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Exhibit 10.01(a)
SPECIFIC TERMS IN THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN REDACTED BECAUSE SUCH TERMS ARE BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO EQT CORPORATION IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. THESE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THIS EXHIBIT AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH THREE ASTERISKS [***].

February 2, 2021

Rice Drilling B LLC
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700
Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-3111
Attn: Ray Franks

RE:    Wherry Pad Buyback Gas 

Dear Mr. Franks: 
Reference is made to that certain Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated as of February 26, 2020 by and among EQT Corporation, EQT Production Company, Rice Drilling B LLC, and EQT Energy, LLC (collectively, “Producer”), and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (“Gatherer”), as the same was amended by that certain First Amendment to Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated August 26, 2020, between Producer and Gatherer (as amended, the “Gathering Agreement”).  All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter agreement (“Letter Agreement”) shall have the meanings (if any) ascribed to them in the Gathering Agreement.
WHEREAS, Producer has requested that Gatherer construct and install certain gathering facilities in order to commence delivering Dedicated Gas (“Wherry Buyback Gas”) to the Delivery Point depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Wherry Redelivery Point”) on or before [***] (“Requested Service Date”) for the purpose of supporting Producer’s fracturing operations at the Producer’s Well Pad known as the Wherry Well Pad (“Wherry Well Pad”); and
 WHEREAS, Gatherer is willing to commence delivering Wherry Buyback Gas received into the Gathering System to the Wherry Redelivery Point on or before the Requested Service Date, provided that Producer reimburse Gatherer for the costs and expenses incurred by Gatherer in connection therewith, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, Gatherer and Producer (collectively, “Parties” and each a “Party”), by execution of this Letter Agreement and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, do hereby agree as follows:
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1.Work. 
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement, Gatherer agrees to design, construct and install the equipment and facilities, including gathering pipeline and appurtenant equipment, necessary to deliver Wherry Buyback Gas to the Wherry Redelivery Point (the “Work”). 
(b)Gatherer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to commence the Work in the field on or before [***] and, provided that Gatherer is able to commence the Work in the field on or before [***], Gatherer agrees to complete the Work on or before the Requested Service Date, except to the extent the completion of the Work is delayed by an event of Force Majeure or the actions or inactions of Producer.  Upon completion of the Work, the Wherry Delivery Point shall represent a Redelivery Point for purposes of receiving Buyback Gas and shall be part of the Gathering System under and subject to the Gathering Agreement, including Section 3.10 thereof.
(c)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Letter Agreement shall not amend or otherwise modify the obligations of the Parties with respect to the connection of any future Redelivery Points to the Gathering System under Section 3.10 of the Gathering Agreement and the other terms and conditions thereof. 
2.Producer Obligations.  Producer agrees to cooperate in good faith with Gatherer in seeking to obtain such permits and authorizations from the appropriate Governmental Authorities and the necessary consents, rights of way and other authorizations from other Persons necessary for Gatherer to commence and complete the Work.  Producer is responsible for providing frac measurement data to Gatherer.
3.Reimbursement; Estimated Costs.  
(a)Producer shall reimburse Gatherer for all Costs incurred or committed to by Gatherer and/or its Affiliates, subject to the terms hereof.  “Costs” means all internal and external costs and expenses of any kind incurred or committed to by Gatherer and/or its Affiliates in connection with the Work, before, on or after the date hereof, including, the costs and expenses of acquiring real property rights and/or repairing of any real or personal property in the performance of those activities, and overhead, allowance for funds used during construction [AFUDC] and other costs associated with or allocated to those activities in accordance with Gatherer’s customary allocation procedures.  Gatherer agrees that the Costs will generally reflect the market value for the external services and/or materials provided in support of the Work.  Gatherer and/or its Affiliates shall choose one or more contractors to perform the Work, subject to an open bidding process and subject to the review and consideration by Gatherer and/or its Affiliates of any such contractor’s qualifications.
(b)Concurrently with the execution of this Letter Agreement, Producer agrees to pay to Gatherer [***] Dollars ($[***]), in immediately available funds, in accordance with the invoice and statement attached hereto as Exhibit B, which amount represents the estimated Costs of performing the Work (“Estimated Costs”).  As soon as practical after the completion of the Work, Gatherer shall deliver to Producer a statement showing in reasonable detail the actual 
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Costs incurred in connection with the Work.  If actual Costs exceed the Estimated Costs (a “Cost Overage”), then Gatherer will include with the statement an invoice for the Cost Overage and Producer shall pay or cause to be paid the full amount of such Cost Overage within [***] days of the date of the invoice.  If actual Costs are less than Estimated Costs (a “Cost Shortfall”), then Gatherer shall pay or cause to be paid the full amount of such Cost Shortfall within fifteen (15) days of the date of the statement
4.    Miscellaneous.  The terms and provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  This Letter 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 or other electronic transmission (including scanned documents delivered by email) shall be deemed an original signature hereto, and execution and delivery by such means shall be binding upon the Parties.
5.    Effect of Letter Agreement.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Letter Agreement constitutes a written instrument executed by the Parties and fulfills the requirements of an amendment contemplated by Section 18.7 of the Gathering Agreement.  The Parties hereby ratify and confirm the Gathering Agreement, as amended hereby.  Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of the Gathering Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms following the execution of this Letter Agreement.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistencies between this Letter Agreement and the Gathering Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement shall prevail.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first written above 

GATHERER:

EQM GATHERING OPCO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:     /s/ John M. Quinn            
Name: John M. Quinn
Title:     Vice President, 
            Commercial Services & Rates

PRODUCER:

EQT CORPORATION,
a Pennsylvania corporation

By:     /s/ J.E.B. Bolen            
Name: J.E.B. Bolen                
Title:     VP Operations Planning        

EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY,
a Pennsylvania corporation

By:     /s/ J.E.B. Bolen            
Name:     J.E.B. Bolen                
Title:     VP Operations Planning        

RICE DRILLING B LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:     /s/ J.E.B. Bolen            
Name:     J.E.B. Bolen                
Title:     VP Operations Planning        

EQT ENERGY, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:     /s/ Keith Shoemaker            
Name:     Keith Shoemaker            
Title:     SVP Commercial            
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EXHIBIT A

Wherry Redelivery Point – Map

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EXHIBIT B

Invoice/Statement - Estimated Costs

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Exhibit 10.01(b)
SPECIFIC TERMS IN THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN REDACTED BECAUSE SUCH TERMS ARE BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO EQT CORPORATION IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. THESE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THIS EXHIBIT AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH THREE ASTERISKS [***].

February 3, 2021

Rice Drilling B LLC
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700
Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-3111
Attn: Ray Franks

RE:    Temporary Waiver and Release of Dedication 

Dear Mr. Franks: 
Reference is made to that certain Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated as of February 26, 2020 by and among EQT Corporation, EQT Production Company, Rice Drilling B LLC, and EQT Energy, LLC (collectively, “Producer”), and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (“Gatherer” and together with the Producer, the “Parties”), as the same was amended by that certain First Amendment to Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated August 26, 2020, between Producer and Gatherer (as amended, the “Gathering Agreement”).  All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter shall have the meanings (if any) ascribed to them in the Gathering Agreement.
WHEREAS, the MDQ for the Pisces System AMI is [***] Mcfd (“Pisces MDQ”) and the MRDO for the Pisces System AMI is [***] Mcfd (“Pisces MRDO”); 
WHEREAS, Gatherer understands that Producer turned in line Wells located within the Pisces System AMI on Producer’s Well Pad known as the Ealy North Pad (“Ealy North Pad”) on [***];  
 WHEREAS, Producer has requested that Gatherer temporarily release from the Dedication the Dedicated Gas produced from the Ealy North Pad (“Ealy North Gas”) after the turn in line date, to the extent and only to the extent that the Ealy North Gas, when combined with all other quantities of Dedicated Gas produced from the Pisces AMI, exceeds the Pisces MRDO, but not in excess of the Pisces MDQ (the “Covered Quantities”); and
WHEREAS, Gatherer is willing to temporarily waive its rights to the Covered Quantities under the Gathering Agreement and grant a temporary release of the Covered Quantities from the Dedication, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, do hereby agree to the following:

1.Waiver and Release. 
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, including Sections 1(b), 1(c), 1(d) and 2 hereof, Gatherer hereby temporarily releases the Covered Quantities from the Dedication and waives its rights and forbears any requirement under the Gathering Agreement that the Producer deliver the Covered Quantities to Gatherer for acceptance by Gatherer into the Gathering System. 
(b)Producer grants to Gatherer the right to install, operate and maintain data handoff equipment and/or other Measurement Facilities on the Ealy North Pad for the purpose of verifying the volume or flow rate of Ealy North Gas flowing through each of the [***] wells on the Ealy North Pad.
(c)Gatherer shall have the right to terminate and rescind this waiver and release in its sole discretion immediately upon the delivery of written notice thereof to Producer, including without limitation, in the event that Producer does not deliver all Ealy North Gas except for Covered Quantities to Gatherer for acceptance by Gatherer into the Gathering System or otherwise does not comply with the terms and conditions set forth herein.  For avoidance of doubt, (i) Producer shall deliver Ealy North Gas to Gatherer for acceptance into the Gathering System until such Ealy North Gas, when combined with all other quantities of Dedicated Gas produced from the Pisces AMI, reaches the Pisces MRDO, and (ii) at no time shall the Covered Quantities exceed [***] Mcfd. 
(d)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Producer shall not be entitled to a reduction in the Minimum Volume Commitment resulting from the foregoing temporary waiver and release or otherwise attributable to the Covered Quantities. 
2.    Condition Precedent.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this waiver and release shall not become effective until the same is executed and delivered by Producer; provided, however, upon execution and delivery by Producer, this temporary release and waiver shall be deemed effective as of February 2, 2021. 
3.    Effect.  Gatherer intends that this letter represent a written waiver contemplated by Section 18.7 of the Gathering Agreement to the extent and only to the extent of the Covered Quantities and subject to all limitations and conditions set forth herein; provided, however, that except as expressly provided herein, Gatherer hereby reserves all of its rights and remedies under the Gathering Agreement and under applicable law and nothing herein will constitute a waiver, release, modification or alteration of the terms, conditions or covenants of the Gathering Agreement, the provisions of which are intended to remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.  

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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please execute the enclosed copy hereof and return it to the undersigned. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.  

        Sincerely,

/s/ Paul Kress

                                EQM Gathering Opco, LLC

PRODUCER HAS CAUSED THEIR DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS WAIVER AS OF THIS ____ DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021.

EQT CORPORATION 

By: /s/ David Khani            
Name: David Khani            
Its: CFO                

EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY 

By: /s/ J.E.B. Bolen            
Name: J.E.B. Bolen            
Its: VP Operations Planning        

RICE DRILLING B LLC 

By: /s/ J.E.B. Bolen            
Name: J.E.B. Bolen            
Its: VP Operations Planning        

EQT ENERGY, LLC

By: /s/ Keith Shoemaker        
Name: Keith Shoemaker        
Its: SVP Commercial

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