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Exhibit 10.17

INSIGHT HEALTH SERVICES CORP.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

1.             Purposes.

 

The purpose of this Management Incentive Plan (this “Plan”) is to provide
an incentive for eligible members of management to remain in the employ of
InSight Health Services Corp. and its affiliates (the “Company”) through the
negotiation of a Restructuring (as defined below), should a Restructuring of
the Company occur.

2.             Definitions.

 

As used in this Plan, the following terms have the
meanings set forth below:

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.

“Cash Incentive Payment” shall mean an
amount, designated by the Board in its sole discretion, that may become payable
to a Participant pursuant to this Plan.

“Cause” shall mean any of the following:

(a)   Participant has been convicted of or pled
guilty or no contest to any crime or offense (other than any crime or offense
relating to the operation of a motor vehicle) which is likely to have a
material adverse impact on the business operations or financial or other
condition of the Company, or any felony offense;

(b)   Participant has committed fraud or
embezzlement;

(c)   Participant has breached any of Participant’s
obligations under his or her employment agreement with the Company, if any, and
Participant has failed to cure the breach within 30 business days following
receipt of written notice of such breach from the Company;

(d)   the Company, after reasonable investigation,
finds that Participant has violated material written policies and procedures of
the Company, including but not necessarily limited to, policies and procedures
pertaining to harassment and discrimination;

(e)   Participant has failed to obey a specific
written direction from the Board (unless such specific written instruction
represents an illegal act), provided that (i) such failure continues for a
period of 30 business days after receipt of such specific written direction,
and (ii) such specific written direction includes a statement that the failure
to comply therewith will be a basis for termination; or

(f)    any willful act or omission on Participant’s
part which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business
reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
1.

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“Disability” shall mean Participant’s
permanent and total disability so that Participant is unable substantially to
perform Participant’s services for (i) a period of three (3) consecutive months
or (ii) for shorter periods aggregating three (3) months during any twelve (12)
month period.  Any such determination of
Disability shall be made by the Board in its sole and unfettered discretion.

“Participant” shall mean those
individuals listed on Exhibit “A” hereto.

“Plan” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 1.

“Restructuring”
shall mean, collectively, any restructuring, reorganization (whether or not
pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) and/or recapitalization
that is achieved, without limitation, through a solicitation of waivers and
consents, rescheduling of debt maturities of a significant amount of debt,
repurchase, settlement or forgiveness of a significant amount of debt,
conversion of a significant amount of debt into equity, an exchange offer
involving new securities, issuance of new securities, sale or disposition of
significant assets, sale of significant debt or equity securities or other
interests, or other similar transaction or series of transactions.

“Term Sheet” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

3.             Cash
Incentive Payment.

 

(a)          The Company shall notify
each Participant individually of the amount of the Cash Incentive Payment to
which such Participant may become entitled pursuant to this Plan.

(b)         Subject to Section 4 and
without duplication of any other amounts payable under this Section 3, provided
a Participant is employed by the Company upon the execution of a term sheet,
letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or similar instrument by (i) the
Company, (ii) holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the outstanding principal
amount of the Company’s senior secured floating rate notes due 2011 and (iii)
holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the outstanding principal amount of the
Company’s 9 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2011 (a “Term Sheet”), and such
Term Sheet is executed prior to May 1, 2007, such Participant shall be entitled
to receive, promptly, but not later than five business days following the date
on which such Term Sheet is fully executed, an amount equal to such Participant’s
Cash Incentive Payment.

(c)          Subject to Section 4 and
without duplication of any other amounts payable under this Section 3, provided
a Participant is employed by the Company on May 1, 2007 and a Term Sheet has
not then been executed, such Participant shall be entitled to receive,
promptly, but not later than five business days following May 1, 2007, an
amount equal to 50% of such Participant’s Cash Incentive Payment.

(d)         Subject to Section 4 and
without duplication of any other amounts payable under this Section 3, provided
a Participant is employed by the Company upon the execution of a Term Sheet on
or after May 1, 2007, such Participant shall 

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be entitled to receive,
promptly, but not later than five business days following the date on which a
Term Sheet is fully executed, an amount equal to 50% of such Participant’s Cash
Incentive Payment.

4.             Termination
of Employment.

 

(a)          In the event that a
Participant’s employment is terminated voluntarily by such Participant or by
the Company for Cause, such Participant shall not be entitled to receive any
portion of his or her Cash Incentive Payment that would otherwise be payable to
such Participant pursuant to Section 3 after the date of such termination.

(b)         In the event that a
Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or
due to such Participant’s Disability or death prior to the earlier of (i) May
1, 2007 and (ii) the date on which a Term Sheet is fully executed, then, in
lieu of the amounts contemplated by Section 3, such Participant (in the case of
Disability or termination by the Company other than for Cause) or the estate of
such Participant (in the case of death) shall be entitled to receive, promptly,
but not later than five business days following such earlier date, an amount
equal to the greater of (x) such Participant’s Cash Incentive Payment, and (y)
the amount, if any, to which such Participant may be entitled to receive upon
termination of such Participant’s employment by the Company other than for
Cause (or due to such Participant’s Disability or death, as applicable),
pursuant to the terms of such Participant’s employment agreement with the
Company, if any.

(c)          In the event that a
Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or
due to such Participant’s Disability or death on or after May 1, 2007 and a
Term Sheet has not been fully executed, then Participant (in the case of
Disability or termination other than for Cause) or the estate of such
Participant (in the case of death) shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the
amounts contemplated by Section 3, (i) promptly, but not later than five
business days following the date on which a Term Sheet is fully executed, an
amount equal to 50% of such Participant’s Cash Incentive Payment and (ii) the
amount, if any, to which such Participant may be entitled upon termination of
such Participant’s employment by the Company other than for Cause (or due to
such Participant’s Disability or death, as applicable), pursuant to the terms
of such Participant’s employment agreement with the Company, if any.

5.             Administration.

 

This Plan shall be administered by the Board, unless
and to the extent the Board determines to delegate the administration of this
Plan to the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Board shall have the full
power and authority to take all actions, and to make all determinations,
required or provided for under this Plan, and all such other actions and
determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of this
Plan deemed by the Board to be necessary or appropriate to the administration
of this Plan. The interpretation and construction by the Board of any provision
of this Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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6.             Effective
Date and Term.  

 

This Plan shall be
effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in effect until all amounts
payable under the Plan, if any, have been paid.

7.             Amendment
and Termination. 

The Board may, at any time and from time to time,
amend or terminate this Plan, provided that no such amendment or termination
may adversely affect any rights or obligations of any Participant without the
consent of such Participant.

8.             Governing
Law.

 

This Plan and the rights of all persons claiming
hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware without giving effect to the choice of law principles
thereof.

9.             Withholding
of Taxes.

 

The Company shall have the right to deduct from all
payments made under this Plan any applicable federal or state taxes required by
law to be withheld with respect to such payments.

10.          No
Right to Continued Employment.

 

Nothing in this Plan shall confer upon any Participant
any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or shall
interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company, which are
hereby expressly reserved, to remove, terminate or discharge, as applicable,
any Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever.

11.          No
Effect on Other Employment, Incentive or Option Agreements.

 

This Plan is in addition to any other agreement between
a Participant and the Company.  Except as
set forth in Section 4(b), nothing in this Plan shall eliminate, substitute for
or replace any obligation that the Company has to a Participant in any other
employment agreement, incentive compensation plan, option agreement or the like
that may be in effect between the Participant and the Company.  For purposes of clarification, any amounts
payable pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) will be paid pursuant to a Participant’s
employment agreement with the Company, if any, and not in addition to amounts
payable thereunder.

12.          Titles;
Construction.

 

Titles are provided herein for convenience only and
are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this
Plan.  The masculine pronoun shall
include the feminine and neuter and the singular shall include the plural, when
the context so indicates.

 

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10.1

THIRD
AMENDMENT TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This Third Amendment to the Consulting Agreement (“Third
Amendment”), effective as of November 1, 2006, is entered into by and
between EVOLUTION PETROLEUM, INC. (previously Natural Gas Systems, Inc.), a Nevada
corporation (herein referred to as the “Company”), and LIVIAKIS FINANCIAL
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a California corporation (herein referred to as the “Consultant”).

W I T N E
S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company assumed the consulting contract (such
agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “Consulting Contract,”
attached hereto as Exhibit A)
entered into between the Company’s predecessor in interest, Evolution
Petroleum, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Consultant on September 23, 2003
concerning the engagement of Consultant as an investor relations firm; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Consultant entered into an
Amendment to the Consulting Agreement effective as of April 26,2005 and the Second
Amendment to the Consulting Agreement effective as of May 1, 2006; and

WHEREAS, the term of the Consulting Contract has now
expired and the parties wish to amend the Consulting Contract so that
Consultant shall continue to provide its investor relations services and the
Company has agreed to provide additional consideration;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.                                       All
references to “Company” contained in the Consulting Contract shall be deemed to
mean Evolution Petroleum, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

2.                                       Section
1 of the Consulting Contract is amended and restated in its entirety, effective
as of the date hereof, to provide as follows:

“Term of Consultancy. The Company hereby agrees to
retain the Consultant to act in a consulting capacity to the Company, and the
Consultant hereby agrees to provide services to the Company commencing on
November 1, 2006, and ending twelve (12) months later (the ‘Term’).”

3.             Section
4(a) of the Consulting Contract is amended and restated in its entirety, to
provide as follows:

“Purchase of Common Stock - For undertaking
this engagement, the Company agrees to issue to the Consultant an aggregate
total of Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common
Stock”), which shall be subject to monthly

vesting, pursuant
to the Stock Purchase Agreements, attached hereto as Exhibit B
(the ‘Stock Purchase Agreements’) and of even date herewith.” Shares are
to be issued in the amount of 1/12th of
the aggregate total on the first day of each month for the contract term.

4.                                       Section
4(d) of the Consulting Agreement is deleted in its entirety.

5.                                       Section
9 of the Consulting Contract is amended and restated in its entirety, to
provide as follows:

“Termination. This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date listed above and shall continue
in full force and effect until the expiration of the Term, unless terminated
sooner in accordance with the express provisions of this Section 9. The Company
may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without Cause upon 5 days
prior notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘Cause’ is defined
under the Stock Grant Agreement. In the event the Company terminates this
Agreement for Cause, the Company’s obligations to pay further compensation of
under this Agreement or the Stock Grant Agreement shall cease. In the event the
Company terminates this Agreement for any reason other than Cause the
Consultant shall continue to vest shares under the terms and conditions of the
Stock Grant Agreement.

6.                                       Except
to the extent modified hereby, the Consulting Contract as previously amended
shall remain in full force and effect.

7.                                       This
Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be
executed as of the date and year first referenced above:

	
  “The Company”

  	
  EVOLUTION PETROLEUM, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Robert Herlin

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Robert Herlin, President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  “The Consultant”

  	
  LIVIAKIS FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ John Liviakis

  
	
  Date: 11/14/06

  	
   

  	
  John Liviakis, President

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