Exhibit 10.1
LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (together with the exhibits and schedules attached hereto, this
"AGREEMENT") dated as of the 23rd day of July, 2012.
BETWEEN:
SUMMIT WEST OIL, LLC., a company formed under the laws of Washington State,
having an address of 0000 X 00xx Xxx, Xxxxxxx XX 00000.
(Herein called the "ASSIGNOR") AND:
FREEDOM PETROLEUM INC., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of
Nevada, having a registered address of 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx,
XX, 00000
(Herein called the "ASSIGNEE")
WHEREAS, the Assignee desires to purchase and acquire from the Assignor and the
Assignor desires to sell and assign to the Assignee 100% of the Assignor's
rights, title and interest in and to the Leases attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the "LEASES").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties hereto,
and of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES
1.1 Assignment of Leases. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, at the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby, the Assignor will sell, convey, assign and transfer 100% of Assignor's
interest in and to the following Leases, and the Assignee will purchase and
acquire the Leases from the Assignor, reserving however, unto Assignor herein an
overriding royalty of 3.3333% of 8/8ths of all the oil, gas and other
hydrocarbons produced, saved and marketed from the assigned lands and leases.
This overriding royalty and all other terms and conditions of this assignment
shall apply to any and all extension, renewal and substitute leases obtained by
Assignee, its successors or assigns on the land described herein.
(a) 100% of Assignor's rights, title and interests in and to the oil, gas
and other minerals in and under and that may be produced from the lands
described in Exhibit A including, without limitation, interests in oil, gas
and/or mineral leases covering any part of the lands, fee mineral interests, and
other interests in oil, gas and other minerals in any part of the lands;
(b) 100% of the right, title and interests of Assignor in all presently
existing and valid oil, gas and/or mineral unitization, pooling and/or
communitization agreements, declarations, and/or orders and the properties
covered or included in the units (including, without limitation, units formed
under orders, rules, regulations or other official acts of any federal, state or
other authority having jurisdiction, voluntary unitization agreements,
designations, and/or declarations, and any working interest units created under
operating agreements or otherwise), which relate to the properties subject to
the Leases;
(c) 100% of the right, title and interests of Assignor in all presently
existing and valid production sales and sales related contracts, operating
agreements and other agreements and contracts which relate to the properties
subject to the Leases or which relate to the exploration, development, operation
or maintenance of the properties subject to the Leases or the treatment,
storage, transaction or marketing of production from or allocated to the
properties subject to the Leases; and
(d) 100% of the right, title and interests of Assignor in and to all
materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, improvements, and other personal
Leases and fixtures relating to the properties subject to the Leases, and all
xxxxx, wellhead equipment, pumping units, flow lines, tanks, buildings,
injection facilities, salt water disposal facilities, compression facilities,
gathering systems and other equipment, all easements, rights-of-way, surface
leases and other surface rights, all permits and licenses and all other
appurtenances, used or held for use in connection with or related to the
exploration, development, operation or maintenance of any of the properties
subject to the Leases.
1.2 Consideration. In consideration of the sale, transfer and assignment to
the Assignee of 100% of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the
Leases, the Assignee shall pay an aggregate purchase price of $15,000 (the
"PURCHASE PRICE") of the Assignee.
1.3 The Closing. The transfer and delivery of the documents transferring
100% of the right, title and interest of the Assignor to the Leases to the
Assignee and the Purchase Price to the Assignor (the "CLOSING") will take place
no later than August 15, 2012 or such earlier date as may be mutually acceptable
to the Assignor and the Assignee, subject to the satisfaction or waiver (by the
party receiving the benefit thereof) of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement (the "CLOSING DATE").
1.4 Deliveries. At the Closing on the Closing Date:
(a) The Assignor shall deliver to the Assignee executed and duly
acknowledged assignments conveying 100% of the right, title and interest of the
Assignor to the Leases to the Assignee;
(b) The Assignee shall deliver to the Assignor and/or its designee the
Purchase Price;
(c) The Assignor and the Assignee shall each execute and deliver such other
instruments and take such other action as may be necessary to carry out its
obligations under this Agreement; including, without limitation, working
together to cause the title to any assets to be transferred into the name of the
Assignee in the applicable governmental records.
1.5 Expenses of Assignor. Any liability or obligation of the Assignor
arising or incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and
execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any
fees and expenses of counsel, accountants and other experts employed by Assignor
shall be paid by the Assignee.
ARTICLE 2
TITLE DUE DILIGENCE
2.1 Access to Leases. The Assignor shall grant the Assignee such access to
the properties subject to the Leases, including all records relating to same, as
is necessary to permit the Assignee to conduct a thorough due diligence
investigation of the title to the properties subject to the Leases. The Assignee
shall have a maximum of seven (7) days from the date of this Agreement to
conduct its due diligence (this 7-day period, as it may be extended in
accordance with this Agreement or by other agreement of the parties, will be
referred to herein as the "DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD").
2.2 The Assignee shall notify the Assignor in writing (the "DEFECT NOTICE")
by the end of the Due Diligence Period of any failures or defects in title
("TITLE DEFECTS") that the Assignee may have identified as pertaining to the
properties subject to the Leases. The Defect Notice shall identify the alleged
defect and the nature of the defect. If no defects are identified in said
written notice, the Assignee will be deemed to have accepted title for said
properties subject to the Leases. Upon receipt of Defect Notice, the Assignor
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shall have until the Closing to cure any such Title Defects or, if not curable
prior to the Closing, advise the Assignee how such Title Defects will be cured
following the Closing and provide a satisfactory commitment to the Assignee with
respect to curing of such Title Defects. If the Assignor is unable to cure any
material Title Defects to the Assignee's reasonable satisfaction or provide a
plan and commitment to cure such Title Defects prior to the Closing, then the
Assignee may (i) terminate this Agreement; or (ii) proceed with the Closing with
no reduction in the Purchase Price. Title Defect, as used in this Agreement,
shall mean any lien, encumbrance, encroachment or other defect in the Assignor's
title to the properties subject to the Leases that would cause the Assignor not
to have defensible title to such properties subject to the Leases.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ASSIGNOR
To induce the Assignee to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and
in acknowledgement of the Assignee's reliance on the following representations
and warranties, the Assignor jointly and severally represent and warrant to the
Assignee as follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
3.1 Organization. The Assignor has the power and authority to conduct its
business as it is now being conducted and to own their assets.
3.2 Power and Authority. The Assignor has the power and authority to
execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the other agreements and
instruments to be executed and delivered by it in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, and the Assignor will have taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other
agreements and instruments and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including but not limited to the receipt of all necessary regulatory
approvals. This Agreement is, and the other agreements and instruments to be
executed and delivered by the Assignor in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, when such other agreements and instruments are executed and
delivered, shall be, the valid and legally binding obligations of the Assignor
enforceable against the Assignor in accordance with their respective terms.
3.3 Non-Contravention. To the Assignor's knowledge, neither the execution,
delivery and/or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will:
(a) conflict with, result in a violation of, cause a default under (with or
without notice, lapse of time or both) or give rise to a right of termination,
amendment, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation contained in or the
loss of any material benefit under, or result in the creation of any lien,
security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the material properties or
assets of Assignor under any term, condition or provision of any loan or credit
agreement, note, debenture, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement,
instrument, permit, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance,
rule or regulation applicable to Assignor, or any of its material properties or
assets;
3.4 Actions and Proceedings. To the knowledge of Assignor, (i) there is no
basis for and there is no action, suit, judgment, claim, demand or proceeding
outstanding or pending, or threatened against or affecting Assignor or which
involves any of the business, or the properties or assets of Assignor that, if
adversely resolved or determined, would have a material adverse effect on the
Leases (a "ASSIGNOR MATERIAL ADVERSE Effect"), and (ii) there is no reasonable
basis for any claim or action that, based upon the likelihood of its being
asserted and its success if asserted, would have such a Assignor Material
Adverse Effect.
3.5 Compliance.
(a) To the knowledge of Assignor, Assignor is in compliance with, is not in
default or violation in any material respect under, and has not been charged
with or received any notice at any time of any material violation of any
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statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, decree or other regulation that would
constitute a Assignor Material Adverse Effect;
(b) To the knowledge of Assignor, Assignor is not subject to any judgment,
order or decree entered in any lawsuit or proceeding applicable to its business
and operations that would result in a Assignor Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) To the knowledge of Assignor, Assignor has duly filed all reports and
has obtained all governmental permits and other governmental consents, except as
may be required after the execution of this Agreement. To the knowledge of
Assignor, all of such permits and consents are in full force and effect, and no
proceedings for the suspension or cancellation of any of them, and no
investigation relating to any of them, is pending or to the knowledge of
Assignor, threatened, and none of them will be adversely affected by the
consummation of this Agreement.
3.6 Filings, Consents and Approvals. To the knowledge of Assignor, no
filing or registration with, no notice to and no permit, authorization, consent,
or approval of any public or governmental body or authority or other person or
entity is necessary for the consummation by Assignor of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ASSIGNEE
To induce the Assignor to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and
in acknowledgement of Assignor's reliance on the following representations and
warranties, the Assignee hereby represents and warrants to the Assignor as
follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
4.1 Organization. The Assignee is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Washington, with
the power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and
to own and lease its properties and assets.
4.2 Power and Authority. The Assignee has the power and authority to
execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the other agreements and
instruments to be executed and delivered by it in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, and the execution, delivery and performance of
the Agreement by the Assignee has been duly authorized. This Agreement is, and,
when such other agreements and instruments are executed and delivered, the other
agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered by the Assignee in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be, the valid and
legally binding obligations of the Assignee, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms.
4.3 Broker's or Finder's Fees. The Assignee has not authorized any person
to act as broker, finder, or in any other similar capacity in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.4 No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery by the Assignee of this
Agreement and of the other agreements and instruments to be executed and
delivered by the Assignee in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, nor the consummation by the Assignee of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will or do violate or conflict with: (a) any foreign or
local law, regulation, ordinance, governmental restriction, order, judgment or
decree applicable to the Assignee; (b) any provision of any charter, bylaw, or
(c) under any material agreement to which the Assignee is a party.
4.5 Required Consents. No permit or approval, authorization, consent,
permission, or waiver to or from any person, or notice, filing, or recording to
or with, any person is necessary for the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered
by the Assignee in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or the
consummation by the Assignee of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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4.6 Litigation. There are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of
the Assignee, threatened against the Assignee which (i) seek to restrain or
enjoin the consummation of the Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Assignee or its abilities to perform its obligations under the Agreement and the
other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered by the Assignee in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.7 Risks Related to Hazardous Materials. The Assignee shall assume all
risks that the Leases may contain waste materials or other adverse physical
conditions, including, but not limited to, the presence of unknown abandoned oil
and gas xxxxx, water xxxxx, sumps, pits, pipelines or other waste or spill
sites. At Closing, all responsibility and liability related to all such
conditions, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, will be transferred
from the Assignor to the Assignee.
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS OF THE ASSIGNOR PRIOR TO CLOSING
5.1 Required Approvals. As promptly as practicable after the date of this
Agreement, the Assignor shall make all filings required by foreign or local law
to be made by them in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
The Assignor shall cooperate with the Assignee with respect to all filings that
the Assignee elects to make or is required by law to make in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
5.2 Prohibited Actions. Except as provided herein below, in no event,
without the prior written consent of the Assignee, shall the Assignor:
(a) permit any of the Leases to be subjected to any claim or encumbrance,
except claims or encumbrances that the Assignor believes, in its sole judgment,
are necessary to continue development of the Leases in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice;
(b) waive any claims or rights respecting the Leases, or sell, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of any of the Leases; or
(c) dispose of any interest in any of the Leases, or permit any rights in
any of the Leases to lapse into default or in non-compliance with all and any
regulatory or governmental requirement.
5.3 Access. From the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, the
Assignor shall provide the Assignee with such information and access as the
Assignee may from time to time reasonably request regarding the properties
subject to the Leases.
ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS TO THE ASSIGNOR'S OBLIGATIONS
Each of the obligations of the Assignor to be performed hereunder shall be
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Assignor) at or prior to the
Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
6.1 Representations and Warranties; Performance. The Assignee shall have
performed and complied in all respects with the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it at
or prior to the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Assignee
set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing
Date (except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement), and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Assignee and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been duly and validly authorized
by the Assignee's Board of Directors.
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6.2 Consents. All required approvals, consents and authorizations shall
have been obtained.
6.3 Litigation. No Litigation shall be threatened or pending against the
Assignee or the Assignor that, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the
Assignor, could result in the restraint or prohibition of any such party, or the
obtaining of damages or other relief from such party, in connection with this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.4 Documents Satisfactory in Form and Substance. All agreements,
certificates, and other documents delivered by the Assignee to the Assignor
hereunder shall be in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the
Assignor, in the exercise of such counsel's reasonable judgment.
6.5 Due Diligence. The Assignor shall have completed its due diligence
review of the Assignee and shall have been satisfied with the findings thereof.
ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS TO THE ASSIGNEE'S OBLIGATIONS
Each of the obligations of the Assignee to be performed hereunder shall be
subject to the satisfaction (or the waiver by the Assignee) at or prior to the
Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
7.1 Representations and Warranties; Performance. The Assignor shall have
performed and complied in all respects with the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it at
or prior to the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Assignor
set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing
Date (except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement), and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Assignor and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been duly and validly authorized
by the Assignor.
7.2 Consents. All required approvals, consents and authorizations shall
have been obtained.
7.3 No Litigation. No Litigation shall be threatened or pending against the
Assignee or the Assignor that, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the
Assignee, could result in the restraint or prohibition of any such party, or the
obtaining of damages or other relief from such party, in connection with this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.4 Due Diligence. The Assignee shall have completed its due diligence
review of the Leases and shall have been satisfied with the findings thereof.
7.5 Proof of Ownership of the Assets. The Assignor shall have delivered to
the Assignee copies of instruments evidencing its ownership of the Leases.
ARTICLE 8
COVENANTS OF THE ASSIGNOR AND THE ASSIGNEE FOLLOWING CLOSING
8.1 Transfer, Documentary Taxes.
(a) All sales, transfer, and similar taxes and fees (including all
recording fees, if any) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne by the Assignor and the Assignor
shall file all necessary documentation with respect to such taxes.
8.2 Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each party agrees to use all of its reasonable efforts to take, or
cause to be taken, all actions and to do or cause to be done, all things
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necessary and proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the execution and
delivery of such further instruments and documents) as the other party may
reasonably request.
8.3 Nondisclosure of Proprietary Data. The Parties shall hold in a
fiduciary capacity for the benefit of each other all secret or confidential
information, knowledge or data relating to each other or any of their affiliated
companies, and their respective businesses, which shall not be or become public
knowledge. Neither Party, without the prior written consent of the other, or as
may otherwise be required by law or legal process, shall communicate or divulge
either before or after the Closing Date any such information, knowledge or data
to anyone other than the other Party and those designated by the other Party in
writing, or except as required by applicable law.
ARTICLE 9
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNITY
9.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties, etc. Each of the
representations, warranties, agreements, covenants and obligations herein is
material and shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the other party or
parties and shall survive for a period of twelve (12) months after the Closing
and shall not merge in the performance of any obligation by any party hereto.
All rights to indemnification contained in this Agreement shall survive the
Closing indefinitely.
9.2 Indemnification by the Assignor and Assignee. The parties shall
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless each other, and the each others
representatives, stockholders, controlling persons and affiliates, at, and at
any time after, the Closing, from and against any and all demands, claim,
actions, or causes of action, assessments, losses, damages (including incidental
and consequential damages), liabilities, costs, and expenses, including
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, other expenses of investigation,
handling, and litigation , and settlement amounts, together with interest and
penalties (collectively, a "LOSS" or "LOSSES"), asserted against, resulting to,
imposed upon, or incurred by the either party, directly or indirectly, by reason
of, resulting from, or arising in connection with: (i) any breach of any
representation, warranty, or agreement of either party contained in or made
pursuant to this Agreement, including the agreements and other instruments
contemplated hereby; (ii) any breach of any representation, warranty, or
agreement of either party contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement,
including the agreements and other instruments contemplated hereby, as if such
representation or warranty were made on and as of the Closing Date; (iii) any
claim by any person for brokerage or finder's fees or commissions or similar
payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by
any such person with either party in connection this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) to the extent not covered by the
foregoing, any and all demands, claims, actions or causes of action,
assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, other expenses of investigation,
handling, and litigation and settlement amounts, together with interest and
penalties, incident to the foregoing.
The remedies provided in this Section 9.2 will not be exclusive of or limit any
other remedies that may be available to the either party to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION
10.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Closing Date:
(a) by mutual written consent of the Assignor and the Assignee;
(b) by either the Assignor or the Assignee if (i) there shall have been a
material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth
in this Agreement, on the part of the Assignee, in the case of a termination by
the Assignor, or on the part of the Assignor, in the case of a termination by
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the Assignee, which breach shall not have been cured, in the case of a
representation or warranty, prior to Closing or, in the case of a covenant or
agreement, within ten (10) business days following receipt by the breaching
party of notice of such breach, or (ii) any permanent injunction or other order
of a court or other competent authority preventing the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall have become final and non-appealable;
(c) by either the Assignor or the Assignee if the transactions contemplated
hereby shall not have been consummated on or before the Closing Date; provided,
however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
10.1(c) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any
obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the
failure of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby to have
occurred on or before the aforesaid date; or
(d) By the Assignee in the event of an uncured Title Defect as provided in
Section 2.2 of this Agreement.
10.2 Effect of Termination. Each party's right of termination under Section
10.1 is in addition to any other rights it may have under this Agreement or
otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination will not be an election of
remedies. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.1, unless
otherwise specified in this Agreement, all further obligations of the parties
under this Agreement will terminate; provided, however, that if this Agreement
is terminated by a party because of the breach of this Agreement by the other
party or because one or more of the conditions to the terminating party's
obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a result of the other
party's failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, the
terminating party's rights to pursue all legal remedies will survive such
termination unimpaired.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, and the other certificates,
agreements, and other instruments to be executed and delivered by the parties in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, constitute the sole
understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior oral or written agreements with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
11.2 Parties Bound by Agreement; Successors and Assigns. The terms,
conditions, and obligations of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
11.3 Amendments and Waivers. No modification, termination, extension,
renewal or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon a
party unless made in writing and signed by such party. A waiver on one occasion
shall not be construed as a waiver of any right on any future occasion. No delay
or omission by a party in exercising any of its rights hereunder shall operate
as a waiver of such rights.
11.4 Severability. If for any reason any term or provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, all other valid terms and
provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect, and all of the terms
and provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be severable in nature. If
for any reason any term or provision containing a restriction set forth herein
is held to cover an area or to be for a length of time which is unreasonable, or
in any other way is construed to be too broad or to any extent invalid, such
term or provision shall not be determined to be null, void and of no effect, but
to the extent the same is or would be valid or enforceable under applicable law,
any court of competent jurisdiction shall construe and interpret or reform this
Agreement to provide for a restriction having the maximum enforceable area, time
period and other provisions (not greater than those contained herein) as shall
be valid and enforceable under applicable law.
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11.5 Attorneys' Fees. Should any party hereto retain counsel for the
purpose of enforcing, or preventing the breach of, any provision hereof
including, but not limited to, the institution of any action or proceeding,
whether by arbitration, judicial or quasi-judicial action or otherwise, to
enforce any provision hereof or for damages for any alleged breach of any
provision hereof, or for a declaration of such party's rights or obligations
hereunder, then, whether such matter is settled by negotiation, or by
arbitration or judicial determination, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
be reimbursed by the losing party for all costs and expenses incurred thereby,
including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees for the services
rendered to such prevailing party.
11.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute the same instrument.
11.7 Headings. The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to
constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction hereof.
11.8 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given five business days after
such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication is sent, if sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; and, in
any case, all such communications must be addressed to the intended recipient at
the address set forth on the first page of this Agreement. Any party may send
any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder to the
intended recipient at the address set forth above using any other means, but no
such notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication shall be deemed to
have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the intended
recipient. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands,
claims, and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the
other party notice in the manner herein set forth.
11.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of Montana without giving effect to the
principles of choice of law thereof.
11.10 Arbitration. Any dispute arising under or in connection with any
matter related to this Agreement or any related agreement shall be resolved
exclusively by arbitration in the State of Montana. The arbitration shall be in
conformity with and subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the
American Arbitration Association. All parties agree to be (1) subject to the
jurisdiction and venue of the arbitration in the State of Montana, (2) bound by
the decision of the arbitrator as the final decision with respect to the
dispute, and (3) subject to the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the State
of Montana for the purpose of confirmation and enforcement of any award made by
the arbitrator or for any actions seeking injunctive relief.
11.11 References, etc.
(a) Whenever reference is made in this Agreement to any Article, Section,
or paragraph, such reference shall be deemed to apply to the specified Article,
Section or paragraph of this Agreement.
(b) Wherever reference is made in this Agreement to a Schedule, such
reference shall be deemed to apply to the specified Schedule attached hereto,
which are incorporated into this Agreement and form a part hereof. All terms
defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning in the Schedules attached
hereto.
(c) Any form of the word "include" when used herein is not intended to be
exclusive (e.g., "including" means "including, without limitation").
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11.12 No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual
intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any person.
11.13 No Third Party Beneficiary Rights. No provision in this Agreement is
intended or shall create any rights with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement in any third party.
11.14 Such Other Acts. The parties hereto shall do all things, take such
acts and execute such documents as are necessary to give effect to the intention
herein contemplated.
11.15 Electronic Means. Delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement by
electronic facsimile transmission or other means of electronic communication
capable of producing a printed copy will be deemed to be execution and delivery
of this Agreement as of the date first indicated above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be
executed on its behalf as of the date first indicated above.
SUMMIT WEST OIL, LLC.
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx - President
FREEDOM PETROLEUM INC.
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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EXHIBIT A
STATE OF MONTANA OIL AND GAS LEASE
DS-423
AMENDED 12/6/05
No. OG-427Q9-12
THIS INDENTURE OF LEASE, entered into between the State of Montana, through
its Board of Land Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as lessor, and the
person, company, or corporation herein named, hereinafter referred to as lessee,
pursuant to the provisions of Title 77, Chapter 3, Part 4, M.C.A., and all acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, WITNESSETH:
1. GRANTING CLAUSE--The lessor, in consideration of the annual rentals
herein stated, the receipt of which for the first year of this lease is hereby
acknowledged, the royalties to be paid, and the covenants to be kept and
performed by the lessee, hereinafter set forth, hereby grants, demises, leases
and lets to the lessee, for the purpose of mining and operating for oil and gas,
and of laying pipelines, building tanks, power stations, and other structures
thereon necessary in order to produce, save, care for, dispose of and remove the
oil and gas, all the lands herein described, as follows:
Date this lease takes effect: June 05, 2012
Name of Lessee: SUMMIT WEST OIL, LLC Address: 0000 X00XX XXX
XXXXXXX, XX 00000
Land Located in: Xxxxxxxx 00 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx: Xxxxx and Xxxxx
Description of land: Section 32: Lots 1 thru 8, E2
Total number of acres, more or less, 624.72, belonging to Common Schools Grant.
Annual rental, payable each year in advance: $2,342.70 first year;
$937.08 each year thereafter.
2.TERM AND HORIZONTAL SEGREGATION--This lease is granted for a primary term
often years and so long thereafter as oil and gas in paying quantities shall be
produced from the land, subject to all of the terms and conditions herein set
forth; provided, however, that:
(a) The extended term of this lease shall apply only to those formations
discovered, developed or drilled during the primary term of ten years,
and the interest of the lessee in the premises herein described shall
thereafter be limited to such formations.
(b) If oil and gas in paying quantities is discovered in an offset well on
a contiguous section during the extended term of this lease in any
formation in the zone between the deepest formation to which the
lessee drilled during the primary term of this lease and the deepest
formation in which oil or gas has been discovered on the leased
premises, this lease shall terminate as to said zone unless, within 60
days after the completion of such offset well, the lessee shall
commence operations to test such a formation.
IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD, AGREED AND COVENANTED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES TO
THIS LEASE AS FOLLOWS:
0.XXXXX EXTENSION--The Board of Land Commissioners may grant reasonable
extensions of the primary term of this lease upon a showing that lessee, despite
due care and diligence, is or has been directly or indirectly prevented from
exploring, developing, or operating this lease or is threatened with substantial
economic loss due to litigation regarding this lease or another lease in the
immediate area held by the lessee, state compliance with the Montana
Environmental Policy Act, or adverse conditions caused by natural occurrences.
0.XXXX DISPOSITIONS--The lessor expressly reserves the right to sell,
lease, or otherwise dispose of any interest or estate in the lands hereby
leased, except the interest conveyed by this lease. However, lessor agrees that
sales, leases, or other dispositions of any interest of estate in the lands
hereby leased shall be subject to the terms of this lease, and shall not
interfere with the lessee's possession or rights hereunder.
5.RENTAL--The lessee shall pay to the lessor an annual money rental in the
amount hereinabove stated being not less than one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)
for each acre of land held under this lease from year to year, provided,
however, that the amount of such money rental so payable shall in no case be
less than one hundred dollars ($ 100.00) per annum. The first year's rental must
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be paid before the issuance of the lease. The rentals for each subsequent year
of the lease shall be due and payable before the beginning of such subsequent
lease year. Upon failure to make the rental payment, the lease terminates unless
there is a well currently being drilled, a producing well, or a shut-in well
approved by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Trust Land
Management Division (Department) on the lease. Rental paid for any year must be
credited against any royalty that accrues during that year.
6. ROYALTY ON OIL--The lessee shall pay in money or in kind to the lessor
at its option as hereinafter provided during the full term of this lease a
royalty of 16.67%, free of all costs and deductions, on the average production
of the oil from producing xxxxx under this lease for each calendar month.
7.ROYALTY ON GAS--The lessee shall also pay in money or in kind to the
lessor at its option as hereinafter provided during the full term of this lease,
free of costs and deductions, a royalty on the gas produced from the xxxxx under
this lease whether the xxxxx produce oil and gas or gas alone, of 16.67%.
8.SHUT IN GAS ROYALTY--The royalty on gas, including casinghead gas and all
gaseous substances not sold or used off the premises, must be at the rate of
$400 per lease each year or the amount of the annual rental provided in the
lease, whichever is the greater, payable on or before the annual anniversary
date of the lease. As long as the leased lands contain a well capable of
production in paying quantities and the requisite payment is made, the lease
must be considered as a producing lease under the terms herein.
9. ROYALTIES BASED ON PRODUCTION-AO royalties shall be calculated upon the
total amount produced and saved under this lease exclusive of oil and/or gas
used for light, fuel or operating purposes in connection with the work on the
lands under the lease.
10. FULL PRODUCTION REQUIRED-All xxxxx under this lease shall be so
drilled, maintained and operated as to produce the maximum amount of oil and/or
gas which can be secured without injury to xxxxx and the aforesaid royalties
shall be based and calculated on such full production of oil and/or gas.
11. ROYALTY PAYMENT-The lessee shall pay to the lessor in cash for such
royalty oil and gas at the rate of the posted field price therefor existing on
the day such oil or gas was run into any pipeline or storage tank to the credit
of the lessee plus any bonus or other increase in price actually paid or agreed
to be paid to the lessee.
12. IN-KIND OIL OR GAS--At the option of the lessor exercised not more
frequently than once every thirty days by notice in writing the lessee shall
deliver the State's royalty oil or gas free of cost or deductions into the
pipeline to which the xxxxx of the lessee may be connected or into any storage
designated by the State and connected with such xxxxx. The lessee shall not be
required to furnish storage for the State's royalty oil for more than thirty
(30) days following the date of production thereof when a market therefor is
available.
13. FAIR MARKET VALUE--In all cases where there is no posted field price
for oil or gas produced under this lease, the payments in cash for the royalties
payable hereunder shall never be less than the fair market value thereof, for
oil, at the xxxxx where produced on the day it is run into the pipeline or
storage tanks, and for gas, at the well where produced on the day produced. It
is agreed that helium gas, carbon dioxide gas, and all other natural gases are
included under the term "gas" as used in this lease.
14. LIENS ON PRODUCTION--The lessor shall have a first lien upon all oil or
gas produced from the lands leased hereunder, to secure the payment of all
unpaid royalty and other sums of money that may become due under the terms
herein.
15. POOLING AND UNITIZATION-Upon receiving the written consent of the
lessor, the lessee shall have the right to commit the lands hereby leased to a
pooling, unit, cooperative or other plan of development or operation with other
State lands, Federal lands, privately-owned lands or Indian lands. Such
agreements shall not change the percentage of royalties to be paid to the state
from the percentages as fixed herein. Oil or gas produced from any lands
included in such an agreement which encompasses the lands hereby leased are
considered to be produced from the lands hereby leased.
16. FARM LOAN ACQUISITIONS-If the land under this lease is "mortgaged land"
acquired by the State in connection with a mortgage given to the State as
security for a loan and such mortgage land has been sold by the State subsequent
to July 1,1927, and prior to February 26,1929, the lessee shall pay directly to
the holder of such land under certificate of purchase or other contract, or deed
from the State, a royalty of one percentum (1%) of the oil and gas produced from
such land to be calculated on the same basis and in the same manner as the
royalty to be paid to the State, but the said royalty of one percentum shall be
deducted from the royalty to be paid to the State so that such one percentum
royalty does not increase the total royalty to be paid under this lease, and if
such mortgage land was sold by the State between March 15, 1935, and July 1,
1961, the lessee shall pay directly to the holder of such land under certificate
of purchase or other contract or deed from the State, a royalty of six and
one-fourth percentum (614%) of the oil and gas produced from such land to be
calculated as hereinbefore specified.
17.DELAY DRILLING PENALTY-Unless this lease is surrendered, is terminated
by lessee's failure to pay rentals when due, or is terminated by the Board of
Land Commissioners because of the failure of the lessee to comply with the
express and implied covenants of this lease, the Board of Land Commissioners
may, in its discretion and as provided by law, cancel and terminate this lease
upon the failure of the lessee (1) to commence within five (5) years of the
effective date of this lease, drilling of at least one well upon the leased
premises of such diameter and to such depth as may be necessary to make a
reasonable test for oil and gas; or (2) pay in advance a delay drilling penalty
of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($ 1.25) per acre for the sixth year of the
lease in addition to the annual rental; or (3) pay in advance a delay drilling
penalty of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per acre per annum for the
seventh through the tenth year of the lease in addition to the annual rental.
The lessee shall notify the Department of the commencement of drilling of any
well within five (5) days after the well is spudded in. The Board shall refund
delay drilling penalties paid on a lease for any year in which the lessee
commences drilling on that lease.
18. DRY HOLE CLAUSE-Following the termination of the fourth year of this
lease, if the lessee drills a dry hole on the lease premises prior to discovery
of oil or gas or if after discovery of oil or gas, production thereof in paying
quantities ceases, the lease may be terminated by the Board unless the lessee
(1) commences drilling of another well for oil and/or gas before the 7th year of
this lease or second anniversary of the lease following completion of the well,
whichever comes later, or (2) unless the lessee, on or before such anniversary
date resumes payment of any delay drilling penalties imposed by the Board. For
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purposes of this lease "dry hole" is defined as a completed well which is not
capable of producing oil and/or gas in paying quantities when completed.
19. DRILLING EXTENSION--If at the expiration of the primary term hereof oil
or gas is not being produced from the lease premises in paying quantities, but
the owner of the lease is then engaged in drilling on the premises for oil and
gas, then the lease continues in effect so long as such drilling operations are
being diligently prosecuted. If oil or gas is recovered from any such well
drilled or being drilled at or after the expiration of the primary term hereof,
the lease continues in effect so long as oil or gas in paying quantities is
being produced from the leased premises.
20. DUE DILIGENCE--Upon completion of a commercially productive oil or gas
well upon the leased premises, the lessee shall proceed with reasonable
diligence to drill such additional xxxxx to the depth of the formation found
commercially productive, or to such depth as may be necessary to economically
test, develop and operate the deposits discovered.
21. OFFSET PROTECTION--The lessee shall commence promptly and diligently
drill to completion all xxxxx necessary on the lands under this lease in order
to fairly offset commercially producing oil or gas xxxxx on contiguous lands or
pay a compensatory royalty.
22. WASTE PROHIBITED--In conducting all explorations, mining or drilling
operations under this lease, the lessee shall exercise all reasonable care and
precautions in order to prevent waste of oil and gas. The lessee shall also at
all times use all reasonable care and precautions to prevent the entrance of
water to the oil or gas bearing strata to the destruction or injury thereof.
23. LOGS REQUIRED-The lessee agrees to keep a correct log of each well
drilled under this lease, showing the formations passed through, the depth at
which such formation was reached, the thickness of each formation, the
water-bearing formations and the character of water therein, the elevations to
which the water rises, the number of feet of casing set in such well and where
placed, its size and the total depth to which such well was drilled; and upon
request, to file the log with the Department.
24. PROGRESS REPORTS REQUIRED--When called upon to do so, the lessee shall
also file progress reports with the Department before the completion or
abandonment of any well.
25. PRODUCTION REPORTS AND PAYMENT OF ROYALTY-The lessee further agrees on
or before the last day of each month to make a report to the Department for
operations covering the preceding calendar month, which report shall be in such
form as the Department may prescribe and shall show the amount of oil or gas
produced and saved during the preceding calendar month, the price obtained
therefor, the total amount of all sales, whether any bonus or other increase in
price was actually paid or agreed to be paid and such additional information as
may be required. Such report shall be signed by the lessee or by some
responsible person having knowledge of the facts contained therein. The report
shall be accompanied by payment of the amount due the State as royalty for the
month covered by the report where payment is required in money in place of oil
or gas.
26. COMPLETION REPORTS REQUIRED-When the lessee is required by the rules of
the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation to file a well completion report with that
board, lessee shall file one copy of that report with the Department.
27. LESSOR'S RIGHT TO INSPECT-Representatives of the lessor shall at all
times have the right to enter upon the granted premises and all parts thereof
for the purpose of inspecting and examining the same, as well as supervising
tests thai they may deem necessary to ascertain the condition of the xxxxx being
drilled or about to be abandoned and gauging the production of producing xxxxx.
Representatives of the lessor shall also, at all reasonable hours, have free
access to all books, accounts, records and papers of the lessee insofar as they
contain information relating to the production obtained under this lease, the
price obtained therefor, and the fair market value of the production. Lessor
shall also have free access to agreements relating to production hereunder.
28. SURFACE OWNER'S OR LESSEE'S RIGHTS-The lessee hereunder agrees to
provide the surface owner and surface lessee with a plan for location of all
facilities and consult with the surface owner and surface lessee regarding a
reasonable location of access roads. In all operations on the land hereby
leased, lessee agrees to interfere as little as possible with the use of the
premises for any other purpose to which the same may be devoted by other persons
to whom the land may have been leased or sold by the State. The lessee shall not
drill any well upon the lands hereby leased, within two hundred feet (200') of
any residence or barn now or hereafter erected thereon without the consent of
the owner of such building. The lessee hereby agrees to make satisfactory
adjustment with the owner or lessee of the surface, including the State of
Montana, for damages sustained by such surface owner, the lessee, or the State
of Montana by reason of the lessee's entry upon, use and occupancy of, the
surface of the land. If amicable determination of damages cannot be made between
such surface owner, lessee, or the State of Montana and the lessee hereunder,
then, upon the agreement of the surface owner or lessee to enter into
arbitration, the damages to be paid to the surface owner or lessee shall be
fixed by a board of arbitrators of three persons, to be appointed as follows:
one by the State of Montana or the owner or lessee of the surface who is
claiming damages, one by the lessee hereunder, and the third by the two
arbitrators so appointed. The lessee hereby agrees to make prompt payment of the
damages awarded by such board of arbitrators.
In any case where the owner of the surface claims title under a "C" patent
issued by the State of Montana, and demands that the Board fix, allow and pay
the owner the reasonable value of any right of way established by the lessee
hereunder, the Department shall charge the cost of fixing the amount of damages
to the lessee hereunder. The lessee hereunder shall pay the reasonable sum so
fixed as damages to the Board, which will pay the surface owner.
29.ASSIGNMENTS--The lessee may assign this lease either in whole or as to
any regular subdivision thereof, embracing not less than forty (40) acres, to
any qualified assignee, providing that such assignment shall not be binding upon
the State until it has been filed with the Department accompanied by the
required fees. No assignment to two or more assignees will be approved until one
of the assignees is designated to act as agent for the assignees. Each lessee
executing this lease, or accepting an assignment of an interest in this lease,
is jointly and severally liable for all obligations attributable to the entire
working interest under this lease.
30. RELINQUISHMENTS--The lessee shall have the right at the termination of
any rental year, by giving at least thirty (30) days previous notice in writing
to the Department, to surrender and relinquish any legal subdivisions of the
land hereby leased and thereupon be discharged from any obligation not
theretofore accrued as to the lands so surrendered and relinquished. When this
lease terminates as to any portion less than the whole of the lands covered
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hereby, because of the lessee's failure to pay rental when due, lessee agrees to
submit to the lessor, within thirty (30) days after such termination, a written
surrender and relinquishment of those lands.
31. CANCELLATION--It is understood and agreed that the lessor hereby
reserves the right to declare this lease forfeited and to cancel the same
through the Board of Land Commissioners upon failure of the lessee to fully
discharge all the obligations provided herein, after written notice from the
Board and reasonable time fixed and allowed by it to the lessee for the
performance of any undertaking or obligation specified in such notice concerning
which the lessee is in default. The lessee, upon written application therefor,
shall be granted a hearing on any notice or demand of the Board before the lease
shall be declared forfeited or canceled. The provisions of this clause shall not
in any way affect an automatic termination of this lease caused by lessee's
failure to pay rental when due.
32. SURRENDER POSSESSION-Upon the termination of this lease for any cause
the lessee shall surrender possession of the leased premises to the lessor
subject to lessee's right to re-enter, hereby granted, at any time within six
months after the date of such termination, for the purpose of removing all
machinery, fixtures, improvements, buildings and equipment belonging to the
lessee remaining upon the premises except casing in xxxxx and other equipment or
apparatus necessary for the preservation of any oil or gas well or xxxxx. It is
hereby agreed that any succeeding lessee, or in the event there be no succeeding
lessee, the lessor, wishing to have such property left permanently upon the
premises, shall pay the reasonable value thereof, in cash, to the lessee, but if
the succeeding lessee or the lessor, acting through its Board of Land
Commissioners, shall be unable to agree with the lessee upon the reasonable cash
value of such casing, equipment and apparatus, then the succeeding lessee or the
lessor herein, as the case may be, shall pay in cash to the lessee hereunder,
such sum as may be fixed as a reasonable price by a board of three appraisers,
one of whom shall be chosen by the succeeding lessee or the State of Montana as
the case may be, one by the lessee hereunder, and the third by the two chosen,
and whose appraisal shall be reported to the respective parties, in writing, and
is final and conclusive. If the lessee or succeeding lessee refuses to appoint
an appraiser within fifteen (15) days of a request to do so by the Department,
the Department may appoint an appraiser for the lessee or succeeding lessee.
Unless the Department gives written authorization, the lessee may not remain in
possession or manage the land and property formerly covered by the lease. During
the time the lessee remains in authorized possession, the lessee shall be
entitled to retain the same share of the products of the lands as inured to the
lessee during the term of this lease. Should the lessor herein or any succeeding
lessee not desire any of the lessee's property permanently left upon the
premises, as provided in this paragraph, the lessee shall properly plug all
non-producing xxxxx and remove all of his property from the lands with
reasonable diligence. If any of the property of the lessee is not removed from
the leased premises within six months of the termination date of the lease as
herein provided the same shall be deemed forfeited to the State of Montana and
shall become its property.
33. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS--This lease is subject to
ftirther permitting under the provisions of Title 75 or 82, Montana Code
Annotated. The lessee agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations in effect at the date of this lease, particularly the Rules
Governing the Issuance of Oil and Gas Leases on State Lands of the State of
Montana. The lessee agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations which may, from time to time, be adopted and which do not impair the
obligations of this contract and which do not deprive the iessee of an existing
property right recognized by law.
34. WARRANTY OF TITLE--It is understood and agreed that this lease is
issued only under such title as the State of Montana may now have or hereafter
acquire, and that the lessor shall not be liable for any damages sustained by
the lessee, nor shall the lessee be entitled to or claim any refund of rentals
or royalties theretofore paid to the lessor in the event the lessor does not
have the title to the oil and gas in the leased lands. If the lessor owns a
lesser interest in the leased lands than the entire and undivided fee simple
estate in underlying oil and gas for which rental and royalty is payable, then
the rentals and royalties herein provided shall be paid the lessor only in the
proportion which its interest bears to the whole and undivided fee simple estate
in the oil and gas for which royalty is payable.
35. LEGAL FEES--In the event lessor shall institute and prevail in any
action or suit for the enforcement of any provisions of this lease, lessee will
pay to lessor a reasonable sum for costs incurred on account thereof.
36. SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
SEE EXHIBIT "A"
37. EXECUTING PARTIES BOUND--A11 covenants and agreements herein set forth
between the parties hereto shall extend to and bind their successors, heirs,
executors and assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the State of Montana and the lessee have caused this
lease to be executed in duplicate and the Director of the Montana Department of
Natural Resources and Conservation, pursuant to the authority granted him by the
Board of Land Commissioners of the State of Montana, has hereunto set his hand
and affixed the seal of the Board of Land Commissioners this 18th day
of June 2012.
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx by Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
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EXHIBIT A - SPECIAL PROVISIONS OG-42709-12
Surface Ownership: STATE-OWNED SURFACE
1 Lessee shall notify and obtain approval from the Department's Trust Land
Management Division (TLMD) prior to constructing well pads, roads, power
lines, and related facilities that may require surface disturbance on the
tract. Lessee shall comply with any mitigation measures stipulated in
TLMD's approval.
2 Prior to the drilling of any well, lessee shall send one copy of the well
prognosis, including Form 22 "Application for Permit" to the Department's
Trust Land Management Division (TLMD). After a well is drilled and
completed, lessee shall send one copy of all logs run, Form 4A "Completion
Report", and geologic report to TLMD. A copy of Form 2 "Sundry Notice and
Report of Xxxxx" or other appropriate Board of Oil and Gas Conservation
form shall be sent to TLMD whenever any subsequent change in well status or
operator is intended or has occurred. Lessee shall also notify and obtain
approval from the TLMD prior to plugging a well on the lease premises.
Issuance of this lease in no way commits the Land Board to approval of coal
bed methane production on this lease. Any coal bed methane extraction xxxxx
would require subsequent review and approval by the board.
3 The TLMD will complete an initial review for cultural resources and, where
applicable, paleontological resources of the area intended for disturbance
and may require a resources inventory. Based on the results of the
inventory, the TLMD may restrict surface activity for the purpose of
protecting significant resources located on the lease premises.
4 The lessee shall be responsible for controlling any noxious weeds
introduced by lessee's activity on State- owned land and shall prevent or
eradicate the spread of those noxious weeds onto land adjoining the lease
premises.
5 The definitions of "oil" and "gas" provided in 82-1-111, MCA, do not apply
to this lease for royalty calculation purposes.
6 If the State does not own the surface, the lessee must contact the owner of
the surface in writing at least 30 days prior to any surface activity. A
copy of the correspondence shall be sent to TLMD.
7 Due to unstable soil conditions on this tract and/or topography that is
rough and/or steep, surface use may be restricted or denied. Seismic
activity may be restricted to poltershots.
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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