upon the resignation or removal of the Operator, and shall be made at the expense of those Non-Operators approving such audit.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			B.    The Operator shall provide a written response to all exceptions in an audit report within one hundred eighty (180) days after Operator receives such report. Denied exceptions should be accompanied by a substantive response. If the Operator fails to provide substantive response to an exception within this one hundred eighty (180) day period, the Operator will owe interest on that exception or portion thereof, if ultimately granted, from the date it received the audit report. Interest shall be calculated using the rate set forth in Section I.3.B (Advances and Payments by the Parties).
		

		
			 
		

		
			C.    The lead audit company shall reply to the Operator’s response to an audit report within ninety (90) days of receipt, and the Operator shall reply to the lead audit company’s follow-up response within ninety (90) days of receipt; provided, however, each Non-Operator shall have the right to represent itself if it disagrees with the lead audit company’s position or believes the lead audit company is not adequately fulfilling its duties. Unless otherwise provided for in Section I.5.E, if the Operator fails to provide substantive response to an exception within this ninety (90) day period, the Operator will owe interest on that exception or portion thereof, if ultimately granted, from the date it received the audit report. Interest shall be calculated using the rate set forth in Section I.3.B (Advances and Payments by the Parties).
		

		
			 
		

		
			D.    If any Party fails to meet the deadlines in Sections I.5.B or I.5.C or if any audit issues are outstanding fifteen (15) months after Operator receives the audit report, the Operator or any Non-Operator participating in the audit has the right to call a resolution meeting, as set forth in this Section I.5.D or it may invoke the dispute resolution procedures included in the Agreement, if applicable. The meeting will require one month’s written notice to the Operator and all Non-Operators participating in the audit. The meeting shall be held at the Operator’s office or mutually agreed location, and shall be attended by representatives of the Parties with authority to resolve such outstanding issues. Any Party who fails to attend the resolution meeting shall be bound by any resolution reached at the meeting. The lead audit company will make good faith efforts to coordinate the response and positions of the Non-Operator participants throughout the resolution process; however, each Non-Operator shall have the right to represent itself. Attendees will make good faith efforts to resolve outstanding issues, and each Party will be required to present substantive information supporting its position. A resolution meeting may be held as often as agreed to by the Parties. Issues unresolved at one meeting may be discussed at subsequent meetings until each such issue is resolved.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If the Agreement contains no dispute resolution procedures and the audit issues cannot be resolved by negotiation, the dispute shall be submitted to mediation. In such event, promptly following one Party’s written request for mediation, the Parties to the dispute shall choose a mutually acceptable mediator and share the costs of mediation services equally. The Parties shall each have present at the mediation at least one individual who has the authority to settle the dispute. The Parties shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the mediation commences within sixty (60) days of the date of the mediation request. Notwithstanding the above, any Party may file a lawsuit or complaint (1) if the Parties are unable after reasonable efforts, to commence mediation within sixty (60) days of the date of the mediation request, (2) for statute of limitations 

		 

		

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			E.    ☐ (Optional Provision – Forfeiture Penalties) If the Non-Operators fail to meet the deadline in Section I.5.C, any unresolved exceptions that were not addressed by the Non- Operators within one (1) year following receipt of the last substantive response of the Operator shall be deemed to have been withdrawn by the Non-Operators. If the Operator fails to meet the deadlines in Section I.5.B or I.5.C, any unresolved exceptions that were not addressed by the Operator within one (1) year following receipt of the audit report or receipt of the last substantive response of the Non-Operators, whichever is later, shall be deemed to have been granted by the Operator and adjustments shall be made, without interest, to the Joint Account.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.    GENERAL MATTERS
		

		
			 
		

		
			Where an approval or other agreement of the Parties or Non-Operators is expressly required under other Sections of this Accounting Procedure and if the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached contains no contrary provisions in regard thereto, the COPAS 2005 Accounting Procedure Recommended by COPAS, Inc. Operator shall notify all Non-Operators of the Operator’s proposal and the agreement or approval of a majority in interest of the Non-Operators shall be controlling on all Non-Operators.
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Section I.6.A applies to specific situations of limited duration where a Party proposes to change the accounting for charges from that prescribed in this Accounting Procedure. This provision does not apply to amendments to this Accounting Procedure, which are covered by Section I.6.B.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			If the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached contains no contrary provisions in regard thereto, this Accounting Procedure can be amended by an affirmative vote of       all       (    100%  ) / of the Parties or more Parties, one of which is the Operator, having a combined working interest of at least percent (   %), which approval shall be binding on all Parties,  provided, however, approval of at least one (1) Non-Operator shall be required.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			For the purpose of administering the voting procedures of Sections I.6.A and I.6.B, if Parties to this Agreement are Affiliates of each other, then such Affiliates shall be combined and treated as a single Party having the combined working interest or Participating Interest of such Affiliates.
		

		
			 
		

		
			For the purposes of administering the voting procedures in Section I.6.A, if a Non-Operator is an Affiliate of the Operator, votes under Section I.6.A shall require the majority in interest of the Non-Operator(s) after excluding the interest of the Operator’s Affiliate.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Lease rentals and royalties paid by the Operator, on behalf of all Parties, for the Joint Operations.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.    Salaries and wages, including incentive compensation programs as set forth in COPAS MFI-37 (“Chargeability of Incentive Compensation Programs”), for:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(1)      Operator’s field employees directly employed On-site in the conduct of Joint Operations,
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2)      Operator’s employees directly employed on Shore Base Facilities, Offshore Facilities, or other facilities serving the Joint Property if such costs are not charged under Section II.6 (Equipment and Facilities Furnished by Operator) or are not a function covered under Section III (Overhead),
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3)      Operator’s employees providing First Level Supervision,
		

		
			 
		

		
			(4)      Operator’s employees providing On-site Technical Services for the Joint Property if such charges are excluded from the overhead rates in Section III (Overhead),
		

		
			 
		

		
			(5)      Operator’s employees providing Off-site Technical Services for the Joint Property if such charges are excluded from the overhead rates in Section III (Overhead).
		

		
			 
		

		
			Charges for the Operator’s employees identified in Section II.2.A may be made based on the employee’s actual salaries and wages,  or in lieu thereof, a day rate representing the Operator’s average salaries and wages of the employee’s specific job category.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Charges for personnel chargeable under this Section II.2.A who are foreign nationals shall not exceed comparable compensation paid to an equivalent U.S. employee pursuant to this Section II.2, unless otherwise approved by the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters).
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.    Operator’s cost of holiday, vacation, sickness, and disability benefits, and other customary allowances paid to employees whose salaries and wages are chargeable to the Joint Account under Section II.2.A, excluding severance payments or other termination allowances. Such costs under this Section II.2.B may be charged on a “when and as-paid basis” or by “percentage assessment” on the amount of salaries and wages chargeable to the Joint Account under Section II.2.A. If percentage assessment is used, the rate shall be based on the Operator’s cost experience.
		

		
			 
		

		
			C.    Expenditures or contributions made pursuant to assessments imposed by governmental authority that are applicable to costs chargeable to the Joint Account under Sections II.2.A and B.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			F.    Training costs as specified in COPAS MFI-35 (“Charging of Training Costs to the Joint Account”) for personnel whose salaries   and wages are chargeable under Section II.2.A. This training charge shall include the wages, salaries, training course cost, and Personal Expenses incurred during the training session. The training cost shall be charged or allocated to the property or properties directly benefiting from the training. The cost of the training course shall not exceed prevailing commercial rates, where such rates are available.
		

		
			 
		

		
			G.   Operator’s current cost of established plans for employee benefits, as described in COPAS MFI-27 (“Employee Benefits Chargeable to Joint Operations and Subject to Percentage Limitation”), applicable to the Operator’s labor costs chargeable to the Joint Account under Sections II.2.A and B based on the Operator’s actual cost not to exceed the employee benefits limitation percentage most recently recommended by COPAS. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			H.    Award payments to employees, in accordance with COPAS MFI-49 (“Awards to Employees and Contractors”) for personnel whose salaries and wages are chargeable under Section II.2.A.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Material purchased or furnished by the Operator for use on the Joint Property in the conduct of Joint Operations as provided under Section IV (Material Purchases, Transfers, and Dispositions). Only such Material shall be purchased for or transferred to the Joint Property as may be required for immediate use or is reasonably practical and consistent with efficient and economical operations. The accumulation of surplus stocks shall be avoided. 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.    Transportation of the Operator’s, Operator’s Affiliate’s, or contractor’s personnel necessary for Joint Operations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.    Transportation of Material between the Joint Property and another property, or from the Operator’s warehouse or other storage point to the Joint Property, shall be charged to the receiving property using one of the methods listed below. Transportation of Material from the Joint Property to the Operator’s warehouse or other storage point shall be paid for by the Joint Property using one of the methods listed below:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(1)      If the actual trucking charge is less than or equal to the Excluded Amount the Operator may charge actual trucking cost or a theoretical charge from the Railway Receiving Point to the Joint Property. The basis for the theoretical charge is the per hundred weight charge plus fuel surcharges from the Railway Receiving Point to the Joint Property.. The Operator shall consistently apply the selected alternative.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2)      If the actual trucking charge is greater than the Excluded Amount, the Operator shall charge Equalized Freight. Accessorial charges such as loading and unloading costs, split pick-up costs, detention, call out charges, and permit fees shall be charged directly to the Joint Property and shall not be included when calculating the Equalized Freight.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			The cost of contract services, equipment, and utilities used in the conduct of Joint Operations, except for contract services, equipment, and utilities covered by Section III (Overhead), or Section II.7 (Affiliates), or excluded under Section II.9 (Legal Expense). Awards paid to contractors shall be chargeable pursuant to COPAS MFI-49 (“Awards to Employees and Contractors”).
		

		
			 
		

		
			The costs of third party Technical Services are chargeable to the extent excluded from the overhead rates under Section III (Overhead).
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.     EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES FURNISHED BY OPERATOR
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the absence of a separately negotiated agreement, equipment and facilities furnished by the Operator will be charged as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			A.   The Operator shall charge the Joint Account for use of Operator-owned equipment and facilities, including but not limited to production facilities, Shore Base Facilities, Offshore Facilities,  and Field Offices, at rates commensurate with the costs of ownership and operation. The cost of Field Offices shall be chargeable to the extent the Field Offices provide direct service to personnel who are chargeable pursuant to Section II.2.A (Labor). Such rates may include labor, maintenance, repairs, other operating expense, insurance, taxes, depreciation using straight line depreciation method, and interest on gross investment less accumulated depreciation not to exceed        twelve       percent (      12       %) per annum; provided, however, depreciation shall not be charged when the COPAS 2005 Accounting Procedure Recommended by COPAS, Inc. equipment and facilities investment have been fully depreciated. The rate may include an element of the estimated cost for abandonment, reclamation, and dismantlement. Such rates shall not exceed the average commercial rates currently prevailing in the immediate area of the Joint Property.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.    In lieu of charges in Section II.6.A above, the Operator may elect to use average commercial rates prevailing in the immediate area of the Joint Property, less twenty percent (20%). If equipment and facilities are charged under this Section II.6.B, the Operator shall adequately document and support commercial rates and shall periodically review and update the rate and the supporting documentation. For automotive equipment, the Operator may elect to use rates published by the Petroleum Motor Transport Association (PMTA) or such other organization recognized by COPAS as the official source of rates. 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.   Charges for an Affiliate’s goods and/or services used in operations requiring an AFE or other authorization from the Non-Operators may be made without the approval of the Parties provided (i) the Affiliate is identified and the Affiliate goods and services are specifically detailed in the approved AFE or other authorization, and (ii) the total costs for such Affiliate’s goods and services billed to such individual project do not exceed $  100,000.00       If the total costs for an Affiliate’s goods and services charged to such individual project are not specifically detailed in the approved AFE or authorization or exceed such amount, charges for such Affiliate shall require approval of the Parties, pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters).
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.    For an Affiliate’s goods and/or services used in operations not requiring an AFE or other authorization from the Non-Operators, charges for such Affiliate’s goods and services shall require approval of the Parties, pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters), if the charges exceed $  100,000.00        in a given calendar year.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			C.   The cost of the Affiliate’s goods or services shall not exceed average commercial rates prevailing in the area of the Joint Property, unless the Operator obtains the Non-Operators’ approval of such rates. The Operator shall adequately document and support commercial rates and shall periodically review and update the rate and the supporting documentation; provided, however, documentation of commercial rates shall not be required if the Operator obtains Non-Operator approval of its Affiliate’s rates or charges prior to billing Non-Operators for such Affiliate’s goods and services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, direct charges for Affiliate-owned communication facilities or systems shall be made pursuant to Section II.12 (Communications).
		

		
			 
		

		
			If the Parties fail to designate an amount in Sections II.7.A or II.7.B, in each instance the amount deemed adopted by the Parties as a result of such omission shall be the amount established as the Operator’s expenditure limitation in the Agreement. If the Agreement does not contain an Operator’s expenditure limitation, the amount deemed adopted by the Parties as a result of such omission shall be zero dollars ($ 0.00).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			All costs or expenses necessary for the repair or replacement of Joint Property resulting from damages or losses incurred, except to the extent such damages or losses result from a Party’s or Parties’ gross negligence or willful misconduct, in which case such Party or Parties shall be solely liable.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Operator shall furnish the Non-Operator written notice of damages or losses incurred as soon as practicable after a report has been received by the Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Recording fees and costs of handling, settling, or otherwise discharging litigation, claims, and liens incurred in or resulting from operations under the Agreement, or necessary to protect or recover the Joint Property, to the extent permitted under the Agreement. Costs of the Operator’s or Affiliate’s legal staff or outside attorneys, including fees and expenses, are not chargeable unless approved by the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters) or otherwise provided for in the Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			/  Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, costs for procuring abstracts, fees paid to outside attorneys /  and landment for title examinations (including preliminary, supplemental, shut-in royalty opinions, division order title opinions), and curative work shall be chargeable /  to the Joint Account to the extent permitted as a direct charge in the Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			All taxes and permitting fees of every kind and nature, assessed or levied upon or in connection with the Joint Property, or the production therefrom, and which have been paid by the Operator for the benefit of the Parties, including penalties and interest, except to the extent the penalties and interest result from the Operator’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If ad valorem taxes paid by the Operator are based in whole or in part upon separate valuations of each Party’s working interest, then notwithstanding any contrary provisions, the charges to the Parties will be made in accordance with the tax value generated by each Party’s working interest.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Charges to the Joint Account resulting from sales/use tax audits, including extrapolated amounts and penalties and interest, are permitted, provided the Non-Operator shall be allowed to review the invoices and other underlying source documents which served as the basis for tax charges and to determine that the correct amount of taxes were charged to the Joint Account. If the Non-Operator is not permitted to review such documentation, the sales/use tax amount shall not be directly charged unless the Operator can conclusively document the amount owed by the Joint Account.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Net premiums paid for insurance required to be carried for Joint Operations for the protection of the Parties. If Joint Operations are conducted at locations where the Operator acts as self-insurer in regard to its worker’s compensation and employer’s liability insurance obligation, the Operator shall charge the Joint Account manual rates for the risk assumed in its self-insurance program as regulated by the  jurisdiction governing the Joint Property. In the case of offshore operations in federal waters, the manual rates of the adjacent state shall be used for personnel performing work On-site, and such rates shall be adjusted for offshore operations by the U.S. Longshoreman and Harbor Workers (USL&H) or Jones Act surcharge, as appropriate.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Costs of acquiring, leasing, installing, operating, repairing, and maintaining communication facilities or systems, including satellite, radio and microwave facilities, between the Joint Property and the Operator’s office(s) directly responsible for field operations in accordance with the provisions of COPAS MFI-44 (“Field Computer and Communication Systems”). If the communications facilities or systems serving the Joint Property are Operator-owned, charges to the Joint Account shall be made as provided in Section II.6 (Equipment and Facilities Furnished by Operator). If the communication facilities or systems serving the Joint Property are owned by the Operator’s Affiliate, charges to the Joint Account shall not exceed average commercial rates prevailing in the area of the Joint Property. The Operator shall adequately document and support commercial rates and shall periodically review and update the rate and the supporting documentation.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Costs incurred for Technical Services and drafting to comply with ecological, environmental and safety Laws or standards recommended by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other regulatory authorities. All other labor and functions incurred for ecological, environmental and safety matters, including management, administration, and permitting, shall be covered by Sections II.2 (Labor), II.5 (Services), or Section III (Overhead), as applicable. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Costs to provide or have available pollution containment and removal equipment plus actual costs of control and cleanup and resulting responsibilities of oil and other spills as well as discharges from permitted outfalls as required by applicable Laws, or other pollution containment and removal equipment deemed appropriate by the Operator for prudent operations, are directly chargeable.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Costs incurred for abandonment and reclamation of the Joint Property, including costs required by lease agreements or by Laws.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Any other expenditure not covered or dealt with in the foregoing provisions of this Section II (Direct Charges), or in Section III (Overhead) and which is of direct benefit to the Joint Property and is incurred by the Operator in the necessary and proper conduct of the Joint Operations. Charges made under this Section II.15 shall require approval of the Parties, pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			As compensation for costs not specifically identified as chargeable to the Joint Account pursuant to Section II (Direct Charges), the Operator shall charge the Joint Account in accordance with this Section III.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Functions included in the overhead rates regardless of whether performed by the Operator, Operator’s Affiliates or third parties and regardless of location, shall include, but not be limited to, costs and expenses of:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			preparation and monitoring of permits and certifications; preparing regulatory reports; appearances before or meetings with governmental agencies or other authorities having jurisdiction over the Joint Property, other than On-site inspections; reviewing, interpreting, or submitting comments on or lobbying with respect to Laws or proposed Laws.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			As compensation for costs incurred but not chargeable under Section II (Direct Charges) and not covered by other provisions of this Section III, the Operator shall charge on either:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(i)       Except as otherwise provided in Section II.13 (Ecological Environmental, and Safety) and Section III.2 (Overhead – Major Construction and Catastrophe), or by approval of the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters), the salaries, wages, related  payroll burdens and benefits, and Personal Expenses  for  On-site Technical  Services,  including third party   Technical Services:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(ii)      Except as otherwise provided in Section II.13 (Ecological, Environmental, and Safety) and Section III.2 (Overhead – Major Construction and Catastrophe), or by approval of the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters), the salaries, wages, related payroll burdens and benefits, and Personal Expenses for Off-site Technical Services, including third party Technical Services:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			☐      (Alternative 3 – Drilling Direct) shall be charged direct to the Joint Account, only to the extent such Technical Services are  directly  attributable  to  drilling,  redrilling,  deepening,  or  sidetracking  operations,  through  completion, temporary abandonment, or abandonment if a dry hole. Off-site Technical Services for all other operations, including workover, recompletion, abandonment of producing wells, and the construction or expansion of fixed assets not    covered by Section III.2 (Overhead - Major Construction and Catastrophe) shall be covered by the overhead rates.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(b)      Charges for any well undergoing any type of workover, recompletion, and/or abandonment for a period of five (5) or more consecutive work–days shall be made at the Drilling Well Rate. Such charges shall be applied for the period from date operations, with rig or other units used in operations, commence through date of rig or other unit release, except that no  charges shall be made during suspension of operations for fifteen (15) or more consecutive calendar days.
		

		
			 
		

		
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described herein, for each year from the effective date of such rates, in accordance with COPAS MFI-47 (“Adjustment of Overhead Rates”).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(1)      Operator shall charge the Joint Account at the following rates:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      Development Rate        percent (      ) % of the cost of development of the Joint Property, exclusive of costs rovided under Section II.9 (Legal Expense) and all Material salvage credits.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      Operating Rate        percent (      %) of the cost of operating the Joint Property, exclusive of costs provided  under  Sections  II.1  (Rentals  and  Royalties)  and  II.9  (Legal  Expense);  all  Material  salvage  credits;  the    value of substances purchased for enhanced recovery; all property and ad valorem taxes, and any other taxes and assessments that are levied, assessed, and paid upon the mineral interest in and to the Joint Property.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(a)      The Development Rate shall be applied to all costs in connection with:
		

		
			 
		

		
			[i]      drilling, redrilling, sidetracking, or deepening of a well
		

		
			[ii]     a well undergoing plugback or workover operations for a period of five (5) or more consecutive work–days
		

		
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			[v]     construction or installation of fixed assets, the expansion of fixed assets and any other project clearly discernible as a fixed  asset, other than Major Construction  or Catastrophe as     defined  in  Section  III.2  (Overhead-Major Construction and Catastrophe).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)      The Operating Rate shall be applied to all other costs in connection with Joint Operations, except those subject to Section   III.2 (Overhead-Major Construction and Catastrophe).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			To compensate the Operator for overhead  costs incurred  in  connection with  a Major Construction  project  or Catastrophe, the   Operator shall either negotiate a rate prior to the beginning of the project, or shall charge the Joint Account for overhead based on the following rates for any Major Construction project in excess of the Operator’s expenditure limit under the Agreement, or for any Catastrophe regardless of the amount. If the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached does not contain an expenditure limit, Major Construction Overhead shall be assessed for any single Major Construction project costing in excess of $100,000 gross.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Major Construction shall mean the construction and installation of fixed assets, the expansion of fixed assets, and any other project  clearly discernible as a fixed asset required for the development and operation of the Joint Property, or in the dismantlement, abandonment, removal, and restoration of platforms, production equipment, and other operating facilities. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Catastrophe is defined as a sudden calamitous event bringing damage, loss, or destruction to property or the environment, such as an oil spill, blowout, explosion, fire, storm, hurricane, or other disaster. The overhead rate shall be applied to those costs necessary to restore   the Joint Property to the equivalent condition that existed prior to the event.
		

		
			 
		

		
			A.    If the Operator absorbs the engineering, design and drafting costs related to the project:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(1)     5.0     % of total costs if such costs are less than $100,000; plus
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2)     3.0     % of total costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000; plus
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3)     2.0     % of total costs in excess of $1,000,000.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(1)     5.0     % of total costs if such costs are less than $100,000; plus
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2)     3.0     % of total costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000; plus
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3)     2.0     % of total costs in excess of $1,000,000.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Total cost  shall mean  the gross  cost  of  any one project.  For  the purpose of  this  paragraph,  the component  parts  of  a  single     Major Construction project shall not be treated separately, and the cost of drilling and workover wells and purchasing and installing pumping units and downhole artificial lift equipment shall be excluded. For Catastrophes, the rates shall be applied to all costs associated with   each single occurrence or event.
		

		
			 
		

		
			On each project, the Operator shall advise the Non-Operator(s) in advance which of the above options shall apply.
		

		
			 
		

		
			For the purposes of calculating Catastrophe Overhead, the cost of drilling relief wells, substitute wells, or conducting other well  operations directly resulting from the catastrophic event shall be included. Expenditures to which these rates apply shall not be reduced by salvage   or insurance recoveries. Expenditures that qualify for Major Construction or Catastrophe Overhead shall not qualify for overhead  under   any other overhead provisions.
		

		
			 
		

		
			In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Section III.2 and the provisions of Sections II.2 (Labor), II.5 (Services), or II.7 (Affiliates), the provisions of this Section III.2 shall govern.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			IV. MATERIAL PURCHASES, TRANSFERS, AND DISPOSITIONS
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Operator is responsible for Joint Account Material and shall make proper and timely charges and credits for direct purchases, transfers,   and dispositions. The Operator shall provide all Material for use in the conduct of Joint Operations; however, Material may be supplied by the   Non-Operators, at the Operator’s option. Material furnished 

		 

		

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			1.     DIRECT PURCHASES
		

		
			 
		

		
			Direct purchases shall be charged to the Joint Account at the price paid by the Operator after deduction of all discounts received. The Operator shall make good faith efforts to take discounts offered by suppliers, but shall not be liable for failure to take discounts except to the extent such failure was the result of the Operator’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. A direct purchase shall be deemed to   occur when an agreement is made between an Operator and a third party for the acquisition of Material for a specific well site or location. Material provided by the Operator under “vendor stocking programs,” where the initial use is for a Joint Property and title of the Material does not pass from the manufacturer, distributor, or agent until usage, is considered a direct purchase. If Material is found to be defective or is returned to the manufacturer, distributor, or agent for any other reason, credit shall be passed to the Joint Account within sixty (60) days after the Operator has received adjustment from the manufacturer, distributor, or agent.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.     TRANSFERS
		

		
			 
		

		
			A transfer is determined to occur when the Operator (i) furnishes Material from a storage facility or from another operated property, (ii) has assumed liability for the storage costs and changes in value, and (iii) has previously secured and held title to the transferred Material. Similarly, the removal of Material from the Joint Property to a storage facility or to another operated property is also considered a  transfer; provided, however, Material that is moved from the Joint Property to a storage location for safe-keeping pending disposition may remain charged to the Joint Account and is not considered a transfer. Material shall be disposed of in accordance with Section IV.3 (Disposition  of Surplus) and the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached.
		

		
			 
		

		
			A.    PRICING
		

		
			 
		

		
			The value of Material transferred to/from the Joint Property should generally reflect the market value on the date of physical transfer. Regardless of the pricing method used, the Operator shall make available to the Non-Operators sufficient documentation to verify the Material valuation. When higher than specification grade or size tubulars are used in the conduct of Joint Operations, the Operator shall charge the Joint Account at the equivalent price for well design specification tubulars, unless such higher specification grade  or sized tubulars are approved by the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters). Transfers of new Material will be priced using one of the following pricing methods; provided, however, the Operator shall use consistent pricing methods, and not alternate between methods for the purpose of choosing the method most favorable to the Operator for a specific transfer:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(1)     Using published prices in effect on date of movement as adjusted by the appropriate COPAS Historical Price Multiplier  (HPM) or prices provided by the COPAS Computerized Equipment Pricing System (CEPS).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)      For oil country tubulars and line pipe, the published price shall be based upon eastern mill carload base prices (Houston, Texas, for special end) adjusted as of date of movement, plus transportation cost as defined in Section IV.2.B (Freight).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(2)     Based on a price quotation from a vendor that reflects a current realistic acquisition cost.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3)     Based on the amount paid by the Operator for like Material in the vicinity of the Joint Property within the previous twelve   (12) months from the date of physical transfer.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(4)     As  agreed  to by the Participating Parties  for Material being transferred  to  the Joint  Property,  and by the Parties  owning  the Material for Material being transferred from the Joint Property.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Transportation  costs  shall  be  added  to  the  Material  transfer  price  using  the  method  prescribed  by  the  COPAS Computerized Equipment Pricing System (CEPS). If not using CEPS, transportation costs shall be calculated as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(1)         Transportation costs for oil country tubulars and line pipe shall be calculated using the distance from eastern mill to the Railway  Receiving  Point  based  on  the  carload  weight  basis  as  recommended  by  the  COPAS  MFI-38  (“Material Pricing Manual”) and other COPAS MFIs in effect at the time of the transfer.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2)         Transportation costs for special mill items shall be calculated from that mill's shipping point to the Railway Receiving Point. For transportation costs from other than eastern mills, the 30,000-pound interstate truck rate shall be used. Transportation   costs for macaroni tubing shall be calculated based on the interstate truck rate per weight of tubing transferred to the Railway Receiving Point.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3)         Transportation costs for special end tubular goods shall be calculated using the interstate truck rate from Houston, Texas, to  the Railway Receiving Point.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(4)         Transportation costs for Material other than that described in Sections IV.2.B.(1) through (3), shall be calculated from the Supply Store or point of manufacture, whichever is appropriate, to the Railway Receiving Point. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Regardless of whether using CEPS or manually calculating transportation costs, transportation costs from the Railway Receiving Point to the Joint Property are in addition to the foregoing, and may be charged to the Joint Account based on actual costs incurred. All transportation costs are subject to Equalized Freight as provided in Section II.4 (Transportation) of this Accounting Procedure.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Sales and use taxes shall be added to the Material transfer price using either the method contained in the COPAS Computerized Equipment Pricing System (CEPS) or the applicable tax rate in effect for the Joint Property at the time and place of transfer. In  either case, the Joint Account shall be charged or credited at the rate that would have governed had the Material been a direct purchase.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(1)     Condition “A” – New and unused Material in sound and serviceable condition shall be charged at one hundred percent   (100%) of the price as determined in Sections IV.2.A (Pricing), IV.2.B (Freight), and IV.2.C (Taxes). Material transferred from the Joint Property that was not placed in service shall be credited as charged without gain or loss; provided, however, any unused Material that was charged to the Joint Account through a direct purchase will be credited to the Joint Account at the original cost paid less restocking fees charged by the vendor. New and unused Material transferred from the Joint Property may be credited at a price other than the price originally charged to the Joint Account provided such price is approved by the Parties owning such Material, pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters). All refurbishing costs required or necessary to return the Material to original condition or to correct handling, transportation, or other damages will be borne by the divesting property. The Joint Account is responsible for Material preparation, handling, and transportation costs for new and unused Material charged to the Joint Property either through a direct purchase or transfer. Any preparation costs incurred, including any  internal or external coating and wrapping, will be credited on new Material provided these services were not repeated for such   Material for the receiving property.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(2)     Condition “B” – Used Material in sound and serviceable condition and suitable for reuse without reconditioning shall be  priced by multiplying the price determined in Sections IV.2.A (Pricing), IV.2.B (Freight), and IV.2.C (Taxes) by seventy-five  percent (75%).
		

		
			 
		

		
			Except as provided in Section IV.2.D(3), all reconditioning costs required to return the Material to Condition “B” or to correct handling, transportation or other damages will be borne by the divesting property.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If the Material was originally charged to the Joint Account as used Material and placed in service for the Joint Property, the Material will be credited at the price determined in Sections IV.2.A (Pricing), IV.2.B (Freight), and IV.2.C (Taxes) multiplied by sixty-five percent (65%).
		

		
			 
		

		
			Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties that paid for such Material, used Material transferred from the Joint Property that  was not placed in service on the property shall be credited as charged without gain or loss.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(3)     Condition  “C”  – Material that  is  not in  sound  and  serviceable condition  and  not  suitable for its original function until after reconditioning shall be priced by multiplying the price determined in Sections IV.2.A (Pricing), IV.2.B (Freight), and IV.2.C (Taxes) by fifty percent (50%).
		

		
			 
		

		
			The  cost  of  reconditioning  may  be  charged  to  the  receiving  property  to  the  extent  Condition  “C”  value,  plus  cost    of reconditioning, does not exceed Condition “B” value.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(4)     Condition “D” – Material that (i) is no longer suitable for its original purpose but useable for some other purpose, (ii) is obsolete, or (iii) does not meet original specifications but still has value and can be used in other applications as a substitute  for items with different specifications, is considered Condition “D” Material. Casing, tubing, or drill pipe used as line pipe shall  be priced as Grade A and B seamless line pipe of comparable size and weight. Used casing, tubing, or drill pipe utilized as line pipe shall be priced at used line pipe prices. Casing, tubing, or drill pipe used as higher pressure service lines than standard  line pipe, e.g., power oil lines, shall be priced under normal pricing procedures for casing, tubing, or drill pipe. Upset tubular   goods shall be priced on a non-upset basis. For other items, the price used should result in the Joint Account being charged or  credited with the value of the service 

		 

		

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			Subject to Section II (Direct Charges) and Section III (Overhead) of this Accounting Procedure, costs incurred by the  Operator in making Material serviceable including inspection, third party surveillance services, and other similar services will be charged to the Joint Account at prices which reflect the Operator’s actual costs of the services. Documentation must be provided to the Non-Operators upon request to support the cost of service. New coating and/or wrapping shall be considered a component of the Materials and priced in accordance with Sections IV.1 (Direct Purchases) or IV.2.A (Pricing), as applicable. No charges  or credits shall be made for used coating or wrapping. Charges and credits for inspections shall be made in accordance with COPAS MFI-38 (“Material Pricing Manual”).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Loading and unloading costs related to the movement    of the Material to the Joint Property shall be charged in accordance with the methods specified in COPAS MFI-38 (“Material Pricing Manual”).
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Surplus Material is that Material, whether new or used, that is no longer required for Joint Operations. The Operator may purchase, but shall be under no obligation to purchase, the interest of the Non-Operators in surplus Material.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Dispositions for the purpose of this procedure are considered to be the relinquishment of title of the Material from the Joint Property to either a third party, a Non-Operator, or to the Operator. To avoid the accumulation of surplus Material, the Operator should make good faith efforts to dispose of surplus within twelve (12) months through buy/sale agreements, trade, sale to a third party, division in kind, or other dispositions as agreed to by the Parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Disposal of surplus Materials shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached. If the Agreement contains no provisions governing disposal of surplus Material, the following terms shall apply: 
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Operator may, through a sale to an unrelated third party or entity, dispose of surplus Material having a gross sale value  that is less than or equal to the Operator’s expenditure limit as set forth in the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached without the prior approval of the Parties owning such Material.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If the gross sale value exceeds the Agreement expenditure limit, the disposal must be agreed to by the Parties owning such Material.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Operator may purchase Condition “C” Material without prior approval of the Parties owning such Material if the value of the Materials, based on the pricing methods set forth in Section IV.2 (Transfers), is less than or equal to the Operator’s  expenditure limitation set forth in the Agreement. The Operator shall provide documentation supporting the classification of the Material  as Condition C.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Operator may dispose of Condition “D” or “E” Material under procedures normally utilized by Operator without prior  approval  of the Parties owning such Material.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A.    PREMIUM PRICING
		

		
			 
		

		
			Whenever Material is available only at inflated prices due to national emergencies, strikes, government imposed foreign  trade restrictions, or other unusual causes over which the Operator has no control, for direct purchase the Operator may charge the Joint Account for the required Material at the Operator’s actual cost incurred in providing such Material, making it suitable for use, and moving it to the Joint Property. Material transferred or disposed of during premium pricing situations shall be valued in accordance with Section IV.2 (Transfers) or Section IV.3 (Disposition of Surplus), as applicable.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Items fabricated by the Operator’s employees, or by contract laborers under the direction of the Operator, shall be priced using the value of the Material used to construct the item plus the cost of labor to fabricate the item. If the Material is from the Operator’s scrap or junk account, the Material shall be priced at either twenty-five percent (25%) of the current price as determined in Section IV.2.A (Pricing) or scrap value, whichever is higher. In no event shall the amount charged exceed the value of the item commensurate with its use.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Mill rejects purchased as “limited service” casing or tubing shall be priced at eighty percent (80%) of K-55/J-55 price as determined in Section IV.2 (Transfers). Line pipe converted to casing or tubing with casing or tubing couplings attached shall be priced as   K-55/J-55 casing or tubing at the nearest size and weight.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The Operator shall maintain records of Controllable Material charged to the Joint Account, with sufficient detail to perform physical inventories.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Adjustments to the Joint Account by the Operator resulting from a physical inventory of Controllable Material shall be made within twelve   (12) months following the taking of the inventory or receipt of Non-Operator inventory report. Charges and credits for overages or shortages   will be valued for the Joint Account in accordance with Section IV.2 (Transfers) and shall be based on the Condition “B” prices in effect on the date   of physical inventory unless the inventorying Parties can provide sufficient evidence another Material condition applies.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Physical inventories shall be performed by the Operator upon written request of a majority in working interests of the Non-Operators (hereinafter, “directed inventory”); provided, however,    the Operator shall not be required to perform directed inventories more frequently than once every five (5) years. Directed inventories shall be commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after   the Operator receives written notice that a majority in interest of the Non-Operators has requested the inventory. All Parties shall be governed by the results of any directed inventory.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Expenses of directed inventories will be borne by the Joint Account; provided, however, costs associated with any post-report follow-up work in settling the inventory will be absorbed by the Party incurring such costs. The Operator is expected to exercise judgment in keeping expenses within reasonable limits. Any anticipated disproportionate or extraordinary costs should be discussed and agreed upon prior to commencement of the inventory. Expenses of directed inventories may include the following:
		

		
			 
		

		
			A.     A per diem rate for each inventory person, representative of actual salaries, wages, and payroll burdens and benefits of the   personnel performing the inventory or a rate agreed to by the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters). The per diem rate shall also be applied to a reasonable number of days for pre-inventory work and report preparation.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Physical inventories that are not requested by the Non-Operators may be performed by the Operator, at the Operator’s discretion. The expenses of conducting such Operator-initiated inventories shall not be charged to the Joint Account.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Subject to the terms of the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached, the Non-Operators may conduct a physical inventory at reasonable times at their sole cost and risk after giving the Operator at least ninety (90) days prior written notice. The Non-Operator inventory report shall be furnished to the Operator in writing within ninety (90) days of completing the inventory fieldwork.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The  expense  of  conducting  inventories  other  than  those  described  in  Sections  V.1  (Directed  Inventories),  V.2.A     (Operator Inventories),  or  V.2.B  (Non-Operator  Inventories),  shall be charged  to the Party requesting such  inventory;  provided,   however, inventories required due to a change of Operator shall be charged to the Joint Account in the same manner as described in Section
		

		
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			Attached to and made a part of that certain Joint Operating Agreement dated
		

		
			effective _______, by and among ____________, as Operator,
		

		
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			The Operator shall carry insurance at the expense of and for the benefit of the joint account covering Operator's operations upon the Contract Area subject to the Operating Agreement to which this Exhibit "D" is attached as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			a)    Workers' compensation insurance: In compliance with the workers' compensation laws of the State of Texas, including employer's liability with minimum limits of $[●].
		

		
			 
		

		
			b)    Commercial general liability insurance: A limit of $[●] each occurrence for bodily injuries, $[●] aggregate. Property damage liability limit being $[●] each occurrence, $[●] aggregate.
		

		
			 
		

		
			c)    Business automobile liability insurance.  Limits of bodily injury $[●] each person; $[●] each occurrence; property damage $[●] each occurrence.
		

		
			 
		

		
			During drilling operations, Operator shall also carry Operator's Extra Expense insurance including coverage for well seepage, pollution, cleanup and containment and evacuation expenses.  The limit of such insurance is $[●] for any one occurrence.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			The insurance provided for herein for the benefit of the joint account provides for certain deductibles and or retentions to be borne by the insured parties.  In the event a claim is made by the Operator on behalf of the joint account, and the insurance proceeds are subject to reduction as a result of a deductible and/or retention, said deductible/retention amount shall be a direct charge to the joint account.
		

		
			 
		

		
			No other insurance will be required other than as set forth above.  Premiums associated with the insurance for the benefit of the joint account shall be charged to the joint account.  Any party may at its own expense acquire such other insurance it deems proper to protect itself against any claims, losses, damages or destruction arising out of operations hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			This Gas Balancing Agreement form is intended to be used as Exhibit "E" to the 1977, 1982 and 1989 A.A.P.L. Form  610 Model Form Operating Agreements. It is also generally suitable for use with other forms of operating agreements.  However, before using this form, both it and the operating agreement in question should be reviewed and revised as required  to ensure consistency.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If this form is used as an exhibit to an A.A.P.L. Form 610 Model Form Operating Agreement or other operating agreement, the provisions in Section 15 (Counterparts), the "IN WITNESS WHEREOF" paragraph on page 6 and the signature lines and acknowledgments on page 7 should be omitted.
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Gas Balancing Agreement may also be executed as a separate agreement for properties covered by an existing operating agreement where there is no gas balancing agreement or where the one employed is deemed inadequate. In that event, the properties subject to the form will have to be described, and the provisions of Section 15 (Counterparts), the "IN
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The description of the area covered by the Agreement may be included in the definition of the Balancing Area in Section 1.02. Care should be taken in drafting this description, however, because it may be desirable to cover more than one Balancing Area. Such a definition might, for example, read as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Each well subject to that Operating Agreement dated            , covering                   that produces gas or is allocated a share of gas production. If a single well is completed in two or more reservoirs, such well shall be considered a separate well with respect to, but only with respect to, each reservoir from which the gas production is not commingled in the wellbore.
		

		
			 
		

		
			This Gas Balancing Agreement contains both "alternative" and "optional" provisions. In the case of alternative provisions, it will generally be necessary to select one alternative in order to make the Gas Balancing Agreement effective. Provisions which are designated as optional (or as Option 1, 2, etc.) may or may not be used. Note that, in order for an Alternative or Option to be selected and effective, it must be checked. If, however, an Alternative is not selected, "Alternative 1" in each instance will be deemed to have been adopted by the Parties, but if an Option is not selected, it will not form a part of the Gas Balancing Agreement. See Section 12.6.
		

		
			 
		

		
			HEADING - Indicate the applicable Operating Agreement and other information. If the Gas Balancing Agreement is to be used without an Operating Agreement, the heading on page 1 should be modified appropriately, and the following references to the "Operating Agreement" should be deleted or modified appropriately: Section 1.12; Section 7.1; Section 9; Section 12.4; Section 13.1; and Section 13.2.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 1.02 - Select the Balancing Area to be used, or insert a description of the Balancing Area. As a general rule, the use of a mineral lease as a Balancing Area will only be appropriate in certain situations involving offshore wells.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 1.16 - This definition should be used only if one of the optional seasonal limitation provisions in Section 4.2 is employed. The specific months during which makeup is to be restricted should be included, e.g., "the months of November, 
		

		
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			SECTION 2.1 - The parties should decide whether the basis of balancing in the Balancing Area will be in Mcfs or MMBtus. One of the two Alternatives stipulated MUST be selected to avoid an automatic election that Alternative 1 applies.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 2.2 - Since most gas is now decontrolled, the primary purpose of this provision is to provide for separate application of the form to different price categories in the event that price controls are imposed in the future by governmental entity.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 3.5 - This provision is intended to limit Overproduction in order to keep a Party from getting too far out of balance. It should be noted that this Section will only have an impact if a Party owns less than a 1/3 working interest in the Balancing Area, since under it a party owning a 1/3 interest will be entitled to take 300%, x 1/3 = 100%.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 4.1 - Select the number of days' notification that an Underproduced Party must give prior to making up Gas. Also, indicate the percentage of each Overproduced Parties' Gas that Underproduced Parties will be allowed to make up. The percentages should be identical.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 4.2 - The form sets out two Options for imposing seasonal limitations on making up Gas. It should be noted that it is NOT required that any seasonal limitation be included. If Option 1 is selected, select the number of months prior to the Winter Period that will be used to determine how much Gas an Underproduced Party may make up during the Winter Period. This number and the number of months in the Winter Period (as defined in Section 1.16) should add up to 12 or less. If Option 2 is selected, indicate the percentage of an Overproduced Party's Gas that an Underproduced Party may make up during the Winter Period. This percentage should be lower than the percentage set out in Section 4.1.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 4.3 - Select the percentage of an Overproduced Party's Gas which it should be required to make available for make up once it has produced all of its share of ultimately recoverable reserves. This percentage should be greater than the percentage set out in Section 4.1.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			SECTION 6.2 - One of the two Alternatives stipulated MUST be selected as the basis upon which Royalty is to be calculated and paid in order to avoid an automatic election that Alternative 1 applies.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 7.3 - One of the two Alternatives stipulated for payment of amounts due under a cash settlement MUST be selected in order to avoid an automatic election that Alternative 1 applies. Note that Section 7.3.1 is optional, and may ONLY be used with Section 7.3, Alternative 2.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 7.4 - One of the two alternatives stipulated for determining proceeds received by an Overproduced Party for cash settlement purposes MUST be selected in order to avoid an automatic election that Alternative 1 applies.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 7.5.1 through 7.5.2 - Before selecting any of these provisions, the Parties should review the relevant gas processing arrangements for the Gas. Section 7.5.2, Option 1, contemplates that all wellhead MMBtus of Overproduction(will be valued at the gas price per MMBtu received by the Overproduced Party, without regard to whether any of the gas may have been processed. Section 7.5.2, Option 2, on the other hand, would include any enhanced or impaired values resulting from processing in calculating a valuation for the Overproduction. Note that if Section 7.5.2, Option 1, is selected, and residue gas to be sold on an MMBtu basis, it will be necessary to measure the number of MMBtus produced at the well (even if the parties have elected to balance on Mcfs), in order to determine the total value of Overproduction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 7.7 - Select the interest rate payable for unpaid amounts owed pursuant to a cash settlement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 7.9 - In the event that the parties anticipate that Overproduction may be subject to a potential refund by an appropriate governmental authority, the Parties may choose this provision.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 7.10- If the Parties adopt this provision, an Overproduced Party may make a cash settlement with Underproduced Parties for all or part of outstanding gas imbalances as often as once every twenty-four (24) months.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 8 - Select the number of days' prior notification required for well tests, as well as the length of such tests.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 12.9 - Select the appropriate method for computing and reporting income to the Internal Revenue Service based on the "entitlements" or "sales" methods.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 13 - The purpose of this Section is to stipulate the rights of Parties in the event that any Party sells, exchanges, transfers or assigns its interest in the Balancing Area. Section 13.2 gives the Underproduced Party an option to demand a cash settlement if an Overproduced Party sells its interest, and the number of days' notice and response should be selected to implement this procedure.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 14 - This provision is intended to provide the Parties an opportunity to modify or supplement any of the Gas balancing Agreement's provisions.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SECTION 15 - This provision is to be utilized ONLY if the Gas Balancing Agreement is NOT agreed to contemporaneously with the execution of an A.A.P.L. Form 610 Model Form Operating Agreement or another suitable operating agreement. If the Gas Balancing Agreement is agreed to contemporaneously with any such operating agreement, Section 15 should be omitted. Otherwise, the Parties must determine the appropriate Percentage Interest which must execute the form to make it effective and the date by which such interests must execute it.
		

		
			 
		

		
			SIGNATURE ELEMENT - The "IN WITNESS WHEREOF," signature and attest/witness elements are ONLY to be utilized if the Gas Balancing Agreement is NOT agreed to contemporaneously with the execution of an A.A.P.L. Form 610 Model Form Operating Agreement or another suitable operating agreement. If the Gas Balancing Agreement is agreed to contemporaneously with any such operating agreement, the "IN WITNESS WHEREOF," signature and attest/witness elements should be omitted. Otherwise, these items should be completed in an appropriate fashion, and any appropriate amendment made to the heading of the Gas Balancing Agreement.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			NOTE:  Instructions For Use of Gas Balancing Agreement MUST be reviewed before finalizing this document.
		

		
			 
		

		
			EXHIBIT "E"
		

		
			 
		

		
			GAS BALANCING AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT")
		

		
			 
		

		
			ATTACHED TO AND MADE PART OF THAT CERTAIN
		

		
			 
		

		
			OPERATING AGREEMENT DATED                                                                                              BY AND BETWEEN                                                              ,  as Operator                                                          AND, as Non Operators                                                                                                                 ("OPERATING AGREEMENT") RELATING TO THE                                           AREA, [Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, LaSalle] COUNTY/PARISH, STATE OF Texas.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.     DEFINITIONS
		

		
			 
		

		
			The following definitions shall apply to this Agreement:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.01    "Arm's Length Agreement" shall mean any gas sales agreement with an unaffiliated purchaser or any gas sales agreement with an affiliated purchaser where the sales price and delivery conditions under such agreement are representative of prices and delivery conditions existing under other similar agreements in the area between unaffiliated parties at the same time for natural gas of comparable quality and quantity.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.02    "Balancing Area" shall mean (select one):
		

		
			 
		

		
			☐    each well subject to the Operating Agreement that produces Gas or is allocated a share of Gas production. If a single well is completed in two or more producing intervals, each producing interval from which the Gas production is not commingled in the wellbore shall be considered a separate well.
		

		
			 
		

		
			☑    all of the acreage and depths subject to the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			1.03 "Full Share of Current Production" shall mean the Percentage Interest of each Party in the Gas actually produced from the Balancing Area during each month.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.04 "Gas" shall mean all hydrocarbons produced or producible from the Balancing Area, whether from a well classified as an oil well or gas well by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction in such matters, which are or may be made available for sale or separate disposition by the Parties, excluding oil, condensate and other liquids recovered by field equipment operated for the joint account. "Gas" does not include gas used in joint operations, such as for fuel, recycling or reinjection, or which is vented or lost prior to its sale or delivery from the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.05 "Makeup Gas" shall mean any Gas taken by an Underproduced Party from the Balancing Area in excess of its Full Share of Current Production, whether pursuant to Section 3.3 or Section 4.1 hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			1.06 "Mcf" shall mean one thousand cubic feet. A cubic foot of Gas shall mean the volume of gas contained in one cubic foot of space at a standard pressure base and at a standard temperature base.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.07 "MMBtu" shall mean one million British Thermal Units. A British Thermal Unit shall mean the quantity of heat required to raise one pound avoirdupois of pure water from 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit to 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.08 "Operator" shall mean the individual or entity designated under the terms of the Operating Agreement or, in the event this Agreement is not employed in connection with an operating agreement, the individual or entity designated as the operator of the well(s) located in the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.09 "Overproduced Party" shall mean any Party having taken a greater quantity of Gas from the Balancing Area than the Percentage interest of such Party in the cumulative quantity of all Gas produced from the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.10 "Overproduction" shall mean the cumulative quantity of Gas taken by a Party in excess of its Percentage Interest in the cumulative quantity of all Gas produced from the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.11 "Party" shall mean those individuals or entities subject to this Agreement, and their respective heirs, successors, transferees and assigns.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.12 "Percentage Interest" shall mean the percentage or decimal interest of each Party in the Gas produced from the Balancing Area pursuant to the Operating Agreement covering the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.13 "Royalty" shall mean payments on production of Gas from the Balancing Area to all owners of royalties, overriding royalties, production payments or similar interests.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.14 "Underproduced Party" shall mean any Party having taken a lesser quantity of Gas from the Balancing Area than the Percentage Interest of such Party in the cumulative quantity of all Gas produced from the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.15 "Underproduction" shall mean the deficiency between the cumulative quantity of Gas taken by a Party and its Percentage Interest in the cumulative quantity of all Gas produced from the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.16   ☐ (Optional) "Winter Period" shall mean the month(s) of                                                             in one calendar year and the month(s) of                                                                     in the succeeding calendar year.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.    BALANCING AREA
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.1  If this Agreement covers more than one Balancing Area, it shall be applied as if each Balancing Area were covered by separate but identical agreements. All balancing hereunder shall be on the basis of Gas taken from the Balancing Area measured in (Alternative 1) ☐ Mcfs or (Alternative 2) ☑ MMBtus.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.2  In the event that all or part of the Gas deliverable from a Balancing Area is or becomes subject to one or more maximum lawful prices, any Gas not subject to price controls shall be considered as produced from a single Balancing Area and Gas subject to each maximum lawful price category shall be considered produced from a separate Balancing Area. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.    RIGHT OF PARTIES TO TAKE GAS
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.1   Each Party desiring to take Gas will notify the Operator, or cause the Operator to be notified, of the volumes             nominated, the name of the transporting pipeline and the pipeline contract number (if available) and meter station relating to such delivery, sufficiently in advance for the Operator, acting with reasonable diligence, to 

		 

		

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meet all nomination and other             requirements. Operator is authorized to deliver the volumes so nominated and confirmed (if confirmation is required) to the transporting pipeline in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.2   Each Party shall make a reasonable, good faith effort to take its Full Share of Current Production each month, to the extent that such production is required to maintain leases in effect, to protect the producing capacity of a well or reservoir, to preserve correlative rights, or to maintain oil production.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.3   When a Party fails for any reason to take its Full Share of Current Production (as such Share may be reduced by the right of the other Parties to make up for Underproduction as provided herein), the other Parties shall be entitled to take any Gas which such Party fails to take. To the extent practicable, such Gas shall be made available initially to each Underproduced Party in the proportion that its Percentage Interest in the Balancing Area bears to the total Percentage Interests of all Underproduced Parties desiring to take such Gas. If all such Gas is not taken by the Underproduced Parties, the portion not taken shall then be made available to the other Parties in the proportion that their respective Percentage Interests in the Balancing Area bear to the total Percentage Interests of such Parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.4   All Gas taken by a Party in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, regardless of whether such Party is underproduced or overproduced, shall be regarded as Gas taken for its own account with title thereto being in such taking Party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.5   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.3 hereof, no Overproduced Party shall be entitled in any month to take any Gas in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of its Percentage Interest of the Balancing Area's then-current Maximum Monthly Availability; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to the extent that it would preclude production that is required to maintain leases in effect, to protect the producing capacity of a well or reservoir, to preserve correlative rights, or to maintain oil production. "Maximum Monthly Availability" shall mean the maximum average monthly rate of production at which Gas can be delivered from the Balancing Area, as determined by the Operator, considering the maximum efficient well rate for each well within the Balancing Area, the maximum allowable(s) set by the appropriate regulatory agency, mode of operation, production facility capabilities and pipeline pressures.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.6   In the event that a Party fails to make arrangements to take its Full Share of Current Production required to be produced to maintain leases in effect, to protect the producing capacity of a well or reservoir, to preserve correlative rights, or to maintain oil production, the Operator may sell any part of such Party's Full Share of Current Production that such Party fails to take for the account of such Party and render to such Party, on a current basis, the full proceeds of the sale, less any reasonable marketing, compression, treating, gathering or transportation costs incurred directly in connection with the sale of such Full Share of Current Production. In making the sale contemplated herein, the Operator shall be obligated only to obtain such price and conditions for the sale as are reasonable under the circumstances and shall not be obligated to share any of its markets. Any such sale by Operator under the terms hereof shall be only for such reasonable periods of time as are consistent with the minimum needs of the industry under the particular circumstances, but in no event for a period in excess of one year. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3.4 hereof, Gas sold by Operator for a Party under the provisions hereof shall be deemed to be Gas taken for the account of such Party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.    IN-KIND BALANCING
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.1   Effective the first day of any calendar month following atleast    twenty             (    20     ) days' prior written notice to the Operator, any Underproduced Party may begin taking, in addition to its Full Share of Current Production and any Makeup Gas taken pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Agreement, a share of current production determined by multiplying    twenty-five             percent (    25     %) of the Full Shares of Current Production of all Overproduced Parties by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Percentage Interest of such Underproduced Party and the denominator of which is the total of the Percentage Interests of all Underproduced Parties desiring to take Makeup Gas. In no event will an Overproduced Party be required to provide more than    twenty-five             percent (    25     %) of its Full Share of Current Production for Makeup Gas. The Operator will promptly notify all Overproduced Parties of the election of an Underproduced Party to begin taking Makeup Gas.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			4.2 ☐ (Optional - Seasonal Limitation on Makeup - Option 1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.1, the average monthly amount of Makeup Gas taken by an Underproduced Party during the Winter Period pursuant to Section 4.1 shall not exceed the average monthly amount of Makeup Gas taken by such Underproduced Party during the ( ) months immediately preceding the Winter Period.
		

		
			4.2 ☐ (Optional - Seasonal Limitation on Makeup - Option 2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.1, no Overproduced Party will be required to provide more than percent ( %) of its Full Share of Current Production for Makeup Gas during the Winter Period.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.3   ☑ (Optional) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, at such time and for so long as Operator, or  (insofar as concerns production by the Operator) any Underproduced Party, determines in good faith that an Overproduced  Party has produced all of its share of the ultimately recoverable reserves in the Balancing Area, such Overproduced Party may  be required to make available for Makeup Gas, upon the demand of the Operator or any Underproduced Party, up to __________________________ percent (    100     %) of such Overproduced Party's Full Share of Current Production.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.    STATEMENT OF GAS BALANCES
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.1   The Operator will maintain appropriate accounting on a monthly and cumulative basis of the volumes of Gas that each Party is entitled to receive and the volumes of Gas actually taken or sold for each Party's account. Within / ninety (90) forty-five (45) days  after the month of production, the Operator will furnish a statement for such month showing (1) each Party's Full Share of  Current Production, (2) the total volume of Gas actually taken or sold for each Party's account, (3) the difference between  the volume taken by each Party and that Party's Full Share of Current Production, (4) the Overproduction or  Underproduction of each Party, and (5) other data as recommended by the provisions of the Council of Petroleum  Accountants Societies Bulletin No.24, as amended or supplemented hereafter. Each Party taking Gas will promptly provide to  the Operator any data required by the Operator for preparation of the statements required hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.2   If any Party fails to provide the data required herein for four (4) consecutive production months, the Operator, or  where the Operator has failed to provide data, another Party, may audit the production and Gas sales and transportation  volumes of the non-reporting Party to provide the required data. Such audit shall be conducted only after reasonable notice and  during normal business hours in the office of the Party whose records are being audited. All costs associated with such audit  will be charged to the account of the Party failing to provide the required data.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.    PAYMENTS ON PRODUCTION
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.1   Each Party taking Gas shall pay or cause to be paid all production and severance taxes due on all volumes of Gas actually taken by such Party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.2   ☐ (Alternative 1 - Entitlements) Each Party shall pay or cause to be paid all Royalty due with respect to Royalty owners to whom it is accountable as if such Party were taking its Full Share of Current Production, and only its Full Share of Current Production.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.2.1 ☐ (Optional - For use only with Section 6.2 - Alternative I - Entitlement) Upon written request of a Party taking less than its Full Share of Current Production in a given month ("Current Underproducer"), any Party taking more than its Full Share of Current Production in such month ("Current Overproducer") will pay to such Current Underproducer an amount each month equal to the Royalty percentage of the proceeds received by the Current Overproducer for that portion of the Current Underproducer's Full Share of Current Production taken by the Current Overproducer; provided, however, that such payment will not exceed the Royalty percentage that is common to all Royalty burdens in the Balancing Area. Payments made pursuant to this Section 6.2.1 will be deemed payments to the Underproduced Party's Royalty owners for purposes of Section 7.5.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.2   ☑ (Alternative 2 - Sales) Each Party shall pay or cause to be paid Royalty due with respect to Royalty owners to  whom it is accountable based on the volume of Gas actually taken for its account.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			6.3   In the event that any governmental authority requires that Royalty payments be made on any other basis than that  provided for in this Section 6, each Party agrees to make such Royalty payments accordingly, commencing on the effective date  required by such governmental authority, and the method provided for herein shall be thereby superseded.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			7.1   Upon the earlier of the plugging and abandonment of the last producing interval in the Balancing Area, the termination  of the Operating Agreement or any pooling or unit agreement covering the Balancing Area, or at any time no Gas is taken  from the Balancing Area for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months, any Party may give written notice calling for cash  settlement of the Gas production imbalances among the Parties. Such notice shall be given to all Parties in the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.2   Within / ninety (90) sixty (60) days after the notice calling for cash settlement under Section 7.1, the Operator will distribute to each  Party a Final Gas Settlement Statement detailing the quantity of Overproduction owed by each Overproduced Party to each  Underproduced Party and identifying the month to which such Overproduction is attributed, pursuant to the methodology  set out in Section 7.4.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.3   ☑ (Alternative I - Direct Party-to-Party Settlement) Within / ninety (90)sixty (60) days after receipt of the Final Gas Settlement Statement, each Overproduced Party will pay to each Underproduced Party entitled to settlement the appropriate cash settlement, accompanied by appropriate accounting detail. At the time of payment, the Overproduced Party will notify the Operator of the Gas imbalance settled by the Overproduced Party's payment.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.3   ☐ (Alternative 2 - Settlement Through Operator) Within sixty (60) days after receipt of the Final Gas Settlement  Statement, each Overproduced Party will send its cash settlement, accompanied by appropriate accounting detail, to the  Operator. The Operator will distribute the monies so received, along with any settlement owed by the Operator as an  Overproduced Party, to each Underproduced Party to whom settlement is due within ninety (90) days after issuance of the  Final Gas Settlement Statement. In the event that any Overproduced Party fails to pay any settlement due hereunder, the  Operator may turn over responsibility for the collection of such settlement to the Party to whom it is owed, and the Operator  will have no further responsibility with regard to such settlement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.3.1    ☐ (Optional - For use only with Section 7.3, Alternative 2 - Settlement Through Operator) Any Party shall have  the right at any time upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to all other Parties to demand that any settlements due such  Party for Overproduction be paid directly to such Party by the Overproduced Party, rather than being paid through the  Operator. In the event that an Overproduced Party pays the Operator any sums due to an Underproduced Party at any time  after thirty (30) days following the receipt of the notice provided for herein, the Overproduced Party will continue to be liable  to such Underproduced Party for any sums so paid, until payment is actually received by the Underproduced Party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.4   ☑ (Alternative 1 - Historical Sales Basis) The amount of the cash settlement will be based on the proceeds  received by the Overproduced Party under an Arm's Length Agreement for the Gas taken from time to time by the  Overproduced Party in excess of the Overproduced Party's Full Share of Current Production. Any Makeup Gas taken by the  Underproduced Party prior to monetary settlement hereunder will be applied to offset Overproduction chronologically in the  order of accrual.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.4   ☐ (Alternative 2 - Most Recent Sales Basis) The amount of the cash settlement will be based on the proceeds  received by the Overproduced Party under an Arm's Length Agreement for the volume of Gas that constituted Overproduction  by the Overproduced Party from the Balancing Area. For the purpose of implementing the cash settlement provision of the  Section 7, an Overproduced Party will not be considered to have produced any of an Underproduced Party's share of Gas until  the Overproduced Party has produced cumulatively all of its Percentage Interest share of the Gas ultimately produced from the  Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			7.5   The values used for calculating the cash settlement under Section 7.4 will include all proceeds received for the sale of the  Gas by the Overproduced Party calculated at the Balancing Area, after deducting any production or severance taxes paid and any  Royalty actually paid by the Overproduced Party to an Underproduced Party's Royalty owner(s), to the extent said payments amounted to a discharge of said Underproduced Party's Royalty obligation, as well as any / post-production expenses, such as reasonable marketing, compression,  treating, gathering or transportation costs incurred directly in connection with the sale of the Overproduction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.5.1    ☐ (Optional - For Valuation Under Percentage of Proceeds Contracts) For Overproduction sold under a gas  purchase contract providing for payment based on a percentage of the proceeds obtained by the purchaser upon resale of  residue gas and liquid hydrocarbons extracted at a gas processing plant, the values used for calculating cash settlement will  include proceeds received by the Overproduced Party for both the liquid hydrocarbons and the residue gas attributable to the  Overproduction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.5.2    ☐ (Optional - Valuation for Processed Gas - Option 1) For Overproduction processed for the account of the  Overproduced Party at a gas processing plant for the extraction of liquid hydrocarbons, the full quantity of the Overproduction  will be valued for purposes of cash settlement at the prices received by the Overproduced Party for the sale of the residue gas  attributable to the Overproduction without regard to proceeds attributable to liquid hydrocarbons which may have been  extracted from the Overproduction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.5.2    ☑ (Optional - Valuation for Processed Gas - Option 2) For Overproduction processed for the account of the  Overproduced Party at a gas processing plant for the extraction of liquid hydrocarbons, the values used for calculating cash  settlement will include the proceeds received by the Overproduced Party for the sale of the liquid hydrocarbons extracted from  the Overproduction, less the actual reasonable costs incurred by the Overproduced Party to process the Overproduction and to  transport, fractionate and handle the liquid hydrocarbons extracted therefrom prior to sale.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.6   To the extent the Overproduced Party did not sell all Overproduction under an Arm's Length Agreement, the cash  settlement will be based on the weighted average price received by the Overproduced Party for any gas sold from the  Balancing Area under Arm's Length Agreements during the months to which such Overproduction is attributed. In the event  that no sales under Arm's Length Agreements were made during any such month, the cash settlement for such month will be  based on the spot sales prices published for the applicable geographic area during such month in a mutually acceptable pricing  bulletin.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.7   Interest compounded at the rate of prime+one percent(1%)percent (             %) per annum or the maximum lawful  rate of interest applicable to the Balancing Area, whichever is less, will accrue for all amounts due under Section 7.1 beginning  the first day following the date payment is due pursuant to Section 7.3. Such interest shall be borne by the Operator or any  Overproduced Party in the proportion that their respective delays beyond the deadlines set out in Sections 7.2 and 7.3  contributed to the accrual of the interest.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.8   In lieu of the cash settlement required by Section 7.3, an Overproduced Party may deliver to the Underproduced Party  an offer to settle its Overproduction in-kind and at such rates, quantities, times and sources as may be agreed upon by the  Underproduced Party. If the Parties are unable to agree upon the manner in which such in-kind settlement gas will be  furnished within sixty (60) days after the Overproduced Party's offer to settle in kind, which period may be extended by  agreement of said Parties, the Overproduced Party shall make a cash settlement as provided in Section 7.3. The making of an  in-kind settlement offer under this Section 7.8 will not delay the accrual of interest on the cash settlement should the Parties  fail to reach agreement on an in-kind settlement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.9   ☐ (Optional - For Balancing Areas Subject to Federal Price Regulation) That portion of any monies collected by an  Overproduced Party for Overproduction which is subject to refund by orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or  other governmental authority may be withheld by the Overproduced Party until such prices are fully approved by such  governmental authority, unless the Underproduced Party furnishes a corporate undertaking, acceptable to the Overproduced  Party, agreeing to hold the Overproduced Party harmless from financial loss due to refund orders by such governmental  authority.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			7.10   ☑ (Optional - Interim Cash Balancing) At any time during the term of this Agreement, any Overproduced Party  may, in its sole discretion, make cash settlement(s) with the Underproduced Parties covering all or part of its outstanding Gas  imbalance, provided that such settlements must be made with all Underproduced Parties proportionately based on the relative  imbalances of the Underproduced Parties, and provided further that such settlements may not be made more often than once  every twenty-four (24) months. Such settlements will be calculated in the same manner provided above for final cash  settlements. The Overproduced Party will provide Operator a detailed accounting of any such cash settlement within thirty (30)  days after the settlement is made.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Party shall have the right, from time to time, to  produce and take up to one hundred percent (100%) of a well's entire Gas stream to meet the reasonable deliverability test(s)  required by such Party's Gas purchaser, and the right to take any Makeup Gas shall be subordinate to the right of any Party to  conduct such tests; provided, however, that such tests shall be conducted in accordance with prudent operating practices only  after    thirty             (    30     ) days' prior written notice to the Operator and shall last no longer than    seventy-two             (    72     ) hours. 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Nothing in this Agreement shall change or affect any Party's obligation to pay its proportionate share of all costs and  liabilities incurred in operations on or in connection with the Balancing Area, as its share thereof is set forth in the Operating  Agreement, irrespective of whether any Party is at any time selling and using Gas or whether such sales or use are in  proportion to its Percentage Interest in the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The / Operator shall market and settle, for the joint account, liquid hydrocarbons recovered with Gas production by field equipment and the Parties shall share proportionately in and own all liquid hydrocarbons recovered with Gas by field equipment operated for the joint account in accordance with their Percentage Interests in the Balancing Area. 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties hereto, and further  notwithstanding any termination or cancellation of this Agreement, for a period of two (2) years from the end of the calendar  year in which any information to be furnished under Section 5 or 7 hereof is supplied, any Party shall have the right to audit  the records of any other Party regarding quantity, including but not limited to information regarding Btu-content.  Any Underproduced Party shall have the right for a period of two (2) years from the end of the calendar year in which any  cash settlement is received pursuant to Section 7 to audit the records of any Overproduced Party as to all matters concerning  values, including but not limited to information regarding prices and disposition of Gas from the Balancing Area. Any such  audit shall be conducted at the expense of the Party or Parties desiring such audit, and shall be conducted, after reasonable  notice, during normal business hours in the office of the Party whose records are being audited. Each Party hereto agrees to  maintain records as to the volumes and prices of Gas sold each month and the volumes of Gas used in its own operations,  along with the Royalty paid on any such Gas used by a Party in its own operations. The audit rights provided for in this  Section 11 shall be in addition to those provided for in Section 5.2 of this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			12.1   As between the Parties, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any gas sales contract, or in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Operating Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			12.2   Each Party agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless all other Parties from and against any and all liability for  any claims, which may be asserted by any third party which now or hereafter stands in a contractual relationship with such  indemnifying Party and which arise out of the operation of this Agreement or any activities of such indemnifying Party under  the provisions of this Agreement, and does further agree to save the other Parties harmless from all judgments or damages sustained and costs incurred in connection therewith.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.3   Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Operator is authorized to administer the provisions of this  Agreement, but shall have no liability to the other Parties for losses sustained or liability incurred which arise out of or in  connection with the performance of Operator's duties hereunder, except such as may result from Operator's gross negligence or  willful misconduct. Operator shall not be liable to any Underproduced Party for the failure of any Overproduced Party, (other  than Operator) to pay any amounts owed pursuant to the terms hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.4   This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for as long as the Operating Agreement shall remain in force and  effect as to the Balancing Area, and thereafter until the Gas accounts between the Parties are settled in full, and shall inure to  the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto, and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives  and assigns, if any. The Parties hereto agree to give notice of the existence of this Agreement to any successor in interest of  any such Party and to provide that any such successor shall be bound by this Agreement, and shall further make any transfer of  any interest subject to the Operating Agreement, or any part thereof, also subject to the terms of this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.5   Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, words used in the singular include the plural, the plural includes the singular, and the neuter gender includes the masculine and the feminine.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.6 In the event that any "Optional" provision of this Agreement is not adopted by the Parties to this Agreement by a typed, printed or handwritten indication, such provision shall not form a part of this Agreement, and no inference shall be made concerning the intent of the Parties in such event. In the event that any "Alternative" provision of this Agreement is not so adopted by the Parties, Alternative 1 in each such instance shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Parties as a result of any such omission. In those cases where it is indicated that an Optional provision may be used only if a specific Alternative is selected: (i) an election to include said Optional provision shall not be effective unless the Alternative in question is selected; and (ii) the election to include said Optional provision must be expressly indicated hereon, it being understood that the selection of an Alternative either expressly or by default as provided herein shall not, in and of itself, constitute an election to include an associated Optional provision.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.7   This Agreement shall bind the Parties in accordance with the provisions hereof, and nothing herein shall be construed or interpreted as creating any rights in any person or entity not a signatory hereto, or as being a stipulation in favor of any such person or entity.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.8   If contemporaneously with this Agreement becoming effective, or thereafter, any Party requests that any other Party execute an appropriate memorandum or notice of this Agreement in order to give third parties notice of record of same and submits same for execution in recordable form, such memorandum or notice shall be duly executed by the Party to which such request is made and delivered promptly thereafter to the Party making the request. Upon receipt, the Party making the request shall cause the memorandum or notice to be duly recorded in the appropriate real property or other records affecting the Balancing Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.9   In the event Internal Revenue Service regulations require a uniform method of computing taxable income by all Parties, each Party agrees to compute and report income to the Internal Revenue Service (select one)  as if such Party were taking its Full Share of Current Production during each relevant tax period in accordance with such regulations, insofar as same relate to entitlement method tax computations; or ☑ based on the quantity of Gas taken for its account in accordance with such regulations, insofar as same relate to sales method tax computations           .
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			13.1   Subject to the provisions of Sections 13.2 (if elected) and 13.3 hereof, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement  or in the Operating Agreement to the contrary, if any Party assigns (including any sale, exchange or other transfer) any of its  working interest in the Balancing Area when such Party is an Underproduced or Overproduced Party, the assignment or other  act of transfer shall, insofar as the Parties hereto are concerned, include all interest of the assigning or transferring Party in the  Gas, all rights to receive or obligations to provide or take Makeup Gas and all rights to receive or obligations to make any  monetary payment which may ultimately be due hereunder, as applicable. Operator and each of the other Parties hereto shall  thereafter treat the assignment accordingly, and the assigning or transferring Party shall look solely to its assignee or other  transferee for any interest in the Gas or monetary payment that such Party may have or to which it may be entitled, and shall
		

		
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			13.2   ☑ (Optional - Cash Settlement Upon Assignment) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (including but not  limited to the provisions of Section 13.1 hereof) or in the Operating Agreement to the contrary, and subject to the provisions  of Section 13.3 hereof, in the event an Overproduced Party intends to sell, assign, exchange or otherwise transfer any of its  interest in a Balancing Area, such Overproduced Party shall notify in writing the other working interest owners who are  Parties hereto in such Balancing Area of such fact at least    fifteen             (    15     ) days prior to closing the  transaction. Thereafter, any Underproduced Party may demand from such Overproduced Party in writing, within     thirty             (    30     ) days after receipt of the Overproduced Party's notice, a cash settlement of its  Underproduction from the Balancing Area. The Operator shall be notified of any such demand and of any cash settlement  pursuant to this Section 13, and the Overproduction and Underproduction of each Party shall be adjusted accordingly. Any cash  settlement pursuant to this Section 13 shall be paid by the Overproduced Party on or before the earlier to occur (i) of sixty (60)  days after receipt of the Underproduced Party's demand or (ii) at the closing of the transaction in which the Overproduced  Party sells, assigns, exchanges or otherwise transfers its interest in a Balancing Area on the same basis as otherwise set forth in  Sections 7.3 through 7.6 hereof, and shall bear interest at the rate set forth in Section 7.7 hereof, beginning sixty (60) days  after the Overproduced Party's sale, assignment, exchange or transfer of its interest in the Balancing Area for any amounts not  paid. Provided, however, if any Underproduced Party does not so demand such cash settlement of its Underproduction from the  Balancing Area, such Underproduced Party shall look exclusively to the assignee or other successor in interest of the  Overproduced Party giving notice hereunder for the satisfaction of such Underproduced Party's Underproduction in accordance  with the provisions of Section 13.1 hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			13.3   The provisions of this Section 13 shall not be applicable in the event any Party mortgages its interest or disposes of its interest by merger, reorganization, consolidation or sale of substantially all of its assets to a subsidiary or parent company, or to any company in which any parent or subsidiary of such Party owns a majority of the stock of such company.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when taken with all other counterparts shall constitute a binding agreement between the Parties hereto; provided, however, that if a Party or Parties owning a Percentage Interest in the Balancing Area equal to or greater than a percent (      %) therein fail(s) to execute this Agreement on or before, this Agreement shall not be binding upon any Party and shall be of no further force and effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement shall be effective as of the        day of                       ,           .
		

		
			 
		

		

		 

		

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			ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		

		
			 
		

		
			Note: The following forms of acknowledgment are the short forms approved by the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. The validity and effect of these forms in any state will depend upon the statutes of that state.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Individual acknowledgment:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			EXHIBIT "F"
		

		
			Attached to and made a part of that certain Operating Agreement dated
		

		
			effective ________, by and among __________, as Operator,
		

		
			and _________________, as Non-Operators.
		

		
			 
		

		
			NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF
		

		
			NON-SEGREGATED FACILITIES
		

		
			 
		

		
			One or more parties to the attached Operating Agreement may be a Government Contractor as defined by law and therefore be required to obtain certification of compliance with certain applicable federal laws, orders, and regulations vendors, suppliers, parties, contractors, and subcontractors with whom they do business.
		

		
			 
		

		
			To ensure compliance with such requirements, Operator hereby agrees to materially comply with the following provisions contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (to the extent such provisions are applicable to Operator and unless Operator is exempted by applicable law), which are incorporated herein by reference:  41 C.F.R. § 60 - 1.4(a) (Equal Employment Opportunity); 41 C.F.R. § 60-741.5(a) (Equal Employment Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities); 41 C.F.R. 60-300.5(a) (Equal Opportunity for Disabled and Other Protected Veterans); 
		

		
			 
		

		
			In addition, Operator hereby certifies that it: (a) has developed a written Affirmative Action Compliance Program consistent with the rules and regulations published by the Department of Labor in 41 C.F.R. § 60; (b) files an annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 Standard Form 100 in accordance with 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.7; and (c) that it does not, and will not maintain any facilities for employees in a segregated manner or permit its employees to perform their services at any location under its control, where segregated facilities are maintained, in accordance with 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.8.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Exhibit “H”
		

		
			 
		

		
			Attached to and made a part of that certain Joint Operating Agreement dated [_______], by and among
		

		
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			MODEL FORM RECORDING SUPPLEMENT TO
		

		
			OPERATING AGREEMENT AND FINANCING STATEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between            , hereinafter referred to as “Operator,” and the signatory party or parties other than Operator, hereinafter referred to individually as “Non-Operator,” and collectively as “Non-Operators.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, the parties to this agreement are owners of Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests in the land identified in Exhibit “A” (said land, Leases and Interests being hereinafter called the “Contract Area”), and in any instance in which the Leases or Interests of a party are not of record, the record owner and the party hereto that owns the interest or rights therein are reflected on Exhibit “A”;
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, the parties hereto have executed an Operating Agreement dated               (herein the “Operating Agreement”), covering the Contract Area for the purpose of exploring and developing such lands, Leases and Interests for Oil and Gas; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, the parties hereto have executed this agreement for the purpose of imparting notice to all persons of the rights and obligations of the parties under the Operating Agreement and for the further purpose of perfecting those rights capable of perfection.
		

		
			 
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual rights and obligations of the parties hereto, it is agreed as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.   This agreement supplements the Operating Agreement, which Agreement in its entirety is incorporated herein by reference, and all terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.   The parties do hereby agree that:
		

		
			 
		

		
			A.   The Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests of the parties comprising the Contract Area shall be subject to and burdened with the terms and provisions of this agreement and the Operating Agreement, and the parties do hereby commit such Leases and Interests to the performance thereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.    The exploration and development of the Contract Area for Oil and Gas shall be governed by the terms and provisions of the Operating Agreement, as supplemented by this agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			C.    All costs and liabilities incurred in operations under this agreement and the Operating Agreement shall be borne and paid, and all equipment and materials acquired in operations on the Contract Area shall be owned, by the parties hereto, as provided in the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			D.    Regardless of the record title ownership to the Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests identified on Exhibit “A,” all production of Oil and Gas from the Contract Area shall be owned by the parties as provided in the Operating Agreement; provided nothing contained in this agreement shall be deemed an assignment or cross-assignment of interests covered hereby.
		

		
			 
		

		
			E.    Each party shall pay or deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered, all burdens on its share of the production from the Contract Area as provided in the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			F.    An overriding royalty, production payment, net profits interest or other burden payable out of production hereafter created, assignments of production given as security for the payment of money and those overriding 

		 

		

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royalties, production payments and other burdens payable out of production heretofore created and defined as Subsequently Created Interests in the Operating Agreement shall be (i) borne solely by the party whose interest is burdened therewith, (ii) subject to suspension if a party is required to assign or relinquish to another party an interest which is subject to such burden, and (iii) subject to the lien and security interest hereinafter provided if the party subject to such burden fails to pay its share of expenses chargeable hereunder and under the Operating Agreement, all upon the terms and provisions and in the times and manner provided by the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			G.   The Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests which are subject hereto may not be assigned or transferred except in accordance with those terms, provisions and restrictions in the Operating Agreement regulating such transfers.
		

		
			 
		

		
			This agreement and the Operating Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, devisees, legal representatives, and assigns, and the terms hereof shall be deemed to run with the leases or interests included within the lease Contract Area.
		

		
			 
		

		
			H.   The parties shall have the right to acquire an interest in renewal, extension and replacement leases, leases proposed to be surrendered, wells proposed to be abandoned, and interests to be relinquished as a result of non-participation in subsequent operations, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			I.    The rights and obligations of the parties and the adjustment of interests among them in the event of a failure or loss of title, each party’s right to propose operations, obligations with respect to participation in operations on the Contract Area and the consequences of a failure to participate in operations, the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the marketing of production, and the rights and remedies of the parties for failure to comply with financial obligations shall be as provided in the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			J.    Each party’s interest under this agreement and under the Operating Agreement shall be subject to relinquishment for its failure to participate in subsequent operations and each party’s share of production and costs shall be reallocated on the basis of such relinquishment, all upon the terms and provisions provided in the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			K.   All other matters with respect to exploration and development of the Contract Area and the ownership and transfer of the Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interest therein shall be governed by the terms and provisions of the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.     The parties hereby grant reciprocal liens and security interests as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			A.    Each party grants to the other parties hereto a lien upon any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests in the Contract Area, and a security interest and/or purchase money security interest in any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in the personal property and fixtures on or used or obtained for use in connection therewith, to secure performance of all of its obligations under this agreement and the Operating Agreement including but not limited to payment of expense, interest and fees, the proper disbursement of all monies paid under this agreement and the Operating Agreement, the assignment or relinquishment of interest in Oil and Gas Leases as required under this agreement and the Operating Agreement, and the proper performance of operations under this agreement and the Operating Agreement. Such lien and security interest granted by each party hereto shall include such party’s leasehold interests, working interests, operating rights, and royalty and overriding royalty interests in the Contract Area now owned or hereafter acquired and in lands pooled or unitized therewith or otherwise becoming subject to this agreement and the Operating Agreement, the Oil and Gas when extracted therefrom and equipment situated thereon or used or obtained for use in connection therewith (including, without limitation, all wells, tools, and tubular goods), and accounts (including, without limitation, accounts arising from the sale of 

		 

		

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production at the wellhead), contract rights, inventory and general intangibles relating thereto or arising therefrom, and all proceeds and products of the foregoing.
		

		
			 
		

		
			B.    Each party represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that the lien and security interest granted by such party to the other parties shall be a first and prior lien, and each party hereby agrees to maintain the priority of said lien and security interest against all persons acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Interests covered by this agreement and the Operating Agreement by, through or under such party. All parties acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests covered by this agreement and the Operating Agreement, whether by assignment, merger, mortgage, operation of law, or otherwise, shall be deemed to have taken subject to the lien and security interest granted by the Operating Agreement and this instrument as to all obligations attributable to such interest under this agreement and the Operating Agreement whether or not such obligations arise before or after such interest is acquired.
		

		
			 
		

		
			C.    To the extent that the parties have a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state in which the Contract Area is situated, they shall be entitled to exercise the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. The bringing of a suit and the obtaining of judgment by a party for the secured indebtedness shall not be deemed an election of remedies or otherwise affect the lien rights or security interest as security for the payment thereof. In addition, upon default by any party in the payment of its share of expenses, interest or fees, or upon the improper use of funds by the Operator, the other parties shall have the right, without prejudice to other rights or remedies, to collect from the purchaser the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil and Gas until the amount owed by such party, plus interest, has been received, and shall have the right to offset the amount owed against the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party's share of Oil and Gas. All purchasers of production may rely on a notification of default from the non-defaulting party or parties stating the amount due as a result of the default, and all parties waive any recourse available against purchasers for releasing production proceeds as provided in this paragraph.
		

		
			 
		

		
			D.    If any party fails to pay its share of expenses within one hundred-twenty (120) days after rendition of a statement therefor by Operator the non-defaulting parties, including Operator, shall, upon request by Operator, pay the unpaid amount in the proportion that the interest of each such party bears to the interest of all such parties. The amount paid by each party so paying its share of the unpaid amount shall be secured by the liens and security rights described in this paragraph 3 and in the Operating Agreement, and each paying party may independently pursue any remedy available under the Operating Agreement or otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			E.    If any party does not perform all of its obligations under this agreement or the Operating Agreement, and the failure to perform subjects such party to foreclosure or execution proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this agreement or the Operating Agreement, to the extent allowed by governing law, the defaulting party waives any available right of redemption from and after the date of judgment, any required valuation or appraisement of the mortgaged or secured property prior to sale, any available right to stay execution or to require a marshalling of assets and any required bond in the event a receiver is appointed. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereby grants to the other parties a power of sale as to any property that is subject to the lien and security rights granted hereunder or under the Operating Agreement, such power to be exercised in the manner provided by applicable law or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner and upon reasonable notice.
		

		
			 
		

		
			F.    The lien and security interest granted in this paragraph 3 supplements identical rights granted under the Operating Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			G.    To the extent permitted by applicable law, Non-Operators agree that Operator may invoke or utilize the mechanics’ or materialmen’s lien law of the state in which the Contract Area is situated in order to secure the payment to Operator of any sum due under this agreement and the Operating Agreement for services performed or materials supplied by Operator.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			H.    The above described security will be financed at the wellhead of the well or wells located on the Contract Area and this Recording Supplement may be filed in the land records in the County or Parish in which the Contract Area is located, and as a financing statement in all recording offices required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable state statutes to perfect the above-described security interest, and any party hereto may file a continuation statement as necessary under the Uniform Commercial Code, or other state laws.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.    This agreement shall be effective as of the date of the Operating Agreement as above recited. Upon termination of this agreement and the Operating Agreement and the satisfaction of all obligations thereunder, Operator is authorized to file of record in all necessary recording offices a notice of termination, and each party hereto agrees to execute such a notice of termination as to Operator’s interest, upon the request of Operator, if Operator has complied with all of its financial obligations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.    This agreement and the Operating Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, devisees, legal representatives, successors and assigns. No sale, encumbrance, transfer or other disposition shall be made by any party of any interest in the Leases or Interests subject hereto except as expressly permitted under the Operating Agreement and, if permitted, shall be made expressly subject to this agreement and the Operating Agreement and without prejudice to the rights of the other parties. If the transfer is permitted, the assignee of an ownership interest in any Oil and Gas Lease shall be deemed a party to this agreement and the Operating Agreement as to the interest assigned from and after the effective date of the transfer of ownership; provided, however, that the other parties shall not be required to recognize any such sale, encumbrance, transfer or other disposition for any purpose hereunder until thirty (30) days after they have received a copy of the instrument of transfer or other satisfactory evidence thereof in writing from the transferor or transferee. No assignment or other disposition of interest by a party shall relieve such party of obligations previously incurred by such party under this agreement or the Operating Agreement with respect to the interest transferred, including without limitation the obligation of a party to pay all costs attributable to an operation conducted under this agreement and the Operating Agreement in which such party has agreed to participate prior to making such assignment, and the lien and security interest granted by Article VII.B. of the Operating Agreement and hereby shall continue to burden the interest transferred to secure payment of any such obligations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.    In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of this agreement and the terms and provisions of the Operating Agreement, then, as between the parties, the terms and provisions of the Operating Agreement shall control.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.    This agreement shall be binding upon each Non-Operator when this agreement or a counterpart thereof has been executed by such Non-Operator and Operator notwithstanding that this agreement is not then or thereafter executed by all of the parties to which it is tendered or which are listed on Exhibit “A” as owning an interest in the Contract Area or which own, in fact, an interest in the Contract Area. In the event that any provision herein is illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall not be affected, and shall be enforced as if the illegal or unenforceable provision did not appear herein.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			              , who has prepared and circulated this form for execution, represents and warrants that the form was printed from and, with the exception(s) listed below, is identical to the AAPL Form 610RS-1989 Model  Form Recording Supplement to Operating Agreement and Financing Statement, as published in computerized form by Forms On-A-Disk, Inc. No changes, alterations, or modifications, other than those made by strikethrough and/or insertion and that are clearly recognizable as changes in Articles         , have been made to the form.
		

		
			 
		

		
			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement shall be effective as of the                 day of              ,                .
		

		
			 
		

		
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			ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		

		
			 
		

		
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			The following forms of acknowledgment are the short forms approved by the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. The validity and effect of these forms in any state will depend upon the statutes of that state.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Individual Acknowledgment
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Exhibit D
		

		
			 
		

		
			Form of Assignment
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONVEYANCE, ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
		

		
			 
		

		
			This CONVEYANCE, ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE (“Conveyance”) is executed this ___ day of _________, 20__ (the “Execution Date”), and made effective as of 9:00 A.M., Eastern Time, on the ___ day of _________, 20__ (the “Effective Time”) by and between ________________, a ______________, having as its address _______________ (“Assignor”), and ________________, a ______________, having as its address _______________ (“Assignee”).  Assignor, on the one hand, and Assignee, on the other hand, are sometimes referred to herein each individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Joint Development Agreement dated as of January [●], 2017, by and between SN EF Maverick, LLC (“SN”), SN EF UnSub, LP (“SN UnSub”), and Aguila Production, LLC (“Blackstone”) (the “Joint Development Agreement”).
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE I
GRANTING AND RESERVATION CLAUSES; HABENDUM CLAUSE
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.1     Grant.  Assignor, for and in consideration of $10.00, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, hereby grants, transfers, bargains, sells, conveys, assigns and delivers unto Assignee an undivided [●] percent of all of Assignor’s existing right, title and interest in and to the following, but only with respect to the rights and obligations arising thereunder from and after the Effective Time and less and except the Excluded Assets (as hereinafter defined) (the “Assigned Assets”):
		

		
			 
		

		
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			1 NTD: Definition of “Assigned Assets” to conform to the specific Acquisition under the Joint Development Agreement giving rise to this Conveyance, and any conveyancing instruments included in such transaction, in order to transfer Assignee its proportionate interest in all such assets.
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.2     Habendum.  TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Assigned Assets, together with all rights and appurtenances in any way belonging thereto, unto Assignee and its respective successors and assigns forever, subject, however, to the terms and conditions of this Conveyance, including Section 3.1.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE II
Special Warranty; DISCLAIMERS; Target Formation
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.1     Special Warranty.  Assignor hereby warrants and forever defends all and singular title to the Assigned Assets unto Assignee, its successors and assigns, solely against all and singular persons claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, by, through or under Assignor or any of Assignor’s affiliates, but not otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(a)     EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED IN THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE IN SECTION 2.1, (I) ASSIGNOR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AND (II) ASSIGNOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION MADE OR COMMUNICATED (ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO ASSIGNEE OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, 

		 

		

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EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS OR REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING ANY OPINION, INFORMATION, PROJECTION OR ADVICE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ASSIGNEE BY ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, AGENT, CONSULTANT, REPRESENTATIVE OR ADVISOR OF ASSIGNOR OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)     EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED IN THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE IN SECTION 2.1, ASSIGNOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AS TO (I) TITLE TO ANY OF THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, (II) THE CONTENTS, CHARACTER OR NATURE OF ANY REPORT OF ANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, OR ANY ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL OR SEISMIC DATA OR INTERPRETATION RELATING TO THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, (III) THE QUANTITY, QUALITY OR RECOVERABILITY OF HYDROCARBONS IN OR FROM THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, (IV) ANY ESTIMATES OF THE VALUE OF THE ASSIGNED ASSETS OR FUTURE REVENUES TO BE GENERATED BY THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, (V) THE PRODUCTION OF OR ABILITY TO PRODUCE HYDROCARBONS FROM THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, (VI) THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CONDITION, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, DESIGN OR MARKETABILITY OF THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, (VII) THE CONTENT, CHARACTER OR NATURE OF ANY INFORMATION MEMORANDUM, REPORTS, BROCHURES, CHARTS OR STATEMENTS PREPARED BY ASSIGNOR OR THIRD PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, (VIII) ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR INFORMATION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ASSIGNEE OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR ADVISORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS CONVEYANCE OR THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR ANY DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATION RELATING HERETO AND THERETO AND (IX) ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF FREEDOM FROM PATENT OR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT.  EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED IN THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR THIS CONVEYANCE, ASSIGNOR FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FREEDOM FROM LATENT VICES OR DEFECTS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS OF ANY OF THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, RIGHTS OF A PURCHASER UNDER APPROPRIATE STATUTES TO CLAIM DIMINUTION OF CONSIDERATION OR RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE, IT BEING EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BY THE PARTIES THAT, AS BETWEEN ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE, ASSIGNEE WILL BE DEEMED TO BE OBTAINING THE ASSIGNED ASSETS IN THEIR PRESENT STATUS, CONDITION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR, “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” WITH ALL FAULTS OR DEFECTS (KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, LATENT, DISCOVERABLE OR UNDISCOVERABLE).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)     EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED IN THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ASSIGNOR HAS NOT AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING ANY MATTER OR CIRCUMSTANCE RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, THE RELEASE OF MATERIALS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT OR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH, SAFETY, NATURAL RESOURCES OR THE ENVIRONMENT, OR ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE ASSIGNED ASSETS, AND NOTHING IN THIS CONVEYANCE, THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE WILL BE CONSTRUED AS SUCH A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)     THE PARTIES agree that, to the extent required by applicable law to be effective, the disclaimers of certain representations and warranties contained in this SECTION 2.2 are “conspicuous” disclaimers for the purpose of any applicable law.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			2.3     Subrogation.  Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee all rights, claims and causes of action under title warranties given or made by Assignor’s predecessors in interest with respect to the Assigned Assets, and Assignee is specifically subrogated to all rights which Assignor may have against such predecessors in interest with respect to the Assigned Assets, to the extent Assignor may legally transfer such rights and grant such subrogation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE III
ASSUMED OBLIGATIONS
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.1     Assumed Obligations.  Without limiting and except for Assignee’s rights under Section 2.1 or in the Joint Development Agreement, Assignee hereby assumes and agrees to fulfill, perform, pay and discharge (or cause to be fulfilled, performed, paid or discharged) all of the obligations, expenses and liabilities, known or unknown, arising from, based upon or associated with the Assigned Assets, including obligations, expenses and liabilities relating in any manner to the use, ownership or operation of the Assigned Assets.  2
		

		
			 
		

		

		
			2 NTD: Section 3.1 herein to be revised as necessary to make clear that Assignee hereby assumes its proportionate share of the obligations incurred by Assignor under the Acquisition.
		

		
			 
		

		
			ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.1     Joint Development Agreement.  This Conveyance is delivered pursuant to, and hereby made subject to, the terms and conditions of the Joint Development Agreement.  In the event that any provision of this Conveyance (other than any term defined herein) is construed to conflict with any provision of the Joint Development Agreement, the provisions of the Joint Development Agreement (other than with respect to terms defined herein) shall be deemed controlling to the extent of such conflict.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.2     Further Cooperation.  After the date hereof, Assignor and Assignee shall execute and deliver, or shall cause to be executed and delivered from time to time, such further instruments of conveyance and transfer, and shall take such other actions as any Party may reasonably request, to convey and deliver the Assigned Assets to Assignee.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.3     Successors and Assigns.  The provisions of this Conveyance shall bind and inure to the benefit of Assignor and Assignee and their respective successors and assigns.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.4     GOVERNING LAW AND WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.    THIS CONVEYANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN EACH CASE EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PROVISIONS TO THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONVEYANCE.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.5     Exhibits.  All exhibits and attachments hereto are hereby made a part hereof and incorporated herein by this reference.  References in such exhibits and attachments to instruments on file in the public records are notice of such instruments for all purposes.  Unless provided otherwise, all recording references in such exhibits and schedules are to the appropriate records (the real property records, oil and gas records or other appropriate records) of the county in which the Assigned Assets are located.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.6     Captions.  The captions and article and section numbers in this Conveyance are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Conveyance.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.7     Counterparts.  This Conveyance may be executed in one or more originals, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  An executed original of this Conveyance containing complete copies of all exhibits is being filed of record in the county in which the Assigned Assets are located.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the authorized representatives of Assignor and Assignee have executed this Conveyance to be made effective for all purposes as of the Effective Time.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			Exhibit E
		

		
			 
		

		
			Form of Memorandum of Joint Development Agreement
		

		
			 
		

		
			Final Form
		

		
			 
		

		
			MEMORANDUM OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			This MEMORANDUM OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this “Memorandum”), effective for all purposes as of January [●], 2017 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between Aguila Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Investor”), and Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and SN EF UnSub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, “Company”). Company, on the one hand, and Investor, on the other hand, are sometimes referred to herein each individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 1.     The Parties have entered into that certain Joint Development Agreement dated as of January [●], 2017 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Joint Development Agreement”), burdening land covered by the oil and gas leases or mineral interests owned or acquired by Parties located within Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, and LaSalle Counties, Texas, including those described on Exhibit A (the “Leases”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 2.     The Joint Development Agreement provides for the exploration, development and production of oil, gas and other hydrocarbons from the Leases, subject to all of the terms, conditions, rights and obligations set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 3.     The Joint Development Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and, subject to the other provisions thereof, shall continue in full force and effect for the term specified in Section 6.1 of the Joint Development Agreement. Upon termination of the Joint Development Agreement, Company is authorized to file of record in all necessary recording offices a notice of termination, and each Party hereto agrees to execute such a notice of termination as to such Party’s interest, upon the request of either Party. It is not the intent of the Parties that any provisions in the Joint Development Agreement violate any law regarding the rule against perpetuities, the suspension of the absolute power of alienation, or other rules regarding the vesting or duration of estates, and the Joint Development Agreement shall be construed as not violating such rule to the extent the same can be so construed consistent with the intent of the Parties. In the event, however, that any provision of the Joint Development Agreement is determined to violate such rule, then such provision shall nevertheless be effective for the maximum period (but not longer than the maximum period) permitted by such rule that will result in no violation. To the extent the maximum period is permitted to be determined by reference to “lives in being,” the Parties agree that “lives in being” shall refer to the lifetime of the last to die of the living lineal descendants of George Herbert Walker Bush (former President of the United States of America).
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 4.     Any Transfer of any interest in the Joint Development Agreement or of any Asset is subject to restrictions and obligations more particularly set forth in the Joint Development Agreement, including specified procedures for compliance with any such Transfer.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 5.     For the term that is the earlier of (i) five (5) years from the date hereof and (ii) termination of the Joint Development Agreement, for any acquisition by a Party within the lands depicted on Exhibit B, such Party must offer a proportionate share, pursuant to the JDA, of such acquisition to the other Parties.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Section 6.     The addresses of the Parties are as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		

		 

		

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						To Sanchez Energy Corporation:

					
					
						 

					
					
						Sanchez Energy Corporation

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Attention: [●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						1111 Louisiana Street, 43rd Floor

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Houston, TX 77002

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Fax: 713-236-0822

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Attn: David Elder

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Michael J. Byrd

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Electronic Mail: delder@akingump.com mbyrd@akingump.com

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						To SN EF Maverick, LLC:

					
					
						 

					
					
						SN EF Maverick, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Attention: [●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Attention: [●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						To SN EF UnSub, LP:

					
					
						 

					
					
						SN EF UnSub, LP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Attention: [●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Electronic Mail: [●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						With a copy to:

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Attention: [●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						To Investor:

					
					
						 

					
					
						Aguila Production, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						New York, New York 10154

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Attention: Angelo Acconcia

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Telephone: (713) 400-8210

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						acconcia@blackstone.com

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						Kirkland & Ellis LLP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						600 Travis St., Suite 3300

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Houston, Texas 77002

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Attention: Andrew Calder, P.C.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Rhett Van Syoc

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			Section 7.     It is the intention and agreement of the Parties that the provisions, covenants, rights, benefits, burdens and restrictions set forth in the Joint Development Agreement be covenants running with the land during the term of the Joint Development Agreement, and are not solely covenants personal to the Parties, and by accepting an assignment, each successor, assignee or transferee of such assignment accepts the same subject to the provisions, covenants, rights, benefits, burdens and restrictions set forth in the Joint Development Agreement and agrees for itself, and its successors and assigns and transferees to be bound by the covenants, rights, benefits, burdens and restrictions set forth in the Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 8.     It is understood and agreed that the primary purpose of this Memorandum is to give notice to third parties of the Joint Development Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties thereunder. All rights and obligations of the Parties under the Joint Development Agreement are governed by the terms, covenants, conditions, limitations and restrictions contained in the Joint Development Agreement. Nothing contained in this Memorandum shall be deemed to modify, amend, alter, limit or otherwise change any of the provisions of the Joint Development Agreement itself or the rights or obligations of the Parties thereto. In the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity between the terms of this Memorandum and the terms of the Joint Development Agreement, the terms of the Joint Development Agreement shall prevail.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Section 9.     This Memorandum may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and both of which taken together shall constitute one agreement. In addition to filing this Memorandum, the Parties shall execute and file with the appropriate authorities, whether federal, state or local, all forms or instruments required by applicable law to effectuate the Memorandum, and such forms or instruments shall be deemed to contain all of the exceptions, reservations, rights, titles and privileges set forth herein as fully as though the same were set forth in each such instrument.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Memorandum of Joint Development Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Aguila Production, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						a Delaware limited liability company

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this  ________ day of _____, 20___ by __________________, as ________________ of Aguila Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of such limited liability company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						Sanchez Energy Corporation

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						a Delaware corporation

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this ________ day of _____, 20___ by __________________, as ________________ of Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, on behalf of such corporation.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						SN EF Maverick, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						a Delaware limited liability company

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this ________ day of _____, 20___ by __________________, as ________________ of SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of such limited liability company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						SN EF UnSub, LP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						a Delaware limited partnership

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this ________ day of _____, 20___ by __________________, as ________________ of SN EF Maverick, LLC, a Delaware limited partnership, on behalf of such limited partnership.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			Exhibit F
		

		
			Form of Notice of Termination of the Joint Development Agreement
		

		
			 
		

		
			NOTICE OF TERMINATION
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, Aguila Production, LLC, Sanchez Energy Corporation, SN EF Maverick, LLC and SN EF UnSub, LP (collectively, the “Parties”) are parties to that certain Joint Development Agreement, dated January [●], 2017 (the “Terminated Agreement”) a memorandum of which is recorded at [describe recording information for all memo(s) filed of record];
		

		
			 
		

		
			WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Terminated Agreement, the Parties may terminate the Terminated Agreement; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties wish to provide notice of termination effective as of [●].
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.           Termination.  The Terminated Agreement shall be terminated effective [●].  As of [●], [●] shall have no further claims, of any nature, on [●] in relation to the Terminated Agreement; provided, however, the termination described herein shall not release any Party from any obligation or liability to any other Party, including any payment obligation, that (i) accrued under the Terminated Agreement prior to the effective date hereof, (ii) comes into effect due to the expiration or termination of the Terminated Agreement or (iii) otherwise survives the expiration or termination of the Terminated Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Sincerely,
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						AGUILA PRODUCTION, LLC:

					
					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION:

					
					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						SN EF MAVERICK, LLC:

					
					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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						SN EF UNSUB, LP:

					
					
						 

					
					
						[●]

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of _______, 20__, by __________________, __________________ of [●], a [●].
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Notary Public, State of

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of _______, 20__, by __________________, __________________ of [●], a [●].
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of _______, 20__, by __________________, __________________ of [●], a [●].
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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			This instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of _______, 20__, by __________________, __________________ of [●], a [●].
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
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