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PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED BASED ON A REQUEST FOR

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT  

  
 

    Exhibit 10.23    
  

 
 

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3    
  

    The Strategic Alliance Agreement ("SAA") between and amongst SAP AG ("SAP AG"), SAP Markets ("Markets"), Inc. collectively "SAP") and Commerce
One, Inc. dated September 18, 2000, as amended, is hereby amended by the addition of this attached Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment") as of June 29, 2001 (the "Effective Date").
All defined terms set forth in the SAA shall apply to this Amendment. The terms contained in this Amendment, together with the terms contained in the SAA, as amended, shall govern SAP's use of the
software provided under this Schedule. If any conflict occurs between the provisions of the SAA and this Amendment No. 3, the specific definitions, terms and conditions of this Amendment shall
govern. Unless specifically set forth as a modification to the original SAA in this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the SAA shall remain in full force and effect and shall govern all
aspects of this Amendment and the relationship between the Parties contemplated herein. 

	1.
	PURPOSE

To
further clarify the rights and obligations under the SAA and for the purpose of expanding the right to include the C1 Technology (as delivered by Commerce One to SAP as part of the Joint Offering)
as part of a [****] branded solution, the Parties wish to amend the SAA including expansion of the licensing arrangements among the Parties to include the right
[****]. Without limiting the foregoing, this Amendment shall enable SAP to offer all or a more limited set of scenarios than the full set of the scenarios provided as part of
the Joint Offering. 

	2.
	LICENSE

    2.1  Scope of Grant.  

	 	 	2.1.1	 	Beginning on the Effective Date, Commerce One hereby agrees to amend Section 15.1.1 of the SAA to include the right of SAP AG to incorporate the C1 Technology delivered by Commerce One as part of the Joint
Offering as part of a [****] license under the terms and conditions set forth herein and subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 15 of the SAA (for purposes of this Amendment such license of any of the C1 Technology hereunder by
SAP AG shall be referred to as the "Exchange Engine" herein). Commerce One further grants SAP AG a terminable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use, copy, distribute and sublicense (directly or indirectly) the Documentation in
connection with licenses of the Exchange Engine.
	

 	
 	

2.1.2	
 	

[****]. For purposes of this Amendment, a Public E-Marketplace shall mean any open, for-profit, service bureau offering to buyers, suppliers, and trading partners.
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

The Parties agree to cooperate to define the customer licensing restrictions with respect to this Section 2.1.2 within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Amendment.

[****] Confidential Treatment Requested. The confidential portions have been filed separately with the Securities & Exchange Commission.  

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	2.2
	Trademarks, License By Commerce One.  Commerce One hereby grants SAP, for the Term of this Amendment, a limited,
non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use COMMERCE ONE and Logo mark in connection with the licenses granted herein, subject to Commerce One's Branding and Style
Guidelines which may be published at http://www.commerceone.com from time to time. Except as set forth in this Section, nothing in this Schedule shall grant or shall be deemed to grant to SAP any
right, title or interest in or to the Commerce One's trademarks. All uses of Commerce One's trademarks by SAP shall inure to the benefit of Commerce One. At no time during or after the Term shall SAP
challenge or assist others to challenge the Commerce One trademarks (except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by applicable law) or the registration thereof or attempt to register any
trademarks, marks or trade names confusingly similar to those of Commerce One, EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET FORTH IN THIS AMENDMENT, [****], EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN THE
SAA.

	2.3
	Term & Termination.  This Amendment shall become effective as of the Effective Date as set forth above and
shall continue in effect for a term coterminous with that of the SAA.

	2.4
	No Obligations.  Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Amendment and subject to any rights or obligations
which have accrued prior to termination, neither Party shall have any further obligation beyond those obligations set forth in the SAA upon termination of this Amendment for any reason.

	2.5
	Maintenance & Support.  Commerce One shall provide [****] support (as defined in the
SAA, the joint SLA agreed to by the parties and relevant amendments) and Updates and Upgrades for the Exchange Engine licensed by SAP AG subject to the payments referenced below. 

In
consideration of such maintenance and support provided by Commerce One for the Exchange Engine licenses, SAP shall pay to Commerce One [****]. 

Following
any expiration or termination of this Amendment, Commerce One shall continue to provide maintenance and support consistent with the post-termination rights in the SAA including,
but not limited to, providing Updates and Upgrades for the Exchange Engine for a period of [****] from termination of this Amendment subject to payment of the appropriate
maintenance and support fees. 

	3.
	ROYALTIES

	3.1
	All
royalties paid under this provision shall be separate and distinct from the royalty reporting and sharing obligations and provisions set forth in the SAA. The payment of such
royalties, however, shall be subject to the relevant provisions in the SAA.

	3.2
	Upon
the completion of any license agreements by SAP for the Exchange Engines or additional users for the Exchange Engines, SAP shall pay to Commerce One
[****] (for the initial Exchange Engine license only) as defined in Exhibit A. For purposes of this calculation [****] in respect of the
[****] revenues as mandated under SEC or GAAP requirements, [****]. Any credits extended to customers in consideration for
[****] software license agreement shall be added back in the calculation of amounts actually charged to customers for purposes of calculating [****]. An
example of this calculation is reflected in Exhibit C hereto. [****]. For purposes of calculating [****] License Fees in any given
[****] transaction hereunder, [****] across such mySAP.com transaction.

	3.3
	The
Parties agree to reconsider these royalty terms on or about every six (6) month anniversary of the Effective Date of this Amendment [****].

	3.4
	The
Parties agree that they will revise the [****] executed on April 12, 2001 in accordance with [****] to this
[****]. 

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	3.5
	In
the event that Commerce One reduces its [****] rate for [****] in a way that would impact the [****],
Commerce One [****]. 

	4.
	ROYALTY REPORTS; ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING ROYALTY REPORTS

The
Parties agree to define the format of the royalty report required under the SAA and a process for providing a certification and supporting documentation for such royalty report within sixty
(60) days of the Effective Date of this Amendment. 

	5.
	RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR OBLIGATIONS

[****].

	6.
	ENTERPRISE PROCUREMENT

[****].

	7.
	CALL OUTS

Until
such time as the parties have agreed to a cooperation model regarding [****], all "call-outs" on both sides must be registered in writing, in advance, with
the Joint Call-Out Committee which shall be comprised of [****]. Any disputes on these call-outs which cannot be resolved on a timely basis by the Joint
Call-Out Committee shall be escalated for resolution to the [****]. 

	8.
	JOINT PROMOTION OBLIGATIONS

	8.1
	Both
Commerce One and SAPM will continue to promote and distribute the Joint Offering MarketSet 2.0 or later versions as "the joint product of SAPMarkets and Commerce One" to any
customers or prospects for the Joint Offering.

	8.2
	The
Parties shall agree within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Amendment upon a mutually agreeable detailed marketing presence at each of
[****]. The Parties agree that compliance with this provision is essential to [****] Amendment, and furthermore agree to [****].

	8.3
	The
Parties shall agree within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date of this Amendment upon a mutually agreeable methodology for Commerce One for
[****] which license [****] as joint customers. 

	9.
	TEST, DEMONSTRATION, EVALUATION AND INTERNAL USE LICENSES.

	9.1
	Internal Use.  [****].

	9.2
	Evaluation.  [****].

	9.3
	Notwithstanding
the foregoing, all such internal use and evaluation licenses are to be channeled through a single contact at SAPM and at Commerce One upon execution of a definitive
evaluation license agreement.

	9.4
	The
Parties shall agree within [****] of the Effective Date of this Amendment upon a [****]. 

	10.
	GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO SAA

	10.1
	Exclusivity Commitments.  [****].

	10.2
	Prepayments and Royalty Expiration.  [****].

	10.3
	Royalty Reporting.  Royalties payable by either Party to the other shall be reported on a monthly rather than a
quarterly basis. Each Party shall include all reasonably necessary detail to allow the other Party to verify calculations made pursuant to such monthly royalty reports. 

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	10.4
	Training.  The training provisions in the SAA shall be amended to provide that each Party shall be responsible for
preparation of its own training curriculum and materials for offering independent training to partners and customers with respect to the Joint Offering (and components thereto) and/or the Enterprise
Buyer Software. 

[****]
Maintenance Revenue Splits.  The Parties shall agree within [****] of the
Effective Date of this Amendment upon a mutually agreeable process for [****]. 

	10.5
	Professional Services.  The Parties hereby formally commit and agree to a [****] for offering
professional services to customers of the Joint Offering and the Exchange Engines. Such [****] shall be mutually agreed upon, and the [****].

	10.6
	Escalation and Executive Review Process.  The Parties shall meet in good faith to discuss amendment of the escalation
procedure set forth in the SAA to provide a more detailed escalation procedure for resolving conflicts in the alliance. 

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STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3
  Exhibit A    

[****]

[****]

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STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3
  Exhibit B    

 
  MarketSet Minimum Royalties
  (see sheet 1 of attached spreadsheet)    

[****] 

[****] 

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STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3
  Exhibit C    

 
  Example of Exchange Engine Royalty Calculation
  (see sheet 2 of attached spreadsheet)    

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Exhibit C to Amendment Number 3    

 
  Example for Calculation of Exchange Engine Royalties    

[****]

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to enter into this Amendment effective on the Effective Date. 

	COMMERCE ONE, INC.	 	SAPMARKETS, INC.
	

By:	
 	

	
 	

By:	
 	

	Name:	 	
	 	Name:	 	

	Signature:	 	
	 	Signature:	 	

	Title:	 	
	 	Title:	 	

	
SAP AG	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

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	Title:	 	
	 	 	 	 
	Signature:	 	
	 	 	 	 
	
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	Name:	 	
	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	
	 	 	 	 
	Signature:	 	
	 	 	 	 

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to enter into this Amendment effective on the Effective Date. 

	COMMERCE ONE, INC.	 	SAPMARKETS, INC.
	

By:	
 	

	
 	

By:	
 	

	Name:	 	
	 	Name:	 	

	Title:	 	
	 	Title:	 	

	
SAP AG	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

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	Title:	 	
	 	 	 	 
	
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	Title:	 	
	 	 	 	 

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to enter into this Amendment effective on the Effective Date. 

	COMMERCE ONE, INC.	 	SAPMARKETS, INC.
	

By:	
 	

	
 	

By:	
 	

	Name:	 	
	 	Name:	 	

	Title:	 	
	 	Title:	 	

	
SAP AG	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

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Exhibit F: Support Agreement    

Parties of the Support Agreement  

This
is an exhibit to the strategic alliance agreement effective September 18, 2000. 

The
support agreement is made between SAP AG, SAPMarkets and COMMERCE ONE. For the purposes of this agreement the term "SAP" is used if support responsibilities are undertaken jointly by SAP AG and
SAPMarkets. For Commerce One and SAP AG SAPMarkets may serve as the only point of contact within the scope of this Agreement. 

Definitions  

	Term
 
	 	Definition
 

	Case	 	A case is a valid request for technical support raised via the hotline, e-mail or support request form on the portal. This is an incident starting with the complete or partial malfunction of an element of the joint
solution.
	Action plan	 	An action plan contains the steps to be taken towards a solution. An action plan always includes timeframes.

Scope of the agreement  

SAP
and COMMERCE ONE will cooperate together to provide support solutions for the joint marketplace solution. 

Geographic Scope  

The
geographic scope of this agreement extends to all countries in which the SAP/COMMERCE ONE joint marketplace software is installed. 

Principle Commitments  

The
support of the joint marketplace solution will be organized as follows: Level 1 is done by the customer, level 2 and level 3 see section "Support Level and Support
Responsibilities". 

[****]. 

Terms of agreement  

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

The
Parties named herewith agree to abide by the framework of cooperation outlined in this document. 

The
parties agree to engage best effort in their endeavors to provide satisfactory services to the marketplace owner of the joint marketplaces. 

Regular
reviews will be held on a monthly basis among the Global Support Managers of COMMERCE ONE and SAP to evaluate and improve upon the service performances of the undersigned. 

Availability  

    [****] 

    [****]

Languages of Support  

    [****] 

All
cases that are transferred between SAP and COMMERCE ONE are in English. Translation into English will be done by the party who transfers the call. 

Case Priorities  

	1	 	Very High	 	Vital business processes (e.g. Server/critical workflow down). A case is to be set as "Very High" when there is a breakdown of vital business processes on the Marketplace. The case requires immediate processing as the
breakdown can result in significant financial losses.
	2	 	High	 	Major functional issue (e.g. workflows down, login). A case is to be set as "high" when there is a major disruption of normal business processes.
	3	 	Medium	 	Minor functional issue (e.g. content, bad links). A case is to be set as "medium" when there is a minor disruption or normal business processes.
	4	 	Low	 	General information or request.

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Support Levels  

The
Support for the joint solution is organized within three levels. 

	Level 1	 	•	 	Solve "how to" questions
	 	 	•	 	Solve system questions
	 	 	•	 	Search notes
	 	 	•	 	Clarify the problem
	 	 	•	 	Reproduce the problem
	 	 	•	 	Provide solution if possible
	 	 	•	 	Forward unsolved cases to level 2
	

	Level 2	 	•	 	Analyze problem
	 	 	•	 	Determine component(s)
	 	 	•	 	Propose workaround
	 	 	•	 	Determine impact on the business
	 	 	•	 	Translate case into English, if it is passed to SAP or COMMERCE ONE
	 	 	•	 	Provide solution if possible
	 	 	•	 	Forward unsolved cases to appropriate group in level 3
	

	Level 3	 	•	 	Fix bugs and create notes
	 	 	•	 	Deliver final resolution
	 	 	•	 	Translate case into English, if it is passed to SAP or COMMERCE ONE

Support Responsibilities  

    The support responsibilities for products (see Appendix A) are designed as follows: 

	Level 1	 	Customer
	Level 2	 	[****]
	Level 3	 	[****]

The
standard support interface to the customer is support level 2, if necessary level 3 will contact the customer directly. 

[****]

[****]

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Escalation procedures  

    Escalation
criteria 

The
escalation procedure ("Escalation") will be followed if either party believes a Customer situation requires additional attention by the other party
to resolve the problem. [****] 

	a.
	[****]

	b.
	There
is a significant impact to business operations or project implementation; and

	c.
	[****] 

    Escalation
processes 

Either
party's escalation contact (see Appendix D) or support consultant may call the other party's Escalation contact. The parties agree that escalation contacts (see Appendix D) shall
be available on a 24 hours, 7 days a week basis to handle emergency situations. Once a party requests Escalation a mutual action plan will be developed which defines the steps to resolve
the customer's problem. The steps are at minimum: 

	a.
	address
resources or increase them if already addressed,

	b.
	define
responsibilities for each action,

	c.
	expected
completion date of each action,

	d.
	Contingency/next
steps if desired results are not achieved 

This
action plan will be modified by mutual agreement among the designated contacts as required by the situation. The parties agree that on each party's reasonable request the other party shall send
support personnel to customer's site within 24 hours to resolve escalated customer cases. Such personnel shall be skilled in the minimum set of training described in Appendix C. 

[****]

When
both parties state that the problem is resolved or the situation no longer requires Escalation, the Escalation is closed. Each Party will exchange with the other party the final reports
summarizing the
actions taken and results of these actions, likelihood of problem recurrence and recommended future actions. 

    Cost
of Escalation 

[****] 

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Call Tracking System  

SAP
and COMMERCE ONE will respectively provide access to their call tracking systems with the task that cases may be exchanged worldwide. [****] 

Technical Support Information Database  

SAP
and COMMERCE ONE will respectively provide access to their Technical Support Information Database. Each party posts any information about available patches and /or fixes into the table
definitions. 

Each
party shall grant the other party [****] to those portions of its technical/support information database that are required for the fulfillment of the support duties. 

Neither
party may license, transfer, sell, loan, distribute or otherwise provide the other party's technical/support information database or any portion thereof, to any third party, unless expressly
agreed to in writing in advance by the parties. 

Proactive Services/Monitoring/ Remote connectivity  

SAP
and COMMERCE ONE analyze rules and architecture for the integration of the existing proactive service tools, methods and technologies. The parties work together on the development of an integrated
solution which has to be available [****]. 

If
SAP is the seller SAP will provide [****] as a component of the customer's maintenance contract. SAP will deliver [****] Support on-site
as an operations audit prior to start of production. [****] 

If
Commerce One is the seller SAP recommends that Commerce One also provides [****] as a component of the customer's maintenance contract to ensure high quality throughout the
lifecycle. 

Training  

SAP
and COMMERCE ONE agree that there is a minimum set of training described in Appendix C. Each party provides [****]. Each respective support organization is
responsible for its training. 

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Required Case Information  

When
a case is transferred between the parties, the following information is provided: 

General customer information:  

	•
	Name
of the customer company 
	•
	Name
of the person reporting the problem 
	•
	Phone/Fax
number of this contact person 

Problem-specific information:  

	•
	Software
Release 
	•
	Database
type and release 
	•
	System
type (production, test system) 
	•
	Description
of impact to customer 
	•
	Problem
description 
	•
	Description
of initial problem analysis 
	•
	Attachments

	•
	trace
information, dumps 
	•
	console
information, system to system case analysis 
	•
	notes
sent to customer 

	•
	name
and phone number of support consultant transferring the call 

Support Contacts  

SAP
and COMMERCE ONE have defined support contacts for general information exchange and escalations. The contacts are listed in Appendix D. 

Term  

This
agreement is valid unless SAP and COMMERCE ONE mutually agree to change this agreement. Changes of the agreement require a written notification of 30 days. 

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

	 	 	Senior Vice President SAP Support

Dr. Uwe Hommel
	

 Date and Place	
 	

 SAP AG
	

 	
 	

Member of board

Gerhard Oswald
	

 Date and Place	
 	

 SAP AG
	

 	
 	

President

Mayur Shah
	

 Date and Place	
 	

 SAPMarkets
	

 	
 	

Vice-President Technical Support

Tony Sung
	

 Date and Place	
 	

 COMMERCE ONE

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Appendix A:
Products and Support Responsibilities 

[****] 

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Appendix B:
Component List 

The
components list will be updated in a regular basis in coordination with development and the affected support organization. 

[****] 

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Appendix C: Minimum set of training  

	Training	 	Provided by SAP	 	Provided by COMMERCE ONE
	[****]	 	[****]	 	[****]

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Support Agreement SAP/COMMERCE ONE  

Appendix D: Support Contacts  

SAPMarkets  

    [****] 

SAP  

    [****] 

COMMERCE ONE  

    [****] 

[****] Confidential Treatment Requested. The confidential portions have been filed separately with the Securities & Exchange Commission.  

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Exhibit 10.23

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3 Exhibit A

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3 Exhibit B

MarketSet Minimum Royalties (see sheet 1 of attached spreadsheet)

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT 3 Exhibit C

Example of Exchange Engine Royalty Calculation (see sheet 2 of attached spreadsheet)

Exhibit C to Amendment Number 3

Example for Calculation of Exchange Engine Royalties

Exhibit F: Support Agreement<Page>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 4(a)

                                 CERTIFICATE OF
                               LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                       FOR
                          ATLAS AMERICA PUBLIC #10 LTD.

<Page>

Microfilm Number             Filed with the Department of State on  JUL 05 2001
                 -----------                                       -------------

Entity Number    3013936                   /s/ Kim Pizzingrilli
             --------------  ---------------------------------------------------
                                       Secretary of the Commonwealth

                      CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                            DSCB:15-8511 (Rev 90)

        In compliance with the requirements of 15 Pa.C.S. Section 8511
(relating to certificate of limited partnership), the undersigned desiring to
form a limited partnership, hereby certifies that:

1.  The name of the limited partnership is: ATLAS AMERICA PUBLIC #10 LTD.

2.  The (a) address of this limited partnership's initial registered
    office in this Commonwealth or (b) name of its commercial registered office
    provider and the county of venue is:

    (a) 311 ROUSER ROAD,        MOON TOWNSHIP   PA      15108   ALLEGHENY
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Number and Street       City            State   Zip     County

    (b) c/o
                N/A
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Number of Commercial Registered Office Provider         County

    For a limited partnership represented by a commercial registered office
    provider, the county in (b) shall be deemed the county in which the limited
    partnership is located for venue and official publication purposes.

3.  The name and business address of each general partner of the partnership is:

                NAME                            ADDRESS

    ATLAS RESOURCES, INC.               311 ROUSER ROAD, P.O. BOX 611
                                        MOON TOWNSHIP, PA 15108

4.  (Check, and if appropriate complete, one of the following):

    /X/ The formation of the limited partnership shall be effective upon
        filing this Certificate of Limited Partnership in the Department of
        State.

    / / The formation of the limited partnership shall be effective on:
                   at
        ----------    ----------------
           Date             Hour

        IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersigned general partner(s) of the
limited partnership has (have) executed this Certificate of Limited
Partnership this 30th day of July, 2001.
                ------      ------

-----------------------------           ATLAS AMERICA PUBLIC #10 LTD.
         (Signature)                    By:     ATLAS RESOURCES, INC.
                                                Managing General Partner

                                        /s/ Louis Tierno, Jr.
-----------------------------           ---------------------------------
         (Signature)                    Louis Tierno, Jr., Controller and
                                        Assistant Secretary

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