FARMOUT AGREEMENT This Farmout Agreement dated the 19th day of December, 2006 is BETWEEN:
This
Farmout Agreement dated the 19th day of December, 2006 is
BETWEEN:
PTARMIGAN
RESOURCES LTD.,
a body
corporate having an office in the City of St. John’s in the Province of
Newfoundland (hereinafter referred to as “Ptarmigan”)
AND
TEKOIL
& GAS CORPORATION
having
an office in the City of St. John’s in the Province of Newfoundland (hereinafter
referred to as “Tekoil”)
WHEREAS
Ptarmigan has agreed to farmout a portion of their respective interest in
the
Farmout Lands to the Farmee (as defined below), and the Farmee has agreed
to
farmin on such interests on the terms set forth in this Agreement. In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the
Parties have agreed as follows:
1.
Definitions
Each
capitalized term used in this Agreement shall have the meaning given to it
in
the Farmout and Royalty Procedure, and in addition the following definitions
shall apply:
(a)
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“Additional
Well” means an offshore well located in Exploration License #1069 drilled
to a depth of 3,500 meters.
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(b)
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“Assignment
Procedure” shall mean the 1993 CAPL Assignment Procedure, which by this
reference is incorporated hereto;
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(c)
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“Contract
Depth" for the Test Well, shall mean a depth sufficient to drill
a minimum
depth of 2000 meters; “Contract Depth” for the Additional Well shall mean
a depth sufficient to drill a minimum depth of 3500
meters;
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(d)
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“Farmee”
shall mean Tekoil:
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(e)
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“Farmor”
shall mean Ptarmigan;
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(f)
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“Farmout
Lands” shall mean the lands as set forth and described on Schedule “A”
attached hereto and made a part of this
Agreement;
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(g)
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“Farmout
and Royalty Procedure” shall mean the 1997 CAPL Farmout and Royalty
Procedure incorporating the elections and revisions hereto which
are set
forth in Schedule “B” attached hereto and made a part of this
Agreement;
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(h)
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“Operating
Procedure” shall mean the 1990 CAPL Operating Procedure which elections
are set forth and described on Schedule “C” attached
hereto;
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(i)
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“Test
Well” means a directional well to be drilled from an onshore surface
location in the area of Bottle Cove, Newfoundland into the Offshore
Exploration License #1069 to a depth of 2000 meters and meeting
the
requirements of a “validation well” as set forth in the Exploration
License 1069, specifically Schedule III, 1., (c) and
(d).
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(j)
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“Seismic
Program” means an offshore 3D seismic program which covers portions of
license #1069 and, which is of a minimum 20 fold over an area at
least
50,000 acres (78.125 square miles) of the area of license #1069.
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2.
Schedules
The
following schedules are attached hereto and made a part of this
Agreement:
(a)
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Schedule
“A” that describes the Title Documents, Farmout Lands, Interests and
encumbrances;
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(b)
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Schedule
“B” which is the list of elections and amendments to the 1997 CAPL
Farmout
and Royalty Procedure;
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(c)
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Schedule
“C” which is the list of elections and amendments to the 1990 CAPL
Operating Procedure and 1988 PASC ACCOUNTING
PROCEDURE;
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(d)
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Schedule
“D” which is the CAPL 1993 NOTICE OF
ASSIGNMENT
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(e)
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Schedule
“E” which specifies the drilling information required to be supplied
to
all parties pursuant to the terms of the Farmout and Royalty
Procedure.
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3.
Deposit
Upon
signing of this agreement Tekoil will provide a non-refundable deposit of
$250,000 (Two hundred fifty thousand dollars) Canadian funds, to be paid
to the
Government of Newfoundland (CNLOPB) as required under the terms of the
exploration license. Tekoil will forward the funds to Ptarmigan and Ptarmigan
will immediately forward the funds to the CNLOPB.
4.
Test
Well
Tekoil,
as operator, subject to rig availability, surface accessibility and receipt
of
all regulatory approvals, will spud the Test Well on or before September
30,
2007 and shall continuously drill the Test Well to a Contract Depth of 2000
meters.
All
costs
risks and expenses associated with permitting, drilling, completion or
abandonment of the Test Well, shall be shared as follows:
Ptarmigan
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0.00
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%
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Tekoil
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100.00
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%
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5.
Test
Well Earning
Subject
to Article 3.00 of the Farmout and Royalty Procedure, upon drilling the Test
Well to Contract Depth and completing, capping or abandoning same, the Farmee
shall earn the following interest, in the Farmout Lands:
(a)
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an
undivided 33.3% interest in the Farmout Lands (CNLOPB EL
1069).
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Upon
completion of the Test Well the Farmout Lands shall be held as
follows:
Farmout
Lands
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Tekoil
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33.3
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%
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Ptarmigan
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66.7
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%
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6.
Operating
Procedure and Farmout and Royalty Procedure
Tekoil
shall be the operator of the Farmout Lands under the Operating Procedure
and the
Operating Procedure shall govern all joint operations. The 1997 CAPL Farmout
and
Royalty Procedure shall govern the relationship between the Parties with
respect
to the interest being earned by the Farmee in the Farmout Lands, subject
in all
respects to a Joint Operating Agreement among the Parties substantially in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
7.
Seismic
Program and earning
Farmee
shall commence the Seismic Program on or before September 1, 2008. All costs
to
shoot the Seismic Program shall be shared as follows:
Tekoil
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100.0
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%
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Ptarmigan
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0.0
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%
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Upon
completion of the Seismic Program, the Farmee shall have earned an additional
26.7% undivided interest in the Farmout Lands. Following completion of the
Seismic Program the Farmout Lands shall then be held as follows:
Farmout
Lands
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Tekoil
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60.0
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%
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Ptarmigan
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40.0
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%
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Tekoil
will supply all raw data and processed data from the seismic program from
shots
taken within the boundaries of the Farmout Lands to Ptarmigan as soon as
such
data becomes available.
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The
ownership of the Seismic Program as it relates to the Farmout Lands (Exploration
License 1069) will be:
Tekoil
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99
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%
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Ptarmigan
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1
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%
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8.
Additional
Well
Farmee
may elect at any time following completion of the Test Well and completion
of
the 3D seismic program, upon one hundred and eighty days (180) days notice
to
Farmor, that the parties drill the Additional Well. All costs to drill the
Additional Well shall be shared as follows:
Tekoil
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60.0
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%
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Ptarmigan
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40.0
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%
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If
Farmor
shall elect not to participate in the costs of the Additional Well or shall
fail
to provide its share of the costs thereof, all costs to drill the Additional
Well shall be shared as follows:
Tekoil
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100.0
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%
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Ptarmigan
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0.0
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%
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And
the
Farmee shall have earned an additional 20% interest in the Farmout Lands.
The
Farmout Lands shall then and thereafter be held as follows:
Farmout
Lands (Exploration License 1069)
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Tekoil
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80.0
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%
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Ptarmigan
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20.0
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%
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9. Addresses
for Service of Notices
The
address for service of notices under this Agreement shall be:
PTARMIGAN
RESOURCES LTD.
0
X'Xxxxx'x Xxxx
Xx.
Xxxx'x, XX
Xxxxxx
X0X
0X0
FAX:
000 000 0000
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TEKOIL
& GAS CORPORATION
0000
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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10. Conflict
of Entire Agreement
The
provisions contained in all documents, schedules and agreements collateral
to
this Agreement shall be read subject to this Agreement and in the event of
any
conflict between the provisions contained in the documents, schedules or
agreements collateral hereto and the provisions of this Agreement, the
provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
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11. Goods
and Services Act
The
Operator shall elect pursuant to Section 273 of the Excise Act of Canada
to
administer the Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) on behalf of the Parties hereto.
Should a Party elect to take its share of production in kind, that Party
shall
be responsible for collecting and remitting the Goods and Services Tax directly
to Revenue Canada on such party’s portion of the sales it takes in
kind.
12. Limitations
The
two
(2) year period for seeking a remedial order under Section 3(1) of the
Limitations Act S.A. 2000 C.L-12, as amended, for any claim (as defined in
the
Act) arising in connection with this Agreement is extended to:
(a)
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for
claims disclosed by an audit two years after the time this agreement
is
permitted that audit to be performed;
or
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(b)
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for
all other claims, four years.
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13. Miscellaneous
(a)
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This
is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the Farmout
Lands
and the Title Documents;
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(b)
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This
agreement supersedes and replaces all other agreements, documents,
writings and verbal understandings between the parties relating
to the
Farmout Lands;
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(c)
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This
Agreement, the Operating Procedure and the relationship between
the
parties shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws in
effect in the Province of Alberta;
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(d)
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This
agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties
hereto and their respective successors and
assigns;
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(e)
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This
agreement may be executed in counterpart and when each party has
executed
a counterpart, all counterparts taken together shall constitute
one
agreement;
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(f)
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Farmor
shall allow Farmee reasonable access to all of its records, files
and
other information concerning the Exploration License and the Farmout
Lands
during the term hereof.
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This
agreement may be executed by facsimile or electronic PDF form, in as many
counterparts as is deemed necessary, and when so executed each such counterpart
is as valid and binding on all parties hereto as every other such
counterpart.
PTARMIGAN
RESOURCES LTD.
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TEKOIL
& GAS CORPORATION
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Per:
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Per:
/s/
Xxxx X. Western
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
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This
is
the execution page to the Farmout Agreement dated December 19, 2006 between
PTARMIGAN RESOURCES LTD. and TEKOIL & GAS CORPORATION in the Western
Newfoundland Offshore area
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SCHEDULE
“A”
Attached
to and made part of a
Farmout
Agreement dated December 19, 2006
between
Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd. And Tekoil & Gas Corporation.
INTEREST
NO.: EL 1069
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PART
I - LICENCE DATA
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INTEREST
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Type
No.
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Effective
Date
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Term
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EL
1069
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January
15, 2002
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9
yrs.
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LAND
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Part
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Sections
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49°00'N
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58°30'W
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--
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The
portion in the offshore area.
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49°00'N
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58°45'W
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--
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All.
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49°10'N
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58°15'W
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--
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The
portion in the offshore area, excluding sections 1-58.
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49°10'N
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58°30'W
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--
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The
portion in the offshore area.
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49°10'N
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58°45'W
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--
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All.
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OWNERSHIP
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Interest
Holders
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Particular
%
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Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd.
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100.0%
free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances as of the
date
hereof. Government royalty payment obligations shall be as set
out by the
Government regulations. Farmor warrants that upon earning, the
interest
earned by the Farmee will be transferred to the Farmee, free and
clear of
all liens, claims and encumbrances except for the applicable Government
royalty.
Farmor
also warrants that it will not place any lien, claim or encumbrance
on any
portion of or interest in the Farmout Lands until all earning in
favor of
Farmee under this Agreement has occurred. Any liens, claims or
encumbrances thereafter placed by Farmor shall only burden Farmor’s
interest in the Farmout Lands.
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HECTARES:
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140,210
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REPRESENTATIVE:
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Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd.
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Note: Information
contained in Part I is information as of the effective date of
the
License. Any changes that may have occurred since the effective
date are
listed below in Part II.
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PART
II - NOTATIONS
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DATE
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REG.
NO.
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PARTICULARS
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January
15, 2002
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02007
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Receipt
and Xxxxxxxxxxxx xx XX Xx. 0000.
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August
1, 2006
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02007
(amt)
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Fundamental
Decision 2006.02; adding section 1.1 and paragraph 5(iv) to Schedule
III
of EL 1069.
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Note:
Abstract Last Updated August 14, 2006
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SCHEDULE
“B”
Attached
to and made part of a
Farmout
Agreement dated December 19, 2006
between
Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd. And Tekoil & Gas Corporation.
1997
CAPL FARMOUT AND ROYALTY PROCEDURE
ELECTIONS
AND AMENDMENTS
1.
Clause
1.01 (f) - Effective Date: December
1, 2006
2.
Clause
1.01 (t) - not applicable
3.
Clause
1.02- Incorporation of Provisions from 1990 CAPL Operating
Procedure:
Clause
311 - Insurance Alternate
A as amended
4.
Article 4.00 - Option Xxxxx: will þ/
will
not o
apply
5.
Article 5.00 - Overriding Royalty: o/ will not
þ
apply
6.
Article 6.00 - Conversion: o/ will not þ
apply
7.
Article 8.00 (Area of Mutual Interest): o/ will
not þ
apply.
10.
Clause 11.02 - Reimbursement of Land Maintenance Costs: o/ will not þ
apply.
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SCHEDULE
“C”
Attached
to and made part of a
Farmout
Agreement dated December 19, 2006
between
Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd. And Tekoil & Gas Corporation.
1990
CAPL OPERATING PROCEDURE
1-Clause
311 Insurance:
Alternate
A
311
A (i) increase amount to a minimum of $2,000,000.
311
A (ii) increase amount to a minimum of $2,000,000.
2-Clause
604 Marketing
fee: Alternate
A
3-Clause
903 Less
than
all parties participate: Alternate
A
4-Clause
1007 Penalty
where independent well results in production:
Development
Xxxxx: 300%
Exploratory
Xxxxx: 500%
5-Clause
1010(a)(iv) Title Preserving Xxxxx: 365
days
6-Clause
2202
Contact
info:
Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd.
6
O’Brien’s Hill
St
John’s, NL CANADA
A1B
4G4
Tel. (000)
000-0000 or (000) 000 0000
FAX:
(000) 000 0000
Email. xxxxxx@xxxx.xx or
xxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxxx.xxx
Tekoil
& Gas Corporation
0000
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Tel.
(000) 000-0000
Fax
(000)
000-0000
Email
xxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
7-Clause
2401: Disposition of Interest A
8-Clause
2404: Deleted
and Replaced with 1993 CAPL Assignment Procedure
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1988
PASC ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE
Clause
105: Operating Advances Proportionate share of 10%
Clause
110: Approvals 2 or more parties totaling 65%
Clause
202(b): Labour
(1)
Second Level Supervisors shall not
be
chargeable
(2)
Technical Employees shall be chargeable
Clause
203(b): Employee Benefits 22%
Clause
217(a): Warehouse Handling
(1)
2.5%
for tubular goods and other items new price over $5,000
(2)
5.0%
of cost of all other material
Clause
302: Overhead Rates:
(a)
For
each Exploration Project
(1)
5% of
first $50,000
(2)
3% of
next $100,000
(3)
1% of
cost exceeding (1) and (2)
(b)
For
each Drilling Well
(1)
3% of
first $50,000
(2)
2% of
next $100,000
(3)
1% of
cost exceeding (1) and (2)
(c)
For
each Construction Project
(1)
5% of
first $50,000
(2)
3% of
next $100,000
(3)
1% of
cost exceeding (1) and (2)
(d)
For
Operation and Maintenance:
(2)
$250.00 per producing well per
month.
Article
IV: Pricing of Joint Materials,
Purchases,
Transfers &
Dispositions
$25,000 subject to approval.
Clause
501: Periodic Inventory 5 year intervals.
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Schedule
“D”
Attached
to and made part of a
Farmout
Agreement dated December 19, 2006
between
Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd. And Tekoil & Gas Corporation.
1993
CAPL NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT
(for
reference only: general land description)
WHEREAS,
by
agreement ("Transfer Agreement") dated ,
as
Assignor, transferred and conveyed effective ,
("Transfer Date") an interest in property as more fully described below to
_______________as
Assignee; and
WHEREAS,
Assignor and one or more parties ("Third Party") are subject to and bound
by
that certain Joint Operating Agreement dated December 19, 2006, made between,
by
or among Ptarmigan Resources Ltd. and Tekoil & Gas Corporation, as may have
been amended, affecting the land or property therein described ("Master
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS,
in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Master Agreement, Assignor
and
Assignee intend to serve notice to Third Party to the Master Agreement of
the
transfer and conveyance as described in the Transfer Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT WITNESSES THAT
in
consideration of the mutual advantages to the parties hereto, notice is hereby
given, as follows:
1. |
Assignor:
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__________________
2. |
Assignee:
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__________________
3. |
Current
Third Parties to Master Agreement:
__________________________________
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4. |
Assigned
Interest: (Check A or B below):
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A. |
Transfer
Agreement covers %
of
Assignor's entire undivided right, title and interest in the Master
Agreement but shall not include rights of the Assignor as operator
("Assigned Interest"); or
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___B. |
Transfer
Agreement covers a portion of Assignor's right, title and interest
in the
Master Agreement but shall not include rights of the Assignor as
operator
("Assigned Interest"): In the event Alternative B is checked, the
legal
description of all lands and interests transferred and conveyed
in the
Transfer Agreement are identified on Schedule “A” hereto as “Assigned
Interest”.
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5. |
Subject
to Clause 7 of this Notice of Assignment, Assignor and Assignee,
in
accordance with the terms of the Transfer Agreement, acknowledge
that:
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a) |
Assignor
has transferred and conveyed the Assigned Interest to the Assignee
as of
the Transfer Date; and
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b) |
Assignee
agrees to replace Assignor, on and after the Transfer Date, as a
party to
the Master Agreement with respect to the Assigned Interest;
and
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c) |
Assignee
agrees to be bound by and observe all terms, obligations and provisions
in
the Master Agreement with respect to the Assigned Interest on and
after
the Transfer Date.
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6. |
Subject
to the terms and provision of the Transfer Agreement, Assignee on
and
after the Transfer Date:
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a) |
discharges
and releases Assignor from the observance and performance of all
terms and
covenants in the Master Agreement and any obligations and liabilities
which arise or occur under the Master Agreement with respect to the
Assigned Interest; and
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b) |
does
not release and discharge Assignor from any obligation or liability
which
had arisen or accrued prior to the Transfer Date or which does not
relate
to the Assigned Interest.
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7. |
Assignee
and Assignor agree that in all matters relating to the Master Agreement
with respect to the Assigned Interest, subsequent to the Transfer
Date and
prior to the Binding Date, Assignor acts as trustee for the duly
authorized agent of Assignee, and Assignee, for the benefit of the
Third
Party, ratifies, adopts and confirms all acts or omissions of Assignor
in
such capacity as trustee and agent.
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8. |
This
Notice of Assignment shall become binding on all parties to the Master
Agreement on the first day of the second calendar month following
the
month this notice is served on Third Party in accordance with the
terms of
the Master Agreement ("Binding Date"). In addition, Assignor and
Assignee
agree that they shall be solely responsible for any adjustment between
themselves with respect to the Assigned Interest as to revenues,
benefits,
costs, obligations or indemnities, which accrue prior to the Binding
Date.
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9. |
Assignor
represents and certifies that this Notice of Assignment and its service
are in compliance with all the terms and provisions of the Master
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
this
Notice of Assignment has been duly executed by Assignor and Assignee on the
date
indicated for each below:
Assignor
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Assignee
|
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Per:
_____________________________
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Per:
_____________________________
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Per:
_____________________________
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Per:
_____________________________
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Date:
_____________________________
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Date:
_____________________________
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SCHEDULE
“E”
Attached
to and made part of a
Farmout
Agreement dated December 19, 2006
between
Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd. And Tekoil & Gas Corporation.
Required
Drilling Information
Well
Data Requirements
Company:
____________________
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Date:
________________________
|
Fax
#: _______________________
|
Well
Name: ____________________
|
Attention:
____________________
|
Location:
Western Newfoundland Offshore area
|
Ptarmigan
Geological Contact:
_______________________________________________________
Pursuant
to the agreement or lease, please provide the following information for the
above mentioned well.
Please
provide one (1) paper copy and electronic/digital format as submitted to
Government Agencies _________________
PRIOR
TO SPUDDING:
Application
for Well License
Well
License & Amendments
Survey
Plat
Geological
Prognosis & drilling Program
Notice
to spud
DURING
DRILLING:
Daily
Drilling Reports with Lithology
Detailed
Cumulative Costs
Access
to Samples and Cores Required
Special
Notice before Coring, Testing & Logging
Preliminary
Core Analysis
MWD
data online live basis (XXXXX, WITS, wellview)
Final
Prints of All Logs (2
copies, Include Diskette )
NOTE:
During Office Hours, Please have Logs Delivered to Well
Operations Administration
( address below )
Forty-Eight
(48) Hours Abandonment Notice
WITHIN
30 DAYS AFTER DRILLING:
Geological
Report including Core Descriptions, Sample
Descriptions
( detailed in 5m intervals ) & Lithology Log
Final
Drill Stem Test Reports
Fluid
Analysis ( Oil, Gas & Water )
Final
Core Analysis Report
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Final
Directional Survey
Completion
Program
DURING
COMPLETION:
Daily
Completion Reports ( Initial, Recompletion, Workovers, & Abandonments )
including details of all Perforations, Treatments and daily
Production
Detailed
Cumulative Costs
WITHIN
30 DAYS OF WORK PERFORMED:
Cased
Hole Logs (
2 copies )
Pressure
and Deliverability Tests, Production tests, AOF Tests
Subsurface
Pressure Surveys
Fluid
Analysis (Oil, Gas & Water)
GOVERNMENT
FORMS REQUIRED:
ALL Forms
& Amendments filed with Government Agencies (within
Government timelines),
but
not
restricted
to
the following;
Well
Drilling and Completion Data submission Reports(s)
Production
reports, S1’s and S2’s (To
be sent to Production Accounting Dept.)
when
applicable - Log waiver, Core Analysis, Surface Casing Vent Leak Test, Lease
Inspection Report
CNLOPB
Reports
CONTACTS: Well
Operations Administration
Ptarmigan
TBD
email:
Phone:
Fax:
Send
All Information to the Attention of: WELL
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Mailing
Address:
Ptarmigan
Resources Ltd
6
O’Brien’s Hill
St.
John’s, NL CANADA
A1B
4G4
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EXHIBIT
1
Form
of Joint Operating Agreement
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