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    CONSULTING
AGREEMENT

     

     

    This Consulting Agreement
(this “Agreement”)
is entered into as of January 20, 2009 (the “Effective
Date”), between Best Energy Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation with
offices at 1010 Lamar, 

    Suite
1200, Houston,   Texas 77002, (“BES” or
the “Company”),
and Larry W. Hargrave, an individual (“Consultant”).

     

    Recitals

     

    WHEREAS, Consultant was
employed by BES as its President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to an
Employment Agreement dated March 5, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”),

                    
a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A;
and

     

    WHEREAS, Consultant resigned
from his employment with BES effective October 13, 2008; and

     

    WHEREAS, BES and Consultant
entered into an Agreement setting forth the terms relating to the separation
payment to be made to Consultant pursuant to the Employment Agreement,

                    
a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B;
and

     

    WHEREAS, Consultant desires to
perform, and BES desires to have Consultant perform, certain consulting services
as an independent contractor to BES on the terms set forth in this
Agreement.

     

     

    Agreement

     

    Now, Therefore, based on the
foregoing premises and in consideration of the agreements contained herein, the
parties agree as follows:

     

    1.   Prior
Affiliation.  The parties acknowledge that Consultant’s
services for BES, as an officer and employee, have terminated as of October 13,
2008.

     

    2.   Appointment and
Acceptance.  BES retains Consultant to provide the consulting
services defined in Section 3 below, and Consultant agrees to render such
services to BES, 

                 
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.

     

    3.   Consulting
Services.  Throughout the term of this Agreement, Consultant
shall provide such services to BES as BES may reasonably request from time to
time, including, without limitation, 

                  
daily oversight of BES’ American Rig Housing business unit, which are
collectively referred to as the “Services.”  Consultant shall
report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

     

    4.   Services
Commitment.  At the request of BES, Consultant shall provide
BES with the Services at such times during normal working hours and at such
places as BES may reasonably request.

     

    5.   Term.  The term of
this Agreement shall commence on January 15, 2009 and continue through June 15,
2009(the “Term”).

     

    6.   Consultant’s
Compensation.  Consultant shall be entitled to the following
compensation, and no other compensation:

     

    (a) For
Services, BES shall pay Consultant a consulting fee of $10,000.00 per
month.  This amount will be payable in two installments of $5,000.00
each on the first and fifteen of each month during the Term.

     

    (b) Consultant
shall be reimbursed for reasonable and documented actual business expenses
incurred by Consultant in the performance of his duties and responsibilities
under this Agreement

     in
accordance with the policies and procedures of BES in effect from time to
time.

     

    7.   Termination.

     

    (a)  If BES
terminates this Agreement before the end of the term, BES is obligated to
compensate Consultant as if Consultant had provided Services for the entire
term; 

    and (ii)
Sections 8 (Relationship of the Parties) and 9 (Confidential Information) shall
survive termination of this Agreement.

     

    (b)  If
Consultant terminates this Agreement before the end of the term or advises that
he intends to terminate this Agreement before the end of the term, BES shall
have

     the
right to accept Consultants  termination notice early
(effectively choosing the date of termination) and shall have no obligation pay
Consultant any compensation 

    past the
termination date; and (ii) Sections 8 (Relationship of the Parties) and 9
(Confidential Information) shall survive termination of this
Agreement.

     

    
       

      
        
          

        

      

       

    

     

    8.   Relationship of
Parties.

     

                                 
(a) 
Nature of
Contract.  The parties acknowledge and agree that Consultant is
an independent contractor and is not an agent, partner or employee of BES, 
and has
no authority to bind BES

                                 
 in any manner  without appropriate BES
approvals.  Consultant shall perform the Services under the general
direction of , but
Consultant shall reasonably determine the manner and means by which

                                  
the  Services are accomplished, subject to the terms of this Agreement
and the requirement  that
Consultant shall at all times comply with applicable law.

     

                                 (b)  Taxes.  Consultant
shall report as income the consulting fees and any and all other consideration
received by Consultant under this Agreement.  BES shall
not withhold, 

                                 
deduct or otherwise be responsible for any federal, state or local income or
employment taxes or make any contributions on behalf of  Consultant
relating to the Consulting Fee or other consideration 

                                 
received  by  Consultant under this Agreement.

     

                                 
(c) 
No Participation in Employee
Plans.  Consultant acknowledges and agrees that he is not
entitled to participate in any employee welfare or retirement plans

                                 
or programs of BES  (including,
without limitation, medical insurance, life insurance, paid leave, vacation,
sick leave, pension, profit sharing, disability) and hereby waives all right to
participate in such 

                                 
plans or
programs.  This provision does not reflect any right that Consultant
may have as a former employee of BES to continue medical and/or dental
coverage  that
he had while employed by  BES, 

                                 
subject to the terms of such plans.

     

    9.   Confidential
Information.

     

                                 
 (a)  BES
Information.  Consultant agrees at all times during the term of
this Agreement and thereafter to hold in strictest confidence, and not to use
except for the benefit of BES,   or to
disclose

                                   to
any person without advance written authorization of BES, any Confidential
Information of BES.  Consultant understands that “Confidential
Information” means any BES
proprietary information,

                              
    technical data, trade secrets or know-how, including, but not
limited to, research, product plans, product descriptions or specifications,
services, customer
lists and customers, 

                          
        vendor lists and vendors,  designer
lists and designers, market research or data, developments, inventions,
processes, technology,
designs, drawings,  engineering, marketing, financesor

                           
       other business  information disclosed to
Consultant by BES either directly or indirectly in writing or
orally.   Consultant
further understands that Confidential Information does not include

                            
      any of the foregoing items which has become
publicly known and made generally available through
no wrongful act of Consultant or of others who were under confidentiality
obligations

                                
  as to the item or items involved.

     

                                
  (b) Third Party
Information.  Consultant recognizes that BES has received and
in the future will receive from third parties their confidential or proprietary
information subject

                                
  to a duty on BES’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such
information and to use it only for certain limited
purposes.  Consultant agrees to hold all such
confidential or
proprietary information

                                
  in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any person,
firm or corporation or to use it except as necessary in carrying out
Consultant’s work for BES
consistent with BES’s agreement 

                                
  with such third party.

     

    10.   Compliance with Other
Agreements.  Consultant represents and warrants to BES that the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not conflict with or
result in the violation or breach 

                   
of any term  or provision of any order, judgment, injunction,
contract, agreement, commitment or other arrangement to which Consultant is a
party or by which he is bound, including 

                    
without limitation any  agreement  restricting the sale of
products similar to BES’s products in any geographic location or
otherwise.  Consultant acknowledges that BES is relying on his
representation 

                   
and  warranty in entering into this Agreement, and Consultant agrees
to indemnify BES from and against all claims, demands, causes of action,
damages, costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees)

                   
 arising from any breach thereof.

     

     

    11.   Miscellaneous

    .

                              
     (a)   Assignment.  Consultant
shall not assign Consultant's rights or delegate Consultant's duties under this
Agreement either in whole or in part, except in the case of Consultant’s death,

                                
                  
any unpaid earned  portion of the Consulting Fee shall be paid to
Consultant’s heirs.  BES shall have the right to assign its rights and
delegate its duties under this Agreement in whole 

                                
                  
 or in part without the consent of Consultant so long as the assignee
agrees in writing to assume all obligations of BES under this
Agreement.

                              
 

                                
    (b)   Governing Law.  This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas (without given effect to the principles of conflicts of
law).

                                 
                 
  Any litigation proceeding under this Agreement shall be confidential
in nature to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

     

                             
       (c)   Severability.  If
any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or
otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then to the extent
necessary to make 

                                                   
such provision or this Agreement legal, valid or otherwise enforceable, such
provision shall be limited, construed or severed and deleted from this
Agreement, and the remaining

                                                   
 portion of such provision  and
the remaining other provisions hereof shall survive, remain in full force and
effect and continue to be binding, and shall be interpreted to give effect

                                                    
to the intention of the parties hereto insofar as that
is possible.

                                

                                   
  (d)   Entire
Agreement.  This Agreement and attachments hereto set forth the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior

                                                      and
contemporaneous agreements, written or oral, between them concerning such
subject matter.

     

                           
           (e)   Headings.  The
descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

     

                                       (f)   Amendment, Modification and
Waiver.  This Agreement and its provisions may not be amended,
modified or waived except in a writing signed by Consultant and
BES.

     

    
      
        

      

    

                                     
 (g)   Counterparts.  This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one

                                                   
   or more counterparts have been signed by each party hereto and
delivered to each party hereto.

     

                                 
     (h)   Construction.  The
normal rule of construction that an agreement shall be interpreted against the
drafting party shall not apply to this Agreement.  In this Agreement,
whenever

                                 
                  
  the context so requires, the masculine, feminine or neuter gender,
and the singular or plural number or tense, shall include the
others.

     

                                
      (i)   Notices.   Any
notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed effective (a) upon personal delivery, if delivered
by hand, 

                                                 
     (b) upon receipt of electronic confirmation, if sent by
facsimile transmission, (c) three (3) days after the date of deposit in the
mails, if mailed by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested),

                                                
      or (d) on the next business day, if mailed by
overnight mail service to the parties at their addresses set forth
below.

     

    In the
case of BES:

    

    Attention:  Mark
Harrington

    1010
Lamar, Suite 1200

    Houston,
Texas 77002

    

    

    With a
copy to:

    

    Steven R.
Jacobs

    Jackson
Walker LLP.

    112 E.
Pecan Street, Suite 2400

    San
Antonio, Texas 78205

    

    

    In the
Case of Employee:

    

    Mr. Larry
W. Hargrave

    19611
Enchanted Sq.

    Spring,
TX  77388

    

                                      
     (j)   Successors and
Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

     

    
 

     

    LARRY
W. HARGRAVE

    

     

    BEST
ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

    

    

    By:_______________________________

    

    Name:
____________________________

    

    Title:
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                                                      AGREEMENT

    

     

    This
Agreement (“Agreement”) dated January 21, 2009 is made and entered into between
Best
Energy Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation with offices at 

    1010  Lamar
Suite  1200 
Houston, Texas  77002  (“BES”
or the “Company”),
and James W. Carroll  (“Carroll”)
as follows:

    

     

     

                                                       
    W I T N E S S T
H: 

     

    WHEREAS,
Carroll was employed by BES
as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer  pursuant  to  an  Employment  Agreement  dated  March
5, 2008

     (the
“Employment
Agreement”) , a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

    

     

                    WHEREAS,
Carroll’s employment with BES terminated effective October 13, 2008;
and

     

     

    WHEREAS,
Carroll and BES (hereinafter together referred to as the “Parties”) desire to
modify the terms relating to the separation payment to be made to Carroll
pursuant 

    to
Section 6 of the Employment Agreement in order to reduce the financial cost to
the Company of the termination of Carroll’s employment; and

     

     

    WHEREAS,
in furtherance of such agreement, the Parties have agreed to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement as set forth below;

     

     

    Therefore,
as material considerations and inducements to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein

    and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereby contract, covenant, and agree as
follows:

     

     

    1.    Capitalized
Terms.   Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized
terms used in this
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Employment
Agreement.

    

     

    2.   Termination.   Effective
as of October 13, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the “Termination
Date”), Carroll’s status as an employee and officer of BES ceased in its
entirety.

     

     

    3.    Consideration.  Carroll
shall be paid the following:

    

     

    a)           Cash
Payment.   In lieu of a severance payment under Section 6
of the Employment  Agreement,  Carroll  shall  be  paid  a  cash  settlement  in  the  amount  of
$37,500.  

    This
amount shall be paid upon execution of this Agreement.

     

    (b)           Medical  Insurance.  Subject  to  the  terms  of  the  Company’s  medical
insurance
plan in effect as of the date hereof,  BES will pay for Carroll to
remain covered

     

    under the
Company’s current medical insurance plan  (at current levels of
coverage) through February 28, 2009.

     

    (c)           Reimbursement of Business
Expenses.   BES will reimburse Carroll for valid
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Carroll in the performance of his duties
under

                                                                    the
Employment Agreement.

    

     

    (d)           Taxes and
Withholding.   The Company will determine whether the Cash
Payment
made to Carroll under this Agreement shall be considered compensation, subject
to payroll taxes and federal income tax withholding, or shall be considered a
payment not subject to tax withholding or payroll
deductions.   If it is the former, the amounts will be reported
to Carroll as salary on Form W-2 for 2009; if it is the latter, it will be
reported to Carroll as income on Form 1099 for 2009.

     

    
       

      
         

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

         

      

      The
payments delivered pursuant to Paragraphs (a) through (d) above are referred to
as the
“Consideration.”   BES is not obligated to pay any of the
Consideration if Carroll revokes      
or  breaches
this Agreement.   Carroll acknowledges the sufficiency of the
Consideration together with  the  Release  and  Assignment  of  All  Claims  by  BES  in  Paragraph  (b)  hereof,  as
consideration
to him for executing this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by its
terms.   BES acknowledges
the sufficiency of Carroll’s eliminating his severance under
Section  6 of the Employment
Agreement and accepting the lesser amounts described in Paragraph 3 hereof, as
consideration
to BES for its executing the Agreement and agreeing to be bound by its terms.

                                    

                                                      
 Additionally, Carroll acknowledges and agrees that upon payment of the
Consideration, he will have been paid all moneys owed to him pursuant to the
Employment Agreement.

    
      4.     Release.

       

                         
  (a)           Release and Assignment of All Claims by
Carroll.   In consideration of
BES’s  agreement  to  provide  the  Consideration  described  in  Paragraph3

                                                          of  this 
Agreement and the Release and Assignment of All Claims by BES as set forth in
Paragraph 4
(b)  hereof,  Carroll,  his  spouse,  heirs,  executors,  trustees,  assigns, 

                                                         
and attorneys, if any  (collectively,
the  “Releasors”), hereby release and forever discharge BES and all of
its past, present and future officers, 

                                                          directors,
stockholders,  partners,  representatives,  board  members,  subsidiaries,  parent  companies,  related  entities,
insurance carriers, agents, servants, employees, 

                                                       
  successors, assigns, heirs, legatees, and attorneys, in their
individual and official capacities (the “Released Parties”), from any and all
claims, causes of action, lawsuits, proceedings, 

                                                        
 damages,  interests, benefits, and all other demands of any kind
or character whatsoever, in law or in equity, in any way directly or indirectly
related to or connected with his employment 

                                                        
 or  separation therefrom with the Released Parties, except for
any claims arising under Paragraph  10 of
this  Agreement.  This Release includes, without limitation,
the following:

       

    

    
       

      i)           Claims
related to Carroll’s employment and/or the termination of his
employment including, without limitation, any allegation of a violation of
any

      employment,  bonus,  or  other  compensation  agreement  with  BES,  including,
without limitation, the Employment Agreement;

       

      (ii)           Claims  that  could  have  been  asserted  in  any  Charge  of
Discrimination  filed  by  Carroll  with  the  Equal  Employment  Opportunity

      Commission
and/or the Texas Workforce Commission--Civil Rights Division;

       

      (iii)           Claims
arising under state or federal constitution or state or federal statute
(including, without limitation, all tort claims), city ordinance, or
public

       policy,
including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
as amended,
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of  1974,  29
U.S.C. 

                   
 
§1001  et  seq.  and  claims  involving  employment  discrimination,  harassment,
and/or
retaliation of any form (including, without limitation, claims under the Age

                    
  Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §621 et seq.,
Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 as amended, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq., the Civil 

                    
  Rights Act of 1870, 42 U.S.C. §1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, 42
U.S.C. §12101 et seq., the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29

          
            U.S.C. §2601
et seq., the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. §206, the Texas Commission on Human Rights
Act, Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §21.001 et seq., and/or 

                      
the Texas Workers’    Compensation Act, Tex. Lab. Code
§451.001 et seq.);

       

      (iv)           Claims
arising under state or federal contract, tort, or common law, including,  without  limitation,  any  claim  of  breach  of  contract,  promissory

      estoppel,
detrimental reliance, wrongful discharge, false imprisonment, assault,
battery,
intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, slander,
libel,

      fraud,
invasion of privacy, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing,
breach of
fiduciary duty, conversion, and tortious interference with any type
of

      third-party
relationship, as well as any and all damages that may arise out of any 
such
claims, including, without limitation, claims for economic loss, lost profits,

      loss  of  capital,  lost  wages,  lost  earning  capacity,  emotional  distress,  mental
anguish,
personal injuries, punitive damages, or any future damages; 

       

      (v)           Claims
of retaliation of any nature, including, but not limited to, the
anti-retaliatory provisions of the statues identified in Paragraph 4(a)(iii) of
this

      Agreement;
and

       

      (vi)           CLAIMS  OF  NEGLIGENCE  OF  ANY  KIND  INCLUDING,
WITHOUT
LIMITATION, GROSS NEGLIGENCE AGAINST BES BASED 

      UPON THE
ACTION OR INACTION OF BES.  

    

    
       

                  The
claims  described  in  Paragraph  4
(a)(i)  through(vi)  are  hereinafter  collectively
referred
to as the “Claims.”   This Agreement may be pleaded as, and shall
constitute, an 

      absolute
and final bar to any and all lawsuits or administrative claims now pending, or
that may
hereafter be filed or prosecuted by Releasors against the Released Parties that

      arose out
of or in connection with any of the Claims.   Additionally,
Carroll agrees that at no time
subsequent to the execution of this Agreement will he permit the filing or

      maintenance,
in any state, federal, or foreign court, or before any local, state, federal, or
foreign
administrative agency, or any other tribunal, of any charge, claim, or action of

      any kind
arising out of or in any way related to any of the
Claims.   Finally, it is the intention
of the Parties that this Agreement shall be construed as broadly and all
encompassing
as permitted by law and that, notwithstanding such intention, if it is found
that any
claim of any kind has not been released, Carroll agrees that any such claim is
hereby
assigned to BES, except for any claims arising under Paragraph  10 of
this Agreement.    Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the rights and responsibilities
of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “Commission”), the
National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”), or any other federal, state or
local agency  with  similar  responsibilities  to  enforce  any  laws  pertaining  to  employment discrimination
or retaliation, or union activity or participation.  Likewise, this
waiver will not be used to justify interfering with the protected right of any
employee to file a charge or participate in an investigation or proceeding
conducted by the Commission, the NLRB or any similar agency; however, Carroll
waives the right to any benefits or recovery arising out of any such
proceeding.

      
 

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
            

          

        

         

      

      
                                 
b)           Release and Assignment of All Claims by
BES.    In consideration of Carroll’s
reducing the payments otherwise due to him by BES under Section 6 of the
Employment
Agreement and the Release and Assignment of all Claims by Carroll pursuant  to  Paragraph
4
(a),  BES,  its  past,  present  and  future  officers,  directors,
stockholders,
partners, representatives, board members, subsidiaries, parent companies,
related
entities, insurance carriers, agents, servants, employees, successors, assigns,
heirs, legatees,
and attorneys, hereby release Carroll and forever discharge him, his spouse,
heirs,
executors, trustees, and assigns from any and all claims, causes of action,
lawsuits, proceedings,
damages, interests, benefits, and all other demands of any kind or character
whatsoever,
in law or in equity, arising out of or relating in any manner whatsoever,
directly
or indirectly, to his employment with BES or service as a Director of BES, to
the maximum
extent permitted by law.   It is the intention of the Parties
that this Agreement shall  be  construed  as  broadly  and  all-encompassing  as  permitted  by  law  and  that,
notwithstanding
such intention, if it is found that any claim of any kind has not been
released,
BES agrees that any such claim is hereby assigned to Carroll.

        
 

      

       

       5.    Director
Resignation.  Carroll is currently a member of the Board of
Directors of BES with
a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of the Company’s
stockholders in  2009. Upon
execution of this Agreement by both Parties, Carroll shall resign as a director
of BES.

       

        

       6.    No
Future Employment.   Carroll agrees that BES has no
obligation, contractual or
otherwise, to employ Carroll as an employee of BES in the
future.   Carroll
hereby waives any right to
future employment as an employee of BES.

       

       

       7.    Stock
Options.  Carroll has previously been granted the
following options to purchase
shares of the Company’s common stock:

      

      

       

                               Exercise

                            
Number
of                    Price                                                             
  Expiration

                               Options                     Per
Share                  Date of
Grant       
          Date                    
Vesting

       

                               
150,000                        $0.50                      March
5, 2008         March 5,
2013           December 31,
2008

      

       

                        All
of such options shall have vested on December 31, 2008 and shall remain in full
force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.

      

      

       

      8.    No
Wrongdoing.   Both Parties acknowledge and agree
that this Agreement shall not be
construed as an assertion of or an admission by the other of any act of
wrongdoing,  
liability, or responsibility for any wrongdoing of any kind.

       

      9.    Taxation
Consequences.   Carroll acknowledges and agrees
that BES has made no
representations to him regarding the taxation of any portion of the
Consideration.  Carroll also understands
that he is solely responsible for the payment of all taxes owed by him, if any,
related to the Consideration and that BES has no duty to defend him against any
such claims.   Further, Carroll agrees that, if requested by BES
at any time following his execution of this Agreement, he shall complete,
execute, and deliver to BES a Form W-4 and/or Form W-9 providing such
information as may be necessary for any party issuing the appropriate Internal
Revenue Service form related to the Consideration.

       

    

     

    
      
                        10.    Indemnification.  
The
Company agrees to indemnify and to advance funds to pay expenses  to  defend  Carroll  to  the  fullest  extent  permitted  by  the  Company’s  Articles  

                                      
of 
Incorporation, Bylaws and applicable law against all expenses, liabilities,
losses, damages and costs
that are incurred or paid by Carroll in connection with any
Proceeding.   For purposes of 

                                      
this
Section 10,  “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, claim,  demand,  arbitration,  alternate  dispute  resolution  mechanism,  investigation,  

                                      
inquiry, administrative
hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether formal
or
informal, including any and all appeals, whether brought by or in the right of

                                      
the Company or 
otherwise, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, whether
formal or informal, in which
Carroll was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of

                                      
or relating to Carroll’s
former position as a director, officer and employee of the Company and by reason
of or relating
to any action or alleged action taken by Carroll (or failure or alleged failure
to act)

                                     
 or of any
action or alleged action (or failure or alleged failure to act) on Carroll’s
part, while acting in his or
her capacity as a director, officer or employee of the
Company.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
            
              

            

          

           

        

        11.    Entire
Agreement.   Carroll acknowledges and agrees that,
except as expressly set forth
herein, no representations of any kind or character have been made by or on
behalf of BES to
induce his execution of this document and that this Agreement constitutes the
complete understanding
and agreement between him and BES.   Carroll also acknowledges
and  agrees that this
Agreement supersedes any and all prior agreements, promises, or inducements
concerning the
subject matter of this Agreement.   By executing and delivering
this Agreement, Carroll expressly
disclaims any reliance on any representations, promises, or other statements by
BES, except to
the extent such representations, promises, or other statements are expressly
contained in this
Agreement.

                        12.    Confidentiality.   Carroll
and BES agree to maintain the confidentiality of the terms,
contents and conditions of this Agreement and shall not further disclose or
discuss the

                  Agreement except to governmental
officials; as required by law; to tax advisors, accountants and attorneys;
and for other good cause after notice to the other Party and written approval by
the 

                                    
 other Party.  Carroll and BES shall instruct their tax advisors,
accountants, and attorneys as to the terms of
this Paragraph and shall insist upon their compliance with the terms of this
Paragraph. 

                                     
However, Carroll acknowledges and understands that this Agreement may be
required to be attached
to, and filed with, an 8-K, or the terms disclosed as required by applicable
laws, and in 

                                     
such event, BES shall be free to do so and this paragraph shall be cancelled and
have no further effect on
either Party.

         

         

        13.    Property
and Confidential Information.   Carroll represents
and warrants that, to his best recollection and belief, he has returned any and all property,  information         
or documents
including, but not limited to, any and all confidential information belonging to
BES, including
any originals, copies or summaries currently in Carroll’s possession, custody
or  control.

         

        14.    Default
and Notice.   In the event that BES fails to make
any payment due under the
provisions of this Agreement, Carroll shall give written notice of such failure
to BES, and   
BES shall have a period of fifteen (15) business days from receipt of such
notice in which to cure such default.   For purposes of this
Paragraph 14, all notices to BES for failure to make any payment due under this
Agreement shall be in writing and either hand delivered or sent by Certified
Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Steven R. Jacobs, Jackson Walker L.L.P., 112
East Pecan Street, Suite 2400, San Antonio, Texas 78205.

         

        15.    No
Presumption Against Interest.   This Agreement has
been jointly negotiated, drafted,
and reviewed by Carroll and BES and, therefore, no provision arising directly or
indirectly
herefrom may be construed against any Party as being drafted by that
Party.

         

        16.    Waiver.  No
waiver of any of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless in
writing
and signed by all Parties to this Agreement.   The waiver by any
party hereto of any provision
of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach by
any party, nor shall any waiver operate or be construed as a rescission of this
Agreement.

         

        16.    Severability.    The
Parties agree that should any part of this Agreement be declared  or  determined  by  a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  to  be  illegal,  invalid,  or
unenforceable,
the Parties intend that the legality, validity, and enforceability of the
remaining parts shall not be affected thereby, and said illegal, invalid or
unenforceable part shall be deemed not to be a part of this
Agreement.   However, the Parties have carefully read and
understand the provisions herein and agree that all aspects of this Agreement
are reasonable.

         

         

        18.    Captions.     The  captions  contained  in  this  Agreement  are  intended  for
convenience
only and should not be considered in interpreting the terms of this
Agreement.

         

         

        19.    Understanding   of   Agreement.By   signing   this   Agreement,   Carroll
acknowledges
that he has fully and carefully read this Agreement, that he fully understands
and

        agrees to
its contents and effects, and that he is entering into this Agreement of his own
free will

        and
accord.  Carroll further agrees and acknowledges
that:

         

        !           He
has read and considered the terms of this Agreement, including the Release
and
Assignment of All Claims set forth in Paragraph 4;

         

        !           He
understands and agrees to such terms of his own free will and
accord;

        
           

                         
!           He has had an
opportunity to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement,
and he is hereby advised in writing to consult with counsel of his choice

                                  
   prior to executing and  delivering this
Agreement;

                        
!           The Release
and Assignment of all Claims set forth in Paragraph 4 specifically refers to
rights and/or claims that may arise 

                                     
under the
Age Discrimination in Employment  Act,  29  U.S.C.  §§  621  et
seq.,  and  any  similar  state  or  local
protective statute;

        

         

        !           Through
this Agreement, he is releasing BES, along with the other parties named
above as
the “Released Parties,” from any and all claims that he has or may have
against
them;

         

        !           He
has been given at least twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement (but
remains
free to execute this Agreement before the expiration of the twenty-one
(21)
days);

         

        !           For
a seven (7) day period following his execution of this Agreement, he may
revoke
it, and it will not become effective or enforceable until the expiration of the
seven (7) day period; and

         

        !           His
revocation, if any, must be in writing and sent to Steven R. Jacobs, Jackson
Walker
L.L.P., 112 East Pecan Street, Suite 2400, San Antonio, Texas 78205,

                   
on or before
the expiration of the
seventh day after this Agreement is executed by Carroll via facsimile at (210)
978-7790 or hand delivery at the address above 

                   
or e-mail to
Steven R. Jacobs at sjacobs@jw.com.   If Carroll revokes this
Agreement, he shall not be entitled to receive any payments under
it.

        

         

        
          
            

          

        

         

        

         

                                                      
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