Effective as of April 8, 2009

Exhibit 10.1

Effective as of
April 8, 2009

The Frost National Bank
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000

Attention:  Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxxxx

Re:  Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 18, 2008 among Approach Resources Inc. (“Borrower”), the Frost National Bank and the institutions named therein (“Lenders”) and The Frost National Bank, as Agent (“Agent”)

Gentlemen:

     Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of January 18, 2008 among Approach Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the Frost National Bank, as Agent (“Agent”), and the Lenders that are signatory parties hereto (the “Lenders”), as amended by letter amendment dated as of February 19, 2008, letter amendment dated as of May 6, 2008, third amendment dated as of August 26, 2008 and as amended as of the date hereof (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”). All capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

     Pursuant to this letter amendment (the “Amendment”), Agent, Lenders and Borrower agree, effective as of April 8, 2009, to amend the Loan Agreement according to the terms and provisions set forth below.

     1. Affirmation of Borrowing Base and Commitment. As of the effective date hereof, the Borrowing Base and Commitment under the Loan Agreement will remain at $100,000,000, which will remain in effect until the next redetermination of the Borrowing Base according to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

     2. Amendment to Section 1. Defined Terms.

     Effective as of the date hereof, the definition of “Applicable Rate” is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor:

“Applicable Rate means, for any day, with respect to any Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Loan, or with respect to the Unused Commitment Fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Base Rate Margin”, “Eurodollar Margin” or “Unused Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Borrowing Base Usage applicable on such date:

Unused

Borrowing Base

Eurodollar

Base Rate

Commitment

Usage

Margin

Margin

Fee Rate

≥ 90%

325 b.p.

225 b.p.

50 b.p.

≥ 75% and < 90%

300 b.p.

200 b.p.

50 b.p.

≥ 50% and < 75%

275 b.p.

175 b.p.

50 b.p.

≥ 25% and < 50%

250 b.p.

150 b.p.

50 b.p.

<25%

225 b.p.

125 b.p.

50 b.p.

Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next change.”

     3. Ratification by Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby ratifies and reaffirms all of its obligations under its Guaranty Agreement (the “Guaranty”) of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby. Each Guarantor also hereby agrees that nothing in this Amendment shall adversely affect any right or remedy of Lenders under the Guaranty and that the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall in no way change or modify its obligations as guarantor under the Guaranty. Although each Guarantor has been informed by Borrower of the matters set forth in this Amendment and such Guarantor has acknowledged and agreed to the same, such Guarantor understands that Agent has no duty to notify such Guarantor or to seek such Guarantor’s acknowledgment or agreement, and nothing contained herein shall create such a duty as to any transaction hereafter.

     4. Representations and Warranties. By executing this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents, warrants and certifies to Lenders that, as of the date hereof, (a) there exists no Event of Default or events which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute an Event of Default; (b) Borrower has performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents which are required to be performed or complied with by Borrower; and (c) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true in all respects, with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the date hereof.

     5. Confirmation and Ratification. Except as affected by the provisions set forth herein, the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed by all parties. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Lenders under the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

     6. Reference to Loan Agreement. Each of the Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are

hereby amended so that any reference in the Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents and such other documents to the Loan Agreement shall mean a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.

     7. Multiple Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in a number of identical separate counterparts, each of which for all purposes is to be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute, collectively, one agreement. No party to this Amendment shall be bound hereby until a counterpart of this Amendment has been executed by all parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this amendment.

     8. Final Agreement. THE LOAN AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS AMENDMENT, AND ALL PROMISSORY NOTES AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED PURSUANT THERETO OR HERETO, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY OF THE PARTIES.

     Please signify your acceptance to the foregoing terms and provisions by executing a copy of this Amendment at the space provided below.

	Very truly yours, BORROWER: APPROACH RESOURCES INC., a Delaware corporation
	By:	/s/ X. Xxxx Craft
		X. Xxxx Craft, President and Chief Executive Officer
	Date:	April 13, 2009

	GUARANTORS: APPROACH OIL & GAS INC., a Delaware corporation
	By:	/s/ X. Xxxx Craft
		X. Xxxx Craft, President and Chief Executive Officer
	Date:	April 13, 2009
	APPROACH OIL & GAS (CANADA) INC., an Alberta, Canada corporation
	By:	/s/ X. Xxxx Craft
		X. Xxxx Craft, President and Chief Executive Officer
	Date:	April 13, 2009
	APPROACH RESOURCES I, LP, a Texas limited partnership By:  Approach Operating, LLC,         a Delaware limited liability company,         its general partner
	By:  Approach Resources Inc.,         a Delaware corporation,         its sole member
	By:	/s/ X. Xxxx Craft
		X. Xxxx Craft, President and Chief Executive Officer
	Date:	April 13, 2009

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO
effective as of the date and year
first above written:

AGENT:

	THE FROST NATIONAL BANK
	By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Senior Vice President

LENDERS:
THE FROST NATIONAL BANK
By:		/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Senior Vice President
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Title: Vice President
FORTIS CAPITAL CORP., a Connecticut corporation
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx						Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Title: Director						Title: Managing Director
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
		Title: AVP