Common use of Fee Adjustments Clause in Contracts

Fee Adjustments. The monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above may be adjusted by Operator annually, as of the first day of January (the “Adjustment Date”) of each year, beginning January 1, 2011. This adjustment, if any, shall not exceed the percentage increase in the average weekly earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and shown in Employment and Earnings Publication, Monthly Establishment Data, Hours and Earning Statistical Table C-2, Index Average Weekly Earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, SIC Code #131-2, or any successor index thereto, since January l, 2010, in the case of the first adjustment, and since the previous Adjustment Date, in the case of each subsequent adjustment. In addition, the monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above for any given well or xxxxx being operated under this Agreement may be increased beyond the annual adjustment described in the prior paragraph without advance notice to the Developer, from time-to-time, to the competitive rate in the area where the well(s) are situated, as determined by the Operator in its sole discretion.

Fee Adjustments. The monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above may be adjusted by Operator annually, as of the first day of January (the “Adjustment Date”) of each year, beginning January 1, 20112008. This adjustment, if any, shall not exceed the percentage increase in the average weekly earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and shown in Employment and Earnings Publication, Monthly Establishment Data, Hours and Earning Statistical Table C-2, Index Average Weekly Earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, SIC Code #131-2, or any successor index thereto, since January l, 20102006, in the case of the first adjustment, and since the previous Adjustment Date, in the case of each subsequent adjustment. In addition, the monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above for any given well or xxxxx being operated under this Agreement may be increased beyond the annual adjustment described in the prior paragraph without advance notice to the Developer, from time-to-time, time to the competitive rate in the area where the well(s) are situated, as determined by the Operator in its sole discretion.

Fee Adjustments. The monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above may be adjusted by Operator annually, as of the first day of January (the “Adjustment Date”) of each year, beginning January 1, 20112009. This adjustment, if any, shall not exceed the percentage increase in the average weekly earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and shown in Employment and Earnings Publication, Monthly Establishment Data, Hours and Earning Statistical Table C-2, Index Average Weekly Earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, SIC Code #131-2, or any successor index thereto, since January l, 20102007, in the case of the first adjustment, and since the previous Adjustment Date, in the case of each subsequent adjustment. In addition, the monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above for any given well or xxxxx being operated under this Agreement may be increased beyond the annual adjustment described in the prior paragraph without advance notice to the Developer, from time-to-time, time to the competitive rate in the area where the well(s) are situated, as determined by the Operator in its sole discretion.

Fee Adjustments. The monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above may be adjusted by Operator annually, as of the first day of January (the “Adjustment Date”) of each year, beginning January 1, 20112008. This Such adjustment, if any, shall not exceed the percentage increase in the average weekly earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and shown in Employment and Earnings Publication, Monthly Establishment Data, Hours and Earning Statistical Table C-2, Index Average Weekly Earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, SIC Code #131-2, or any successor index thereto, since January l, 20102006, in the case of the first adjustment, and since the previous Adjustment Date, in the case of each subsequent adjustment. In addition, the monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above for any given well or xxxxx being operated under this Agreement may be increased beyond the annual adjustment described adjusted at any time in the prior paragraph without advance notice Operator’s discretion to the Developer, from time-to-time, an amount equal to the a competitive rate in the area where in which the well(s) are situated, as determined by the Operator in its sole discretion.

Fee Adjustments. The monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above may be adjusted by Operator annually, as of the first day of January (the “Adjustment Date”) of each year, beginning January 1, 20112008 [2009]. This adjustment, if any, shall not exceed the percentage increase in the average weekly earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and shown in Employment and Earnings Publication, Monthly Establishment Data, Hours and Earning Statistical Table C-2, Index Average Weekly Earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, SIC Code #131-2, or any successor index thereto, since January l, 20102006 [2007], in the case of the first adjustment, and since the previous Adjustment Date, in the case of each subsequent adjustment. In addition, the monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above for any given well or xxxxx wxxxx being operated under this Agreement may be increased beyond the annual adjustment described in the prior paragraph without advance notice to the Developer, from time-to-time, time to the competitive rate in the area where the well(s) are situated, as determined by the Operator in its sole discretion.

Fee Adjustments. The monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above may be adjusted by Operator annually, as of the first day of January (the “Adjustment Date”) of each year, beginning January 1, 20112007. This adjustment, if any, shall not exceed the percentage increase in the average weekly earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and shown in Employment and Earnings Publication, Monthly Establishment Data, Hours and Earning Statistical Table C-2, Index Average Weekly Earnings of “Crude Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids” workers, SIC Code #131-2, or any successor index thereto, since January l, 20102006, in the case of the first adjustment, and since the previous Adjustment Date, in the case of each subsequent adjustment. In addition, the monthly operating fee set forth in sub-section (a) above for any given well or xxxxx wxxxx being operated under this Agreement may be increased beyond the annual adjustment described in the prior paragraph without advance notice to the Developer, from time-to-time, time to time to the competitive rate in the area where the well(s) are situated, as determined by the Operator in its sole discretion.