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EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 21st day of October, 2022, by and between
Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Delvina Oelkers (the “Executive”). 

RECITALS 
 THE PARTIES
ENTER THIS AGREEMENT on the basis of the following facts, understandings and intentions: 
 A. The Company desires to employ the
Executive, and the Executive desires to accept such employment, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 
 B. This
Agreement shall be effective upon the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Distribution Agreement dated September 2, 2022, by and between the Company and Meta Materials, Inc. (the “Effective Date”), and
shall govern the employment relationship between the Executive and the Company from and after the Effective Date, and, as of the Effective Date, supersedes and negates all previous agreements and understandings with respect to such relationship.

 AGREEMENT 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals incorporated herein and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	 Retention and Duties. 

 

	 	1.1	 Retention. The Company does hereby hire, engage and employ the Executive on the
terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Executive does hereby accept and agree to such hiring, engagement and employment, on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement. Certain capitalized terms used
herein are defined in Section 5.5 of this Agreement. 

  

	 	1.2	 Duties. During the time the Executive is employed with the Company the
“Period of Employment”), the Executive shall serve the Company as its Chief Operating Officer and shall have the powers, authorities, duties and obligations of management usually vested in such position for a company of a similar
size and similar nature of the Company, and such other powers, authorities, duties and obligations commensurate with such positions as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or the Chief Executive Officer may assign
from time to time, all subject to the directives of the Board and the corporate policies of the Company as they are in effect from time to time throughout the Period of Employment (including, without limitation, the Company’s business conduct
and ethics policies, as they may change from time to time). During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer. 

  

	 	1.3	 Outside Business Activities. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall
devote such business time, energy and skill to the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company to adequately promote the interests of the Company. The Executive shall have the right to continue to be involved with (i) the
entities and such activities disclosed to the Board as provided in Exhibit A hereto, or (ii) such other activities as may be approved by the Board, provided that in each instance, such involvement with such other entities/activities does
not materially interfere with the Executive’s responsibilities hereunder. 

  

	 	1.4	 No Breach of Contract. The Executive hereby represents to the Company and agrees
that Executive’s employment with the Company shall not breach any enforceable non-competition, non-solicitation,
non-disclosure or similar agreement with any other Person. 

  

	 	1.5	 Location. The duties to be performed by the Executive hereunder shall be performed
at the Executive’s remote office location as of the Effective Date (or such other location as may be mutually agreed to by the Executive and the Company). The Executive agrees to undertake reasonable travel requirements on behalf of the Company
as requested by the Company. 

  

	2.	 At-Will Employment. The Executive and the
Company acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company is for an unspecified duration and constitutes “at-will”
employment, meaning that either the Executive or the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause (subject to the notice requirements set forth in Section 5). 

 

	3.	 Compensation. 

 

	 	3.1	 Base Salary. During the Period of Employment, the Company shall pay the Executive a
base salary (the “Base Salary”), which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices in effect from time to time but not less frequently than in monthly installments. The Executive’s Base Salary
shall be at an annualized rate of Three Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($385,000). The Board (or a committee thereof) may, in its sole discretion, increase (but not decrease) the Executive’s rate of Base Salary. 

 

	 	3.2	 Incentive Bonus. Commencing with fiscal year 2022, the Executive shall be eligible
to receive an incentive bonus for each fiscal year of the Company that occurs during the Period of Employment (“Incentive Bonus”). Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the
Executive must be employed by the Company at the time the Company pays incentive bonuses to executives generally with respect to a particular fiscal year in order to earn and be eligible for an Incentive Bonus for that year (and, if the Executive is
not so employed at such time, in no event shall the Executive have been considered to have “earned” any Incentive Bonus with respect to the fiscal year). The Executive’s minimum target Incentive Bonus amount for a particular

  
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fiscal year of the Company shall equal Fifty Percent (50%) of the Executive’s Base Salary paid by the Company to the Executive for that fiscal year; provided that the Executive’s actual
Incentive Bonus amount for a particular fiscal year shall be determined by the Board (or a committee thereof), based on performance objectives (which may include corporate, financial, strategic, individual or other objectives) established with
respect to that particular fiscal year by the Board (or a committee thereof) or such other factors it may consider relevant in the circumstances. 

  

	 	3.3	 Equity Compensation. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall be eligible for
the grant of equity-based awards pursuant to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The Executive shall be granted an option to purchase up to 4,965,701 shares of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to a Performance Stock Option agreement
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, such option to be granted at the first meeting of the Board following the Effective Date (the “Initial Option Grant”). The amount, timing, and other terms of any additional awards to
the Executive shall be determined by the Board (or a committee thereof) in its good faith discretion.  

  

	4.	 Benefits. 

 

	 	4.1	 Retirement, Welfare and Fringe Benefits. During the Period of Employment, the
Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee pension and welfare benefit plans and programs, and fringe benefit plans and programs, made available by the Company to the Company’s employees generally, in accordance with the
eligibility and participation provisions of such plans and as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to time. 

  

	 	4.2	 Reimbursement of Business Expenses. The Executive is authorized to incur reasonable
expenses in carrying out the Executive’s duties for the Company under this Agreement and shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses the Executive incurs during the Period of Employment in connection with carrying
out the Executive’s duties for the Company, subject to the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and any pre-approval policies in effect from time to time. The Executive agrees to promptly submit
and document any reimbursable expenses in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies to facilitate the timely reimbursement of such expenses. 

 

	 	4.3	 Vacation and Other Leave. During the Period of Employment, Executive shall be
entitled to take vacation at his or her discretion subject to performance of his or her responsibilities to the Company and approval of the Chief Executive Officer. The Executive shall also be entitled to all holiday and leave time generally
available to other executives of the Company. 

  

	 	4.4	 Reimbursement of Legal Fees. The Company will reimburse the Executive for the legal fees
incurred by the Executive in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement, provided that the Company’s maximum reimbursement obligations under this Section 4.4 for Executive shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000). The Executive agrees to promptly submit and document any reimbursable expenses in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies to facilitate the timely reimbursement of such expenses. 

  
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	 	4.5	 D&O Insurance. During the Period of Employment and for a period of six (6) years
thereafter, the Company or any successor to the Company shall purchase and maintain, at the Company’s own expense, a standard directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy providing coverage to the Executive (including his
heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with or arising out of any action, suit, or proceeding in which he may be
involved by reason of his having been an officer, director, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or in any other capacity, including any fiduciary capacity, in which the Executive serves at the request of the Company.

  

	5.	 Termination. 

 

	 	5.1	 Termination by the Company. The Executive’s employment by the Company may be
terminated at any time by the Company: (i) with Cause, or (ii) with no less than thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Executive (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 18), without Cause, or
(iii) in the event of the Executive’s death, or (iv) in the event that the Board determines in good faith that the Executive has a Disability. 

  

	 	5.2	 Termination by the Executive. The Executive’s employment by the Company may be
terminated by the Executive with no less than thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Company (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 18); provided, however, that in the case of a termination for Good Reason, the
Executive may provide immediate written notice of termination once the applicable cure period (as contemplated by the definition of Good Reason) has lapsed if the Company has not reasonably cured the circumstances that gave rise to the basis for the
Good Reason termination. 

  

	 	5.3	 Benefits upon Termination. If the Executive’s employment by the Company is
terminated for any reason by the Company or by the Executive (the date that the Executive’s employment by the Company terminates is referred to as the “Severance Date”), the Company shall have no further obligation to make or
provide to the Executive, and the Executive shall have no further right to receive or obtain from the Company, any payments or benefits except as follows: 

(a) The Company shall pay the Executive (or, in the event of the Executive’s death, the Executive’s estate) any Accrued Obligations;

 (b) If the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates as a result of a termination by the Company without Cause (other than
due to the Executive’s death or Disability) or a resignation by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: 

  
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 (i) The Company shall pay the Executive (in addition to the Accrued Obligations), subject to
tax withholding and other authorized deductions, an amount equal to one (1) times the Executive’s Base Salary at the annualized rate in effect on the Severance Date. Such amount is referred to hereinafter as the “Severance
Benefit.” Subject to Section 21(b), the Company shall pay the Severance Benefit to the Executive in equal monthly installments (rounded down to the nearest whole cent) over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months, with the
first installment payable on (or within ten (10) days following) the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s Separation from Service and to include each such installment that was
otherwise (but for such 60-day delay) scheduled to be paid following the Executive’s Separation from Service and prior to the date of such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Severance
Date occurs in connection with or within twelve (12) months after a Change in Control Event, the Severance Benefit shall be one (1.5) times the Executive’s Base Salary at the annual rate in effect on the Severance Date and shall be payable
to the Executive in a lump sum on (or within ten (10) days following) the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s Separation from Service, and (ii) if the Severance Date occurs prior to the twelve month anniversary of the
Effective Date and is not in connection with a Change in Control Event (an “Early Termination Event”), the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment of the Severance Benefit. 

(ii) The Company will pay or reimburse the Executive for his or her premiums charged to continue medical coverage pursuant to the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), at the same or reasonably equivalent medical coverage for the Executive (and, if applicable, the Executive’s eligible dependents) as in effect immediately prior to the Severance
Date, to the extent that the Executive elects such continued coverage; provided that the Company’s obligation to make any payment or reimbursement pursuant to this clause (ii) shall, subject to Section 21(b), commence with
continuation coverage for the month following the month in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs and shall cease with continuation coverage for the twelfth (12th) month (or, if
the Severance Date occurs in connection with or within twelve (12) months after the date of a Change in Control Event, the eighteenth (18th) month) following the month in which the
Executive’s Separation from Service occurs (or, if earlier, shall cease upon the first to occur of the Executive’s death, the date the Executive becomes eligible for coverage under the health plan of a future employer, or the date the
Company ceases to offer group medical coverage to its active executive employees or the Company is otherwise under no obligation to offer COBRA continuation coverage to the Executive). To the extent the Executive elects COBRA coverage, the Executive
shall notify the Company in writing of such election prior to such coverage taking effect and complete any other continuation coverage enrollment procedures the Company may then have in place. The Company’s obligations pursuant to this
Section 5.3(b)(ii) are subject to the Company’s ability to comply with applicable law and provide such benefit without resulting in adverse tax consequences. 

  
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 (iii) The Company shall promptly pay to the Executive any Incentive Bonus that would
otherwise be paid to the Executive had his or her employment with the Company not terminated with respect to any fiscal year that ended before the Severance Date, to the extent not theretofore paid. 

(iv) The Company shall pay the Executive the minimum target Incentive Bonus that would otherwise have been paid to the Executive had his or her
employment with the Company not terminated with respect to that fiscal year, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of days in such fiscal year in which the Executive was employed by the Company and the denominator of
which is the total number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-rated Incentive Bonus”). Such Pro-rated Incentive Bonus shall be paid at the same time as the first installment of the Severance
Payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be entitled to any Pro-rated Incentive Bonus if the termination of the Executive’s employment is pursuant to an Early Termination Event. 

(v) As to each then-outstanding stock option and other equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive that vests based solely on
the Executive’s continued service with the Company, the Executive shall vest as of the Severance Date in any portion of such award in which the Executive would have vested thereunder if the Executive’s employment with the Company had
continued for twelve (12) months after the Severance Date (and any portion of such award that is not vested after giving effect to this acceleration provision shall terminate on the Severance Date). As to each outstanding stock option or other
equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive that is subject to performance-based vesting requirements (other than the Initial Option Grant), the vesting of such award will continue to be governed by its terms, provided that for
purposes of any service-based vesting requirement under such award, the Executive’s employment with the Company will be deemed to have continued for twelve (12) months after the Severance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Severance Date occurs in connection with or within twelve (12) months after the date of a Change in Control Event, (i) each stock option and other equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive that vests based solely on the
Executive’s continued service with the Company, to the extent then outstanding and unvested, shall be fully vested as of the Severance Date, and (ii) any service-based vesting requirement under each outstanding stock option or other
equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive that is subject to performance-based vesting requirements shall be deemed satisfied in full as of the Severance Date. 

  
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 (c) If the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates as a result of the
Executive’s death or Disability, the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts contemplated by Section 5.3(b)(iii) and (iv). 

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3, if the Executive breaches his or her obligations under Section 6 of
this Agreement at any time, from and after the date of such breach and not in any way in limitation of any right or remedy otherwise available to the Company, the Executive will no longer be entitled to, and the Company will no longer be obligated
to pay or provide, any of the benefits set forth in Section 5.3(b); provided that, if the Executive provides the Release contemplated by Section 5.4, in no event shall the Executive be entitled to benefits pursuant to Section 5.3(b)
of less than $5,000 (or the amount of such benefits, if less than $5,000), which amount the parties agree is good and adequate consideration, in and of itself, for the Executive’s Release contemplated by Section 5.4. 

(e) The foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not affect: (i) the Executive’s receipt of benefits otherwise due to
terminated employees under group insurance coverage consistent with the terms of the applicable Company welfare benefit plan; (ii) the Executive’s rights under COBRA to continue health coverage; or (iii) the Executive’s receipt
of benefits otherwise due in accordance with the terms of the Company’s 401(k) plan (if any). 
  

	 	5.4	 Release; Exclusive Remedy; Leave. 

(a) This Section 5.4 shall apply notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement or any stock option or other equity-based award
agreement to the contrary. As a condition precedent to any Company obligation to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or any other obligation to accelerate vesting of any equity-based award in connection with the termination of the
Executive’s employment, the Executive shall provide the Company with a valid, executed general release agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as
 Exhibit C (with such changes as the Company may reasonably make to such
form consistent with the purposes and intent of such form and to help ensure its enforceability in light of any changes in applicable law, rules or regulations) (the “Release”), and such Release shall have not been revoked by the
Executive pursuant to any revocation rights afforded by applicable law. The Company shall provide the final form of Release to the Executive not later than seven (7) days following the Severance Date, and the Executive shall be required to
execute and return the Release to the Company within twenty-one (21) days (or forty-five (45) days if such longer period of time is required to make the Release maximally enforceable under applicable
law) after the Company provides the form of Release to the Executive. 

  
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 (b) The Company and the Executive acknowledge and agree that there is no duty of the
Executive to mitigate damages under this Agreement. All amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.3 shall be paid without regard to whether the Executive has taken or takes actions to mitigate damages. The Executive agrees to resign,
on the Severance Date, as an officer and director of the Company and any Affiliate of the Company, and as a fiduciary of any benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, and to promptly execute and provide to the Company any further
documentation, as requested by the Company, to confirm such resignation, and to remove himself as a signatory on any accounts maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates (or any of their respective benefit plans). 

(c) In the event that the Company provides the Executive notice of termination without Cause pursuant to Section 5.1 or the Executive
provides the Company notice of termination pursuant to Section 5.2, the Company will have the option to place the Executive on paid administrative leave during the notice period. 

 

	 	5.5	 Certain Defined Terms. 

(a) As used herein, “Accrued Obligations” means: 

(i) any Base Salary that had accrued but had not been paid (including accrued and unpaid vacation time) on or before the Severance Date; and

 (ii) any reimbursement due to the Executive pursuant to Section 4.2 for expenses reasonably incurred by the Executive on or before
the Severance Date and documented and pre-approved, to the extent applicable, in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies in effect at the applicable time. 

(b) As used herein, “Affiliate” of the Company means a Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. As used in this definition, the term “control,” including the correlative terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control
with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or any partnership or other ownership interest, by contract or otherwise) of a
Person. 
 (c) As used herein, “Cause” shall mean, as reasonably determined by the Board (excluding the Executive, if the
Executive is then a member of the Board) based on the information then known to it, that one or more of the following has occurred: 
 (i)
the Executive is convicted of, pled guilty or pled nolo contendere to a felony (under the laws of the United States or any relevant state, or a similar crime or offense under the applicable laws of any relevant foreign jurisdiction); 

(ii) the Executive has engaged in acts of fraud, dishonesty or other acts of willful misconduct in the course of his or her duties hereunder;

  
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 (iii) the Executive willfully fails to perform or uphold his or her duties under this
Agreement and/or willfully fails to comply with reasonable directives of the Board; or 
 (iv) a material breach by the Executive of any
provision of Section 6 of this Agreement; 
 provided, however, that any condition or conditions, as applicable, referenced in clause
(iii) or clause (iv) above shall not constitute (if a cure is reasonably possible in the circumstances) Cause unless both (x) the Company provides written notice to the Executive of the condition claimed to constitute Cause within
sixty (60) days of the initial existence of such condition(s) (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 18), and (y) the Executive fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days of receiving such written
notice thereof; and provided, further, that in all events the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company shall not constitute a termination for Cause unless such termination occurs not more than one hundred and twenty
(120) days following the initial existence of the condition claimed to constitute Cause. For purposes of the foregoing definition of Cause, no act or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless
done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. 

(d) As used herein, “Change in Control Event” shall mean 

 

	 	(i)	 The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of either
(1) the then-outstanding common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this paragraph (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control Event; (A) any acquisition
directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or a successor, or (D) any
acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections (iii)(1), (2) and (3) below; 

  

	 	(ii)	 Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease
for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders,

  
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was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (including for these purposes, the new members whose
election or nomination was so approved, without counting the member and his or her predecessor twice) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose
initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than
the Board; 

  

	 	(iii)	 Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate
transaction involving the Company or any corporation or other entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company (a “Subsidiary”), a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, following
such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business
Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as
the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets directly or through
one or more subsidiaries (a “Parent”)), in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities,
as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or a Parent or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination or Parent)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of
such entity, except to the extent that the ownership in excess of 50% existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or trustees of the entity resulting from such Business
Combination or a Parent were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or 

  
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	 	(iv)	 Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company other than
in the context of a transaction that does not constitute a Change in Control Event under clause (iii) above. 

 (e) As
used herein, “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental impairment which renders the Executive unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive’s employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that
does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for more than 120 days in any 180-day period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state law, in which case that longer period would apply. Such
impairment shall be determined by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and reasonably acceptable to Executive or his or her legal representative, as the case may be. 

(f) As used herein, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s consent) of any one or more of the
following conditions: 
 (i) a material diminution in the Executive’s rate of Base Salary; 

(ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; 

(iii) a material change in the geographic location of the Executive’s principal office with the Company (for this purpose, in no event
shall a relocation of such office to a new location that is not more than fifty (50) miles from the current location of the Company’s executive offices constitute a “material change”); or 

(iv) a material breach by the Company of this Agreement; 

provided, however, that any such condition or conditions, as applicable, shall not constitute Good Reason unless both (x) the Executive
provides written notice to the Company of the condition claimed to constitute Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the initial existence of such condition(s) (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 18), and (y) the
Company fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days of receiving such written notice thereof; and provided, further, that in all events the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company shall not constitute a
termination for Good Reason unless such termination occurs not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the initial existence of the condition claimed to constitute Good Reason. 

(g) As used herein, the term “Person” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a
partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof. 

  
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 (h) As used herein, a “Separation from Service” occurs when the Executive
dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1),
without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder. 
  

	 	5.6.	 Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive’s employment under
this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party. This notice of termination must be delivered in accordance with Section 18 and must indicate the specific provision(s) of this
Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination. 

  

	 	5.7	 Limitation on Benefits. 

 

	 	(a)	 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that the payments and
benefits provided under this Agreement and benefits provided to, or for the benefit of, the Executive under any other Company plan or agreement (such payments or benefits are collectively referred to as the “Benefits”) would be
subject to the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Benefits shall be reduced (but not below zero) if and to the extent
that a reduction in the Benefits would result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax), than if the
Executive received all of the Benefits (such reduced amount is referred to hereinafter as the “Limited Benefit Amount”). Unless the Executive elects a different order of reduction, any such election to be consistent with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent that a reduction in payments or benefits is required pursuant to this Section 5.7(a), the Company shall first reduce or eliminate any payment in respect of an equity award that is not
covered by Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G-1 Q/A-24(b) or (c), then amounts which are payable from any cash severance and cash bonuses, then from any payment in respect
of an equity award that is covered by Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G-1 Q/A-24(c), in each case in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid
the farthest in time from the Determination (as defined below). Any election given by the Executive pursuant to the preceding sentence shall take precedence over the provisions of any other plan, arrangement or agreement governing the
Executive’s rights and entitlements to any benefits or compensation. Nothing in this Section 5.7(a) shall require the Company or any of its Affiliates to be responsible for, or have any liability or obligation with respect to,
Executive’s excise tax liabilities under Section 4999 of the Code so long as this Section 5.7(a) is correctly applied by the Company. 

  
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	 	(b)	 A determination as to whether the Benefits shall be reduced to the Limited Benefit Amount pursuant to this
Agreement and the amount of such Limited Benefit Amount shall be made by the Company’s independent public accountants or another certified public accounting firm or executive compensation consulting firm of national reputation designated by the
Company (the “Firm”) at the Company’s expense. The Firm shall provide its determination (the “Determination”), together with detailed supporting calculations and documentation to the Company and the Executive
within ten (10) business days of the date of termination of the Executive’s employment, if applicable, or such other time as reasonably requested by the Company or the Executive (provided the Executive reasonably believes that any of the
Benefits may be subject to the Excise Tax), and if the Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive with respect to any Benefits, it shall furnish the Executive with an opinion reasonably acceptable to the Executive that no Excise
Tax will be imposed with respect to any such Benefits. Unless the Executive provides written notice to the Company within ten (10) business days of the delivery of the Determination to the Executive that the Executive disputes such
Determination, the Determination shall be binding, final and conclusive upon the Company and the Executive. 

  

	6.	 Protective Covenants. 

 

	 	6.1	 Confidential Information; Inventions. 

(a) The Executive shall not disclose or use at any time, either during the Period of Employment or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as
defined below) of which the Executive is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by the Executive, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in
good faith of duties for the Company. The Executive will take all appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information in his or her possession and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver
to the Company at the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, or at any time the Company may request, all memoranda, communications, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes and software and other
documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to, reflecting or containing the Confidential Information or the Work Product (as hereinafter defined) of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which the Executive may then possess or
have under his or her control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may truthfully respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process, but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of
the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought, and shall assist the Company and such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. The Executive understands that
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Executive’s employment to the extent permitted and/or protected by applicable labor laws, (ii) to report Confidential Information either to a federal, state or local government official
or to an attorney where such disclosure is solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (iii) to disclose Confidential Information in an anti-retaliation lawsuit or other legal proceeding,
so long as that disclosure or filing is made under seal and the Executive does not otherwise disclose such Confidential Information, except pursuant to court order. The Company encourages the Executive, to the extent legally permitted, to give the
Company the earliest possible notice of any such report or disclosure. Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade
secret law for the disclosure of Confidential Information that: (a) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a
suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, provided that such filing is made under seal. Further, the Executive understands that the Company will not retaliate
against the Executive in any way for any such disclosure made in accordance with the law. In the event a disclosure is made, and the Executive files any type of proceeding against the Company alleging that the Company retaliated against the
Executive because of the Executive’s disclosure, the Executive may disclose the relevant Confidential Information to his or her attorney and may use the Confidential Information in the proceeding if (x) the Executive files any document
containing the Confidential Information under seal, and (y) the Executive does not otherwise disclose the Confidential Information except pursuant to court or arbitral order. 

(b) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public
and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their respective businesses, including, but not limited to, information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company or its
Affiliates or any predecessors thereof concerning (i) the business or affairs of the Company or its Affiliates (or such predecessors), (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures and strategies,
(iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data
bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, product roadmaps, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients,
customer or client lists, and the preferences of, and negotiations with, customers and clients, (xiii) personnel information of other employees and independent contractors (including their compensation, unique skills, experience and expertise,
and disciplinary matters), (xiv) other copyrightable works, (xv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xvi) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not
include any information that has been published or otherwise disclosed (other than a disclosure by the Executive in breach of this Agreement) in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use
such information. 

  
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 (c) As used in this Agreement, the term “Work Product” means all
inventions, innovations, improvements, technical information, systems, software developments, methods, designs, analyses, works, drawings, reports, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos, and all similar or related information (whether
patentable or unpatentable, copyrightable, registerable as a trademark, reduced to writing, or otherwise) which relates to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or
future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by the Executive (whether or not during usual business hours, whether or not by the use of the facilities of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and whether or not alone or in
conjunction with any other person) while employed by the Company or its Affiliates together with all patent applications, letters patent, trademark, trade name and service mark applications or registrations, copyrights and reissues thereof that may
be granted for or upon any of the foregoing. All Work Product that the Executive may discovered, invented or originated during the Period of Employment, shall be the exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates, as applicable, and Executive
hereby assigns all of Executive’s right, title and interest in and to such Work Product to the Company or its applicable Affiliate, including all intellectual property rights therein. Executive shall promptly disclose all Work Product to the
Company, shall execute at the request of the Company any assignments or other documents the Company may deem necessary to protect or perfect its (or any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights therein, and shall assist the Company, at the
Company’s expense, in obtaining, defending and enforcing the Company’s (or any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights therein. The Executive hereby appoints the Company as the Executive’s attorney-in-fact to execute on his or her behalf any assignments or other documents deemed necessary by the Company to protect or perfect the Company, the Company’s (and any of its Affiliates’, as
applicable) rights to any Work Product. 
  

	 	6.2	 Restriction on Competition. The Executive agrees that if the Executive were to
become employed by, or substantially involved in, the business of a competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates during the twelve (12) month period following the Severance Date, it would be very difficult for the Executive not to rely on
or use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ trade secrets and confidential information. Thus, to avoid the inevitable disclosure of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ trade secrets and confidential information, and to protect such
trade secrets and confidential information and the Company’s and its Affiliates’ relationships and goodwill with customers, during the Period of Employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Severance Date, the Executive
will not directly or indirectly through any other Person engage in, enter the employ of, render any services to, have any ownership interest in, nor participate in the financing, operation, management or control of, any Competing Business within the
Restricted Area. For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “directly or indirectly through any other Person engage in” shall include, without limitation, any direct or 

  
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indirect ownership or profit participation interest in such enterprise, whether as an owner, stockholder, member, partner, joint venturer or otherwise, and shall include any direct or indirect
participation in such enterprise as an employee, consultant, director, officer, licensor of technology or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “Competing Business” means the acquisition, exploration and/or development of
operated oil and natural gas properties, and (ii) the “Restricted Area” means the geographic area of Hudspeth and El Paso Counties, Texas and Otero County, New Mexico. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from
(i) conducting the activities disclosed to the Board as provided in Exhibit A hereto or the business activities agreed to by the Board pursuant to Section 1.3; and (ii) being a passive owner of not more than one percent (1%) of
the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation. 

 

	 	6.3	 Non-Solicitation of Employees and Consultants. During the
Period of Employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Severance Date, the Executive will not directly or indirectly through any other Person solicit, induce or encourage, or attempt to solicit, induce or encourage, any employee
or independent contractor of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to leave the employ or service, as applicable, of the Company or such Affiliate, or become employed or engaged by any third party, or in any way interfere with the relationship
between the Company or any such Affiliate, on the one hand, and any employee or independent contractor thereof, on the other hand. 

  

	 	6.4	 Non-Interference with Customers. During the Period
of Employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Severance Date, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly through any other Person, use any of the Company’s trade secrets to influence or attempt to influence customers,
vendors, suppliers, licensors, lessors, joint venturers, associates, consultants, agents, or partners of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to divert their business away from the Company or such Affiliate, and at no time whether during the
Period of Employment or thereafter will the Executive use the Company’s trade secrets to interfere with, disrupt or attempt to disrupt the business relationships, contractual or otherwise, between the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, on
the one hand, and any of its or their customers, suppliers, vendors, lessors, licensors, joint venturers, associates, officers, employees, consultants, managers, partners, members or investors, on the other hand. 

 

	 	6.5	 Cooperation. Following the Executive’s last day of employment by the Company,
the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Affiliates in connection with: (a) the transition of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities (or former duties and responsibilities, as the case may be); (b) any
internal or governmental investigation or administrative, regulatory, arbitral or judicial proceeding involving the Company and any Affiliates with respect to matters relating to the Executive’s employment with, or service as a member of the
board of directors of, the Company or any Affiliate (collectively, “Litigation”); and (c) any audit of the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate with respect

  
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to the period of time when the Executive was employed by the Company or any Affiliate (“Audit”). The Executive acknowledges that such cooperation may include, but shall not be
limited to, the Executive making himself available to the Company or any Affiliate (or their respective attorneys or auditors) upon reasonable notice for: (i) interviews, factual investigations, and providing declarations or affidavits that
provide truthful information in connection with any Litigation or Audit; (ii) appearing at the request of the Company or any Affiliate to give testimony without requiring service of a subpoena or other legal process; (iii) volunteering to
the Company or any Affiliate pertinent information related to any Litigation or Audit; (iv) providing information and legal representations to the auditors of the Company or any Affiliate, in a form and within a time frame requested by the
Board, with respect to the Company’s or any Affiliate’s opening balance sheet valuation of intangibles and financial statements for the period in which the Executive was employed by the Company or any Affiliate; and (v) turning over
to the Company or any Affiliate any documents relevant to any Litigation or Audit that are or may come into the Executive’s possession. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable travel expenses incurred in connection with
providing the services under this Section 6.5, including lodging and meals, upon the Executive’s submission of receipts. If the Executive believes it is reasonably necessary for the Executive to retain separate counsel in connection with
providing the services under this Section 6.5, and such counsel is not otherwise supplied by and at the expense of the Company (pursuant to indemnification rights of the Executive or otherwise), the Company shall further reimburse the Executive
for the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel. 

  

	 	6.6	 Return of Property. The Executive agrees that, upon the Executive’s
Separation from Service (regardless of the reason for such separation) the Executive will immediately return to the Company (a) all physical, computerized, electronic or other types of records, documents, proposals, notes, lists, files and any
and all other materials, including computerized electronic information, that refer, relate or otherwise pertain to the Company or any of its Affiliates that are in the Executive’s possession, subject to the Executive’s control or held by
the Executive for others (including but not limited to any documents containing Confidential Information that exist on any personal computer, phone, tablet, electronic storage device, cloud storage account, email account, or any other personal
device or media (“Personal Devices and Media”); and (b) all property or equipment that the Executive has been issued by the Company or any of its Affiliates during the course of the Executive’s employment or property or
equipment of the Company or any of its Affiliates that the Executive otherwise possesses, including any keys, credit cards, office or telephone equipment, computers (and any software, power cords, manuals, computer bag and other equipment that was
provided to the Executive with any such computers), tablets, smartphones, and other devices. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is not authorized to retain any physical, computerized, electronic or other types of copies of any such
physical, computerized, electronic or other types of records, documents, proposals, notes, lists, files or materials, and is not authorized to retain any property or equipment of the Company or any of its Affiliates (including any documents that
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Personal Devices and Media), after the Executive’s Separation from Service. The Executive further agrees that, upon and following the Executive’s Separation from Service, the Executive
will immediately forward to the Company (and thereafter destroy any electronic copies thereof) any business information relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates that has been or is inadvertently directed to the Executive after such
Separation from Service. 

  

	 	6.7	 Understanding of Covenants. The Executive acknowledges that, in the course of his or her
employment with the Company and/or its Affiliates and their predecessors, the Executive has become familiar, or will become familiar, with the Company’s and its Affiliates’ and their predecessors’ trade secrets and with other
confidential and proprietary information concerning the Company, its Affiliates and their respective predecessors and that his or her services have been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and its Affiliates. The
Executive agrees that the foregoing covenants set forth in this Section 6 (together, the “Restrictive Covenants”) are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s and its Affiliates’ trade secrets and other
confidential and proprietary information, good will, stable workforce, and customer relations. 

 Without limiting the
generality of the Executive’s agreement in the preceding paragraph, the Executive (i) represents that the Executive is familiar with and has carefully considered the Restrictive Covenants, (ii) represents that the Executive is
fully aware of his or her obligations hereunder, (iii) agrees to the reasonableness of the length of time, scope and geographic coverage, as applicable, of the Restrictive Covenants, (iv) agrees that the Company and its Affiliates
currently conducts business throughout the Restricted Area, and (v) agrees that the Restrictive Covenants will continue in effect for the applicable periods set forth above in this Section 6 regardless of whether the Executive is then
entitled to receive severance pay or benefits from the Company. The Executive understands that the Restrictive Covenants may limit his or her ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company and any of its
Affiliates, but the Executive nevertheless believes that he or she has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits as an employee of the Company and as otherwise provided hereunder or as described in the recitals hereto to
clearly justify such restrictions which, in any event (given the Executive’s education, skills and ability), the Executive does not believe would prevent the Executive from otherwise earning a living. The Executive agrees that the Restrictive
Covenants do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of the Executive. 
  

	 	6.8	 Enforcement. The Executive agrees that the Executive’s services are unique and that
he or she has access to Confidential Information and Work Product. Accordingly, without limiting the generality of Section 17, the Executive agrees that a breach by the Executive of any of the covenants in this Section 6 would cause
immediate and irreparable harm to the Company that would be difficult or impossible to measure, and that damages to the Company for any such injury would therefore be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Therefore, the Executive agrees that in
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Section 6, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to and without limitation upon all other remedies the Company may have under this Agreement, at law or otherwise, to obtain specific
performance, injunctive relief and/or other appropriate relief (without posting any bond or deposit) in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Section 6, or require the Executive to account for and pay over to the
Company all compensation, profits, moneys, accruals, increments or other benefits derived from or received as a result of any transactions constituting a breach of this Section 6 if and when final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
or arbitrator, as applicable, is so entered against the Executive. 

  

	7.	 Withholding Taxes. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the
Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such federal, state and local income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld
pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. Except for such withholding rights, the Executive is solely responsible for any and all tax liability that may arise with respect to the compensation provided under or pursuant to this Agreement.

  

	8.	 Successors and Assigns. 

(a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Executive
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives. 

(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Without limiting the
generality of the preceding sentence, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly
and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as
hereinbefore defined and any successor or assignee, as applicable, which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. 
  

	9.	 Number and Gender; Examples. Where the context requires, the singular shall include
the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders. Where specific language is used to clarify by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify,
limit or restrict in any manner the construction of the general statement to which it relates. 

  

	10.	 Section Headings. The section headings of, and titles of paragraphs and
subparagraphs contained in, this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation thereof. 

  
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	11.	 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the state of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicting provision or rule (whether of the state of Texas or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Texas to be
applied. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the state of Texas will control the interpretation and construction of this Agreement, even if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive
law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply. 

  

	12.	 Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions
of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a
court of competent jurisdiction or determined by an arbitrator pursuant to Section 16 to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights and obligations of any party under this Agreement will not be
materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable; furthermore, in lieu of such invalid or unenforceable provision there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement, a legal, valid and
enforceable provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn (as to geographic scope, period of duration or otherwise) so as
not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction. 

  

	13.	 Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties
hereto respecting the matters within its scope and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements of the parties hereto that directly or indirectly bears upon the subject matter hereof (including, without limitation, the Prior Employment
Agreement) [See note to recital above]. Any prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals or understandings relating to the subject matter hereof shall be deemed to have been merged into this Agreement, and to the extent
inconsistent herewith, such negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals, or understandings shall be deemed to be of no force or effect. There are no representations, warranties, or agreements, whether express or implied, or oral or written,
with respect to the subject matter hereof, except as expressly set forth herein. 

  

	14.	 Modifications. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or
in part), except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto. 

  

	15.	 Waiver. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any
right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any right, remedy,
power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective
unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver. 

  

  
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	 	16.	 Arbitration. Except as provided in Sections 6.8 and 17, any
non-time barred, legally actionable controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, its enforcement, arbitrability or interpretation, or because of an alleged breach, default, or
misrepresentation in connection with any of its provisions, or any other non-time barred, legally actionable controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment or association
with the Company or termination of the same, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any alleged violation of state or federal statute, common law or constitution, shall be submitted to individual, final and binding arbitration,
to be held in Tarrant County, Texas, before a single arbitrator selected from Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”), in accordance with the then-current JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures for employment
disputes, as modified by the terms and conditions in this Section (which may be found at www.jamsadr.com under the Rules/Clauses tab). The parties will select the arbitrator by mutual agreement or, if the parties cannot agree, then by obtaining a
list of nine qualified arbitrators supplied by JAMS from their labor and employment law panel, with each party confidentially submitting a “rank and strike” list that ranks in order of priority six arbitrators and strikes three
arbitrators, and the most favored arbitrator based on the cumulative rankings who was not struck by either party shall be appointed arbitrator. Final resolution of any dispute through arbitration may include any remedy or relief that is provided for
through any applicable state or federal statutes, or common law. Statutes of limitations shall be the same as would be applicable were the action to be brought in court. The arbitrator selected pursuant to this Agreement may order such discovery as
is necessary for a full and fair exploration of the issues and dispute, consistent with the expedited nature of arbitration. At the conclusion of the arbitration, the arbitrator shall issue a written decision that sets forth the essential findings
and conclusions upon which the arbitrator’s award or decision is based. Any award or relief granted by the arbitrator under this Agreement shall be final and binding on the parties to this Agreement and may be enforced by any court of competent
jurisdiction. The Company will pay those arbitration costs that are unique to arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fee (recognizing that each side bears its own deposition, witness, expert and attorneys’ fees and other expenses to the
same extent as if the matter were being heard in court). If, however, any party prevails on a statutory claim, which affords the prevailing party attorneys’ fees and costs, then the arbitrator may award reasonable fees and costs to the
prevailing party. The arbitrator may not award attorneys’ fees to a party that would not otherwise be entitled to such an award under the applicable statute. The arbitrator shall resolve any dispute as to the reasonableness of any fee or cost.
Except as provided in Section 6.8 and 17, the parties acknowledge and agree that they are hereby waiving any rights to trial by jury or a court in any action or proceeding brought by either of the parties against the other in connection with
any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement or the Executive’s employment. 

  
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	17.	 Remedies. Each of the parties to this Agreement and any Person granted rights
hereunder whether or not such person or entity is a signatory hereto shall be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically to recover damages and costs for any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other
rights existing in its favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that each party (as well as each other Person granted rights hereunder)
may in its sole discretion obtain permanent injunctive or equitable relief in any arbitration filed pursuant to Section 16 and enforce any such relief awarded by the arbitrator in any court of competent jurisdiction. In addition, each party may
also apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for provisional injunctive or equitable relief, including a temporary restraining or preliminary injunction (without any requirement to post any bond or deposit), to ensure that the
relief sought in arbitration is not rendered ineffectual by interim harm. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorneys’ fees, costs and other expenses pertaining to any such legal proceeding and enforcement regardless of whether
an award or finding or any judgment or verdict thereon is entered against either party.  

  

	18.	 Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing and must be
either personally delivered, transmitted via email, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated or at such
other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder and received when delivered personally, when received if
transmitted via telecopier, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service. 

if to the Company: 
 Next Bridge
Hydrocarbons, Inc. 
 6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 950 

Fort Worth, Texas 76116 

Attention: Chief Executive Officer 

email: cdubose@nextbridgehydrocarbons.com 

with a copy to: 

O’Melveny & Myers LLP 

2501 N. Harwood, 17th Floor 

Dallas, Texas 75201 
 Attn:
Jason Schumacher, Esq. 
 email: jschumacher@omm.com 

if to the Executive, to the address most recently on file in the payroll records of the Company. 

  
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	19.	 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or
taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose. 

 

	20.	 Legal Counsel; Mutual Drafting. Each party recognizes that this is a legally
binding contract and acknowledges and agrees that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their choice. Each party has cooperated in the drafting, negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be
made of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis of that party being the drafter of such language. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that he or she has read and understands this Agreement, is entering
into it freely and voluntarily, and has been advised to seek counsel prior to entering into this Agreement and has had ample opportunity to do so. 

  

	21.	 Section 409A. 

(a) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement shall either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code
(including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating thereto) (“Code Section 409A”) so as not to subject the Executive to payment of any additional tax, penalty or interest imposed under Code
Section 409A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to avoid the imputation of any such additional tax, penalty or interest under Code Section 409A yet preserve (to the nearest extent reasonably possible) the
intended benefit payable to the Executive. Any installment payments provided for in this Agreement shall be treated as a series of separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. 

(b) If the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or (c) until the
earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after his Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death. The provisions of this Section 21(b) shall only apply if, and to
the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Code Section 409A. Any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive upon or in the six (6) month period following the Executive’s Separation from
Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 21(b) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in all events within thirty (30) days) after the date that is six (6) months after the Executive’s
Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of the Executive’s death). 

  
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 (c) To the extent that any benefits pursuant to Section 5.3(b)(ii) or reimbursements
pursuant to Section 4.2 are taxable to the Executive, any reimbursement payment due to the Executive pursuant to any such provision shall be paid to the Executive on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the
taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The benefits and reimbursements pursuant to such provisions are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that the Executive
receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that the Executive receives in any other taxable year. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this Agreement as of the date first
set forth above. 
  

			
	“COMPANY”
	
	Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.
	a Nevada corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ George Palikaras

	Name:	 	George Palikaras
	Title:	 	President

  
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	“EXECUTIVE”	 	
	
	 /s/ Delvina Oelkers

	Delvina Oelkers

  
 26EX-10.16

 Exhibit 10.16 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

This Participation Agreement (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into this 4th day of June, 2014 (“Effective Date”),
by and between MCCABE PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a Texas Corporation, 500 W. Texas Ave., Ste. 890, Midland, Texas 79701 (“MPC”), GREG MCCABE, INDIVIDUALLY, whose address is 500 W. Texas Ave., Ste. 890, Midland, Texas 79701
(“McCabe”) and HUDSPETH OIL CORPORATION, whose address is 500 W. Texas Ave., Ste. 890, Midland, Texas 79701 (“Hudspeth”). MPC, McCabe and Hudspeth are sometimes hereinafter sometimes hereinafter referred to as the
“Parties”). 
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WHEREAS, McCabe Petroleum Corporation (“MPC”) on behalf of Greg McCabe, Individually (“McCabe”), has informed
Hudspeth Oil Corporation (“Hudspeth”) that MPC, as a nominee title holder for the benefit of McCabe, has acquired certain oil & gas leases (the “Leases”) as described on the attached Exhibit A, which leases cover the
lands in Hudspeth and El Paso Counties, Texas (said leases insofar as they cover and affect said land shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Contract Acreage”); 

WHEREAS, McCabe has agreed to cause MPC to sell and Hudspeth has agreed to purchase the Leases subject to the following terms and
conditions; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements contained herein,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby covenant and agree as follows: 

I. PURCHASE, ASSIGNMENT AND JOA 
  

	 	1.	 Hudspeth agrees to purchase from McCabe and likewise, McCabe agrees to cause MPC to convey and deliver the
Leases to Hudspeth. In consideration for the Leases, Hudspeth shall convey and transfer 10,000 shares of common stock (which is 100% of all shares issued and outstanding) to McCabe in the form of a mutually agreeable stock certificate.

  

	 	2.	 Hudspeth shall serve as operator of the Contract Acreage under substantially the same terms and provisions of
the Joint Operating Agreement (“JOA”) attached as Exhibit B. The well(s) proposed under this Agreement, shall be drilled and produced under the JOA. Any acreage acquired under the AMI, described below, will be added to the Contract Acreage
of the JOA. It is agreed that Hudspeth will market all oil and gas from the Contract Acreage or AMI according to industry standards for the benefit of the non-operators. 

 II. AREA OF MUTUAL INTEREST 

 

	 	1.	 The parties to this Agreement hereby create an Area of Mutual Interest (“AMI”), which includes all
lands with at least one boarder within two statute miles of the land described in the attached Exhibit A and any acreage in Block G of the University Lands in Hudspeth County or Block 11 or 12, PSL, Hudspeth County. Should any party acquire directly
or indirectly any royalty, mineral, leasehold, or other oil and gas interest, or acquire the right to acquire such interest within the AMI, then the party acquiring such interest or right shall within fifteen (15) days of completion of such
acquisition, give written notice to all other parties hereto of the acquisition including full particulars of the interest or right acquired, the costs and terms of such acquisition, and an invoice for the notified party’s share of the costs of
such acquisition, if any, along with available supporting data. Each of the parties receiving such notice shall then have fifteen (15) days after receipt within which to elect to participate in such acquisition by paying within said fifteen
days its proportionate share of the cost thereto as invoiced, if any, and/or participate in the requirement to such acquisition. Provided, however, that if a well, subject to this agreement or otherwise, is drilling in the Contract Acreage within
one mile of the acquisition, notice of acquisition shall be given as promptly as possible, and the notice of election shall be given within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of the notice of acquisition. In this event, the invoices for the non-acquiring parties’ proportionate share shall be mailed as soon as possible, whether with the notice of acquisition or not, and shall be due within fifteen (15) days of receipt. Failure to timely reply
and to timely pay invoiced amounts shall, at the acquiring party’s option, be construed and constitute an election not to share in the acquisition. Upon receipt of invoiced costs if any, the acquiring party shall promptly assign to all
participating parties their proportionate shares of any acquired lease or interest, said assignment to be without warranty of title, either express or implied, except as to claims of all persons claiming by, through or under the assigning party, but
not otherwise. 

  

	 	2.	 If any party elects not to take its proportionate share of an acquisition, then all parties participating
therein shall have the right, but not the obligation, to share such non-participating party’s proportionate share in the proportions that their respective interest bear to the total interest of all
parties who elect to participate. The acquiring party shall retain any of such non-participating party’s proportionate share declined by the participating parties. Any interest acquired shall be subject
to the JOA but, if less than all parties to the JOA elect to acquire the interest, the interest shall be deemed to be a separate contract area under the JOA. 

  

	 	3.	 If the oil and gas interest acquired covers lands both inside and outside of the AMI, the acquiring party shall
offer the entire oil and gas interest to the other parties hereto. If all of the parties hereto acquire their proportionate shares of the oil and gas interest, the lands lying outside the AMI shall become a part of the Contract Acreage, but the AMI
shall not be enlarged. 

	 	4.	 As used in this Article if Project Payout has occurred, then “proportionate share” means 10% of the
working interest acquired as to McCabe and 90% of the working interest acquired as to Hudspeth on a heads up basis. If however, Project Payout has not occurred, then the “proportionate share” means 100% working interest is acquired by
Hudspeth and McCabe shall have the 10% Back-in rights pursuant to this Agreement on the new acreage. 

  

	 	5.	 Said AMI shall terminate on December 31, 2017. The provisions of this AMI shall not apply to sales and
acquisitions for interests that have previously been acquired by the parties. 

 III. BACK IN AFTER PROJECT
PAYOUT 
  

	 	1.	 It is understood and agreed that the Contract Acreage is subject to a reversionary interest (“Back-in”), equal to ten percent (10%) of the interest assigned hereunder and to any interests acquired by Hudspeth under the terms of the AMI, to be exercised by McCabe, at the sole option of McCabe,
upon Project Payout. “Project Payout” shall be defined as the point in time when the proceeds of all production from all operations conducted on the Contract Acreage (exclusive of royalty, overriding royalty and taxes chargeable to the
working interest) equals the actual cost incurred by Hudspeth in drilling, testing, equipping and the cost of operating the well(s), inclusive of overhead charges (as defined in the COPAS agreement to the JOA), any additional acreage acquisition,
and seismic costs. No proceeds from sales of working interests shall ever be included in or characterized as revenues attributable to ownership of the oil and gas leases for purposes of calculating Project Payout under the Agreement, except as
described under the Tag Along Provision below. 

  

	 	2.	 Hudspeth shall furnish McCabe with quarterly statements of the production, income, costs, and expenditures
incurred in connection with the operation of the Contract Acreage and any additional acreage pursuant to the AMI defined herein for the preceding quarter, itemized sufficiently to reasonably to fulfil industry standard accounting requirements.
McCabe shall have access at all reasonable times during the Project Payout period to review Hudspeth’s books and accounts pertaining to the Project Payout. 

 

	 	3.	 Upon reaching Project Payout and receipt of the election of McCabe, or payment as applicable, Hudspeth agrees
to assign and issue a bill of sale and conveyance (which shall be mutually agreed upon) to McCabe for the interest in the Back-in provided for above in the proportionate interest and rights in the following:

  

	 	(i)	 all of right, title and interest in and to Contract Acreage and AMI; 

	 	(ii)	 all other right, title and interest (of whatever kind or character, whether legal or equitable, and whether
vested or contingent) of Hudspeth in and to the oil, gas and other minerals in and under or that may be produced from the Contract Acreage and AMI (including interests in Leases and oil, gas and mineral leases covering such lands, overriding
royalties, carried, backin, farmout, farmin, reversionary interest, production payments and net profits interests in such lands or such Leases, and fee mineral interests, fee royalty interests and other interests in such oil, gas and other
minerals), whether such lands be described in the Contract Acreage or AMI, even though Hudspeth’s interest in such oil, gas and other minerals may be incorrectly described in, or omitted from, such Contract Acreage or AMI (the Properties
described in clause (i) and this clause (ii) being hereinafter called the “Oil and Gas Properties”); 

  

	 	(iii)	 all rights, titles and interests of Hudspeth in and to, or otherwise derived from, all presently existing and
valid oil, gas or mineral unitization, pooling, or communitization agreements, declarations and/or orders and in and to the properties covered and the units created thereby (including all units formed under orders, rules, regulations, or other
official acts of any federal, state, or other authority having jurisdiction, voluntary unitization agreements, designations and/or declarations) relating to the properties described in clauses (i) and (ii) above; 

 

	 	(iv)	 all rights, titles and interests of Hudspeth in and to all presently existing and valid production sales (and
sales related) contracts, operating agreements, and other agreements and contracts which relate to the Contract Acreage and the AMI, or which relate to the exploration, development, operation, or maintenance thereof or the treatment, storage,
transportation or marketing of production therefrom (or allocated thereto); 

  

	 	(v)	 all rights, titles and interests of Hudspeth in and to all materials, supplies, machinery, equipment,
improvements and other personal property and fixtures (including all wells, wellhead equipment, pumping units, flowlines, tanks, buildings, injection facilities, saltwater disposal facilities, compression facilities, gathering systems, and other
equipment), and all easements, rights-of-way, surface leases and other surface rights, all permits and licenses, and all other appurtenances being used or held for use
in connection with, or otherwise related to, the exploration, development, operation or maintenance of any of the properties within the Contract Acreage and the AMI in which McCabe and Hudspeth are participating, or the treatment, storage,
transportation or marketing of production therefrom (or allocated thereto); and 

	 	(vi)	 all of Hudspeth’s lease files, title files, abstracts and title opinions, division order files,
unitization files, contract files, land surveys and maps (including those in electronic or digital format), data sheets, land and mineral owner correspondence, joint operating agreement files, environmental and regulatory files and reports,
operational files and engineering, production records, well files, accounting records relating directly to the properties described above (but not including general financial and accounting records), seismic records and surveys (to the extent freely
assignable to McCabe without restrictions of any kind), gravity maps, electric logs, geological or geophysical data and records, (to the extent freely assignable to McCabe without restrictions of any kind), paleontological, geochemical and technical
files, which relate to the properties described above that Hudspeth have the right, power and authority to sell, transfer, convey or disclose to McCabe. 

  

	 	4.	 The reversionary working interest will not be burdened by any overrides created subsequent to this Agreement.
The effective date of the assignment shall be the first day of the month ensuing after the date of Project Payout. 

  

	 	5.	 It is further agreed that McCabe shall have the absolute option (which this option shall trump all conflicting
provisions herein or in any other agreement), but not the obligation, at any time, to elect to pay his proportionate share of the Project Payout balance to Hudspeth, and the Back-in reserved herein shall
become effective upon such payment, at which point the Back-in will convert to a standard working interest. 

  

	 	6.	 McCabe shall have the absolute right (which such right shall trump any provision herein to the contrary) to
assign such Back-in, subject to Hudspeth’s consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Hudspeth shall not be required to give notices to or take actions on behalf of such assignee until thirty
(30) days after receiving actual notice of such assignment. 

  

	 	7.	 The Back-In After Payout shall extend to and be binding upon any
renewal(s), extension(s), or top lease(s) taken within one (1) year of termination of the underlying interest. 

IV. TAG ALONG AND ACCESS 
  

	 	1.	 Tag Along Provision: In the event Hudspeth acquires the Interests hereunder and subsequently enters into
an agreement or agreements with definitive terms and conditions (the “Definitive Agreements”) to sell, assign or transfer to an unaffiliated third party (the “Prospective Purchaser”) all or a material portion of its ownership
rights in the Interests (a “Proposed Transfer”), Hudspeth shall be obligated, as a condition to its being permitted hereunder to make such assignment, to provide the McCabe herein, or McCabe’s successors or assigns (including the back-in interest owners), written notice setting for the material terms and conditions 

	 	
of such sale, and all other material information in the possession of Hudspeth relating to the Proposed Transfer (the “Tag-Along Notice”). McCabe
shall treat the Tag Along Notice and all information included therein as confidential information. From the date of its receipt of the Tag-Along Notice, McCabe shall have ten (10) business days (the
“Election Period”) to elect, subject to the terms and conditions of this provision, to sell 100% of its ownership interests in the leases and lands included in such Proposed Transfer, pursuant to a separate Definitive Agreement between the
Prospective Purchaser and McCabe (the “Tag-Along Purchase Agreement”) containing the same or substantially similar terms and conditions as the Proposed Transfer (except as modified to account for
McCabe’s quantum of interest in the leases and lands). 

  

	 	2.	 If McCabe elects to participate in the Proposed Transfer pursuant to a
Tag-Along Purchase Agreement, it shall deliver to Hudspeth herein, prior to the expiration of the Election Period, written notice of its election to so participate subject to the terms and conditions of this
paragraph. Upon receipt by Hudspeth of McCabe’s timely notice, Hudspeth shall promptly inform the Prospective Purchaser that McCabe also desires to sell on the same or substantially the same terms and conditions as Hudspeth and for the same
consideration (as adjusted to reflect McCabe’s quantum of interest in the leases and lands included in the Proposed Transfer), 100% of its ownership rights in the leases and lands included in the Proposed Transfer as provided in this paragraph,
pursuant to the Tag-Along Purchase Agreement. If a Definitive Agreement regarding the Proposed Transfer between Hudspeth and the Prospective Purchaser is executed, then, except as otherwise provided below, the
Prospective Purchaser is obligated to execute a Tag-Along Purchase Agreement with McCabe if McCabe desires to sell on the same terms and conditions and for the same consideration (as adjusted to reflect
McCabe’s quantum of interest in the leases and lands included in the Proposed Transfer) as Hudspeth. Provided, however, if the transaction between Hudspeth and the Prospective Purchaser does not close for any reason and the transactions
contemplated thereby are not consummated, the Prospective Purchaser is not required to close and consummate the transaction between the Prospective Purchaser and McCabe even if a Tag-Along Purchase Agreement
has been executed between such parties. In other words, Prospective Purchaser’s obligation to close pursuant to the Tag-Along Purchase Agreement is subject to the consummation of the transaction between
Hudspeth and the Prospective Purchaser. Similarly, if McCabe elects to participate in the Proposed Transfer and executes a Tag-Along Purchase Agreement, but such transaction between McCabe and Prospective
Purchaser does not close for any reason (or if the closing is delayed), than at the option of Hudspeth and the Prospective Purchaser, Hudspeth and Prospective Purchaser may nevertheless close on the scheduled closing date(s) and consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Definitive Agreements without any obligation or liability to McCabe (except for any liability of the Prospective Purchaser to McCabe under the express terms of the Tag-Along
Purchase Agreement for any breach committed by such Prospective Purchaser that gave rise to the failure to close). 

	 	3.	 Notwithstanding anything in this provision to the contrary, in the event that (i) McCabe elects to not
participate in a Proposed Transfer, or (ii) McCabe fails to timely elect and notify the Hudspeth of an election to participate within the Election Period, the McCabe shall have no right to participate in or interfere with the Proposed Transfer,
and Hudspeth and the Prospective Purchaser may consummate its Proposed Transfer without any obligation or liability to McCabe under this provision. 

  

	 	4.	 Following the consummation of a Proposed Transfer, and provided that Hudspeth conveys all its right, title and
interest to the lands and leases subject to the Proposed Transfer, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the interest purchased by such new party and Hudspeth or McCabe can transfer their respective ownership rights in their remaining
lands and leases without any obligation to offer such new party a right to tag-along or participate in such transfer or any Proposed Transfer. However, between Hudspeth and McCabe, the tag-along provision shall continue to apply as to all lands and leases that are not subject to a prior consummated Proposed Transfer. 

 

	 	5.	 Subject to all applicable trade secret and confidentiality protections, for the sole purpose of evaluating the
Proposed Transfer, McCabe, or his appointed representative, will have access to all geologic data regarding this prospect, including, but not limited to, daily drilling reports, electric logs, mud logs, cores, DST’s, pressure tests, and
seismic. Greg McCabe, or his appointed representative, will not be denied reasonable access to any location while drilling and completion operations are being conducted. McCabe, or his representative’s, access to be at their sole risk and
expense. 

 V. INITIAL WELL AND CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT CLAUSE 

 

	 	1.	 Hudspeth shall commence or cause to be commenced actual drilling operations (as defined herein) of a well on
the Contract Acreage on or before March 31, 2015 or 90 days after the University Lands Department executes the Drilling and Development Agreement, whichever date is later. The first well (the “Initial Well”) shall be drilled to a
depth sufficient to test the Wolfcamp Formation, and the well shall be drilled to completion in good faith and in a good and workmanlike manner. 

  

	 	2.	 After the Initial Well is completed or abandoned pursuant to this Agreement, Hudspeth shall continue to drill
and complete subsequent wells with good-faith prosecution of drilling operations and in a good and workmanlike manner on the Contract Acreage with reasonable diligence and with no lapse of more than one hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days
between the completion or abandonment of any well (as determined herein) and the commencement of additional actual drilling operations. This drilling obligation shall continue until wells have been drilled on the Contract Acreage to the maximum
density permitted by the rules, regulations, or orders of the by the Railroad Commission of Texas or other controlling governmental agency, or any other agreement, whichever is most controlling. For each well drilled on the Contact Acreage, Hudspeth
shall permit and drill such well to a minimum depth sufficient to test the Wolfcamp Formation. Provided, however, and for the avoidance of doubt, the University Lands will be treated as a single drilling unit for the purposes of calculating the
continuous drilling obligation under this Agreement. 

	 	3.	 As used herein, (i) actual drilling operations shall be deemed to have commenced upon the actual entry of
the rotating drillbit of a drilling rig capable of achieving the total depth permitted and approved by the Railroad Commission of Texas or other applicable regulatory agency into the soil of the leased premises, or the actual re-entry into an existing wellbore with a drilling or workover rig capable of re-entering such well for the purposes of completing such well in a previously uncompleted and
unproduced zone, and (ii) a well shall be deemed to have been either completed or abandoned as follows: (A) three (3) days after a vertically, diagonally or horizontally drilled well reaches total depth, in the event no attempt is made to
complete such well as a producer of oil and/or gas (i.e., a dry hole), (B) thirty (30) days after the date the last string of production casing is cemented in a vertically, diagonally or horizontally drilled well (as reflected by the cementing
affidavit required to be filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas or other applicable regulatory agency), in the event an attempt is made to complete such well as a producer of oil and/or gas, or (C) thirty (30) days after the date a
horizontal drainhole well completed as a producer of oil or gas reaches the total length of its horizontal drainhole(s), if such date is later than the date in (B) above. 

 

	 	4.	 If Hudspeth does not drill an initial test well or upon cessation of this Initial Well and Continuous
Development Clause, this Agreement and all rights in the Contract Acreage shall automatically terminate and automatically revert back to McCabe as to all right, title and interest in any of the lands or leases covered by this Agreement, save and
except, any additionally acreage acquired pursuant to the AMI and as to each well on the Contract Acreage then capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities, the producing or proration unit surrounding the well, as established by the
applicable governmental agency, provided that the Hudspeth acreage shall also terminate as to all depths below the base of the deepest producing formation in each well. Within 30 days after a partial or total termination of this Agreement, Hudspeth
shall execute and deliver to McCabe, or any person or entity that McCabe designates, a recordable assignment of all lands and leases covered by this Agreement, save and except any additionally acreage acquired pursuant to the AMI and the acreage and
depths allocated to each producing or proration unit. 

  

	 	5.	 It is agreed however, that the Back-in provision and the AMI provision
of this Agreement shall survive in perpetuity any partial or total termination of this Agreement due to this Initial Well and Continuous Development Clause. 

  

	 	6.	 Hudspeth acknowledges the existence of a proposed Unit Development Agreement between Hudspeth and the State of
Texas. Such agreement also contains terms and conditions for certain drilling activities to be performed before certain dates. If there is ever a conflict between this Agreement and the Unit Development Agreement, then Hudspeth shall comply with
whichever term or condition requires the earlier action. 

 VI. INDEMNIFICATION 

 

	 	1.	 Indemnification from Purchaser. Hudspeth agrees to and shall indemnify, defend (with legal counsel
reasonably acceptable to the McCabe) and hold the MPC, McCabe and their respective officers, directors, affiliates, agents, legal counsel, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Seller Group”) harmless at all times after the
date of the Agreement from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, debts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties or injury (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of any suit related
thereto) suffered or incurred by any of Seller Group, arising from any and all suit, action, proceeding, claim or investigation against Seller Group which arises from or which is based upon or pertaining to Hudspeth’s actions after the
effective date of this Agreement. 

  

	 	2.	 Defense of Claims. If any lawsuit enforcement action or any attempt to collect on an alleged liability
is filed against any party entitled to the benefit of indemnity hereunder, written notice thereof shall be given to the indemnifying party within ten (10) business days after receipt of notice or other date by which action must be taken;
provided that the failure of any indemnified party to give timely notice shall not affect rights to indemnification hereunder except to the extent that the indemnifying party will be prejudiced by such failure. After such notice, the indemnifying
party shall be entitled, if it so elects, to take control of the defense and investigation of such lawsuit or action and to employ and engage attorneys of its own choice to handle and defend the same, at the indemnifying party’s cost, risk and
expense; and such indemnified party shall cooperate in all reasonable respects, at its cost, risk and expense, with the indemnifying party and such attorneys in the investigation, trial and defense of such lawsuit or action and any appeal arising
therefrom; provided, however, that the indemnified party may, at its own cost, participate in such investigation, trial and defense of such lawsuit or action and any appeal arising therefrom. The indemnifying party shall not, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is a party and indemnity has been sought hereunder unless such settlement of a claim, investigation, suit, or other
proceeding only involves a remedy for the payment of money by the indemnifying party and includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. 

 

	 	3.	 Default of Indemnification Obligation. If an entity or individual having an indemnification, defense and
hold harmless obligation, as above provided, shall fail to assume such obligation, then the party or entities or both, as the case may be, to whom such indemnification, defense and hold harmless obligation is due shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to assume and maintain such defense (including reasonable counsel fees and costs of any suit related thereto) and to make any settlement or pay any judgment or verdict as the individual or entities deem necessary or appropriate in such
individuals or entities absolute sole discretion and to charge the cost of any such settlement, payment, expense and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the entity or individual that had the obligation to provide such
indemnification, defense and hold harmless obligation and same shall constitute an additional obligation of the entity or of the individual or both, as the case may be. 

 VII. RECORDING FEES 

 

	 	1.	 Hudspeth and McCabe agree to equally share all of the costs associated with recording all of the various
assignments related to this transaction (including the various assignments from predecessors in title that may be necessary to record) in the El Paso and Hudspeth real property records as well as with the University Lands department.

  

	 	2.	 Hudspeth shall be entitled to add its proportionate share of such recording costs to the Project Payout amount
defined above. 

  

	 	3.	 If either McCabe or Hudspeth pays the other party’s recording costs, then such party that paid such costs
shall be entitled to an adjustment of the Project Payout amount for the amount paid on behalf of the other party. 

VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  

	 	1.	 No Partnership or Joint Venture. Nothing in this agreement or the JOA is intended to create and nothing
herein or therein shall ever be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, mining partnership, association or other relationship whereby any party hereto shall ever be held liable for the acts or debts of another. The duties, obligations
and liabilities of each of the parties hereto set forth in this agreement shall be several and not joint so that any party shall be liable only for its proportionate share of the duties, obligations and liabilities under the terms of this agreement.

  

	 	2.	 Amendment; Waiver. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be amended, modified or
supplemented unless in writing, executed by all the parties hereto. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver with respect to this Agreement shall be enforceable unless in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is
sought. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure to exercise, delay in exercising, or single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy by any party, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties, shall
constitute a waiver of, or shall preclude any other or further exercise of, any right, power or remedy. 

	 	3.	 Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be sufficiently given
if in writing and delivered in Person or sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or nationally recognized overnight delivery service, postage pre-paid, addressed as follows, or to such
other address has such party may notify to the other parties in writing: 

  

					
	a.	  	If to the MPC:	  	Greg McCabe
		  		  	500 W. Texas, Suite 1110
		  		  	Midland, Texas 79702
			
	b.	  	If to the Greg McCabe:	  	Greg McCabe
		  		  	500 W. Texas, Suite 1110
		  		  	Midland, Texas 79702
			
	c.	  	If to the Hudspeth:	  	Greg McCabe
		  		  	500 W. Texas, Suite 1110
		  		  	Midland, Texas 79702

  

	 	d.	 A notice or communication will be effective (i) if delivered in Person or by overnight courier, on the
business day it is delivered and (ii) if sent by registered or certified mail, three (3) business days after dispatch. 

  

	 	e.	 Any party may change its address by sending written notice to all Parties to this Agreement.

  

	 	4.	 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. 

  

	 	5.	 Assignments. This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns. This agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto except with the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and any such assignment
not consented to shall be void and of no force or effect. All assignments, conveyances or any other agreement by any party to this Agreement or their respective successors and permitted assigns transferring any right under this Agreement either
express or implied must be made in writing expressly making such transfer of rights conditional and subject to this Agreement. 

  

	 	6.	 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Texas without regard to principles of conflict of laws. In any action between or among any of the parties, whether arising out of this Agreement or otherwise, each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue
of the federal and state district courts located in Midland County, Dallas County, or Harris County, Texas. 

  

	 	7.	 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that
any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf’ format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf’ signature page were an original thereof. 

	 	8.	 Section Headings. The section and subsection headings in this Agreement are used solely for convenience
of reference, do not constitute a part of this Agreement, and shall not affect its interpretation. 

  

	 	9.	 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement will confer any third party beneficiary or other
rights upon any person (specifically including any employees of the parties) or any entity that is not a party to this Agreement. 

  

	 	10.	 Further Assurances. Each party covenants that at any time, and from time to time, whether before or
after the closing date, it will execute such additional instruments and take such actions as may be reasonably be requested by the other parties to confirm or perfect or otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

  

	 	11.	 Attorney Review - Construction. In connection with the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, the
parties represent and warrant to each other that they have had the opportunity to be advised by attorneys of their own choice and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments hereto. 

  

	 	12.	 Time is of the Essence. INTENTIONALLY DELETED. 

 

	 	13.	 Parties Bound. All the rights and obligations arising under this Agreement will be binding on the
parties’ respective successors, heirs, and assigns. 

  

	 	14.	 Conflicting Terms. In the case of conflict between this agreement and the JOA or any other agreement
related in any way to the Contract Acreage or AMI of this Agreement, this Agreement shall control in all cases. 

INTENTIONALLY BLANK — SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed on September 23, 2014, but shall be
effective for all purposes on June 4, 2014. 
  

			
	MCCABE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/

	Printed Name:	 	 /s/

	Title:	 	 /s/

	
	GREG MCCABE, INDIVIDUALLY
		
	By:	 	 /s/

	Printed Name:	 	 /s/

	Title:	 	 /s/

	
	HUDSPETH OIL CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/

	Printed Name:	 	 /s/

	Title:	 	 /s/

 Exhibit A 

University Lands 

Hudspeth County, Texas 
  

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 1
	 	115099	 	138149	 	A	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 2
	 	115100	 	138150	 	A	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 3
	 	115101	 	138151	 	A	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 4
	 	115102	 	138152	 	A	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 5
	 	115103	 	138153	 	A	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 6
	 	115104	 	138154	 	A	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 7
	 	115105	 	138155	 	A	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 8
	 	115106	 	138156	 	A	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 9
	 	115107	 	138157	 	A	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 10
	 	115108	 	138158	 	A	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 11
	 	115109	 	138159	 	A	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 12
	 	115110	 	138160	 	A	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 13
	 	115111	 	138161	 	A	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 14
	 	115112	 	138162	 	A	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 15
	 	115113	 	138163	 	A	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 16
	 	115114	 	138164	 	A	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 17
	 	115115	 	138165	 	A	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 18
	 	115116	 	138166	 	A	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 19
	 	115117	 	138167	 	A	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 20
	 	115118	 	138168	 	A	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 21
	 	115119	 	138169	 	A	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 22
	 	115120	 	138170	 	A	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 23
	 	115121	 	138171	 	A	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 24
	 	115122	 	138172	 	A	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 25
	 	115123	 	138173	 	A	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 26
	 	115124	 	138174	 	A	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 27
	 	115125	 	138204	 	A	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 28
	 	115126	 	138146	 	A	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 29
	 	115127	 	138175	 	A	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 30
	 	115128	 	138176	 	A	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 31
	 	115129	 	138177	 	A	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 32
	 	115130	 	138178	 	A	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 33
	 	115131	 	138179	 	A	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 34
	 	115132	 	138180	 	A	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 35
	 	115133	 	138181	 	A	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 36
	 	115134	 	138182	 	A	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 37
	 	115135	 	138147	 	A	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 38
	 	115136	 	138183	 	A	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 39
	 	115137	 	138184	 	A	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 40
	 	115138	 	138185	 	A	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 41
	 	115139	 	138186	 	A	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 42
	 	115140	 	138187	 	A	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 43
	 	115141	 	138188	 	A	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 44
	 	115142	 	138189	 	A	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 45
	 	115143	 	138190	 	A	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 46
	 	115144	 	138191	 	A	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 47
	 	115145	 	138192	 	A	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 48
	 	115146	 	138193	 	A	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 49
	 	115147	 	138194	 	B	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 50
	 	115148	 	138195	 	B	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 51
	 	115149	 	138196	 	B	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 52
	 	115150	 	138197	 	B	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 53
	 	115151	 	138198	 	B	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 54
	 	115152	 	138199	 	B	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 55
	 	115153	 	138200	 	B	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 56
	 	115154	 	138201	 	B	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 57
	 	115155	 	138202	 	B	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 58
	 	115156	 	138203	 	B	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 59
	 	115157	 	138205	 	B	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 60
	 	115158	 	138206	 	B	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 61
	 	115159	 	138207	 	B	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 62
	 	115160	 	138208	 	B	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 63
	 	115161	 	138209	 	B	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 64
	 	115162	 	138210	 	B	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 65
	 	115163	 	138211	 	B	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 66
	 	115164	 	138212	 	B	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 67
	 	115165	 	138213	 	B	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 68
	 	115166	 	138214	 	B	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 69
	 	115167	 	138215	 	B	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 70
	 	115168	 	138216	 	B	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 71
	 	115169	 	138217	 	B	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 72
	 	115170	 	138218	 	B	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 73
	 	11.5171	 	138219	 	B	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 74
	 	115172	 	138148	 	B	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 75
	 	115173	 	138220	 	B	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 76
	 	115174	 	138221	 	B	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 77
	 	115175	 	138222	 	B	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 78
	 	115176	 	138223	 	B	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 79
	 	115177	 	138224	 	B	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 80
	 	115178	 	138225	 	B	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 81
	 	115179	 	138226	 	B	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 82
	 	115180	 	138227	 	B	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 83
	 	115181	 	138228	 	B	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 84
	 	115182	 	138229	 	B	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 85
	 	115183	 	138230	 	B	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 86
	 	115184	 	138231	 	B	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 87
	 	115185	 	138232	 	B	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 88
	 	115186	 	138233	 	B	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 89
	 	115187	 	138234	 	B	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 90
	 	115188	 	138235	 	B	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 91
	 	115189	 	138236	 	B	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 92
	 	115190	 	138237	 	B	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 93
	 	115191	 	138238	 	B	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 94
	 	115192	 	138239	 	B	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 95
	 	115193	 	138240	 	B	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 96
	 	115194	 	138241	 	B	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 97
	 	115195	 	138242	 	E	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 98
	 	115196	 	138243	 	E	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 99
	 	115197	 	138244	 	E	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 100
	 	115198	 	138245	 	E	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 101
	 	115199	 	138247	 	E	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 102
	 	115200	 	138248	 	E	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 103
	 	115201	 	138249	 	E	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 104
	 	115202	 	138250	 	E	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 105
	 	115203	 	138251	 	E	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 106
	 	115204	 	138252	 	E	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 107
	 	115205	 	138253	 	E	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 108
	 	115206	 	138254	 	E	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 109
	 	115207	 	138255	 	E	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 110
	 	115208	 	138256	 	E	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 111
	 	115209	 	138257	 	E	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 112
	 	115210	 	138258	 	E	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 113
	 	115211	 	138259	 	E	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 114
	 	115212	 	138260	 	E	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 115
	 	115213	 	138261	 	E	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 116
	 	115214	 	138262	 	E	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 117
	 	115215	 	138263	 	E	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 118
	 	115216	 	138264	 	E	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 119
	 	115217	 	138265	 	E	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 120
	 	115218	 	138266	 	E	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 121
	 	115219	 	138267	 	E	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 122
	 	115220	 	138268	 	E	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 123
	 	115221	 	138269	 	E	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 124
	 	115222	 	138270	 	E	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 125
	 	115223	 	138271	 	E	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 126
	 	115224	 	138272	 	E	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 127
	 	115225	 	138273	 	E	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 128
	 	115226	 	138274	 	E	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 129
	 	115227	 	138275	 	E	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 130
	 	115228	 	138276	 	E	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 131
	 	115229	 	138277	 	E	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 132
	 	115230	 	138278	 	E	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 133
	 	115231	 	138279	 	E	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 134
	 	115232	 	138280	 	E	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 135
	 	115233	 	138281	 	E	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 136
	 	115234	 	138282	 	E	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 137
	 	115235	 	138283	 	E	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 138
	 	115236	 	138284	 	E	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 139
	 	115237	 	138285	 	E	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 140
	 	115238	 	138286	 	E	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 141
	 	115239	 	138287	 	E	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 142
	 	115240	 	138288	 	E	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 143
	 	115241	 	138289	 	E	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 144
	 	115242	 	138290	 	E	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 145
	 	115243	 	138291	 	F	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 146
	 	115244	 	138292	 	F	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 147
	 	115245	 	138293	 	F	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 148
	 	115246	 	138294	 	F	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 149
	 	115247	 	138295	 	F	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 150
	 	115248	 	138296	 	F	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 151
	 	115249	 	138297	 	F	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 152
	 	115250	 	138298	 	F	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 153
	 	115251	 	138299	 	F	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 154
	 	115252	 	138300	 	F	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 155
	 	115253	 	138301	 	F	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 156
	 	115254	 	138302	 	F	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 157
	 	115255	 	138303	 	F	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 158
	 	115256	 	138304	 	F	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 159
	 	115257	 	138305	 	F	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 160
	 	115258	 	138306	 	F	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 161
	 	115259	 	138307	 	F	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 162
	 	115260	 	138308	 	F	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 163
	 	115261	 	138309	 	F	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 164
	 	115262	 	138310	 	F	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 165
	 	115263	 	138311	 	F	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 166
	 	115264	 	138312	 	F	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 167
	 	115265	 	138313	 	F	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 168
	 	115266	 	138314	 	F	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 169
	 	115267	 	138315	 	F	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 170
	 	115268	 	138316	 	F	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 171
	 	115269	 	138317	 	F	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 172
	 	115270	 	138318	 	F	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 173
	 	115271	 	138319	 	F	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 174
	 	115272	 	138320	 	F	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 175
	 	115273	 	138321	 	F	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 176
	 	115274	 	138322	 	F	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 177
	 	115275	 	138323	 	F	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 178
	 	115276	 	138324	 	F	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 179
	 	115277	 	138325	 	F	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 180
	 	115278	 	138326	 	F	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 181
	 	115279	 	138327	 	F	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 182
	 	115280	 	138328	 	F	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 183
	 	115281	 	138329	 	F	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 184
	 	115282	 	138330	 	F	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 185
	 	115283	 	138331	 	F	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 186
	 	115284	 	138332	 	F	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 187
	 	115285	 	138333	 	F	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 188
	 	115286	 	138334	 	F	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 189
	 	115287	 	138335	 	F	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 190
	 	115288	 	138336	 	F	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 191
	 	115289	 	138337	 	F	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 192
	 	115290	 	138338	 	F	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

 Cerro Alto Leases 

Hudspeth County, Texas 
  

	1)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 20130007975 of the Official Public Records of El Paso County, Texas, and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 1, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 24 
  

	2)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137473 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 2, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 
  

	3)	 Oil and Gas lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137472 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 4, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15; 635.782 acres out of Section 17, being that portion lying North of Hwy. 62; 251.96 acres out of
Section 19, being that portion lying North and West of Hwy. 62; 53.19 acres out of Section 20, being that portion lying North and East of Hwy. 62; and 333.46 acres out of Section 21, being that portion lying North and East of Hwy. 62

  

	4)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., as Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137471 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 4, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, less a 653.00 acre tract of land being the description of a portion of the Russell
Menzies Survey (Scrap File No. 15240), portion of Sections 1 and 12, Block 4, PSL Survey, Hudspeth County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds in that certain General Warranty Deed dated September 9, 2004 from
John and Estela Turner Family Limited Partnership to Jobe Concrete Products, Inc., recorded in Volume 251, Page 419, Deed Records, Hudspeth County, Texas. 

	5)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137470 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 3, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Section 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, less a 404.49 acre tract of land being the description of a portion of the
Russell Menzies Survey (Scrap File No. 15240), portion of Sections 13 and 24, Block 3, PSL Survey, Hudspeth County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds in that certain General Warranty Deed dated September 9,
2004 from John and Estela Turner Family Limited Partnership to Jobe Concrete Products, Inc., recorded in Volume 251, Page 419, Deed Records, Hudspeth County, Texas. 

The East Half of Section 19 

BLOCK 3, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 
  

	6)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137468 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 2, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 and 24 

 Exhibit B 

A.A.P.L. FORM 610 - 1989 

MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT 

OPERATING AGREEMENT 
 DATED 

June 4, 2014 
 OPERATOR Hudspeth
Oil Corporation 
 CONTRACT AREA Oil and Gas Leases in Hudspeth County, Texas, further described on Exhibit A 

COUNTY OR PARISH OF Hudspeth , STATE OF Texas 

 

	
	 COPYRIGHT 1989 - ALL RIGHTS

RESERVED AMERICAN
 ASSOCIATION OF
PETROLEUM
 LANDMEN, 4100 FOSSIL CREEK

BLVD. FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
 76137,
APPROVED FORM.
  
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	 Article
	 	 Title
	  	Page

					
	 I.   DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	 
	 II. EXHIBITS
	  	 	2	 
	 III.  INTERESTS OF PARTIES
	  	 	3	 
	 A. Oil and Gas Interests:
	  	 	3	 
	 B. Interests of Parties in Costs and Production:
	  	 	3	 
	 C. Subsequently Created Interests:
	  	 	3	 
	 IV.  TITLES
	  	 	3	 
	 A. Title Examination
	  	 	3	 
	 B. Loss or Failure of Title
	  	 	4	 
	 1.  Failure of Title
	  	 	4	 
	 2.  Loss by Non-Payment or Erroneous Payment of Amount Due
	  	 	4	 
	 3.  Other Losses
	  	 	4	 
	 4.  Curing Title
	  	 	4	 
	 V. OPERATOR
	  	 	5	 
	 A. Designation and Responsibilities of Operator
	  	 	5	 
	 B. Resignation or Removal of Operator and Selection of Successor
	  	 	5	 
	 1.  Resignation or Removal of Operator
	  	 	5	 
	 2.  Selection of Successor Operator
	  	 	5	 
	 C. Employees and Contractors
	  	 	5	 
	 D. Rights and Duties of Operator
	  	 	5	 
	 1.  Competitive Rates and Use of Affiliates
	  	 	5	 
	 2.  Discharge of Joint Account Obligations
	  	 	5	 
	 3.  Protection from Liens
	  	 	5	 
	 4.  Custody of Funds
	  	 	6	 
	 5.  Access to Contract Area and Records
	  	 	6	 
	 6.  Filing and Furnishing Governmental Reports
	  	 	6	 
	 7.  Drilling and Testing Operations
	  	 	6	 
	 8.  Cost Estimates
	  	 	6	 
	 9.  Insurance
	  	 	6	 
	 VI.  DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT
	  	 	6	 
	 A. Initial Well
	  	 	6	 
	 B. Subsequent Operations
	  	 	7	 
	 1.  Proposed Operations
	  	 	7	 
	 2.  Operations by Less Than All Parties
	  	 	8	 
	 3.  Stand-By Costs
	  	 	10	 
	 4.  Deepening
	  	 	10	 
	 5.  Sidetracking
	  	 	10	 
	 6.  Order of Preference of Operations
	  	 	10	 
	 7.  Conformity to Spacing Pattern
	  	 	11	 
	 8.  Paying Wells
	  	 	11	 
	 C. Completion of Wells; Reworking and Plugging Back
	  	 	11	 
	 1.  Completion
	  	 	11	 
	 2.  Rework, Recomplete or Plug Back
	  	 	11	 
	 D. Other Operations
	  	 	11	 
	 E.  Abandonment of Wells
	  	 	12	 
	 1.  Abandonment of Dry Holes
	  	 	12	 
	 2.  Abandonment of Wells That Have Produced
	  	 	12	 
	 3.  Abandonment of Non-Consent Operations
	  	 	12	 
	 F.  Termination of Operations
	  	 	12	 
	 G. Taking Production in Kind
	  	 	12	 
	 VII. EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITY OF PARTIES
	  	 	13	 
	 A. Liability of Parties
	  	 	13	 
	 B. Liens and Security Interests
	  	 	14	 
	 C. Advances
	  	 	14	 
	 D. Defaults and Remedies
	  	 	15	 
	 1.  Suspension of Rights
	  	 	15	 
	 2.  Suit for Damages
	  	 	15	 
	 3.  Deemed Non-Consent
	  	 	15	 
	 4.  Advance Payment
	  	 	15	 
	 5.  Costs and Attorneys’ Fees
	  	 	15	 
	 E.  Rentals, Shut-in Well Payments and Minimum Royalties
	  	 	15	 
	 F.  Taxes
	  	 	15	 
	 VIII.ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST
	  	 	16	 
	 A. Surrender of Leases
	  	 	16	 
	 B. Renewal or Extension of Leases
	  	 	16	 
	 C. Acreage or Cash Contributions
	  	 	16	 
	 D. Assignment; Maintenance of Uniform Interest
	  	 	17	 

  
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	 IX.  
	 	 INTERNALREVENUE CODE ELECTION
	  	 	17	 
	 X. 
	 	 CLAIMSAND LAWSUITS
	  	 	17	 
	 XI.  
	 	 FORCEMAJEURE
	  	 	18	 
	 XII. 
	 	 NOTICES
	  	 	18	 
	 XIII.
	 	 TERMOF AGREEMENT
	  	 	18	 
	 XIV.
	 	 COMPLIANCEWITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS
	  	 	18	 
		 	 A. Laws, Regulations and Orders
	  	 	18	 
		 	 B. Governing Law
	  	 	18	 
		 	 C. Regulatory Agencies
	  	 	19	 
	 XV.  
	 	 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	19	 
		 	 A. Execution
	  	 	19	 
		 	 B. Successors and Assigns
	  	 	19	 
		 	 C. Counterparts
	  	 	19	 
		 	 D. Severability
	  	 	19	 
	 XVI.
	 	 OTHERPROVISIONS
	  	 	19	 

  
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 OPERATING AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between Hudspeth Oil Corporation 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 for a Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well shall clearly stipulate that the well being proposed is a Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well and shall include all Completion operations for
the proposed Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well. 
 B. The term “Completion” or “Complete” shall mean a single
operation intended to complete a well as a 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. / When
used in connection with a Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well, the term “Completion or “Complete” shall mean a series of operations within the Lateral(s) intended to complete a well as a producer of Oil and Gas, including, but not
limited to, the setting of production casing, perforating, hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation and production testing. 
 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 Deepest Zone proposed in the associated AFE, whichever is the lesser. / When used in connection with a Multi-lateral or Horizontal Well, the term
“Deepen” shall mean an operation, whereby a Lateral is drilled to a horizontal distance greater than the distance set out in the well proposal approved by the Consenting Parties, or to a horizontal distance greater than the horizontal
distance to which the lateral was previously drilled. 
 E. 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. 
 F. 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. 
 G.
The term “Drillsite” shall mean the Oil and Gas Lease or Oil and Gas Interest on which a proposed well is to be located. / The term “Drillsite” when used in connection with a Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well shall mean the
surface location and the Oil and Gas Leases or Oil and Gas Interests within the spacing unit on which the wellbores, including all Laterals, are located. 

H. The term “Initial Well” shall mean the well required to be drilled by the parties hereto as provided in Article VI.A. 

I. 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. 
 J. The terms “Non-Drilling Party” and “Non-Consenting Party” shall mean a party who elects not to
participate in a proposed operation. 
 K. 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. 

L. 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. 
 M. 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. 

N. 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 or Multi-lateral Well, the term “Plug Back” shall mean an operation to test or Complete the well at a stratigraphically shallower geological horizon in which the operation has
been or is being Completed and which is not within an existing Lateral. Any operation to reduce the length of any Lateral shall not be considered a Plug-back. 

O. 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. / The term “Recompletion” or “Recomplete” when used in connection with a Horizontal or a Multi-Lateral well shall mean Completion operations
within an existing Lateral that are conducted after the original Completion operations in the Horizontal or a Multi-lateral Well are conducted. 

P. 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 or drilling, Sidetracking, Deepening,
Completing, Recompleting, or Plugging Back of a well. 
 Q. 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 or to overcome other mechanical difficulties. When used in connection with a Horizontal or
Multi-lateral Well, the term “Sidetrack” shall mean the directional control and intentional deviation of a well outside the existing Lateral(s) so as to change the Zone or the radial direction of a Lateral as originally proposed. Drilling
operations which are intended recover penetration or the target interval which are conducted in a Horizontal or Multi-lateral well shall be considered as included in the original proposed drifting operations. 

R. 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. 
 S. The term “Lateral” shall mean that portion of a wellbore
that deviates from approximate vertical orientation to approximate horizontal orientation and all wellbore beyond such deviation to Total Measured Depth. 

T. The term “Horizontal Well” shall mean a well containing a single Lateral which is drilled, Completed, or Recompleted in a
manner in which the horizontal component of the completion interval (1) extends at least one hundred (100’) feet in the objective formation and (2) exceeds the vertical component of the completion interval in the objective
formation. 
 U. The term “Multi-lateral Well” shall mean a well which contains more than one Lateral which is drilled,
Completed or Recompleted in a manner in which the horizontal component of the completion interval of each Lateral (1) extends at least one hundred (100’) feet in the objective formation(s) and (2) exceeds the vertical component
of the completion interval in the objective formation(s). 
 V. The term “Total Measured Depth” when used in connection with
a Multi-lateral or Horizontal Well, shall mean the distance from the surface of the ground to the terminus of the wellbore, as measured along the wellbore. Each Lateral taken together with the common vertical wellbore shall be considered a single
wellbore and shall have a corresponding Total Measured Depth. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Multi-Lateral Well, if the production from each Lateral is to be commingled in the common vertical wellbore then the Laterals and vertical
wellbore shall be considered collectively as one wellbore. When the proposed operation(s) is the drilling of, or operation on a Horizontal or Multi-Lateral Well, the terms “depth” or “total depth” wherever used in the Agreement
shall be deemed to read “Total Measured Depth” insofar as it applies to such well. 
 W. The term “Vertical Well”
shall mean a well drilled, Completed or Recompleted other than a horizontal or Multi- lateral Well. 
 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. 

  
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 ARTICLE II. 

EXHIBITS 
 The following
exhibits, as indicated below and attached hereto, are incorporated in and made a part hereof: 
  

	 	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. 

 

	 	C.	 Exhibit “C,” Accounting Procedure. 

 

	 	D.	 Exhibit “D,” Insurance. 

 

	 	E.	 Exhibit “E,” Gas Balancing Agreement. 

 

	 	F.	 Exhibit “F,” Non-Discrimination and Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities.

  

	 	G.	 Exhibit “G,” Tax Partnership. 

 

	 	H.	 Other: Not applicable. 

  
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 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 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. 
 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 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. 
 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 insured by
Operator in procuring abstracts, fees paid outside attorneys for title examination (including preliminary, supplemental, shut in royalty opinions and division order title opinions) 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. 
 Each party shall be responsible for securing
curative matter and pooling amendments or agreements required in connection with Leases or Oil and Gas Interests 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, 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 charges to the joint account and shall not be covered by the administrative overhead charges as provided in Exhibit “C.” 

  
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 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 (3) the title has been approved by the examining attorney 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 die 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.” 
 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.I. 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 1V.B.I. 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
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 ARTICLE V. 

OPERATOR 
 A. Designation and
Responsibilities of Operator: 
 Hudspeth Oil Corporation shall be the Operator of the Contract Area, and shall conduct and direct
and have full control of all operations 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, 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 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 reasonable 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 except such as may result from gross negligence or willful misconduct. 
 B. Resignation or Removal of Operator and
Selection of Successor: 
 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 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 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 affiliates 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. 

  
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 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 Non-Operator or its duly authorized representative, at the Non-Operator’s 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 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
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 Non-Operator upon request copies of 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, nix 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.” 

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 Non-Operators such reports, test results and notices regarding the progress of operations on the well as the
Non-Operators shall reasonably request, including, but not limited to, daily drilling reports, completion reports, and well logs. 
 (c)
Operator shall adequately test all Zones encountered 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.

 Any information furnished to or obtained by a Non-Operator pursuant to Articles V.D.5, V.D.6 and V.D.7 shall be maintained as confidential by the
Non-operator and shall not be disclosed by the Non-Operator without the written consent of Operator. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the rights of a Non-Operator as set forth in Articles V.D.5., V.D.6. and V.D.7 shall
only apply in favor of those Non-Operator parties who are Consenting Parties with respect to a proposed operation, until such time as the Consenting Parties are no longer entitled to the Non-Consenting Party’s share of production, or the
proceeds therefrom attributable to the proposed operation in which the non-Consenting Parties did not participate. 
 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 Operators automotive equipment. 

ARTICLE VI. 
 DRILLING
AND DEVELOPMENT 
 A. Initial Well: 

On or before the 31 day of March , 2015 , Operator shall commence the drilling of the Initial Well at the following location 

To be determined by Operator in its absolute discretion. 

and shall thereafter continue the drilling of the well with due diligence to 

at a minimum to the Wolfcamp Formation. 
 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
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 B. Subsequent Operations: 

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 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 

  
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under this agreement and to all other parties in the case of a proposal for Sidetracking or Deepening, specifying the work to be performed, the location, proposed depth, objective Zone and the
estimated cost of the operation. 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. 
 2. Operations by Less Than All
Parties: 
 (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 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,

  
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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 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) 200% 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 operations; and 

(ii) 400% 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. 
 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 400% 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. 
 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
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 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 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 parties 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 Objective”). Such well 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- onsenting Party
would have paid had such Non-Consenting Party agreed to participate therein, plus the Non-Consenting arty’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 or Multi-lateral 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 at which the Sidetracking operation is initiated
shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit “C.” 
 This Article VI.B.5. “Sidetracking” shall not apply to
operations in an existing Lateral of a Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well. Drilling operations which are intended to recover penetration of the objective formation(s) which are conducted in a Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well shall be considered as
included in the original proposed drilling operations. 
 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

  
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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, or an approved exception, for such Zone. 
 8. Paying Wells. No party shall conduct any Reworking, Deepening, Plugging
Back, Completion, Recompletion, 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. 
 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,
Completing and equipping of the well, including necessary tankage and/or surface facilities. / For any Horizontal or Multi-lateral 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
the well 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 expenditth ures 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 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 provision 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 Recompletion 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 herein to, the contrary, Option 1 shall apply to any Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well and Option 2 shall apply to any vertical well. 

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. 
 D. Other Operations: 

Operator shall not undertake any single project reasonably estimated to require an expenditure in excess of
                                         
    Dollars ($                    ) 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
                         Dollars
($                    ). Any party who has not relinquished its interest in a well shall have the right to propose that Operator perform
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 be 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
                    % 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 or Deepened pursuant to Article VI.B.2., any well which has been drilled
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. Should Operator, after diligent effort, be unable to contact any party, or should any
party fail to reply within forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive 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 forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) 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 well which has been completed as a producer shall not be
plugged and abandoned 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, 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. 

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). 
 F.
Termination of Operations: 
 Upon the commencement of an operation for the drilling, Reworking, Sidetracking, Plugging Back, Deepening,
testing, Completion or plugging of a well, including but not limited to the Initial Well, such operation shall not be terminated without consent of parties bearing         % 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 such operation, as appropriate. 

G. Taking Production in Kind: 
  

	 	☐	 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 front 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. 

  
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 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. 
 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 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. 
  

	 	☐	 Option No. 2: No Gas Balancing Agreement: 

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 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. 
 ARTICLE VII. 

EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITY OF PARTIES 

A. Liability of Parties: 
 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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 B. Liens and Security Interests: 

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. 
 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 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 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 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. 
 C. Advances: 
 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 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 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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 D. Defaults and Remedies: 

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 patties as a result of the default. Any interest relinquished pursuant to this Article VII.D.3. shall be offered to the non-defaulting parties in proportion to their interests, and the non-defaulting parties 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. 

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 winch 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 the 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 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) 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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 If Operator considers any tax assessment improper, Operator may, at its discretion, protest
within the time and manner prescribed by law, and prosecute the protest to a final determination, unless all parties agree to 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 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, such lease to be on the form 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. 
 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 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 Contract Area. 

  
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 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. 
 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 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 hereunder with respect to the interest transferred, including without limitation the obligation of a party to pay all costs attributable to
an 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. 
 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: 

☐ (Optional; Check if applicable.) 
 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 the notice is 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 interests 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. 

ARTICLE X. 
 CLAIMS AND
LAWSUITS 
 Operator may settle any single uninsured third party damage claim or suit arising from operations hereunder if the
expenditure does not exceed One-Hundred-Thousand 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, 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. 

  
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 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, 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 of facsimile, postage or charges prepaid, 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 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 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. 
 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. 
  

	 	☒	 Option No. 1: So long as any of the Oil and Gas Leases subject to this agreement remain or are continued
in force as to any part of the Contract Area, whether by production, extension, renewal or otherwise. 

  

	 	☐	 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 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. 
 B. Governing Law: 

This agreement and all matters pertaining hereto, including but not limited to matters of performance, non- performance, breach, remedies,
procedures, rights, duties, and interpretation or construction, shall be governed and determined by the law of the slate in which the Contract Area is located. If the Contract Area is in two or more states, the law of the stale of Texas shall
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 C. Regulatory Agencies: 

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 any and all losses, damages, injuries, claims and causes of action arising out of, incident to or resulting directly or indirectly from Operator’s interpretation or application of rules, rulings, regulations or orders of 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. Each Non-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 application, together with interest and
penalties thereon owing by Operator as a result of such incorrect interpretation or application. 
 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. In the event Operator proceeds with drilling operations for the Initial Well without the execution hereof by all persons listed on Exhibit “A” as having a current working interest in
such well, Operator shall indemnify Non-Operators with respect to all costs incurred for the Initial Well which would have been charged to such person under this agreement if such person had executed the same and Operator shall receive all revenues
which would have been received by such person under this agreement if such person had executed the same. 
 B. Successors and Assigns: 

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. 

C. Counterparts: 
 This instrument may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original for all purposes. 
 D. Severability: 

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. 

ARTICLE XVI. 
 OTHER
PROVISIONS 
 A. Conflict of Terms. 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the control, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of Article I through Article XV of
this Agreement and the provisions of this Article XVI, the provisions of this Article XVI shall control. 
 B. Priority of Operations —
Horizontal Wells. 
 Notwithstanding Article VI.B.6 or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, it is agreed that where a Horizontal or
Multi-lateral Well subject to this Agreement has been drilled to the objective formation and the Consenting Parties cannot agree upon the sequence and timing of further operations regarding such Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well, the following
elections shall control in the order of priority enumerated hereafter: 
 1. An election to do additional logging, coring, or testing; 

2. An election to attempt to Complete all proposed Laterals; 

3. An election to Deepen a Lateral; 

4. An election to Sidetrack and drill an additional Lateral in the same formation; 

5. An election to Sidetrack and drill an additional Lateral in a different formation: 

6. An election to Plug Back the well to a formation or Zone above the formation in a 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 or formation shall have priority over a proposal to plug back to a shallower prospective Zone or formation; and 

7. An election to plug and abandon said help as provided for in Article VI.F. 

It is provided however, that if, at the time the Consenting Parties are considering any of the above elections, the hole is in such a condition that a
reasonably prudent Operator would not conduct the operations contemplated by the particular involved for fear of placing the hole in jeopardy or losing the hole prior to Completing the Horizontal or Muti-lateral Well in the objective formation, such
election shall be eliminated from priorities hereinabove set forth. 
 C. Relinquishment For Non-Consent Horizontal Drilling. 

In the event any party to this Agreement elects not to participate in a Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well which is proposed pursuant to Article VI.B, the
non-Consenting Parties shall, on commencement of operations for the Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well, relinquish to the Consenting Parties one hundred percent (100%) of the Non-Consenting Party’s right, title, and interest in and to that
portion of the Contract Area included within the Drilling Unit for the Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well and one hundred percent (100%) of the Non-Consenting Party’s right, title, and interest in and to that portion of the Contract Area
included within two adjacent Drilling Units to be selected by the Consenting Parties within thirty (30) days (inclusive of Saturdays, Sunday and legal holidays) from rig release of the Horizontal or Multi-lateral Well. 

D. Replacement of Overtime with Affiliate 
 Operator may
assign its rights, obligations, and function as Operator to an affiliate or related person or entity without the consent of Non-Operators, provided that such transfer: (a) fully complies with all applicable laws and regulations; and b) as
subject to the Participation Agreement and this JOA. 
 E. Conflicts. 

To the extent there is a conflict beta ern this JOA and the Participation Agreement, the terms of the Participation Agreement control. 

  
 - 19 - 

 A.A.P.L. FORM 610 - MODEL FORM OPERATION AGREEMENT - 1989 

 

 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. 
  

					
	ATTEST OR WITNESS:	 		  	OPERATOR
		 		  	  

	  
	 		  	By                                      
                                         
                                 
	  
	 		  	  

		 		  	Type or print name
			
		 		  	Title                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Date                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Tax ID or S.S.
No.                                        
                                         
 
			
	NON-OPERATORS	 		  	
			
		 		  	  

	  
	 		  	By                                      
                                         
                                 
	  
	 		  	  

		 		  	Type or print name 
			
		 		  	Title                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Date                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Tax ID or S.S.
No.                                        
                                         
 
			
		 		  	  

	  
	 		  	By                                      
                                         
                                 
	  
	 		  	  

		 		  	Type or print name 
			
		 		  	Title                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Date                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Tax ID or S.S.
No.                                        
                                         
 
			
		 		  	  

	  
	 		  	By                                      
                                         
                                 
	  
	 	        	  	  

		 		  	Type or print name 
			
		 		  	Title                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Date                                     
                                         
                               
		 		  	Tax ID or S.S.
No.                                        
                                         
 

  
 - 1 - 

 A.A.P.L. FORM 610 - MODEL FORM OPERATION AGREEMENT - 1989 

 

 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                                  	 	)
		
		 	) ss.
		
	County of                             	 	)

 This instrument was acknowledged before me on 

                          
                                         
         
by                                        
                                         
                                    

 

			
	(Seal, if any)	 	  

		
		 	Title (and Rank)                                  
                                         
                      
		
		 	My commission
expires:                                       
                                         
 

 Acknowledgment in representative capacity: 
  

			
	State of                                  	 	)
		
		 	) ss.
		
	County of                             	 	)

 This instrument was acknowledged before me on 

                          
                                         
         
by                                        
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
     as 

                        
of 
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
         
  

			
	(Seal, if any)	 	  

		
		 	Title (and Rank)                                  
                                         
                      
		
		 	My commission
expires:                                       
                                         
 

  
 - 2 - 

 Exhibit A 

University Lands 

Hudspeth County, Texas 
  

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease

Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 1
	 	115099	 	138149	 	A	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 2
	 	115100	 	138150	 	A	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 3
	 	115101	 	138151	 	A	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 4
	 	115102	 	138152	 	A	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 5
	 	115103	 	138153	 	A	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 6
	 	115104	 	138154	 	A	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 7
	 	115105	 	138155	 	A	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 8
	 	115106	 	138156	 	A	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 9
	 	115107	 	138157	 	A	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 10
	 	115108	 	138158	 	A	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 11
	 	115109	 	138159	 	A	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 12
	 	115110	 	138160	 	A	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 13
	 	115111	 	138161	 	A	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 14
	 	115112	 	138162	 	A	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 15
	 	115113	 	138163	 	A	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 16
	 	115114	 	138164	 	A	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 17
	 	115115	 	138165	 	A	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 18
	 	115116	 	138166	 	A	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 19
	 	115117	 	138167	 	A	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 20
	 	115118	 	138168	 	A	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 21
	 	115119	 	138169	 	A	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 22
	 	115120	 	138170	 	A	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 23
	 	115121	 	138171	 	A	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 24
	 	115122	 	138172	 	A	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 25
	 	115123	 	138173	 	A	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 26
	 	115124	 	138174	 	A	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 27
	 	115125	 	138204	 	A	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 28
	 	115126	 	138146	 	A	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 29
	 	115127	 	138175	 	A	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 30
	 	115128	 	138176	 	A	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 31
	 	115129	 	138177	 	A	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 32
	 	115130	 	138178	 	A	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 33
	 	115131	 	138179	 	A	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 34
	 	115132	 	138180	 	A	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 35
	 	115133	 	138181	 	A	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 36
	 	115134	 	138182	 	A	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 37
	 	115135	 	138147	 	A	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease

Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 38
	 	115136	 	138183	 	A	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 39
	 	115137	 	138184	 	A	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 40
	 	115138	 	138185	 	A	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 41
	 	115139	 	138186	 	A	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 42
	 	115140	 	138187	 	A	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 43
	 	115141	 	138188	 	A	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 44
	 	115142	 	138189	 	A	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 45
	 	115143	 	138190	 	A	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 46
	 	115144	 	138191	 	A	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 47
	 	115145	 	138192	 	A	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 48
	 	115146	 	138193	 	A	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 49
	 	115147	 	138194	 	B	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 50
	 	115148	 	138195	 	B	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 51
	 	115149	 	138196	 	B	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 52
	 	115150	 	138197	 	B	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 53
	 	115151	 	138198	 	B	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 54
	 	115152	 	138199	 	B	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 55
	 	115153	 	138200	 	B	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 56
	 	115154	 	138201	 	B	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 57
	 	115155	 	138202	 	B	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 58
	 	115156	 	138203	 	B	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 59
	 	115157	 	138205	 	B	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 60
	 	115158	 	138206	 	B	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 61
	 	115159	 	138207	 	B	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 62
	 	115160	 	138208	 	B	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 63
	 	115161	 	138209	 	B	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 64
	 	115162	 	138210	 	B	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 65
	 	115163	 	138211	 	B	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 66
	 	115164	 	138212	 	B	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 67
	 	115165	 	138213	 	B	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 68
	 	115166	 	138214	 	B	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 69
	 	115167	 	138215	 	B	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 70
	 	115168	 	138216	 	B	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 71
	 	115169	 	138217	 	B	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 72
	 	115170	 	138218	 	B	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 73
	 	11.5171	 	138219	 	B	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 74
	 	115172	 	138148	 	B	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 75
	 	115173	 	138220	 	B	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 76
	 	115174	 	138221	 	B	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 77
	 	115175	 	138222	 	B	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 78
	 	115176	 	138223	 	B	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 79
	 	115177	 	138224	 	B	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 80
	 	115178	 	138225	 	B	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
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	 	 UL Lease

Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 81
	 	115179	 	138226	 	B	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 82
	 	115180	 	138227	 	B	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 83
	 	115181	 	138228	 	B	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 84
	 	115182	 	138229	 	B	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 85
	 	115183	 	138230	 	B	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 86
	 	115184	 	138231	 	B	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 87
	 	115185	 	138232	 	B	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 88
	 	115186	 	138233	 	B	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 89
	 	115187	 	138234	 	B	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 90
	 	115188	 	138235	 	B	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 91
	 	115189	 	138236	 	B	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 92
	 	115190	 	138237	 	B	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 93
	 	115191	 	138238	 	B	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 94
	 	115192	 	138239	 	B	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 95
	 	115193	 	138240	 	B	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 96
	 	115194	 	138241	 	B	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 97
	 	115195	 	138242	 	E	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 98
	 	115196	 	138243	 	E	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 99
	 	115197	 	138244	 	E	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 100
	 	115198	 	138245	 	E	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 101
	 	115199	 	138247	 	E	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 102
	 	115200	 	138248	 	E	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 103
	 	115201	 	138249	 	E	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 104
	 	115202	 	138250	 	E	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 105
	 	115203	 	138251	 	E	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 106
	 	115204	 	138252	 	E	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 107
	 	115205	 	138253	 	E	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 108
	 	115206	 	138254	 	E	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 109
	 	115207	 	138255	 	E	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 110
	 	115208	 	138256	 	E	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 111
	 	115209	 	138257	 	E	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 112
	 	115210	 	138258	 	E	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 113
	 	115211	 	138259	 	E	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 114
	 	115212	 	138260	 	E	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 115
	 	115213	 	138261	 	E	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 116
	 	115214	 	138262	 	E	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 117
	 	115215	 	138263	 	E	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 118
	 	115216	 	138264	 	E	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 119
	 	115217	 	138265	 	E	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 120
	 	115218	 	138266	 	E	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 121
	 	115219	 	138267	 	E	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 122
	 	115220	 	138268	 	E	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 123
	 	115221	 	138269	 	E	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
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	 	 UL Lease

Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 124
	 	115222	 	138270	 	E	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 125
	 	115223	 	138271	 	E	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 126
	 	115224	 	138272	 	E	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 127
	 	115225	 	138273	 	E	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 128
	 	115226	 	138274	 	E	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 129
	 	115227	 	138275	 	E	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 130
	 	115228	 	138276	 	E	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 131
	 	115229	 	138277	 	E	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 132
	 	115230	 	138278	 	E	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 133
	 	115231	 	138279	 	E	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 134
	 	115232	 	138280	 	E	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 135
	 	115233	 	138281	 	E	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 136
	 	115234	 	138282	 	E	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 137
	 	115235	 	138283	 	E	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 138
	 	115236	 	138284	 	E	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 139
	 	115237	 	138285	 	E	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 140
	 	115238	 	138286	 	E	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 141
	 	115239	 	138287	 	E	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 142
	 	115240	 	138288	 	E	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 143
	 	115241	 	138289	 	E	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 144
	 	115242	 	138290	 	E	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 145
	 	115243	 	138291	 	F	 	1	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 146
	 	115244	 	138292	 	F	 	2	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 147
	 	115245	 	138293	 	F	 	3	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 148
	 	115246	 	138294	 	F	 	4	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 149
	 	115247	 	138295	 	F	 	5	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 150
	 	115248	 	138296	 	F	 	6	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 151
	 	115249	 	138297	 	F	 	7	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 152
	 	115250	 	138298	 	F	 	8	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 153
	 	115251	 	138299	 	F	 	9	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 154
	 	115252	 	138300	 	F	 	10	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 155
	 	115253	 	138301	 	F	 	11	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 156
	 	115254	 	138302	 	F	 	12	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 157
	 	115255	 	138303	 	F	 	13	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 158
	 	115256	 	138304	 	F	 	14	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 159
	 	115257	 	138305	 	F	 	15	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 160
	 	115258	 	138306	 	F	 	16	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 161
	 	115259	 	138307	 	F	 	17	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 162
	 	115260	 	138308	 	F	 	18	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 163
	 	115261	 	138309	 	F	 	19	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 164
	 	115262	 	138310	 	F	 	20	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 165
	 	115263	 	138311	 	F	 	21	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 166
	 	115264	 	138312	 	F	 	22	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

													
	 Tract
	 	 UL Lease

Number
	 	 Recording
Information
	 	 Block
	 	 Section
	 	 Effective Date
	 	 Acreage

	 167
	 	115265	 	138313	 	F	 	23	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 168
	 	115266	 	138314	 	F	 	24	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 169
	 	115267	 	138315	 	F	 	25	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 170
	 	115268	 	138316	 	F	 	26	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 171
	 	115269	 	138317	 	F	 	27	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 172
	 	115270	 	138318	 	F	 	28	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 173
	 	115271	 	138319	 	F	 	29	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 174
	 	115272	 	138320	 	F	 	30	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 175
	 	115273	 	138321	 	F	 	31	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 176
	 	115274	 	138322	 	F	 	32	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 177
	 	115275	 	138323	 	F	 	33	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 178
	 	115276	 	138324	 	F	 	34	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 179
	 	115277	 	138325	 	F	 	35	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 180
	 	115278	 	138326	 	F	 	36	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 181
	 	115279	 	138327	 	F	 	37	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 182
	 	115280	 	138328	 	F	 	38	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 183
	 	115281	 	138329	 	F	 	39	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 184
	 	115282	 	138330	 	F	 	40	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 185
	 	115283	 	138331	 	F	 	41	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 186
	 	115284	 	138332	 	F	 	42	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 187
	 	115285	 	138333	 	F	 	43	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 188
	 	115286	 	138334	 	F	 	44	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 189
	 	115287	 	138335	 	F	 	45	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 190
	 	115288	 	138336	 	F	 	46	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 191
	 	115289	 	138337	 	F	 	47	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7
	 192
	 	115290	 	138338	 	F	 	48	 	April 10, 2013	 	686.7

 Cerro Alto Leases 

Hudspeth County, Texas 
  

	1)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 20130007975 of the Official Public Records of El Paso County, Texas, and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 1, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 24 
  

	2)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137473 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 2, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 
  

	3)	 Oil and Gas lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137472 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 4, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15; 635.782 acres out of Section 17, being that portion lying North of Hwy. 62; 251.96 acres out of
Section 19, being that portion lying North and West of Hwy. 62; 53.19 acres out of Section 20, being that portion lying North and East of Hwy. 62; and 333.46 acres out of Section 21, being that portion lying North and East of Hwy.
62 
  

	4)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., as Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137471 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 4, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12, less a 653.00 acre tract of land being the description of a portion of the Russell
Menzies Survey (Scrap File No. 15240), portion of Sections 1 and 12, Block 4, PSL Survey, Hudspeth County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds in that certain General Warranty Deed dated September 9, 2004 from
John and Estela Turner Family Limited Partnership to Jobe Concrete Products, Inc., recorded in Volume 251, Page 419, Deed Records, Hudspeth County, Texas. 

	5)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137470 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 3, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Section 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, less a 404.49 acre tract of land being the description of a portion of the
Russell Menzies Survey (Scrap File No. 15240), portion of Sections 13 and 24, Block 3, PSL Survey, Hudspeth County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds in that certain General Warranty Deed dated September 9,
2004 from John and Estela Turner Family Limited Partnership to Jobe Concrete Products, Inc., recorded in Volume 251, Page 419, Deed Records, Hudspeth County, Texas. The East Half of Section 19 

BLOCK 3, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY  

All of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 
  

	6)	 Oil and Gas Lease dated December 1, 2012, by and between the State of Texas, acting by and through its
agent, Cerro Alto, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, as Lessor and Clay Johnson, a single man, as Lessee, being recorded in Document No. 00000137468 of the Official Public Records of Hudspeth County, Texas and covering the following described
lands: 

 BLOCK 2, PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND SURVEY 

All of Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 and 24 

			
	

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 Exhibit “C” 

ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE 

JOINT OPERATIONS 
 Attached to and made
part of Joint Operation Agreement dated June 4, 2014, with Hudspeth, Oil Corporation as Operator 
  

 
  

 
 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” 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. 
 “Excluded Amount” means a specified excluded trucking amount most
recently recommended by COPAS. 
 “Field Office” means a structure, or portion of a structure, whether a temporary or
permanent installation, the primary function of which is to directly serve daily operation and maintenance activities of the Joint Property and which serves as a staging area for directly chargeable field personnel. 

“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: 

 

	 	•	 	 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 part of the supervisor’s operating responsibilities 

  

	 	•	 	 Responsibility for all emergency responses with field staff 

 

	 	•	 	 Responsibility for implementing safety and environmental practices 

 

	 	•	 	 Responsibility for field adherence to company policy 

 

	 	•	 	 Responsibility for employment decisions and performance appraisals for field personnel 

 

	 	•	 	 Oversight of sub-groups for field functions such as electrical, safety, environmental, telecommunications, which
may have group or team leaders. 

 “Joint Account” means the account showing the charges paid and credits
received in die 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. 

  
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 “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. 
 “Material” means personal property, equipment, supplies,
or consumables acquired or held for use by the Joint Property. 
 “Non-Operators” means the Parties to the Agreement other
than the Operator. 
 “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 facilities,
navigation aids, and other similar facilities necessary in the conduct of offshore operations, all of which are located offshore. 

“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 winch 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. 
 “Personal Expenses” means reimbursed costs
for travel and temporary living expenses. 
 “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. 
  

	2.	 STATEMENTS AND BILLINGS 

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. 
 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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	3.	 ADVANCES AND PAYMENTS BY THE PARTIES 

 

	 	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 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 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 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: 

 

	 	(1)	 being billed at an incorrect working interest or Participating Interest that is higher than such
Non-Operator’s actual working interest or Participating Interest, as applicable, or 

  

	 	(2)	 being billed for a project or AFE requiring approval of the Parties under the Agreement that the Non-Operator
has not approved or is not otherwise obligated to pay under the Agreement; or 

  

	 	(3)	 being billed for a property in which the Non-Operator no longer owns a working interest, provided the
Non-Operator has furnished the Operator a copy of the recorded assignment or letter in-lieu. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Non-Operator shall remain responsible for paying bills attributable to the interest it sold or transferred for any bills
rendered during the thirty (30) day period following the Operator’s receipt of such written notice; or 

  

	 	(4)	 charges outside the adjustment period, as provided in Section I.4 (Adjustments).

  

	4.	 ADJUSTMENTS 

  

	 	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 smitten 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: 

  

	 	(1)	 a physical inventory of Controllable Material as provided for in Section V (Inventories of Controllable
Material), or  

  

	 	(2)	 an offsetting entry (whether in whole or in part) that is the direct result of a specific joint interest audit
exception granted by the Operator relating to another property, or 

  

	 	(3)	 a government/regulatory audit, or 

 

	 	(4)	 a working interest ownership or Participating Interest adjustment. 

 

	5.	 EXPENDITURE AUDITS 

 

	 	A.	 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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 The Non-Operator leading the audit (hereinafter “lead audit company”) shall issue
the audit report within ninety (90) days after completion of the audit testing and analysis; however, the ninety (90) day time period shall not extend the twenty-four (24) month requirement for taking specific detailed written
exception as required in Section I 4.A (Adjustments) above. All claims shall be supported with sufficient documentation. 
 A timely filed
written exception or audit report containing written exceptions (hereinafter “written exceptions”) shall, with respect to the claims made therein, preclude the Operator from asserting a statute of limitations defense against such claims,
and the Operator hereby waives its right to assert any statute of limitations defense against such claims for so long as any Non-Operator continues to comply with the deadlines for resolving exceptions provided in this Accounting Procedure. If the
Non-Operators fail to comply with the additional deadlines in Section I.5.B or I.5.C, the Operator’s waiver of its rights to assert a statute of limitations defense against the claims brought by the Non-Operators shall lapse, and such claims
shall then be subject to the applicable statute of limitations, provided that such waiver shall not lapse in the event that the Operator has failed to comply with the deadlines in Section 1.5.B or 1.5.C. 

 

	 	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 1.5.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 1.3.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 itt 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 reasons, or (3) to seek a preliminary injunction or other provisional judicial relief, if in its sole judgment an injunction or other provisional
relief is necessary to avoid irreparable damage or to preserve the status quo Despite such action, the Parties shall continue to try to resolve the dispute by mediation. 
  

	 	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 he deemed to have been withdrawn by the Non-Operators. If the Operator fails to meet the deadlines in Section I.5.13 or
I.5.C, any unresolved exceptions that were not addressed by the. Operator within one (I) 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. 
  

	6.	 APPROVAL BY PARTIES 

 

	 	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 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. 

  
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 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 1.6.B. 

 

	B.	 AMENDMENTS 

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 One (1) or more Parties, one of which is the Operator, having a combined working interest of at least Fifty-One percent ( 51 %), which approval shall be binding on all Parties, provided, however,
approval of at least one (1) Non-Operator shall be required. 
  

	C.	 AFFILIATES 

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. 

II. DIRECT CHARGES 
 The Operator shall
charge the Joint Account with the following items: 
  

	1.	 RENTALS AND ROYALTIES 

Lease rentals and royalties paid by the Operator, on behalf of all Parties, for the Joint Operations. 

 

	2.	 LABOR 

  

	 	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.B, unless otherwise approved by the Parties pursuant to Section 1.6.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.2.13 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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	 	D.	 Personal Expenses of personnel whose salaries and wages are chargeable to the Joint Account under
Section II.2.A when the expenses are incurred in connection with directly chargeable activities. 

  

	 	E.	 Reasonable relocation costs incurred in transferring to the Joint Property personnel whose salaries and wages
are chargeable to the Joint Account under Section II.2.A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, relocation costs that result from reorganization or merger of a Party, or that are for the primary benefit of the Operator, shall not be chargeable to the Joint
Account. Extraordinary relocation costs, such as those incurred as a result of transfers from remote locations, such as Alaska or overseas, shall not be charged to the Joint Account unless approved by the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A
(General Matters). 

  

	 	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 11.2.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 11.2.A. 

  

	3.	 MATERIAL 

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. 
  

	4.	 TRANSPORTATION 

 

	 	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.

  

	5.	 SERVICES 

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 MF1-49 (“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 famished 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 Twenty percent ( 20 %) per annum; provided, however, depreciation shall not be charged when the 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. 

  
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	 	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.

  

	7.	 AFFILIATES 

  

	 	A.	 Charges for an Affiliate’s goods and/or services used in operations requiring an AFE or other
authorization front 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 $ 2,000,1100 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 1.6.A (General Matters), if the charges exceed $ 6,000,000 in a given calendar year.

  

	 	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.7.13, 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). 
  

	8.	 DAMAGES AND LOSSES TO JOINT PROPERTY 

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. 
  

	9.	 LEGAL EXPENSE 

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 for title examinations (including
preliminary, supplemental, shut-in royalty opinions, division order title opinions), and curative work shall be chargeable to the extent permitted as a direct charge in the Agreement. 

 

	10.	 TAXES AND PERMITS 

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. Costs of tax consultants or advisors, the Operator’s employees, or
Operator’s Affiliate employees in matters regarding ad valorem or other tax matters, are not permitted as direct charges unless approved by the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General Matters). 

  
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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. 

 

	11.	 INSURANCE 

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. 
  

	12.	 COMMUNICATIONS 

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 11.6 (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. 
  

	13.	 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SAFETY 

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. 
  

	14.	 ABANDONMENT AND RECLAMATION 

Costs incurred for abandonment and reclamation of the Joint Property, including costs required by lease agreements or by Laws. 

 

	15.	 OTHER EXPENDITURES 

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). 
 III. OVERHEAD 

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: 
  

	 	•	 	 warehousing, other than for warehouses that are jointly owned under this Agreement 

 

	 	•	 	 design and drafting (except when allowed as a direct charge under Sections II.13, III.1.A(ii), and III.2,
Option B) 

  

	 	•	 	 inventory costs not chargeable under Section V (Inventories of Controllable Material)

  

	 	•	 	 procurement 

  

	 	•	 	 administration 

  

	 	•	 	 accounting and auditing 

 

	 	•	 	 gas dispatching and gas chart integration 

  
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	 	•	 	 human resources 

  

	 	•	 	 management 

  

	 	•	 	 supervision not directly charged under Section II.2 (Labor) 

 

	 	•	 	 legal services not directly chargeable under Section II.9 (Legal Expense) 

 

	 	•	 	 taxation, other than those costs identified as directly chargeable under Section II.10 (Taxes and Permits)

  

	 	•	 	 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.

 Overhead charges shall include the salaries or wages plus applicable payroll burdens, benefits, and Personal Expenses of personnel
performing overhead functions, as well as office and other related expenses of overhead functions. 
  

	1.	 OVERHEAD—DRILLING AND PRODUCING OPERATIONS 

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 
  

	 	☐	 (Alternative 1) Fixed Rate Basis, Section III.1.B. 

 

	 	☐	 (Alternative 2) Percentage Basis, Section III.1.C. 

 

	 	A.	 TECHNICAL SERVICES 

  

	 	(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: 

  

	 	☒	 (Alternative 1 — Direct) shall be charged direct to the Joint Account.

  

	 	☐	 (Alternative 2 — Overhead) shall be covered by the overhead rates. 

 

	 	(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 OR-site Technical
Services, including third party Technical Services: 

  

	 	☐	 (Alternative 1 — All Overhead) shall be covered by the overhead rates.

  

	 	☒	 (Alternative 2 — All Direct) shall be charged direct to the Joint Account.

  

	 	☐	 (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. 

 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section III, Technical Services provided by
Operator’s Affiliates are subject to limitations set forth in Section II.7 (Affiliates). Charges for Technical personnel performing non-technical work shall not be governed by this Section III.1.A,
but instead governed by other provisions of this Accounting Procedure relating to the type of work being performed. 
  

	 	B.	 OVERHEAD—FIXED RATE BASIS 

 

	 	(1)	 The Operator shall charge the Joint Account at the following rates per well per month: 

Drilling Well Rate per month $ 5.500 (prorated for less than a full month) 

Producing Well Rate per month $ 550 
  

	 	(2)	 Application of Overhead—Drilling Well Rate shall be as follows: 

 

	 	(a)	 Charges for onshore drilling wells shall begin on the spud date and terminate on the date the drilling and/or
completion equipment used on the well is released, whichever occurs later. Charges for offshore and inland waters drilling wells shall begin on the date the drilling or completion equipment arrives on location and terminate on the date the drilling
or completion equipment moves off location, or is released, whichever occurs first. No charge shall be made during suspension of drilling and/or completion operations for fifteen (15) or more consecutive calendar days. 

  
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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. 

  

	 	(3)	 Application of Overhead—Producing Well Rate shall be as follows: 

 

	 	(a)	 An active well that is produced, injected into for recovery or disposal, or used to obtain water supply to
support operations for any portion of the month shall be considered as a one-well charge for the entire month. 

  

	 	(b)	 Each active completion in a multi-completed well shall be considered as a one-well charge provided each
completion is considered a separate well by the governing regulatory authority. 

  

	 	(c)	 A one-well charge shall be made for the month in which plugging and abandonment operations are completed on any
well, unless the Drilling Well Rate applies, as provided in Sections III.1.B.(2)(a) or (b). This one-well charge shall be made whether or not the well has produced. 

 

	 	(d)	 An active gas well shut in because of overproduction or failure of a purchaser, processor, or transporter to
take production shall be considered as a one-well charge provided the gas well is directly connected to a permanent sales outlet. 

  

	 	(e)	 Any well not meeting the criteria set forth in Sections III.1.B.(3)(a), (b), (c), or (d) shall not qualify
for a producing overhead charge. 

  

	 	(4)	 The well rates shall be adjusted on the first day of April each year following the effective date of the
Agreement; provided, however, if this Accounting Procedure is attached to or otherwise governing the payout accounting under a farmout agreement, the rates shall be adjusted on the first day of April each year following the effective date of such
farmout agreement. The adjustment shall be computed by applying the adjustment factor most recently published by COPAS. The adjusted rates shall be the initial or amended rates agreed to by the Parties increased or decreased by the adjustment factor
described herein, for each year from the effective date of such rates, in accordance with COPAS MFI-47 (“Adjustment of Overhead Rates”). 

  

	 	C.	 OVERHEAD—PERCENTAGE BASIS 

 

	 	(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 provided 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. 

  

	 	(2)	 Application of Overhead—Percentage Basis shall be as follows: 

 

	 	(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

  

	 	[iii]	 preliminary expenditures necessary in preparation for drilling 

 

	 	[iv]	 expenditures incurred in abandoning when the well is not completed as a producer 

 

	 	[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). 

  

	2.	 OVERHEAD—MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AND CATASTROPHE 

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. 

  
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 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. 
 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)	
                    % of total
costs if such costs are less than $100,000; plus 

  

	 	(2)	
                    % of total
costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000, plus 

  

	 	(3)	
                    % of total
costs in excess of $1,000,000. 

  

	 	B.	 If the Operator charges engineering, design and drafting costs related to the project directly to the Joint
Account: 

  

	 	(1)	
                    % of total
costs if such costs are less than $100,000; plus 

  

	 	(2)	
                    % of total
costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000; plus 

  

	 	(3)	
                    % 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 Constriction 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 II.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. 
  

	3.	 AMENDMENT OF OVERHEAD RATES 

The overhead rates provided for in this Section III may be amended from time to time if, in practice, the rates are found to be insufficient or
excessive, in accordance with the provisions of Section I.6.B (Amendments). 
 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 by any Party shall be furnished without any
express or implied warranties as to quality, fitness for use, or any other matter. 
  

	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. 

  
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	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 front 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). 

  

	 	(b)	 For other Material, the published price shall be the published list price in effect at date of movement, as
listed by a Supply Store nearest the Joint Property where like Material is normally available, or point of manufacture plus transportation costs as defined in Section IV.2.B (Freight). 

 

	 	(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. 

  

	 	B.	 FREIGHT 

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 MF1-38 (“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 track 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. 
  

	 	C.	 TAXES 

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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	 	D.	 CONDITION 

  

	 	(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 pin 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 “13”—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 rendered or use of the Material, or as agreed to by the Parties pursuant to Section I.6.A (General
Matters). 

  

	 	(5)	 Condition “E”—Junk shall be priced at prevailing scrap value prices. 

 

	 	E.	 OTHER PRICING PROVISIONS 

 

	 	(1)	 Preparation Costs 

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”). 

 

	 	(2)	 Loading and Unloading Costs 

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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	3.	 DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS 

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. 

  

	 	•	 	 Operator may purchase surplus Condition “A” or “B” Material without approval of the Parties
owning such Material, based on the pricing methods set forth in Section IV.2 (Transfers). 

  

	 	•	 	 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. 

  

	4.	 SPECIAL PRICING PROVISIONS 

 

	 	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.

  

	 	B.	 SHOP-MADE ITEMS 

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. 
  

	 	C.	 MILL REJECTS 

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. 

V. INVENTORIES OF CONTROLLABLE MATERIAL 

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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	1.	 DIRECTED INVENTORIES 

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. 

  

	 	B.	 Actual transportation costs and Personal Expenses for the inventory team. 

 

	 	C.	 Reasonable charges for report preparation and distribution to the Non-Operators. 

 

	2.	 NON-DIRECTED INVENTORIES 

 

	 	A.	 OPERATOR INVENTORIES 

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. 
  

	 	B.	 NON-OPERATOR INVENTORIES 

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. 
  

	 	C.	 SPECIAL INVENTORIES 

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 V.1 (Directed Inventories). 

  
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