AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.3

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of August 5, 2015, to that certain Gas Gathering Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2015, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Gas Gathering Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2015 (as so amended, the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between PennTex North Louisiana, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Gatherer”), and MRD Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Customer”).  Gatherer and Customer are each referred to herein as a “Party,” and collectively as, the “Parties.”  Defined terms used but not defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, Gatherer agreed to provide certain gathering, compression, dehydration and/or treating services for Customer pursuant to the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with Article XV thereof as set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises of this Amendment and the agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Amendment to Article I.  Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definition, which shall read in full as follows:

“Gross Heating Value” shall mean the number of Btus produced by the complete combustion in air, at constant pressure of one (1) cubic foot of Gas, at a base temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) and at a reference pressure base equal to 14.73 psia, with air of the temperature and pressure of the Gas, after the products of combustion are cooled to the initial temperature of the Gas, and after the air and water formed by the combustion is condensed to the liquid state.  The gross heating value of the Gas shall be corrected for water vapor under testing conditions to the actual water vapor content of the Gas being delivered; provided, however, if the actual water vapor content is seven (7) pounds per 1,000,000 standard cubic feet of Gas or less, the Gas shall be deemed “dry” and no water vapor correction shall be made.  

2. Amendments to Article VIII.  

(i) The Section titled “Fees” in Article VIII of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (b) of the section titled “Plant Delivery Point Gathering Fee” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:   

“(b) Plant Delivery Point Gathering Fee.  For all Customer Gas received by Gatherer at the Points of Receipt and allocated for delivery to either the PTX Lincoln Parish Point of Delivery or the Mt. Olive Point of Delivery each Month, Customer shall pay Gatherer a gathering fee for such Month as follows:

(i)  From the Commencement Date through November 30, 2019, $0.02 per MMBtu; and  

(ii)  Commencing on December 1, 2019, $0.05 per MMBtu.

(ii) The Section titled “Fees” in Article VIII of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (c) of the section titled “DCP Xxxxxx Road Delivery Point Gathering Fee” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:   

“(c) DCP Xxxxxx Road Delivery Point Gathering Fee.  For all Customer Gas received by Gatherer at the Points of Receipt and allocated for delivery to the DCP Xxxxxx Road Point

of Delivery each Month, Customer shall pay Gatherer a gathering fee of $0.22 per MMBtu.” 

3. Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed, interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

4. Counterpart Execution.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, and all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument. Any signature delivered by a Party by facsimile transmission or electronically shall be deemed an original signature.

5. Integration with Agreement.  This Amendment shall be and hereby is incorporated into and forms a part of the Agreement.  Except as expressly provided herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has duly executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

	MRD Operating LLC
	By:		Memorial Resource Development Corp., its sole member
	By:		/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
	Name:		Xxxx X. Xxxxx
	Title:		Senior Vice President
	PennTex North Louisiana, LLC
	By:		/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:		Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:		Chief Operating Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Gas Gathering Agreement]