AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 17, 2005 among GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY, L.L.C. Borrower BNP PARIBAS Administrative Agent and CERTAIN LENDERS Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner BNP PARIBAS

EXHIBIT 4.2

Execution Version

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

November 17, 2005

among

XXXXXXXX PETROLEUM COMPANY, L.L.C.

Borrower

BNP PARIBAS

Administrative Agent

and

CERTAIN LENDERS

Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

BNP PARIBAS

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

Section 1.1	Definitions	1
Section 1.2	Types of Borrowings	13
Section 1.3	Time References	13
Section 1.4	Other References	14
Section 1.5	Accounting Principles	14

ARTICLE II
COMMITMENT

Section 2.1	Revolving Facility	14
Section 2.2	Borrowing Procedure	15
Section 2.3	Letters of Credit	15
Section 2.4	Borrowing Notices and LC Requests	19
Section 2.5	Termination	19
Section 2.6	Borrowing Base Determinations	19

ARTICLE III
TERMS OF PAYMENT

Section 3.1	Notes and Payments	20
Section 3.2	Interest and Principal Payments	21
Section 3.3	Interest Options	22
Section 3.4	Quotation of Rates	22
Section 3.5	Default Rate	22
Section 3.6	Interest Recapture	23
Section 3.7	Interest Calculations	23
Section 3.8	Maximum Rate	23
Section 3.9	Interest Periods	24
Section 3.10	Conversions	24
Section 3.11	Order of Application	24
Section 3.12	Sharing of Payments, Etc.	25
Section 3.13	Offset	25
Section 3.14	Booking Borrowings	25
Section 3.15	Basis Unavailable for LIBOR Rate	25
Section 3.16	Additional Costs	26
Section 3.17	Change in Laws	27
Section 3.18	Funding Loss	27
Section 3.19	Foreign Lenders, Participants, and Assignees	27


ARTICLE IV
FEES

Section 4.1	Treatment of Fees	28
Section 4.2	Fees to Administrative Agent and Affiliates	28
Section 4.3	LC Fees	28
Section 4.4	Commitment Fee	28

ARTICLE V
SECURITY

Section 5.1	Guaranty	29
Section 5.2	Collateral	29
Section 5.3	Collateral Account	29
Section 5.4	Further Assurances	30
Section 5.5	Release of Collateral	31
Section 5.6	Second Lien Note Collateral	31

ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 7.1	Purpose and Regulation U	32
Section 7.2	Corporate Existence, Good Standing, and Authority	32
Section 7.3	Subsidiaries and Names	32
Section 7.4	Authorization and Contravention	32
Section 7.5	Binding Effect	33
Section 7.6	Financials and Existing Debt	33
Section 7.7	[Reserved]	33
Section 7.8	Solvency	33
Section 7.9	Litigation	33
Section 7.10	Taxes	33
Section 7.11	Environmental Matters	33
Section 7.12	Employee Plans	34
Section 7.13	Properties; Liens	35
Section 7.14	Government Regulations	35
Section 7.15	Transactions with Affiliates	35
Section 7.16	Debt	36
Section 7.17	Leases	36
Section 7.18	Labor Matters	36
Section 7.19	Intellectual Property	36
Section 7.20	Full Disclosure	36
Section 7.21	Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves	36
Section 7.22	Working Interest	37
Section 7.23	Net Revenue Interest	37
Section 7.24	Burdensome Contracts	37
Section 7.25	Regulatory Defects	37
Section 7.26	Agreements Affecting Mineral Interests	37
Section 7.27	Locations of Business, Offices	37


ARTICLE VIII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Section 8.1	Certain Items Furnished	38
Section 8.2	Use of Credit	40
Section 8.3	Books and Records	40
Section 8.4	Inspections	40
Section 8.5	Taxes	40
Section 8.6	Payment of Obligation	41
Section 8.7	Expenses	41
Section 8.8	Maintenance of Existence, Assets, and Business	41
Section 8.9	Insurance	41
Section 8.10	Environmental Matters	41
Section 8.11	Subsidiaries	42
Section 8.12	Indemnification	42
Section 8.13	Operations and Properties	43
Section 8.14	Leases	43
Section 8.15	Development and Maintenance	43
Section 8.16	Maintenance of Liens	44
Section 8.17	Farmout Agreement	44
Section 8.18	Title Information	44
Section 8.19	Additional Collateral	45

ARTICLE IX
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Section 9.1	Payroll Taxes	45
Section 9.2	Debt	45
Section 9.3	Letters of Credit	45
Section 9.4	Liens	45
Section 9.5	Employee Plans	46
Section 9.6	Transactions with Affiliates	46
Section 9.7	Compliance with Laws and Documents	46
Section 9.8	Loans, Advances, and Investments	46
Section 9.9	Distributions; Redemptions	46
Section 9.10	Disposition of Assets	47
Section 9.11	Mergers, Consolidations, and Dissolutions	47
Section 9.12	Assignment	48
Section 9.13	Fiscal Year and Accounting Methods	48
Section 9.14	New Businesses	48
Section 9.15	Government Regulations	48
Section 9.16	Strict Compliance	48
Section 9.17	Alteration of Material Agreements	48
Section 9.18	Operating Agreements	48
Section 9.19	Burdensome Contracts	48
Section 9.20	Hedging	48

ARTICLE X
FINANCIAL COVENANTS

Section 10.1	Current Ratio	49
Section 10.2	Interest Coverage	49
Section 10.3	Tangible-Net Worth	49

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ARTICLE XI
DEFAULT

Section 11.1	Payment of Obligation	50
Section 11.2	Covenants	50
Section 11.3	Debtor Relief	50
Section 11.4	Judgments and Attachments	50
Section 11.5	Government Action	51
Section 11.6	Misrepresentation	51
Section 11.7	Change of Control	51
Section 11.8	Other Funded Debt	51
Section 11.9	SEC Reporting Requirements	51
Section 11.10	Validity and Enforceability	51
Section 11.11	LCs	51
Section 11.12	Intercreditor Agreement	51

ARTICLE XII
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Section 12.1	Remedies Upon Default	52
Section 12.2	Company Waivers	52
Section 12.3	Performance by Administrative Agent	52
Section 12.4	Not in Control	53
Section 12.5	Course of Dealing	53
Section 12.6	Cumulative Rights	53
Section 12.7	Application of Proceeds	53
Section 12.8	Certain Proceedings	53
Section 12.9	Expenditures by Lenders	54
Section 12.10	Diminution in Value of Collateral	54

ARTICLE XIII
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS

Section 13.1	Administrative Agent	54
Section 13.2	Expenses	56
Section 13.3	Proportionate Absorption of Losses	56
Section 13.4	Delegation of Duties; Reliance	56
Section 13.5	Limitation of Administrative Agent’s Liability	56
Section 13.6	Default	58
Section 13.7	Collateral Matters	58
Section 13.8	Limitation of Liability	59
Section 13.9	Relationship of Lenders	59
Section 13.10	Benefits of Agreement	59
Section 13.11	Arranger and other Agents	59

ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.1	Nonbusiness Days	59
Section 14.2	Communications	59


Section 14.3	Form and Number of Documents	59
Section 14.4	Exceptions to Covenants	60
Section 14.5	Survival	60
Section 14.6	Governing Law	60
Section 14.7	Invalid Provisions	60
Section 14.8	Amendments, Consents, Conflicts, and Waivers	60
Section 14.9	Multiple Counterparts	61
Section 14.10	Parties	61
Section 14.11	VENUE, SERVICE OF PROCESS, AND JURY TRIAL	62
Section 14.12	ENTIRETY	63
Section 14.13	USA Patriot Act Notice	63
Section 14.14	Senior Indebtedness	64


SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

Schedule 2	-	Lenders and Commitments
Schedule 6	-	Closing Documents
Schedule 7.3	-	Companies and Names
Schedule 7.9	-	Litigation
Schedule 7.11	-	Environmental Matters
Schedule 7.15	-	Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 9.2	-	Permitted Debt
Schedule 9.4	-	Permitted Liens
Schedule 9.8	-	Permitted Loans, Advances, and Investments

Exhibit A	-	Note
Exhibit B	-	Form of Production Report
Exhibit C-1	-	Borrowing Request
Exhibit C-2	-	Conversion Notice
Exhibit C-3	-	LC Request
Exhibit C-4	-	Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D	-	Opinion of Counsel to Companies
Exhibit E	-	Assignment and Assumption Agreement

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 17, 2005 is among XXXXXXXX PETROLEUM COMPANY, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company (“Borrower”), Lenders (defined below), and BNP PARIBAS, a foreign banking corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of France, as agent for Lenders.

R E C I T A L S

A. Borrower, Compass Bank, N.A., as agent (in such capacity, “Prior Administrative Agent”), for itself and Bank One, Texas, National Association (the “Prior Lenders”), Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation and Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company – Lafitte, L.L.C., entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated January 31, 2001, (such Credit Agreement, as the same may have been amended prior to the assignment referred to in the following recital, is herein referred to as the “Prior Credit Agreement”).

B. Pursuant to the Compass Assignment (hereinafter defined), Prior Administrative Agent and the Prior Lenders, among other matters, assigned all indebtedness, obligations and liens under the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) to Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

C. The Prior Credit Agreement was amended and restated on November 9, 2001; amended pursuant to the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 8, 2002 and the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2003; amended and restated on February 9, 2005; and amended pursuant to the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 29, 2005 (the Prior Credit Agreement, as so amended and restated and amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

D. Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth below.

ACCORDINGLY, for adequate and sufficient consideration, Borrower, Lenders, and Administrative Agent agree that the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated, in its entirety, as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in the Loan Documents:

“Administrative Agent” means, at any time, BNP Paribas, a foreign banking corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of France — or its successor appointed under Article XIII — acting as “administrative agent” for Lenders under the Loan Documents.

“Affiliate” of a Person means any other individual or entity who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that Person. For purposes of this definition (a) “control,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with” mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, or otherwise) and (b) the Companies are “Affiliates” of each other.

“Applicable Margin” means, for any day, a margin of interest over the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate, as the case may be, that is applicable when the Base Rate or LIBOR Rate, as applicable, is determined under this agreement. For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin for Borrowings, the following rules shall apply:

(a) The Applicable Margin is subject to adjustment (upwards or downwards, as appropriate) on any day without notice to Borrower or any other Person based on the ratio of the Commitment Usage to the Borrowing Base, as stated in the table below.

(b) For purposes of the definition of “Applicable Margin”, the ratio of the Commitment Usage to the Borrowing Base is determined as of each day by dividing the Commitment Usage for such day by the Borrowing Base in effect on such day.

(c) If Borrower fails to timely furnish to Administrative Agent any Financials and related Compliance Certificate as required by this agreement, then the maximum Applicable Margin shall apply from the date those Financials and related Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered and remain in effect until Borrower furnishes them to Administrative Agent.

For all Borrowings:


RATIO OF COMMITMENT USAGE TO THE BORROWING BASE	APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR BASE-RATE BORROWINGS		APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR LIBOR-RATE BORROWINGS
less than 25%	0.00	%	1.25	%
greater than or equal to 25% but less than 50%	0.00	%	1.50	%
greater than or equal to 50% but less than 75%	0.25	%	1.75	%
greater than or equal to 75%	0.50	%	2.00	%

“Applicable Percentage” means, for any day, a commitment fee percentage applicable under Section 4.4, equal to 0.375%.

“Arranger” means BNP Paribas, in its capacity as the sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner hereunder.

“Assignee” is defined in Section 14.10(c).

“Assignments” is defined in Section 14.10(c).

“Base Rate” means, for any day, the greater of either (a) the annual interest rate most recently announced by BNP Paribas as its prime rate or base rate of interest (which may not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer) in effect at its

principal office in New York, New York, automatically fluctuating upward and downward as specified in each announcement without special notice to Borrower or any other Person or (b) the sum of the Federal-Funds Rate plus 0.5%.

“Base-Rate Borrowing” means a Borrowing bearing interest at the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

“Borrower” is defined in the preamble to this agreement.

“Borrowing” means any amount disbursed under the Loan Documents by one or more Lenders to or on behalf of Borrower under the Loan Documents, either as an original disbursement of funds, a renewal, extension, or continuation of an amount outstanding, or a payment under an LC.

“Borrowing Base” shall mean the loan value of the Mineral Interests as Lenders determine, in their sole discretion, from time to time pursuant to Section 2.6.

“Borrowing-Base Deficiency” means any amount by which the limitation in Section 2.1(c) is exceeded, whether because the Commitments have been fully or partially terminated or canceled, the Borrowing Base has been reduced or for any other reason.

“Borrowing Date” is defined in Section 2.2(a).

“Borrowing Request” means a request, subject to Section 2.2(a) and (b), substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1.

“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or legal holiday, on which (i) commercial banks generally are open for business in New York, New York and Houston, Texas and (ii) in the case of LIBOR-Rate Borrowings, dealings in eurodollar deposits are generally carried out in the London interbank eurodollar market.

“Capital Lease” means any capital lease or sublease that is required by GAAP to be capitalized on a balance sheet.

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§9601 et seq.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any Person or two or more Persons, other than Xxxxxxxx or any Affiliate of Xxxxxxxx, acting as a group shall acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, and including holding proxies to vote for the election of directors other than proxies held by Xxxxxxxx’x management or their designees to be voted in favor of persons nominated by Xxxxxxxx’x Board of Directors) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of Xxxxxxxx, measured by voting power (including both ordinary shares and any preferred stock or other equity securities entitling the holders thereof to vote with the holders of common stock in elections for directors of Xxxxxxxx), (b) Xxxxxxxx shall fail beneficially to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding shares of voting Equity Interests of any of the other Restricted Companies on a fully-diluted basis or (c) 50% or more of

the directors of Xxxxxxxx shall consist of Persons not nominated by Xxxxxxxx’x Board of Directors (not including as Board nominees any directors which the Board is obligated to nominate pursuant to shareholders agreements, voting trust arrangements or similar arrangements).

“Closing Date” means November 17, 2005.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

“Collateral” is defined in Section 5.2.

“Collateral Documents” is defined in Section 5.2.

“Commitment” means, at any time and for any Lender, the amount stated beside that Lender’s name on the most-recently amended Schedule 2 (which amount is subject to reduction and cancellation as provided in this agreement).

“Commitment Percentage” means, for any Lender, the proportion (stated as a percentage) that its Commitment bears to the total Commitments of all Lenders.

“Commitment Usage” means, at any time and without duplication, the sum of (a) the Principal Debt plus (b) the LC Exposure.

“Companies” means, at any time, Xxxxxxxx and each of its Subsidiaries.

“Compass Assignment” shall mean that certain Assignment of Notes, Documents and Liens dated as of November 9, 2001, executed by Prior Administrative Agent and Prior Lenders, in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be from time to time modified, amended or supplemented.

“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-4 and signed by a Responsible Officer.

“Conversion Notice” means a request, subject to Section 3.10, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2.

“Current Financials”, unless otherwise specified means either (i) the Companies’ consolidated Financials for the year ended December 31, 2003, together with the Companies’ Financials for the nine (9) months ended on September 30, 2004 or (ii) at any time after annual Financials are first delivered under Section 8.1, the Companies’ annual Financials then most recently delivered to Lenders under Section 8.1(a), together with the Companies’ quarterly Financials then most recently delivered to Lenders under Section 8.1(b).

“Debt” means — for any person, at any time, and without duplication — the sum of (a) all obligations required by GAAP to be classified upon that Person’s balance sheet as liabilities, (b) liabilities secured (or for which the holder of such liabilities has an existing Right, contingent or otherwise, to be so secured) by any Lien existing on property owned or acquired by that Person, (c) obligations that have been (or under GAAP should be) capitalized for financial reporting purposes, (d) all obligations under synthetic leases plus (e) all guaranties, endorsements, and other contingent obligations for Debt of others.

“Debtor Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension of payments, or similar Laws affecting creditors’ Rights.

“Default” is defined in Article XI.

“Default Rate” means, for any day, an annual interest rate equal from day to day to the lesser of either (a) (i) with respect to any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing, the then existing LIBOR-Rate, plus the Applicable Margin plus 2.00%, (ii) with respect to any Base-Rate Borrowing, the then existing Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, plus 2.00% and (iii) with respect to any other portion of the Obligation, the then existing Base Rate plus 2.50% or (b) the Maximum Rate.

“Determining Lenders” means, at any time, any combination of Lenders holding (directly or indirectly) at least either (a) 66 ²/3% of the total Commitments while there is no Principal Debt or LC Exposure or (b) 66²/3% of the Principal Debt plus the LC Exposure while there is any Principal Debt or LC Exposure.

“Distribution” means, with respect to any shares of any Equity Interests issued by a Person (a) the retirement, redemption, purchase, or other acquisition for value of those Equity Interests, (b) the declaration or payment of any dividend on or with respect to those Equity Interests, (c) any loan or advance by that Person to, or other investment by that Person in, the holder of any of those Equity Interests and (d) any other payment by that Person with respect to those Equity Interests.

“EBITDAX” means for any Person, for any period, and without duplication — the sum of (a) Net Income, minus, to the extent actually added in calculating Net Income, all non-cash income (including any non-cash gains or positive adjustments under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133 (and any statements replacing, modifying or superceding such statement) as the result of changes in the fair market value of derivatives, including any non-cash gains or positive adjustments on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under any such statements) and extraordinary items, plus (b) to the extent actually deducted in calculating Net Income, Interest Expense, income Taxes, any non-cash losses or negative adjustments under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133 (and any statements replacing, modifying or superceding such statement) as the result of changes in the fair market value of derivatives, including any non-cash losses or negative adjustments on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under any such statements, depreciation, depletion, amortization and exploration expenses, and other similar non-cash charges. For the purposes of calculating EBITDAX for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”) pursuant to any determination of the EBITDAX to Interest Expense ratio pursuant to Section 10.2, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period any Company shall have made any Material Disposition, the EBITDAX for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDAX (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the

EBITDAX (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period and (ii) if during such Reference Period any Company shall have made a Material Acquisition, EBITDAX for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period. As used in this definition, “Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that involves the payment of consideration by any Company in excess of $10,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any disposition of property or series of related dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to any Company in excess of $10,000,000.

“Employee Plan” means an employee-pension-benefit plan covered by Title IV of ERISA and established or maintained by any Company.

“Environmental Indemnity Agreement” means any agreement (including, without limitation, insurance policies), in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, by which a Restricted Company or Predecessor is entitled to receive reimbursement or other payment on account of any Environmental Liability other than any agreements (a) in the nature of environmental consulting or engineering agreements for professional services or (b) the terms of which preclude that Company or Predecessor from asserting a claim for reimbursement or other payment on account of any Environmental Liability.

“Environmental Investigation” means any health, safety, or environmental site assessment, investigation, study, review, audit, compliance audit, or compliance review conducted at any time or from time to time — whether at the request of Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon the order or request of any Tribunal, or at the voluntary instigation of any Company — concerning any Real Property or the business operations or activities of any Company, including, without limitation (a) air, soil, groundwater, or surface-water sampling and monitoring, (b) repair, cleanup, remediation, or detoxification, (c) preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, spill, emergency, or other plans and (d) any health, safety, or environmental compliance audit or review.

“Environmental Law” means any applicable Law that relates to (a) the condition of air, ground or surface water, soil, or other environmental media, (b) the environment or natural resources, (c) safety or health or (d) the regulation of any contaminants, wastes, and Hazardous Substances, including, without limitation, CERCLA, OSHA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 201 and § 300f et seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), analogous state and local Laws, and any analogous future enacted or adopted Law or (c) to the Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, loss, fine, penalty, charge, lien, damage, cost, or expense of any kind that results directly or indirectly, in whole or in part (a) from the violation of any Environmental Law, (b) from the Release or threatened Release of any

Hazardous Substance, (c) from removal, remediation, or other actions in response to the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance, (d) from actual or threatened damages to natural resources, (e) from the imposition of injunctive relief or other orders, (f) from personal injury, death, or property damage which occurs as a result of any Company’s use, storage, handling, or the Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Substance or (g) from any Environmental Investigation performed at, on, or for any Real Property (including without limitation, the Leases and the Mineral Interests).

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, license, or other authorization from any Tribunal that is required under any Environmental Law for the lawful conduct of any business, process, or other activity.

“Environmental Report” means any written or verbal report memorializing any Environmental Investigation.

“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

“Existing Preferred Stock” means the Xxxxxxxx Series A Preferred Stock currently traded on the NASDAQ Small Cap market.

“Farmout Agreement” means that certain letter agreement re: Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxx Field Caddo and DeSoto Parishes Louisiana, dated June 10, 2003, among Xxxxxxxxx Energy Corporation, Xxxxxxxxx Energy Limited Partnership, and Borrower, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated.

“Federal-Funds Rate” means, for any day, the annual rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 0.01%) determined (which determination is conclusive and binding, absent manifest error) by Administrative Agent to be equal to (a) the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal-funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal-funds brokers on that day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next Business Day or (b) if those rates are not published for any day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. received by Administrative Agent from three federal-funds brokers of recognized standing selected by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

“Financials” of a Person means balance sheets, profit and loss statements, reconciliations of capital and surplus, and statements of cash flow prepared (a) according to GAAP (subject to year end audit adjustments with respect to interim Financials) and (b) except as stated in Section 1.5, in comparative form to prior year-end figures or corresponding periods of the preceding fiscal year or other relevant period, as applicable.

“Funded Debt” means for any Person, at any time and without duplication — the sum of (a) the balance of any obligation for borrowed money, plus (b) the total amount capitalized on the balance sheet of that Person with respect to Capital Leases.

“Funding Loss” means any loss, expense, or reduction in yield that any Lender reasonably incurs because (a) Borrower fails or refuses (for any reason whatsoever other than a default by Administrative Agent or that Lender claiming that loss, expense, or reduction in yield) to take any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing that it has requested under this agreement or (b) Borrower prepays or pays any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing or converts any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing to a Borrowing of another Type, in each case, other than on the last day of the applicable Interest Period.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Accounting Standards Board that are applicable from time to time.

“Xxxxxxxx” means Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

“Hazardous Substance” means (a) any substance that is reasonably expected to require, removal, remediation, or other response under any Environmental Law, (b) any substance that is designated, defined or classified as a hazardous waste, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, carcinogenic, mutagenic, radioactive, dangerous, or toxic or hazardous substance under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any hazardous substance within the meaning of § 101(14) of CERCLA, (c) petroleum, oil, gasoline, natural gas, fuel oil, motor oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other petroleum hydrocarbons, (d) asbestos and asbestos-containing materials in any form, (e) polychlorinated biphenyls, (f) urea formaldehyde foam or (g) any substance the presence of which on any Real Property (including, without limitation, the Leases and the Mineral Interests) either (i) poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety of persons or to the environment or (ii) could constitute a health or safety hazard to persons or the environment if it emanated or migrated from the Real Property (including, without limitation, the Leases and the Mineral Interests).

“Intercreditor Agreement” means in respect of the Second Lien Term Loan Agreement, the terms of subordination as attached as Annex I to the Second Lien Term Loan Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated.

“Interest Expense” means — for any Person, for any period, and without duplication — all interest on Debt, whether paid in cash or accrued as a liability and payable in cash during that period, including, without limitation, the interest component of Capital Leases and any premium or penalty for repayment, redemption, or repurchase of Debt.

“Interest Period” is determined under Section 3.9.

“Issuing Lender” means Administrative Agent, or any of its Affiliates, that issues an LC under this agreement.

“Laws” means all applicable statutes, laws, treaties, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, judgments, opinions, and interpretations of any Tribunal.

“LC” means a documentary or standby letter of credit issued for the account of Borrower by an Issuing Lender under this agreement and under an LC Agreement.

“LC Agreement” means a letter of credit application and agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent) submitted and executed by Borrower to the Issuing Lender for an LC for the account of Borrower.

“LC Exposure” means, without duplication, the sum of (a) the total face amount of all undrawn and uncancelled LCs plus (b) the total unpaid reimbursement obligations of Borrower under drawings under any LC.

“LC Request” means a request substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3.

“LC Subfacility” means a subfacility of the Revolving Facility for the issuance of LCs, as described in Section 2.3, under which the LC Exposure (a) may never collectively exceed $10,000,000 and (b) together with Principal Debt may never exceed the lesser of either (i) the total Commitments or (ii) the Borrowing Base.

“Leases” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.17.

“Lender Lien” means any present or future first-priority Lien (provided that applicable Permitted Liens may exist, however, no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Permitted Liens) securing the Obligation and assigned, conveyed, or granted to or created in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders.

“Lenders” means the financial institutions — including, without limitation, Administrative Agent (possibly acting through one or more of its Affiliates for LCs) in respect of its share of Borrowings and LCs — named on Schedule 2 or on the most-recently-amended Schedule 2, if any, delivered by Administrative Agent under this agreement, and, subject to this agreement, their respective successors and permitted assigns (but not any Participant who is not otherwise a party to this agreement).

“LIBOR Rate” means, for a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing and for the relevant Interest Period, the annual interest rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 0.01%) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the rate displayed on page 3750 on the Teleratesystem Incorporated Service (or such other page as may replace such page on such service) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two Business Days before the first day of that Interest Period in an amount comparable to that LIBOR-Rate Borrowing and having a maturity approximately equal to that Interest Period, by (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to the relevant Interest Period.

“LIBOR-Rate Borrowing” means a Borrowing bearing interest at the sum of the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, assignment, charge, title retention agreement, or encumbrance of any kind and any other arrangement for a creditor’s claim to be satisfied from assets or proceeds prior to the claims of other creditors or the owners.

“Litigation” means any action by or before any Tribunal.

“Loan Documents” means (a) this agreement, certificates and reports delivered under this agreement, and exhibits and schedules to this agreement, (b) the Notes, Collateral Documents, and all other agreements, documents, and instruments in favor of Administrative Agent or Lenders (or Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders) ever delivered under this agreement or otherwise delivered in connection with all or any part of the Obligation (other than Assignments but including the Compass Assignment), (c) all LCs and LC Agreements, (d) the letter agreement described in Section 4.2, (e) the Intercreditor Agreement and (f) all renewals, extensions, and restatements of, and amendments and supplements to, any of the foregoing.

“Material Adverse Event” means any circumstance or event that, individually or collectively, is reasonably expected to result in any (a) material impairment of (i) the ability of Borrower to perform any of its payment or other material obligations under any Loan Document, (ii) the Restricted Companies as a whole to perform any of their payment or other material obligations under any Loan Document or (iii) the ability of Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce any of those obligations or any of their respective Rights under the Loan Documents, (b) material and adverse effect on the financial condition of the Companies as a whole as represented to Lenders in the Current Financials most recently delivered before the date of this agreement or (c) Default or Potential Default.

“Maximum Amount” and “Maximum Rate” respectively mean, for a Lender, the maximum non-usurious amount and the maximum non-usurious rate of interest that, under applicable Law, that Lender is permitted to contract for, charge, take, reserve, or receive on the Obligation.

“Mineral Interests” shall mean all present and future rights, titles and interests that Borrower or any other Company may now have or hereafter acquire in and to all (i) oil, gas and/or mineral leases, royalty and overriding royalty interests, production payments, farm-out agreements, net profit interests and mineral fee interests, (ii) present and future unitization, communication and pooling arrangements (and all properties covered and units created thereby), whether arising by contract or operation of law, which now or hereafter include all or any part of the foregoing and (iii) lands now or hereafter subject to any of the foregoing.

“Mortgaged Properties” shall mean all of Mineral Interests described in the Collateral Documents and all related personal property and rights to payments or proceeds thereon or therefrom, and all other properties in which Borrower or any other Company has heretofore granted or purported to grant or hereinafter grants or purports to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a Lender Lien (including, without limitation, those assigned to Administrative Agent by Prior Administrative Agent and the Prior Lenders pursuant to, among other things, the Compass Assignment) in accordance with Section 5.2, in order to secure the Notes and the Obligation.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code to which any Company (or any Person that, for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, is a member of Borrower’s controlled group or is under common control with Borrower within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code) is making, or has made, or is accruing, or has accrued, an obligation to make contributions.

“Net Income” of any Person means that Person’s profit or loss after deducting its Tax expense.

“Notes” means the promissory notes of Borrower described in Section 3.1(a) and being in the form of Exhibit A hereto, together with all amendments, modifications, replacements, extensions and rearrangements thereof.

“Obligation” means all present and future (a) Debts, liabilities, and obligations of any Company to Administrative Agent or any Lender and related to any Loan Document, whether principal, interest, fees, costs, attorneys’ fees, or otherwise, (b) any Debts, liabilities, or obligations owed by any Company to any Lender or its one or more Affiliates under any Swap Agreement and (c) renewals, extensions, and modifications of any of the foregoing.

“OSHA” means the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.

“Participant” is defined in Section 14.10(b).

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“Permitted Debt” means Debt described on Schedule 9.2.

“Permitted Liens” means the Liens described on Schedule 9.4.

“Person” means any individual, entity, or Tribunal.

“Potential Default” means any event’s occurrence or any circumstance’s existence that would — upon any required notice, time lapse, or both — become a Default.

“Predecessor” means any Person for whose obligations and liabilities any Company is reasonably expected to be liable as the result of any merger, de facto merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or divestiture, combination, joint venture, investment, reclassification, or other similar business transaction.

“Principal Debt” means, at any time, the unpaid principal balance of all Borrowings.

“Pro Rata” and “Pro Rata Part” mean, at any time and for any Lender, the proportion (stated as a percentage) that (i) its Commitment bears to the total Commitments of all Lenders, and (ii) if the Commitments have terminated, the Commitment Usage owed to it bears to the total Commitment Usage owed to all Lenders.

“Property” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

“Real Property” means any land, buildings, fixtures, and other improvements to land now or in the future directly or indirectly owned by any Restricted Company, leased to or otherwise operated by any Restricted Company, or subleased by any Restricted Company to any other Person.

“Redemption” means with respect to any Debt, the repurchase, redemption, prepayment, repayment, defeasance or any other acquisition or retirement for value (or the segregation of funds with respect to any of the foregoing) of such Debt. “Redeem” has the correlative meaning thereto.

“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposal, migrating, or other movement into the air, ground or surface water, or soil.

“Representatives” means representatives, officers, directors, employees, accountants, attorneys, and agents.

“Reserve Report” means each report delivered to Administrative Agent by Borrower pursuant to Section 8.1(c).

“Reserve Requirement” means, for any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing and for the relevant Interest Period, the total reserve requirements (including all basic, supplemental, emergency, special, marginal, and other reserves required by applicable Law) applicable to eurocurrency fundings or liabilities as of the first day of that Interest Period.

“Responsible Officer” means Borrower’s chairman, president, chief executive officer, or chief financial officer.

“Restricted Company” means Xxxxxxxx, Borrower and each other Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx other than any Subsidiary that has no assets except its corporate name and conducts no operations.

“Revolving Facility” means the revolving credit facility in the amount of the total Commitments of the Lenders to make advances and issue letters of credit in accordance with the terms and conditions of this agreement and includes the LC Subfacility.

“Rights” means rights, remedies, powers, privileges, and benefits.

“Second Lien Notes” means the $30,000,000 Second Lien Term Notes issued pursuant to the Second Lien Term Loan Agreement, together with all amendments, modifications, replacements, extensions and rearrangements thereof permitted by Section 9.9(b).

“Second Lien Term Loan Agreement” means that certain Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 2005 among Borrower, BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto, together with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto permitted by Section 9.9(b).

“Second Lien Term Loan Documents” means the Second Lien Term Loan Agreement, the Second Lien Notes and any “Loan Documents” (as defined therein), in each case, together with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto permitted by Section 9.9(b).

“Solvent” means, as to any Person, that (a) the aggregate fair market value of its assets exceeds its liabilities, (b) it has sufficient cash flow to enable it to pay its Debts as they mature, and (c) it does not have unreasonably small capital to conduct its businesses.

“Stated-Termination Date” means February 25, 2010.

“Subsidiary” of any Person means any entity of which more than 50% (in number of votes) of the stock (or equivalent interests) is owned of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, by that Person.

“Swap Agreement” means any present or future, whether master or single, agreement, document, or instrument providing for — or constituting an agreement to enter into — an interest-rate, basis, credit default, or commodity swap; forward-rate arrangement; commodity option; equity or equity-index swap or option; bond or interest-rate option; forward-foreign-exchange arrangement; rate-cap, -collar, or -floor arrangement; currency- or cross-currency-swap arrangement; swaption; currency-option; or any similar arrangement.

“Tangible-Net Worth” means — at any time and for any Person — the sum of (i) its stockholders’ equity, plus (ii) amounts excluded from stockholders’ equity under GAAP relating to the establishment of an employee stock ownership plan, minus (iii) the total (without duplication of deductions already made in arriving at stockholders’ equity) of the book value of all assets that would be treated as intangible assets under GAAP, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, and unamortized debt discount and expense, minus (iv) the accumulated other comprehensive income balance associated with FASB Statement 133 calculations, minus (v) non-cash gains, losses or adjustments under FASB Statement 133 as a result of changes in the fair market value of derivatives.

“Taxes” means, for any Person, taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges or levies imposed upon it, its income, or any of its properties, franchises, or assets.

“Termination Date” means the earlier of either (a) the Stated-Termination Date or (b) the effective date that Lenders’ commitments to lend and issue LCs under this agreement are fully canceled or terminated.

“Tribunal” means any (a) local, state, territorial, federal, or foreign judicial, executive, regulatory, administrative, legislative, or governmental agency, board, bureau, commission, department, or other instrumentality, (b) private arbitration board or panel or (c) central bank.

“Type” is defined in Section 1.2.

Section 1.2 Types of Borrowings. Borrowings hereunder are distinguished by “Type”. The “Type” of a Borrowing refers to the determination whether such Borrowing is a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing or a Base-Rate Borrowing.

Section 1.3 Time References. Unless otherwise specified, in the Loan Documents (a) time references (e.g., 11:00 a.m.) are to time in New York, New York and (b) in calculating a period from one date to another, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” or “until” means “to but excluding.”

Section 1.4 Other Reference. Unless otherwise specified, in the Loan Documents (a) where appropriate, the singular includes the plural and vice versa, and words of any gender include each other gender, (b) heading and caption references may not be construed in interpreting provisions, (c) monetary references are to currency of the United States of America, (d) section, paragraph, annex, schedule, exhibit, and similar references are to the particular Loan Document in which they are used, (e) references to “telecopy,” “facsimile,” “fax,” or similar terms are to facsimile or telecopy transmissions, (f) references to “including” mean including without limiting the generality of any description preceding that word, (g) the rule of construction that references to general items that follow references to specific items are limited to the same type or character of those specific items is not applicable in the Loan Documents, (h) references to any Person include that Person’s heirs, personal representatives, successors, trustees, receivers, and permitted assigns, (i) references to any Law include every amendment or supplement to it, rule and regulation adopted under it, and successor or replacement for it and (j) references to any Loan Document or other document include every renewal and extension of it, amendment and supplement to it, and replacement or substitution for it.

Section 1.5 Accounting Principles. Unless otherwise specified, in the Loan Documents (a) GAAP determines all accounting and financial terms and compliance with financial covenants, (b) GAAP in effect on the date of this agreement determines compliance with financial covenants, (c) otherwise, all accounting principles applied in a current period must be comparable in all material respects to those applied during the preceding comparable period, and (d) while Xxxxxxxx has any consolidated Subsidiaries (i) all accounting and financial terms and compliance with reporting covenants must be on a consolidating and consolidated basis, as applicable and (ii) compliance with financial covenants must be on a consolidated basis.

ARTICLE II

COMMITMENT

Subject to the provisions in the Loan Documents, each Lender severally but not jointly agrees to extend credit to Borrower under this agreement in accordance with the following provisions.

Section 2.1 Revolving Facility. Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, each Lender severally but not jointly agrees to lend to Borrower an amount equal to that Lender’s Commitment Percentage of requested Borrowings under the Revolving Facility, which Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow under this agreement subject to the following conditions:

(a) Each Borrowing may only occur on a Business Day on or after the Closing Date and before the Termination Date;

(b) Each Borrowing may only be $500,000 or a greater integral multiple of $100,000 if a Base-Rate Borrowing or $1,000,000 or a greater integral multiple of $500,000 if a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing; and

Section 2.2 Borrowing Procedure. The following procedures apply to Borrowings:

(a) Borrowing Request. Borrower may request a Borrowing by making or delivering a Borrowing Request (that may be telephonic if confirmed immediately in writing by 2:00 p.m. on the same Business Day) to Administrative Agent, which is irrevocable and binding on Borrower, stating the Type, amount, and Interest Period for each Borrowing and which must be received by Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. on the (i) third Business Day before the date on which funds are requested (which shall be a Business Day) (the “Borrowing Date”) for any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing or (ii) Borrowing Date for any Base-Rate Borrowing. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of any such Borrowing Request.

(b) Funding. Each Lender shall remit its Commitment Percentage of each requested Borrowing to Administrative Agent’s principal office in New York, New York, in funds that are available for immediate use by Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. on the applicable Borrowing Date. Subject to receipt of those funds, Administrative Agent shall (unless to its actual knowledge any of the applicable conditions precedent have not been satisfied by Borrower or waived by the requisite Lenders under Section 14.8) make those funds available to Borrower by (at Borrower’s option) (i) wiring the funds to or for the account of Borrower at the direction of Borrower or (ii) depositing the funds in an account designated by Borrower.

(c) Funding Assumed. Absent contrary written notice from a Lender, Administrative Agent may assume that each Lender has made its Commitment Percentage of the requested Borrowing available to Administrative Agent on the applicable Borrowing Date, and Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption (but shall not be required to), make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. If a Lender fails to make its Commitment Percentage of any requested Borrowing available to Administrative Agent on the applicable Borrowing Date, Administrative Agent may recover the applicable amount on demand, (i) from that Lender together with interest, commencing on the Borrowing Date and ending on (but excluding) the date Administrative Agent recovers the amount from that Lender, at an annual interest rate equal to the Federal-Funds Rate or (ii) if that Lender fails to pay its amount upon demand, then from Borrower. No Lender is responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make its Commitment Percentage of any Borrowing available as required by Section 2.2(b); however, failure of any Lender to make its Commitment Percentage of any Borrowing so available does not excuse any other Lender from making its Commitment Percentage of any Borrowing so available.

Section 2.3 Letters of Credit.

(a) Conditions. Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement Issuing Lender agrees to issue LCs upon Borrower’s making or delivering an LC Request and delivering an LC Agreement, both of which must be received by the Issuing Lender no later than the third Business Day before the Business Day on which the requested LC is to be issued, so long as (i) no LC may expire after the earlier to occur of the first anniversary of its issuance date or three Business Days before the Termination Date, (ii) the LC Exposure (after giving effect to such requested LC) would not exceed $10,000,000 and (iii) the limitations in Section 2.1(c) are not exceeded.

(b) Participation. Immediately upon Issuing Lender’s issuance of any LC, Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each other Lender, and each other Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from Issuing Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage in the LC and all applicable Rights of Issuing Lender in the LC — other than Rights to receive certain fees provided in Section 4.3 to be for the Issuing Lender’s sole account.

(c) Reimbursement Obligation. To induce Issuing Lender to issue and maintain LCs, and to induce Lenders to participate in issued LCs, Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse Issuing Lender (i) on the first Business Day after an Issuing Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower that it has made payment under an LC, the amount paid by Issuing Lender and (ii) within five Business Days after demand, the amount of any additional fees Administrative Agent customarily charges for amending LCs Agreements, for honoring drafts, and for taking similar action in connection with letters of credit. If Borrower has not reimbursed Issuing Lender for any drafts paid by the date on which reimbursement is required under this section, then Administrative Agent is irrevocably authorized to fund Borrower’s reimbursement obligations as a Base-Rate Borrowing under the Revolving Facility if proceeds are available under the Revolving Facility and if the conditions in this agreement for such a Borrowing (other than any notice requirements or minimum funding amounts) have, to Administrative Agent’s knowledge, been satisfied. The proceeds of that Borrowing shall be advanced directly to Issuing Lender to pay Borrower’s unpaid reimbursement obligations. If funds cannot be advanced under the Revolving Facility, then Borrower’s reimbursement obligation shall constitute a demand obligation. Borrower’s obligations under this section are absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim, or defense to payment that Borrower may have at any time against Issuing Lender or any other Person. From the date that Issuing Lender pays a draft under a LC until Borrower either reimburses or is obligated to reimburse Issuing Lender for that draft under this section, the amount of that draft bears interest payable to Issuing Lender at the rate then applicable to Base-Rate Borrowings. From the due date of the respective amounts due under this section, to the date paid (including any payment from proceeds of a Base-Rate Borrowing), unpaid reimbursement amounts accrue interest that is payable on demand at the Default Rate.

(d) General. Issuing Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent and Borrower of the date and amount of any draft presented for honor under any LC (but failure to give notice will not affect Borrower’s obligations under this agreement). Issuing Lender shall pay the requested amount upon presentment of a draft unless presentment on its face does not comply with the terms of the applicable LC. When making payment, Issuing Lender may disregard (i) any default or potential default that exists under any other agreement and (ii) obligations under any other agreement that have or have not been performed by the beneficiary or any other Person (and Issuing Lender is not liable for any of those obligations). Borrower’s reimbursement obligations to Issuing Lender and Lenders, and each Lender’s obligations to Issuing Lender, under this section are absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and Issuing Lender is not responsible for (i) the validity, enforceability, sufficiency, accuracy, or genuineness of documents or endorsements (even if they are in any respect invalid, unenforceable, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent, or forged), (ii) any dispute by any Company with or any Company’s claims, setoffs, defenses, counterclaims, or other Rights against Issuing Lender, any

Lender, or any other Person or (iii) the occurrence of any Potential Default or Default. However, nothing in this agreement constitutes a waiver of Borrower’s Rights to assert any claim or defense based upon the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Lender. The Issuing Lender shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent for Administrative Agent to promptly distribute reimbursement payments received from Borrower to all Lenders according to their Pro Rata Part of the Revolving Facility.

(e) Obligation of Lenders. If Borrower fails to reimburse Issuing Lender as provided in Section 2.3(c) by the date on which reimbursement is due under that section, and funds cannot be advanced under the Revolving Facility to satisfy the reimbursement obligations, then Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of Borrower’s failure, of the date and amount paid, and of each Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the unreimbursed amount. Each Lender shall promptly and unconditionally make available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds its Commitment Percentage of the unpaid reimbursement obligation, subject to the limitations of Section 2.1(c). Funds are due and payable to Administrative Agent before the close of business on the Business Day when Administrative Agent gives notice to each Lender of Borrower’s reimbursement failure (if notice is given before 1:00 p.m.) or on the next succeeding Business Day (if notice is given after 1:00 p.m.). All amounts payable by any Lender accrue interest after the due date at the Federal-Funds Rate from the day the applicable draft or draw is paid by Administrative Agent to (but not including) the date the amount is paid by the Lender to Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of those funds, Administrative Agent shall make them available to the Issuing Lender.

(f) Duties of Issuing Lender. Issuing Lender agrees with each Lender that it will exercise and give the same care and attention to each LC as it gives to its other letters of credit. Each Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any draft under any LC, Issuing Lender has no responsibility to obtain any document (other than any documents expressly required by the respective LC) or to ascertain or inquire as to any document’s validity, enforceability, sufficiency, accuracy, or genuineness or the authority of any Person delivering it. Neither Issuing Lender nor its Representatives will be liable to any Lender or any Company for any LC’s use or for any beneficiary’s acts or omissions. Any action, inaction, error, delay, or omission taken or suffered by Issuing Lender or any of its Representatives in connection with any LC, applicable drafts or documents, or the transmission, dispatch, or delivery of any related message or advice, if in good faith and in conformity with applicable Laws and in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500 (as amended or modified), is binding upon the Companies and Lenders and, except as provided in Section 2.3(d), does not place Issuing Lender or any of its Representatives under any resulting liability to any Company or any Lender. Administrative Agent is not liable to any Company or any Lender for any action taken or omitted, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, by Issuing Lender or its Representative in connection with any LC.

(g) Cash Collateral. If (i) any Default shall occur and be continuing and Borrower receives notice from Administrative Agent or the Determining Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.3(g), or (ii) Borrower is required to pay to Administrative Agent the excess attributable to an LC Exposure in connection with any prepayment pursuant to Section 3.2(c), then Borrower shall deposit, in an account with

Administrative Agent, in the name of Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to, in the case of a Default, the LC Exposure, and in the case of a payment required by Section 3.2(c), the amount of such excess as provided in Section 3.2(c), as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Default with respect to Borrower or any Restricted Company described in Section 11.3. Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Lender and the Lenders, an exclusive first priority and continuing perfected security interest in and Lien on such account and all cash, checks, drafts, certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time deposited or held in such account, all deposits or wire transfers made thereto, any and all investments purchased with funds deposited in such account, all interest, dividends, cash, instruments, financial assets and other Property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise payable in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the foregoing, and all proceeds, products, accessions, rents, profits, income and benefits therefrom, and any substitutions and replacements therefor. Borrower’s obligation to deposit amounts pursuant to this Section 2.3(g) shall be absolute and unconditional, without regard to whether any beneficiary of any LC has attempted to draw down all or a portion of such amount under the terms of such LC, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be subject to any defense or be affected by a right of set-off, counterclaim or recoupment which Borrower or any Restricted Company may now or hereafter have against any such beneficiary, Issuing Lender, Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any other Person for any reason whatsoever. Such deposit shall be held as collateral securing the payment and performance of Borrower’s and the Restricted Companies’ obligations under this agreement and the other Loan Documents. Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the direction of Borrower in investments of the type described in paragraphs 1 through 8 of Schedule 9.4 at Borrower’s sole risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by Administrative Agent to reimburse Issuing Lender for LC disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Borrowings has been accelerated, be applied to satisfy other obligations of Borrower and the Restricted Companies under this agreement or the other Loan Documents. If Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of a Default, and Borrower is not otherwise required to pay to Administrative Agent the excess attributable to an LC Exposure in connection with any prepayment pursuant to Section 3.2(c), then such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to Borrower within three Business Days after all Defaults have been cured or waived.

(h) INDEMNIFICATION. BORROWER SHALL PROTECT, INDEMNIFY, PAY, AND SAVE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY INCUR OR BE SUBJECT TO AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY LC, ANY DISPUTE ABOUT IT, OR THE FAILURE OF

ISSUING LENDER TO HONOR A DRAW REQUEST UNDER ANY LC AS A RESULT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION (WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG) OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE TRIBUNAL. HOWEVER, NO PERSON IS ENTITLED TO INDEMNITY UNDER THE FOREGOING FOR ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

(i) LC Agreements. Although referenced in any LC, terms of any particular agreement or other obligation to the beneficiary are not incorporated into this agreement in any manner. The fees and other amounts payable with respect to each LC are as provided in this agreement, drafts under each LC are part of the Obligation, only the events specified in this agreement as a Default shall constitute a default under any LC, and the terms of this agreement control any conflict between the terms of this agreement and any LC Agreement.

Section 2.4 Borrowing Notices and LC Requests. Each Borrowing Request (whether telephonic or written) and LC Request constitutes a representation and warranty by Borrower that as of the Borrowing Date or the date of issuance of the requested LC, as the case may be, that all of the conditions precedent in Article VI have been satisfied.

Section 2.5 Termination. Borrower may — upon giving at least five Business Days prior written and irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent — terminate all or part of the Commitments. Each partial termination must be in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 or a greater integral multiple of $1,000,000 and must be ratable in accordance with each Lender’s Commitment Percentage.

Section 2.6 Borrowing Base Determinations.

(a) The Borrowing Base as of the Closing Date is acknowledged by Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be $75,000,000.00.

(b) The Borrowing Base shall be redetermined by Administrative Agent semi-annually through the Termination Date, within ninety (90) days after each December 31 and June 30, with the first such Borrowing Base redetermination under this agreement to be made on or before March 31, 2006, for the Mineral Interests as of December 31, 2005, on the basis of information supplied by Borrower in compliance with the provisions of this agreement, including, without limitation, the Reserve Reports, and all other information available. In addition to the determinations of the Borrowing Base required pursuant to this Section 2.6(b), one additional special determination thereof may be requested during any calendar year by either Borrower or the Determining Lenders. Upon any such special determination of the Borrowing Base, if requested by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall submit both (i) a current report of a firm of independent petroleum engineers acceptable to Administrative Agent, prepared in accordance with customary standards and procedures of the petroleum industry which report shall (A) evaluate the Mineral Interests subject to such redetermination (in the same manner as provided in this Section 2.6 for other such redeterminations) and (B) be dated within sixty (60) days of such requested redetermination, and (ii) title opinions, environmental reports and other information reasonably requested by and in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, for those additional Mineral Interests which Borrower desires to be considered within the Borrowing Base. Adjustments to the Borrowing Base based upon the addition of Mineral

Interests shall not be effective prior to the date of filing and recording of such Collateral Documents as required by Administrative Agent. In addition to the foregoing, the Borrowing Base shall be subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 8.18(c) and Section 9.10(e).

(c) Upon each Borrowing Base redetermination, Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of its recommendation for such redetermined Borrowing Base and the Lenders shall have ten (10) Business Days to approve or reject such recommendation by written notice to Administrative Agent. The proposed Borrowing Base must be approved by the Determining Lenders; provided, however, that no proposed increase in the Borrowing Base shall be effective unless approved by all of the Lenders. In the event that the Determining Lenders or all of the Lenders, as applicable, cannot agree as to the amount of the redetermined Borrowing Base, the Borrowing Base shall be and be deemed to be the lowest amount determined by any Lender. Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower verbally (confirming such notice promptly in writing) of such determination by the Lenders, and the Borrowing Base so communicated to Borrower shall become effective upon such verbal notification and shall remain in effect until the next subsequent Borrowing Base redetermination in accordance with the terms hereof.

(d) The Borrowing Base shall represent the determination by Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in their sole discretion and in accordance with their standard engineering and lending policies and practices customary for loans of this nature, of the value, for loan purposes, of the Mortgaged Properties, which Borrower acknowledges may require new and independent credit approvals by each Lender. Furthermore, Borrower acknowledges that the determination of the Borrowing Base contains an equity cushion (market value in excess of loan value), which is acknowledged by Borrower to be essential for the adequate protection of the Lenders.

ARTICLE III

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Section 3.1 Notes and Payments.

(a) Notes. The Principal Debt is evidenced by the Notes, one payable to each Lender in amount equal to its Pro Rata Part of $200,000,000. Borrower understands, acknowledges and agrees that the execution and delivery by Borrower of each Lender’s Note in such original principal amount does not imply or infer, and shall not be construed to create, any obligation or commitment on the part of any Lender to make any advances or issue or participate in any LC’s in excess of, in the aggregate, the lesser of the Borrowing Base or the Commitments; the amount represented by such Lender’s Note being for ease of administration only in the event that the Lenders and Borrower may hereafter agree, in writing, to increase the Borrowing Base in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

(b) Payment. Borrower must make each payment and prepayment on the Obligation to Administrative Agent’s principal office in New York, New York in immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m. on the day due; otherwise, but subject to Section 3.8, those funds continue to accrue interest as if they were received on the next Business Day. Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each Lender the part of any payment or prepayment to which that Lender is entitled under this agreement on the same day Administrative Agent receives the funds from Borrower.

(c) Payment Assumed. Unless Administrative Agent has received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due under this agreement that Borrower will not make that payment in full, Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made the full payment due and Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon that assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on that date the amount then due to each Lender. If and to the extent Borrower does not make the full payment due to Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to Administrative Agent on demand the amount distributed to that Lender by Administrative Agent together with interest for each day from the date that Lender received payment from Administrative Agent until the date that Lender repays Administrative Agent (unless such repayment is made on the same day as such distribution), at an interest rate equal to the Federal-Funds Rate.

Section 3.2 Interest and Principal Payments.

(a) Interest. Accrued interest on each LIBOR-Rate Borrowing is due and payable on the last day of its respective Interest Period. If any Interest Period for a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing is greater than three months, then accrued interest is also due and payable on the date three months after the commencement of the Interest Period. Accrued interest on each Base-Rate Borrowing is due and payable on the last day of each March, June, September, and December — commencing on the first of those dates that follows the Closing Date — and on the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) interest accrued pursuant to Section 3.5 shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Borrowing (other than an optional prepayment of a Base-Rate Borrowing prior to the Termination Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment, and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such LIBOR-Rate Borrowing shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(b) Principal. The Principal Debt is due and payable on the Termination Date. Before that date, Borrower may at any time prepay, without penalty and in whole or in part, the Principal Debt provided that (i) each voluntary partial prepayment must be in a principal amount not less than $500,000 or a greater integral multiple of $100,000 and (ii) Borrower shall pay any related Funding Loss upon demand. Conversions under Section 3.10 are not prepayments.

(i) If, after giving effect to any termination or reduction of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.5, the Commitment Usage exceeds the total Commitments, then Borrower shall (A) prepay the Borrowings on the date of such termination or reduction in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess, and (B) if any excess remains after prepaying all of the Borrowings as a result of an LC Exposure, pay to Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders an amount equal to such excess to be held as cash collateral as provided in Section 2.3(g).

(ii) Upon any redetermination of or adjustment to the amount of the Borrowing Base in accordance with Section 2.6 or Section 8.18(c), if the Commitment Usage exceeds the redetermined or adjusted Borrowing Base, then Borrower shall (A) prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess, and (B) if any excess remains after prepaying all of the Borrowings as a result of an LC Exposure, pay to Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders an amount equal to such excess to be held as cash collateral as provided in Section 2.3(g). Borrower shall be obligated to make such prepayment and/or deposit of cash collateral in six (6) monthly installments, each in the amount of one-sixth (1/6th) of such excess, the first such installment becoming due and payable on the third Business Day following the effective date of the redetermination or the date the adjustment occurs, with each subsequent installment being due on the numerically corresponding date in each succeeding calendar month; provided that all payments required to be made pursuant to this Section 3.2(c)(ii) must be made on or prior to the Termination Date.

(iii) Upon any adjustments to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 9.10(e), if the Commitment Usage exceeds the Borrowing Base as adjusted, then Borrower shall (A) prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess, and (B) if any excess remains after prepaying all of the Borrowings as a result of an LC Exposure, pay to Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders an amount equal to such excess to be held as cash collateral as provided in Section 2.3(g). Borrower shall be obligated to make such prepayment and/or deposit of cash collateral on the date it or any Restricted Company receives cash proceeds as a result of such disposition; provided that all payments required to be made pursuant to this Section 3.2(c)(iii) must be made on or prior to the Termination Date.

(iv) Each prepayment of Borrowings pursuant to this Section 3.2(c) shall be applied ratably to the Borrowings included in the prepaid Borrowings. Prepayments pursuant to this Section 3.2(c) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 3.2(a). All related Funding Losses as a result of any prepayment required by this Section 3.2(c) shall be payable on demand.

Section 3.3 Interest Options. Except that the LIBOR Rate may not be selected when a Default or Potential Default exists and except as otherwise provided in this agreement, Borrowings bear interest at an annual rate equal to the lesser of either (a) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin (in each case as designated or deemed designated by Borrower), as the case may be or (b) the Maximum Rate. Each change in the Base Rate and Maximum Rate is effective, without notice to Borrower or any other Person, upon the effective date of change.

Section 3.4 Quotation of Rates. Borrower may call Administrative Agent before delivering a Borrowing Request to receive an indication of the interest rates then in effect, but the indicated rates do not bind Administrative Agent or Lenders or affect the interest rate that is actually in effect when Borrower makes a Borrowing request or on the Borrowing Date.

Section 3.5 Default Rate. If permitted by Law, from and after the occurrence of any Default, or at any time during which a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, all Principal Debt, reimbursement obligations in connection with LCs, and other amounts constituting the Obligation shall bear interest at the Default Rate until paid, regardless whether payment is made before or after entry of a judgment.

Section 3.6 Interest Recapture. If the designated interest rate applicable to any Borrowing exceeds the Maximum Rate, the interest rate on that Borrowing is limited to the Maximum Rate, but any subsequent reductions in the designated rate shall not reduce the interest rate thereon below the Maximum Rate until the total amount of accrued interest equals the amount of interest that would have accrued if that designated rate had always been in effect. If at maturity (stated or by acceleration), or at final payment of the Notes, the total interest paid or accrued is less than the interest that would have accrued if the designated rates had always been in effect, then, at that time and to the extent permitted by Law, Borrower shall pay an amount equal to the difference between (a) the lesser of the amount of interest that would have accrued if the designated rates had always been in effect and the amount of interest that would have accrued if the Maximum Rate had always been in effect and (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued on the Notes.

Section 3.7 Interest Calculations. Interest will be calculated on the basis of actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) elapsed but computed as if each calendar year consisted of 360 days (unless the calculation would result in an interest rate greater than the Maximum Rate or in the case of interest on Base-Rate Borrowings in which event interest will be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be). All interest rate determinations and calculations by Administrative Agent are conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

Section 3.8 Maximum Rate. Regardless of any provision contained in any Loan Document, no Lender is entitled to contract for, charge, take, reserve, receive, or apply, as interest on all or any part of the Obligation, any amount in excess of the Maximum Rate, and, if Lenders ever do so, then any excess shall be treated as a partial prepayment of principal and any remaining excess shall be refunded to Borrower. In determining if the interest paid or payable exceeds the Maximum Rate, Borrower and Lenders shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Law, (a) treat all Borrowings as but a single extension of credit (and Lenders and Borrower agree that is the case and that provision in this agreement for multiple Borrowings is for convenience only), (b) characterize any nonprincipal payment as an expense, fee, or premium rather than as interest, (c) exclude voluntary prepayments and their effects and (d) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Obligation. However, if the Obligation are paid in full before the end of their full contemplated term, and if the interest received for its actual period of existence exceeds the Maximum Amount, Lenders shall refund any excess (and Lenders may not, to the extent permitted by Law, be subject to any penalties provided by any Laws for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving, or receiving interest in excess of the Maximum Amount). If the Laws of the State of Texas are applicable for purposes of determining the “Maximum Rate” or the “Maximum Amount,” then those terms mean the “indicated (weekly) ceiling” from time to time in effect as determined in accordance with Section 303.301 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended. Borrower agrees that Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended (which regulates certain revolving credit loan accounts and revolving triparty accounts), does not apply to the Obligation.

Section 3.9 Interest Periods. When Borrower requests any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing, Borrower may elect the applicable interest period (each an “Interest Period”), which may be, at Borrower’s option, one, two, three, or six months for LIBOR-Rate Borrowings, subject to Section 14.1 and the following conditions: (a) the initial Interest Period for a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing commences on the applicable Borrowing Date or conversion date, and each subsequent Interest Period applicable to any Borrowing commences on the day when the next preceding applicable Interest Period expires, (b) if any Interest Period for a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing begins on a day for which no numerically corresponding Business Day in the calendar month at the end of the Interest Period exists, then the Interest Period ends on the last Business Day of that calendar month, (c) if Borrower is required to pay any of a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing before the end of its Interest Period in order to comply with the payment provisions of the Loan Documents, Borrower shall also pay any related Funding Loss and (d) no more than five Interest Periods may be in effect at one time.

Section 3.10 Conversions. Subject to the dollar limits of Section 2.1(b) and provided that Borrower may not convert to or select a new Interest Period for a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing at any time when a Default or Potential Default exists, Borrower may (a) convert a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing on the last day of the applicable Interest Period to a Base-Rate Borrowing, (b) convert a Base-Rate Borrowing at any time to a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing and (c) elect a new Interest Period for a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing. That election may be made by telephonic request to Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. on the third Business Day before the conversion date or the last day of the Interest Period, as the case may be (for conversion to a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing or election of a new Interest Period), and no later than 10:00 a.m. on the last day of the Interest Period (for conversion to a Base-Rate Borrowing). Borrower shall provide a Conversion Notice to Administrative Agent no later than two days after the date of the conversion or election. Absent Borrower’s telephonic request for conversion or election of a new Interest Period or if a Default or Potential Default exists, then, a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing shall be deemed converted to a Base-Rate Borrowing effective when the applicable Interest Period expires.

Section 3.11 Order of Application.

(a) No Default. If no Default or Potential Default exists, any payment shall be applied to the Obligation — except as otherwise specifically provided in the Loan Documents — in the order and manner as Borrower directs.

(b) Default. If a Default or Potential Default exists or if Borrower fails to give direction, any payment (including proceeds from the exercise of any Rights) shall be applied in the following order: (i) to all fees and expenses for which Administrative Agent has not been paid or reimbursed in accordance with the Loan Documents (and if such payment is less than all unpaid or unreimbursed fees and expenses, then the payment shall be paid against unpaid and unreimbursed fees and expenses in the order of incurrence or due date), (ii) to all fees and expenses for which any Lender has not been paid or reimbursed in accordance with the Loan Documents (and if such payment is less than all unpaid or unreimbursed fees and expenses, then the payment shall be paid against unpaid and unreimbursed fees and expenses in the order of incurrence or due date), (iii) pro rata to (A) the payment of the Principal Debt, and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, (B) any LC reimbursement obligations that are due and payable and that

remain unfunded by any Borrowing under the Revolving Facility, (C) any Debts, liabilities, or obligations owed by any Company to any Lender or its one or more Affiliates under any Swap Agreement and (D) as a deposit with Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, as security for and payment of any subsequent LC reimbursement obligations and (iv) to the remaining Obligation in the order and manner Determining Lenders deem appropriate.

(c) Pro Rata. Each payment or prepayment shall be distributed to each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Part of that payment or prepayment.

Section 3.12 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender obtains any payment or prepayment with respect to the Obligation (whether voluntary, involuntary, or otherwise, including, without limitation, as a result of exercising its Rights under Section 3.13) that exceeds the part of that payment or prepayment that it is then entitled to receive under the Loan Documents, then that Lender shall purchase from the other Lenders participations that will cause the purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or prepayment ratably with each other Lender. If all or any portion of any excess payment or prepayment is subsequently recovered from the purchasing Lender, then the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of the recovery. Borrower agrees that any Lender purchasing a participation from another Lender under this section may, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, exercise all of its Rights of payment (including the Right of offset) with respect to that participation as fully as if that Lender were the direct creditor of Borrower in the amount of that participation.

Section 3.13 Offset. If a Default exists, each Lender is entitled to exercise (for the benefit of all Lenders in accordance with Section 3.12) the Rights of offset and banker’s Lien against each and every account and other property, or any interest therein, that any Company may now or hereafter have with, or which is now or hereafter in the possession of, that Lender to the extent of the full amount of the Obligation owed (directly or participated) to it.

Section 3.14 Booking Borrowings. To the extent permitted by Law, any Lender may make, carry, or transfer its Borrowings at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office or branch of any of its Affiliates. However, no Affiliate or branch is entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.16 than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to those Borrowings, and a transfer may not be made if, as a direct result of it, Section 3.15 or Section 3.17 would apply to any of the Obligation. If any of the conditions of Section 3.16 or Section 3.17 ever apply to a Lender, that Lender shall carry or transfer its Borrowings at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office or branch of any of its Affiliates so long as the transfer is consistent with the other provisions of this section, does not create any burden or adverse circumstance for that Lender that would not otherwise exist, and eliminates the conditions of Section 3.16 or Section 3.17 as applicable.

Section 3.15 Basis Unavailable for LIBOR Rate. If, on or before any date when a LIBOR Rate is to be determined for a Borrowing, Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the basis for determining the applicable rate is not available, then Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and Lenders of that determination (which is conclusive and binding on Borrower absent manifest error) and the applicable Borrowing shall bear interest at the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. Until Administrative Agent notifies Borrower that those circumstances no longer exist, Lenders’ commitments under this agreement to make, or to convert to, LIBOR-Rate Borrowings, as the case may be, are suspended.

Section 3.16 Additional Costs. Each Lender severally and not jointly agrees to notify Administrative Agent, the other Lenders, and Borrower within 180 days after it has actual knowledge that any circumstances exist that would give rise to any payment obligation by Borrower under clauses (a) through (c) below. Although no Lender shall have any liability to Administrative Agent, any other Lender, or any Company for its failure to give that notice, Borrower is not obligated to pay any amounts under those clauses that arise, accrue, or are imposed more than 180 days before that notice to the extent it is applicable to those amounts. Any Lender demanding payment of any additional costs under this section must generally be making similar demand for similar additional costs under credit agreements to which it is party that contain similar provisions to this section.

(a) Reserves. With respect to any or LIBOR-Rate Borrowing (i) if any present or future Law imposes, modifies, or deems applicable (or if compliance by any Lender with any requirement of any Tribunal results in) any requirement that any reserves (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, or special reserves) be maintained (other than any reserve included in the Reserve Requirement), and if (ii) those reserves reduce any sums receivable by that Lender under this agreement or increase the costs incurred by that Lender in advancing or maintaining any portion of any LIBOR-Rate Borrowing, then (iii) that Lender (through Administrative Agent) shall deliver to Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount necessary to compensate it for its reduction or increase (which certificate is conclusive and binding absent manifest error) and (iv) Borrower shall pay that amount to that Lender within five Business Days after demand. The provisions of and undertakings and indemnification in this clause (a) survive the satisfaction and payment of the Obligation and termination of this agreement.

(b) Capital Adequacy. With respect to any Commitment, Borrowing or LC if any present or future Law regarding capital adequacy or compliance by Administrative Agent (as issuer of LCs) or any Lender with any request, directive, or requirement now existing or hereafter imposed by any Tribunal regarding capital adequacy, or any change in its written policies or in the risk category of this transaction, reduces the rate of return on its capital as a consequence of its obligations under this agreement to a level below that which it otherwise could have achieved (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by it to be material (and it may, in determining the amount, utilize reasonable assumptions and allocations of costs and expenses and use any reasonable averaging or attribution method in apportioning such costs to its customers generally), then (unless the effect is already reflected in the rate of interest then applicable under this agreement) Administrative Agent or that Lender (through Administrative Agent) shall notify Borrower and deliver to Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount necessary to compensate it (which certificate is conclusive and binding absent manifest error), and Borrower shall pay that amount to Administrative Agent or that Lender within five Business Days after demand. The provisions of and undertakings and indemnification in this clause (b) shall survive the satisfaction and payment of the Obligation and termination of this agreement.

(c) Taxes. Subject to Section 3.19, any Taxes payable by Administrative Agent or any Lender or ruled (by a Tribunal) payable by Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect of this agreement or any other Loan Document shall, if permitted by Law, be paid by Borrower, together with interest and penalties, if any except for Taxes payable on or measured by the overall net income of Administrative Agent or that Lender (or Administrative Agent or that Lender, as the case may be, together with any other Person with whom Administrative Agent or that Lender files a consolidated, combined, unitary, or similar Tax return) and except for interest and penalties incurred as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or any Lender). Administrative Agent or that Lender (through Administrative Agent) shall notify Borrower and deliver to Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of payable Taxes, which certificate is conclusive and binding (absent manifest error), and Borrower shall pay that amount to Administrative Agent for its account or the account of that Lender, as the case may be within five Business Days after demand. If Administrative Agent or that Lender subsequently receives a refund of the Taxes paid to it by Borrower, then the recipient shall promptly pay the refund to Borrower.

Section 3.17 Change in Laws. If any Law makes it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain LIBOR-Rate Borrowings, then that Lender shall promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent, and (a) as to undisbursed funds, that requested Borrowing shall be made as a Base-Rate Borrowing and (b) as to any outstanding Borrowing (i) if maintaining the Borrowing until the last day of the applicable Interest Period is unlawful, the Borrowing shall be converted to a Base-Rate Borrowing as of the date of notice, in which event Borrower will not be required to pay any related Funding Loss, or (ii) if not prohibited by Law, the Borrowing shall be converted to a Base-Rate Borrowing as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period or (iii) if any conversion will not resolve the unlawfulness, Borrower shall promptly prepay the Borrowing, without penalty but with related Funding Loss.

Section 3.18 Funding Loss. Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against, and pay to it upon demand, any Funding Loss of that Lender. When any Lender demands that Borrower pay any Funding Loss, that Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for imposing Funding Loss and the calculation of the amount, which calculation is conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The provisions of and undertakings and indemnification in this section survive the satisfaction and payment of the Obligation and termination of this agreement.

Section 3.19 Foreign Lenders, Participants, and Assignees. Each Lender, Participant (by accepting a participation interest under this agreement), and Assignee (by executing an Assignment) that is not organized under the Laws of the United States of America or one of its states (a) represents to Administrative Agent and Borrower that (i) no Taxes are required to be withheld by Administrative Agent or Borrower with respect to any payments to be made to it in respect of the Obligation and (ii) it has furnished to Administrative Agent and Borrower two duly completed copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or any other form acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrower that entitles it to a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax on all interest payments under the Loan Documents and (b) covenants to (i) provide Administrative Agent and Borrower a new Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or other form acceptable to Administrative Agent upon the expiration or obsolescence according to Law of any previously delivered form, duly executed and completed

by it, entitling it to a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax on all interest and fee payments under the Loan Documents and (ii) comply from time to time with all Laws with regard to the withholding Tax exemption. If any of the foregoing is not true at any time or the applicable forms are not provided, then Borrower and Administrative Agent (without duplication) may deduct and withhold from interest and fee payments under the Loan Documents any Tax at the maximum rate under the Code or other applicable Law, and amounts so deducted and withheld shall be treated as paid to that Lender for all purposes under the Loan Documents.

ARTICLE IV

FEES

Section 4.1 Treatment of Fees. The fees described in this Article IV (a) are not compensation for the use, detention, or forbearance of money, (b) are in addition to, and not in lieu of, interest and expenses otherwise described in this agreement, (c) are payable in accordance with Section 3.1, (d) are non-refundable and (e) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, bear interest, if not paid when due, at the Default Rate.

Section 4.2 Fees to Administrative Agent and Affiliates. Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, and its Affiliates as Administrative Agent may designate, the fees and other amounts described in the letter agreement (as it may be renewed, extended, or modified) of even date herewith between Borrower and Administrative Agent and any other letter agreement (as it may be renewed, extended, or modified) between Borrower and Administrative Agent. Those fees are solely for the account of Administrative Agent and its Affiliates except to the extent that Administrative Agent may unilaterally agree in writing with any Lender in respect of the sharing of such fees.

Section 4.3 LC Fees. As an inducement for the issuance (including, without limitation, the extension) of each LC, Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Lender:

(a) For the account of each Lender according to each Lender’s Commitment Percentage on the day the fee is payable for a standby LC, an issuance fee equal to the greater of (i) $500.00 or (ii) a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR-Rate Borrowings in effect on the date of issuance, payable quarterly in arrears, of the average-face amount of that LC during each applicable quarterly period.

(b) For the account of the Issuing Lender a fronting fee of 0.125% of the face amount of the LC, payable on the date of issuance.

Section 4.4 Commitment Fee. From and after the date of this agreement, Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent a commitment fee for Lenders according to each Lender’s Commitment Percentage. The fee is payable as it accrues on the last day of each March, June, September, and December — commencing on the first of those dates that follows the date of this agreement — and on the Termination Date. Each payment of the fee is equal to the following, determined for the calendar quarter (or portion of a calendar quarter commencing on the date of this agreement or ending on the Termination Date) preceding and including the date it is due: From the date of this agreement until the Termination Date, the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage times (ii) the amount by which (x) the lesser of the Borrowing Base or the total

Commitments exceeds (y) the sum of the average-daily Principal Debt under the Notes plus the average-daily LC Exposure, times (iii) a fraction with the number of days in the applicable quarter or portion of it as the numerator and 360 as the denominator.

ARTICLE V

SECURITY

Section 5.1 Guaranty. Borrower shall cause Xxxxxxxx and all of Xxxxxxxx’x present and future Subsidiaries — whether now existing or in the future formed or acquired as permitted by the Loan Documents — that are Restricted Companies to unconditionally guarantee the full payment and performance of the Obligation by execution of a written guaranty agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Section 5.2 Collateral. Borrower shall cause full payment and performance of the Obligation at all times to be secured by Lender Liens on (a) at least 80% of the total value of the proved Mineral Interests evaluated in the most recently completed Reserve Report after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions, dispositions and production, (b) all of the Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of Xxxxxxxx (as required by Section 8.11), (c) all other personal property of Borrower and each Restricted Company and (d) all of the other items and types of property — (together with the additional collateral described in Section 2.3(g) and Section 5.3, if any, and the cash and non-cash proceeds of all of the foregoing, the “Collateral”) — described in the present and future Loan Documents creating Lender Liens (said documents and any documents and instruments from time to time amending or supplementing the same are herein sometimes collectively called the “Collateral Documents”), including, without limitation, all such property described in the Collateral Documents listed on Schedule 6 to this agreement.

Section 5.3 Collateral Account. In order to secure further the performance by Borrower of the Obligation and to effect and facilitate Administrative Agent’s right of offset, immediately following Administrative Agent’s request, Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Restricted Companies to, execute such forms, authorizations, documents and instruments, and do such other things, as Administrative Agent shall request, in order to require that pipeline companies, operators of the Mortgaged Properties and others (collectively, the “Purchasers”) purchasing (or acting as agents for, or making payments on behalf of, those purchasing) the oil, gas and other minerals produced or to be produced from, or relating to, the Mineral Interests deliver to a post office box number specified by Administrative Agent all royalties, production payments, checks, cash, proceeds and monies now or hereafter payable by the Purchasers (or any of them) on account of oil, gas or other minerals produced from or relating to the Mineral Interests or otherwise with respect to the Mineral Interests. Borrower agrees that all such royalties, payments and monies delivered to such post office box shall be deposited by Administrative Agent in a cash collateral account at Administrative Agent styled “Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. Production Account.” After the occurrence of a Default, Borrower shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. Production Account all such royalties, payments and monies which any Restricted Company receives directly from the Purchasers. Each Restricted Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Administrative Agent to charge from time to time after the occurrence of a Default, the Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. Production Account and any other accounts of such Restricted Company at Administrative Agent or any Lender for amounts due to Lenders hereunder and under the Notes.

After the occurrence of a Default, Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, in its own name or the name of any Restricted Company, to notify any or all parties obligated to such Restricted Company with respect to the Mineral Interests to make all payments due or to become due thereon directly to Administrative Agent, or such other person or officer as Administrative Agent may require whereupon the power and authority of Borrower to collect the same in the ordinary course of its business shall be deemed to be immediately revoked and terminated. With or without such general notification, after the occurrence of a Default, Administrative Agent may take or bring in any Restricted Company’s name or that of Administrative Agent all steps, actions, suits or proceedings deemed by Administrative Agent necessary or desirable to effect possession or collection of payments, may complete any contract or agreement of such Restricted Company in any way related to any of the Mineral Interests, may make allowances or adjustments related to the Mineral Interests, may compromise any claims related to the Mineral Interests or may issue credit in its own name or the name of such Restricted Company. Regardless of any provision hereof, however, Administrative Agent shall never be liable for its failure to collect or for its failure to exercise diligence in the collection, possession, or any transaction concerning, all or part of the Mineral Interests or sums due or paid thereon, nor shall it or they be under any obligation whatsoever to anyone by virtue of its security interests and liens relating to the Mortgaged Properties.

Administrative Agent is hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of such Restricted Company to endorse the name of any Restricted Company upon any check, draft, instrument, receipt, instruction or other document or items, including, but not limited to, all items evidencing payment upon any indebtedness of any Person to such Restricted Company coming into Administrative Agent’s possession, and to receive and apply the proceeds therefrom in accordance with the terms hereof. Administrative Agent is hereby granted an irrevocable power of attorney, which is coupled with an interest, to execute all checks, drafts, receipts, instruments, instructions or other documents, agreements or items on behalf of any Restricted Company, either before or after demand of payment on the Notes, as shall be deemed by Administrative Agent to be necessary or advisable, in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent, to protect its security interests and liens in the Mineral Interests or the repayment of the Obligation, and Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability in connection with or arising from its exercise of such power of attorney.

Borrower acknowledges that all funds so transferred into the Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. Production Account shall be the property of the Restricted Companies only and not subject to any claim by any party other than Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders.

Section 5.4 Further Assurances. Borrower covenants and agrees that the Lender Liens otherwise described in Section 5.2 and, when required, Section 2.3(g) and Section 5.3 must be created and perfected as a condition to funding any Borrowings or the issuance of any LC. Furthermore, Borrower shall — and shall cause each other appropriate Company to — perform the acts, duly authorize, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, and record any additional writings, and pay all filings fees and costs as Administrative Agent or Determining Lenders may reasonably deem appropriate or necessary to perfect and maintain the Lender Liens and preserve and protect the Rights of Administrative Agent and Lenders under any Loan Document.

Section 5.5 Release of Collateral.

(a) Whenever no Lender has any commitment to extend credit under any Loan Document and the Obligation has been fully paid and performed, Administrative Agent shall, upon Borrower’s written request and at Borrower’s cost and expense, cause the Lender Liens on all Collateral to be released.

(b) In connection with any sale or other disposition of assets permitted by Section 9.10, Administrative Agent shall, upon Borrower’s request and at Borrower’s cost and expense, release the Lender Liens on the assets sold or disposed of.

Section 5.6 Second Lien Note Collateral. Borrower agrees that it will not, and will not permit any Restricted Company to, xxxxx x Xxxx on any Property to secure the Second Lien Notes without first (a) giving fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent thereof and (b) granting to Administrative Agent to secure the Obligation a first-priority, perfected Lien on this same Property pursuant to Collateral Documents in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent. In connection therewith, Borrower shall, or shall cause the Restricted Companies to, execute and deliver such other additional closing documents, certificates and legal opinions as shall reasonably be requested by Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

No Lender is obligated to fund the initial Borrowing or issue any LC on or after the Closing Date unless Administrative Agent has received all of the items described in Part A on Schedule 6. In addition, no Lender is obligated to fund (as opposed to continue or convert) any Borrowing or issue any LC unless on the applicable Borrowing Date, or issue date (and after giving effect to the requested Borrowing or LC), as the case may be: (a) Administrative Agent (and the Issuing Lender, if applicable) timely receives a Borrowing Request or LC Request (together with the applicable LC Agreement), as the case may be, (b) the Issuing Lender receives any applicable LC fee then due and payable, (c) all of the representations and warranties of the Companies in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless they speak to a specific date or are based on facts which have changed by transactions contemplated or expressly permitted by this agreement), (d) no Material Adverse Event, Default, or Potential Default exists, (e) no Borrowing-Base Deficiency will exist after giving effect to the Borrowing or LC issuance, (f) Administrative Agent is satisfied that all Property constituting security for the Second Lien Term Loan Agreement is subject to a Lender Lien in favor of Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents and (g) no limitation in Section 2.1 or Section 2.3 is exceeded. Each Borrowing Request and LC Request, however delivered, constitutes Borrower’s representation and warranty that the conditions in clauses (c) through (f) above are satisfied. Upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s reasonable request, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent or such Lender evidence substantiating any of the matters in the Loan Documents that are necessary to enable Borrower to qualify for the Borrowing or LC, as the case may be. Each condition precedent in this agreement (including, without limitation, those on Schedule 6) is material to the transactions contemplated by this agreement, and time is of the essence with respect to each condition precedent.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and Lenders as follows:

Section 7.1 Purpose and Regulation U.

(a) Borrower will use LCs for general corporate purposes and the proceeds of the Revolving Facility for the Restricted Companies’ working capital, for acquisition and development of Mineral Interests and for other general corporate purposes.

(b) No Company is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended. No part of the proceeds of any LC draft or drawing or Borrowing will be used, directly or indirectly, for a purpose that violates any Law, including, without limitation, Regulation U.

Section 7.2 Corporate Existence, Good Standing, and Authority. Each Restricted Company is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. Each Restricted Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature and extent of its business and properties require due qualification and good standing (each of which jurisdictions is identified on Schedule 6). Each Restricted Company possesses all requisite authority and power to conduct its business as is now being conducted and as proposed under the Loan Documents to be conducted and to own and operate its assets as now owned and operated and as proposed to be owned and operated under the Loan Documents.

Section 7.3 Subsidiaries and Names. Schedule 7.3 — as supplemented from time to time by written notice from Borrower to Administrative Agent and Lenders specifically referring to that schedule and this section and reflecting changes to that schedule as a result of transactions permitted by the Loan Documents — describes (a) all of Xxxxxxxx’x direct and indirect Subsidiaries, (b) all Restricted Companies, (c) every name or trade name used by each Restricted Company during the five-year period before the date of this agreement and (d) every change of each Subsidiary’s name and jurisdiction of organization or formation during the four-month period before the date of this agreement. All of the outstanding shares of Equity Interests of Borrower’s Subsidiaries are (a) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, (b) owned of record and beneficially as described in that schedule or those writings, free and clear of any Liens (provided that applicable Permitted Liens may exist, however, no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Permitted Liens) and (c) not subject to any warrant, option, or other acquisition Right of any Person or subject to any transfer restriction except restrictions imposed by securities Laws and general corporate Laws.

Section 7.4 Authorization and Contravention. The execution and delivery by each Restricted Company of each Loan Document to which it is a party and the performance by it of

its obligations under those Loan Documents (a) are within its corporate power, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, (c) require no action by or filing with any Tribunal (except any action or filing that has been taken or made on or before the Closing Date), (d) do not violate any provision of its charter or bylaws and (e) do not violate any provision of Law applicable to it or any material agreement to which it is a party except violations that individually or collectively are not a Material Adverse Event.

Section 7.5 Binding Effect. Upon execution and delivery by all parties to it, each Loan Document will constitute a legal and binding obligation of each Restricted Company party to it, enforceable against it in accordance with that Loan Document’s terms except as that enforceability may be limited by Debtor Laws and general principles of equity.

Section 7.6 Financials and Existing Debt. The Current Financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly, in all material respects, the Companies’ consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows as of, and for the portion of the fiscal year ending on their dates (subject only to normal year-end adjustments for interim statements). All material liabilities of the Companies as of those dates are reflected in those Current Financials or in the notes to them or have otherwise been disclosed to Lenders in writing. Except for transactions directly related to, specifically contemplated by, or expressly permitted by the Loan Documents (a) no material adverse changes have occurred in the Companies’ consolidated financial condition from that shown in the Current Financials and (b) no Company has incurred any material liability except Debt that is not prohibited by the Loan Documents.

Section 7.7 [Reserved]

Section 7.8 Solvency. On each Borrowing Date and the date any LC is issued, each Restricted Company is — and after giving effect to the requested Borrowing or LC will be — Solvent.

Section 7.9 Litigation. Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.9 and matters covered (subject to reasonable and customary deductible and retention) by insurance or indemnification agreements (a) no Restricted Company is subject to, or aware of the threat of, any Litigation that is reasonably likely to be determined adversely to any Restricted Company and, if so adversely determined, is a Material Adverse Event and (b) no outstanding and unpaid judgments against any Restricted Company exist.

Section 7.10 Taxes. Except where not a Material Adverse Event (a) all Tax returns of each Restricted Company required to be filed have been filed (or extensions have been granted) before delinquency and (b) all Taxes imposed upon each Restricted Company that are due and payable have been paid before delinquency except as being contested as permitted by Section 8.5.

Section 7.11 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.11:

(a) No consent or other approval of — or declaration or other filing with — any Tribunal is required under any Environmental Law in connection with any transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents.

(b) Except where adequately covered by an Environmental Indemnity Agreement or where not a Material Adverse Event, none of the following are present at any Real Property (including, without limitation, the Leases and the Mineral Interests) of any Restricted Company in violation of any Environmental Law: (i) Any asbestos or asbestos-containing material, (ii) any underground or aboveground storage tank or tank system subject to regulation under any Environmental Law or (iii) any electrical or other fixtures or equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls.

(c) Except where adequately covered by an Environmental Indemnity Agreement or where not a Material Adverse Event, no unreported Release of any Hazardous Substance has occurred at or in the vicinity to any Real Property (including, without limitation, the Leases and the Mineral Interests) (i) in a quantity that requires any report or other notice to any Tribunal under any Environmental Law or (ii) that has resulted or that threatens to result in the presence of any Hazardous Substance in the environment in a quantity, concentration, state, or other condition that exceeds any applicable standard for the protection of human health or the environment under any Environmental Law.

(d) Except where not a Material Adverse Event, no Real Property (including, without limitation, the Leases and the Mineral Interests) has been used for the storage (other than short-term storage not requiring an Environmental Permit), treatment, or disposal of any Hazardous Substance in any amounts that are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Liabilities or violation of any Environmental Law while owned or operated by any Company or any Predecessor.

(e) Except where adequately covered by an Environmental Indemnity Agreement or where not a Material Adverse Event, no Restricted Company or Predecessor is — or has received any notice from any Tribunal during the last five years that it is — potentially liable for any removal, remediation, or other response costs under any Environmental Law as the result of the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance.

(f) No Company knows of any material error or omission in any Environmental Report delivered to Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 7.12 Employee Plans. Except where not a Material Adverse Event (a) no Employee Plan has incurred an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), (b) no Company has incurred liability — except for liabilities for premiums that have been paid or that are not past due — under ERISA to the PBGC in connection with any Employee Plan, (c) no Company has withdrawn in whole or in part from participation in a Multiemployer Plan, (d) no Company has engaged in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code), (e) no “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred, excluding events for which the notice requirement is waived under applicable PBGC regulations, (f) no Company or Affiliate of any Company has any liability under or is subject to any Lien under ERISA or the Code to or on account of any employee benefit plan, program, scheme, or arrangement established or maintained by any Company or Affiliate of any Company or to which any Company or any Affiliate of any Company contributes or had an obligation to contribute, (g) each Employee Plan complies in all material respects, both in form and operation, with ERISA and the Code and (h) no Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization within the meaning of § 418 of the Code.

Section 7.13 Properties; Liens. Each Restricted Company has indefeasible title to the Mortgaged Properties and all of its other property reflected on the Current Financials as being owned by it except for property that is obsolete or that has been disposed of in the ordinary course of business between the date of the Current Financials and the date of this agreement or, after the date of this agreement, as permitted by Section 9.10 or Section 9.11. No Lien exists on any property (including, without limitation, the Mortgaged Properties) of any Company (provided that applicable Permitted Liens may exist, however, no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Permitted Liens). No Restricted Company is party or subject to any agreement, instrument, or order which in any way restricts any Restricted Company’s ability to allow Liens to exist upon any of its assets except relating to Permitted Liens (provided that no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Permitted Liens). The provisions of each Collateral Document are effective to create in favor of Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable Lender Lien in all right, title and interest of the Restricted Companies in the Collateral described therein, which Lender Liens shall constitute fully perfected first-priority Liens on all right, title and interest of the Restricted Companies in the Collateral described therein (provided that applicable Permitted Liens may exist, however, no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Permitted Liens). No orders of, proceedings pending before, or other requirements of, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any other Tribunal exist which could result in the Restricted Companies being required to refund any material portion of the proceeds received or to be received from the sale of hydrocarbons constituting part of the Mortgaged Properties. No Restricted Company (a) is obligated in any material respect by virtue of any prepayment made under any contract containing a “take-or-pay” or “prepayment” provision or under any similar agreement to deliver hydrocarbons produced from or allocated to any of the Mortgaged Properties at some future date without receiving full payment therefor at the time of delivery and (b) has produced gas, in any material amount, subject to, and is, nor is any of the Mortgaged Properties, subject to balancing rights of third parties or subject to balancing duties under governmental requirements, except as to such matters for which such Restricted Company has established monetary reserves adequate in an amount to satisfy such obligations and has segregated such reserves from other accounts.

Section 7.14 Government Regulations. No Restricted Company is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

Section 7.15 Transactions with Affiliates. Except for transactions with other Restricted Companies and as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 7.15, no Restricted Company is a party to a material transaction with any of its Affiliates except transactions in the ordinary course of business and upon fair and reasonable terms not materially less favorable than it could obtain or could become entitled to in an arm’s-length transaction with a Person that was not its Affiliate.

Section 7.16 Debt. No Restricted Company has any Debt except Permitted Debt.

Section 7.17 Leases. Except where not a Material Adverse Event (a) each Restricted Company enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession of all leases necessary for the operation of its properties and assets, none of which contains any unusual or burdensome provisions which might materially affect or impair the operation of those properties and assets and (b) all material leases under which any Restricted Company is a lessee are in full force and effect, and no default — or event that, with notice, time lapse, or both, would become a default — exists. The leases which underlie or constitute part of the Mineral Interests (the “Leases”) are in full force and effect, and no Restricted Company nor any other person has defaulted on any of its obligations thereunder so as to impair the value of such Leases.

Section 7.18 Labor Matters. Except where not a Material Adverse Event (a) no actual or threatened strikes, labor disputes, slow downs, walkouts, work stoppages, or other concerted interruptions of operations that involve any employees employed at any time in connection with the business activities or operations at the Real Property exist, (b) hours worked by and payment made to the employees of any Restricted Company or any Predecessor have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws pertaining to labor matters, (c) all payments due from any Restricted Company for employee health and welfare insurance, including, without limitation, workers compensation insurance, have been paid or accrued as a liability on its books and (d) the business activities and operations of each Company are in compliance with OSHA and other applicable health and safety Laws.

Section 7.19 Intellectual Property. Except where not a Material Adverse Event (a) each Restricted Company owns or has the right to use all material licenses, patents, patent applications, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trademark applications and trade names necessary to continue to conduct its businesses as presently conducted by it and proposed to be conducted by it immediately after the date of this agreement, (b) each Restricted Company is conducting its business without infringement or claim of infringement of any license, patent, copyright, service xxxx, trademark, trade name, trade secret or other intellectual property right of others and (c) no infringement or claim of infringement by others of any material license, patent, copyright, service xxxx, trademark, trade name, trade secret or other intellectual property of any Restricted Company exists.

Section 7.20 Full Disclosure. Each material fact or condition relating to the Loan Documents or any Restricted Company’s financial condition, business, or property has been disclosed in writing to Administrative Agent. All information previously furnished to Administrative Agent by or at the direction of a Responsible Officer or the General Counsel of or the attorneys for Borrower in connection with the Loan Documents was — and all information furnished to Administrative Agent in the future by or at the direction of a Responsible Officer or the General Counsel of or the attorneys for Borrower will be — true and accurate in all material respects or based on reasonable estimates on the date the information is stated or certified.

Section 7.21 Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves. Borrower has heretofore delivered to Administrative Agent copies of all requested reports (prepared by independent consulting engineers), which have been obtained by the Restricted Companies and concern the estimated oil and gas reserves and future net revenues attributable to the Mineral Interests. The statements of

fact contained in said reports with respect to the character and ownership of the Mineral Interests (including, without limitation, the revenue interest and working interest of the Restricted Companies stated therein) and the other factual data furnished by the Restricted Companies as a basis for the estimates set forth therein are true and correct and do not omit any material fact necessary to make said statements not misleading.

Section 7.22 Working Interest. The Restricted Companies own a “working interest” in each of the Mortgaged Properties which is not greater than the interest specified in the description of such property in the Collateral Documents, with the term “working interest”, as used herein, meaning the right to explore for, drill and produce oil, gas or other minerals, whether such right is created by lease or otherwise, and being equivalent to the proportionate part of the cost of exploration, development and marketing of oil, gas and other minerals borne by the Restricted Companies with respect to each respective property.

Section 7.23 Net Revenue Interest. The Restricted Companies own a “net revenue interest” in each of the Mortgaged Properties which is not less than the interest specified in the description of such property in the Collateral Documents, with the term “net revenue interest”, as used herein, meaning the proportionate share of the production of oil, gas or other minerals to which the Restricted Companies are entitled after deduction of all royalties, overriding royalties and other interests payable from or measured by production.

Section 7.24 Burdensome Contracts. No Restricted Company is a party to, or bound by, nor are any of the Mineral Interests or Mortgaged Properties subject to, any contract, agreement or other arrangement which would result in a Material Adverse Event.

Section 7.25 Regulatory Defects. As of the date hereof, Borrower has advised Administrative Agent, in writing, of all regulatory defects of which the Restricted Companies have been advised or have actual knowledge with respect to the ownership or operation of the Mortgaged Properties. No such regulatory defect results in a Material Adverse Event or affects the Restricted Companies intended operation of any of the Mineral Interests or the value of the sale of production therefrom.

Section 7.26 Agreements Affecting Mineral Interests. Borrower has advised Administrative Agent of, and delivered (to the extent requested by Administrative Agent) true and correct copies to Administrative Agent of, all material operating agreements, pooling or unitization agreements, sales or processing contracts, restrictions, preferential purchase right agreements, farm-out, drilling and/or development agreements, pipeline transportation agreements, gas purchase or other marketing agreements, Swap Agreements and other material agreements which pertain to the Mineral Interests, the operation thereof or the disposition of production attributable thereto.

Section 7.27 Locations of Business, Offices. The principal place of business and chief executive office of the each Restricted Company is located at the address of Borrower, set forth next to its name on the signature pages hereof or at such other location as Borrower may have, by proper written notice hereunder, advised Administrative Agent and the Lenders, provided that such other location of Borrower or other Restricted Company is within a state in which appropriate financing statements from Borrower or other Restricted Company, as applicable, in favor of Administrative Agent have been filed.

ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

For so long as any Lender is committed to lend or issue LCs under this agreement and until the Obligation has been fully paid and performed, Borrower covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent and Lenders that, without first obtaining Administrative Agent’s written notice of Determining Lenders’ consent to the contrary:

Section 8.1 Certain Items Furnished. Borrower shall furnish or cause to be furnished, the following to each Lender:

(a) Annual Financials, Etc. Promptly after preparation but no later than 120 days after the last day of each fiscal year of Xxxxxxxx, Financials showing the Companies’ consolidated financial condition and results of operations as of, and for the year ended on, that last day, accompanied by (i) the opinion, without material qualification, of KPMG LLP or other firm of nationally-recognized independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to Determining Lenders, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, that the Financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly, in all material respects, the Companies’ consolidated financial condition and results of operations and (ii) a Compliance Certificate.

(b) Quarterly Financials, Etc. Promptly after preparation but no later than 45 days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters of Xxxxxxxx each year, Financials showing the Companies’ consolidated financial condition and results of operations for that fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the last day of that fiscal quarter, accompanied by a Compliance Certificate.

(i) Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent and each Lender no later than March 1 of each year during the term of this agreement, engineering reports in form and substance acceptable to the Lenders prepared and certified by Coutret and Associates or such other nationally-recognized or regionally-recognized independent consulting petroleum engineers acceptable to the Lenders setting forth (A) the proven producing, non-producing and undeveloped oil and gas reserves (separately classified as such) attributable to the Mineral Interests as of December 31 of the preceding year, (B) the aggregate present value determined on the basis of stated pricing assumptions, of the future net income with respect to such Mineral Interests, discounted at a stated per annum discount rate, (C) projections of the annual rate of production, gross income and net income with respect to such reserves and (D) information with respect to any “take or pay,” “prepayment” and gas balancing liabilities of the Restricted Companies.

(ii) Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent and each Lender no later than September 1 of each year during the term of this agreement, a supplement to the most recent year-end Reserve Report, satisfactory to Administrative Agent, prepared by or under

the supervision of the chief petroleum engineer of Borrower and containing an update through June 30 of such year of the information described in Subsection 8.1(c)(i)(A)-(D) to reflect changes from the most recent year-end Reserve Report delivered pursuant to Subsection 8.1(c)(i).

(iii) Each of the reports provided pursuant to this Section shall be submitted to Administrative Agent and each Lender together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that such report is true and correct in all material respects and stating the value of the Mortgaged Properties as a percentage of all Mineral Interests based on the information contained therein and demonstrating the percentage of the Borrowing Base that the value of such Mortgaged Properties represents in compliance with Section 8.19, and with additional data as Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request concerning pricing, quantities of production from the Mortgaged Properties, purchasers of production and engineering and geological data.

(d) Production Information; Hedging Reports. Contemporaneously with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 8.1(a) and (b), a production and operations report for the relevant quarterly period in the form of Exhibit B hereto, and a detailed summary of the material terms of each Swap Agreement to which any Company is a party, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and including, without limitation, the term, notional amounts, fixed and floating prices and payors, credit support, and the current xxxx-to-market value of each transaction and accompanied by copies of all transaction confirmations, modifications or other documentation executed or delivered in connection therewith during such quarterly period, each duly completed and certified by a Responsible Officer.

(e) Other Reports. Promptly after preparation and distribution, accurate and complete copies of all reports and other material communications about material financial matters or material corporate plans or projections by or for any Company for distribution to any Tribunal or any existing or potential creditor (i) including, without limitation, each Form 10-K, 10-Q, and S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but (ii) excluding (A) credit, trade, and other reports prepared and distributed in the ordinary course of business and (B) information otherwise furnished to Administrative Agent and Lenders under this agreement. Promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor, copies of (i) any statements or other reports describing reserves, future income or value attributable to any of the Mineral Interests and monthly production reports filed with the Minerals Management Service by the operator of any of the Mortgaged Properties, (ii) all material operating agreements, pooling or unitization agreements, sales or processing contracts, restrictions, preferential purchase right agreements, drilling and/or development agreements, pipeline transportation agreements and other material agreements which pertain to the Mineral Interests, the operation thereof or the disposition of production attributable thereto and (iii) all reports, forms and other documents and data submitted by Borrower to the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Minerals Management Service, the Louisiana Oil Conservation Commission, United States Department of Energy, United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Texas Railroad Commission or other Tribunal, concerning the operation of, drilling of xxxxx on, sale of production from, or the prices received for the sale of production from, the Mineral Interests.

(f) Employee Plans. As soon as possible and within 30 days after Borrower knows that any event which would constitute a reportable event under Section 4043(b) of Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Company’s employee pension or other benefit plan subject to ERISA has occurred, or that the PBGC has instituted or will institute proceedings under ERISA to terminate that plan, deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth details as to that reportable event and the action which the Companies propose to take with respect to it, together with a copy of any notice of that reportable event which may be required to be filed with the PBGC, or any notice delivered by the PBGC evidencing its intent to institute those proceedings or any notice to the PBGC that the plan is to be terminated, as the case may be. For all purposes of this section, Borrower is deemed to have all knowledge or knowledge of all facts attributable to the plan administrator under ERISA.

(g) Other Notices. Promptly after Borrower has knowledge of, but in any event prior to five days after the occurrence of any of the following events, notice of (i) the existence and status of any Litigation that is reasonably likely to be adversely determined and, if determined adversely to any Company, would be a Material Adverse Event, (ii) any change in any material fact or circumstance represented or warranted by any Company in any Loan Document, (iii) a Default or Potential Default, specifying the nature thereof and what action the Companies have taken, are taking, or propose to take or (iv) claims made against any Restricted Company by any Person in excess of $100,000, other than for accounts payable in the ordinary course of business.

(h) Other Information. Promptly when reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or any Lender, such information (not otherwise required to be furnished under this agreement) about any Company’s business affairs, assets, and liabilities.

Section 8.2 Use of Credit. Borrower shall use LCs and the proceeds of Borrowings only for the purposes represented in this agreement.

Section 8.3 Books and Records. Each Company shall maintain books, records, and accounts necessary to prepare Financials in accordance with GAAP.

Section 8.4 Inspections. Upon reasonable request, each Company shall allow Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective Representatives) to inspect any of its properties, to review reports, files, and other records and to make and take away copies, to conduct tests or investigations, and to discuss any of its affairs, conditions, and finances with its other creditors, directors, officers, employees, or representatives from time to time, during reasonable business hours. Any reviews and investigations shall be limited to matters relevant to the present or future financial condition of the Companies and their compliance with — or ability to comply with — the Loan Documents.

Section 8.5 Taxes. Each Restricted Company shall promptly pay when due any and all Taxes except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by lawful proceedings diligently conducted, against which reserve or other provision required by GAAP has been made, and in respect of which levy and execution of any Lien has been and continues to be stayed.

Section 8.6 Payment of Obligation. Each Restricted Company shall promptly pay (or renew and extend) all of its material obligations as they become due (unless the obligations are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings).

Section 8.7 Expenses. Within five (5) Business Days of demand by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall pay (a) all costs, fees, and expenses paid or incurred by Administrative Agent incident to any Loan Document (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of Administrative Agent’s counsel in connection with the negotiation, preparation, delivery, and execution of the Loan Documents and any related amendment, waiver, or consent), (b) all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the normal, ongoing administration, of this agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, independent insurance reviews, environmental assessments or third party engineering support and (c) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement of the obligations of any Restricted Company under the Loan Documents or the exercise of any Rights under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, reasonable allocated costs of in-house counsel, other reasonable attorneys’ fees, and court costs), all of which are part of the Obligation, bearing interest, if not paid when due at the Default Rate until paid.

Section 8.8 Maintenance of Existence, Assets, and Business. Each Restricted Company shall (a) except in connection with dispositions permitted under Section 9.10 and mergers and consolidations permitted under Section 9.11, maintain its corporate existence and good standing in its state of incorporation as of the Closing Date and (b) (i) maintain its authority to transact business and good standing in all other states where required or necessary for its business, (ii) maintain all licenses, permits, and franchises (including, without limitation, Environmental Permits) necessary for its business and (iii) keep all of its assets that are useful in and necessary to its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and make all necessary repairs and replacements.

Section 8.9 Insurance. Each Restricted Company shall, at its cost and expense, maintain with financially sound, responsible, and reputable insurance companies or associations — or, as to workers’ compensation or similar insurance, with an insurance fund or by self-insurance authorized by the jurisdictions in which it operates — insurance concerning its properties and businesses against casualties, risks and contingencies and of types and in amounts (and with co-insurance and deductibles) as is customary in the case of similar businesses. Each such policy of insurance shall name Administrative Agent as an additional insured and loss payee thereunder and shall be non-cancelable except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Administrative Agent.

Section 8.10 Environmental Matters. Each Restricted Company shall (a) operate and manage its businesses, processes, and other activities in compliance with all Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits, and Environmental Indemnity Agreements and in a manner to avoid incurring Environmental Liabilities, to prevent any Release of Hazardous Substances, and to minimize the risk of loss or damage in the event of any Release of Hazardous Substances, (b) keep each Environmental Indemnity Agreement in full force and effect according to its terms, take all steps that may be necessary or appropriate to timely assert and receive payment or all claims under it, and (to the extent that the material remediation or indemnity protections or

benefits provided by it would be jeopardized) not consent to any modification or amendment of any Environmental Indemnity Agreement or waive, compromise, settle, or otherwise release or discharge any obligation or indemnity of any indemnitor or other obligor under it and (c) continuously and diligently carry out such removal, remedial, or other response actions as may be necessary or appropriate (i) in respect of each matter (whether or not disclosed on Schedule 7.11) that constitutes non-compliance with any Environmental Law and (ii) to prevent or minimize potential Environmental Liabilities from any of those matters (whether or not disclosed on Schedule 7.11) or any Release of Hazardous Substances.

Section 8.11 Subsidiaries. In respect of each present and future Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxx (whether as a result of acquisition, creation, or otherwise), Borrower shall promptly and fully cause (a) such Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligation as required by Section 5.1, (b) the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary to become subject to Lender Liens pursuant to Collateral Documents in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and in connection therewith, Borrower shall cause the delivery of original stock certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with an appropriate undated stock powers for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof), (c) the other Properties of such Subsidiary to become subject to Lender Liens as required by Section 5.2 pursuant to Collateral Documents in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and (d) such Subsidiary to otherwise be in compliance with Article V.

Section 8.12 Indemnification.

(a) BORROWER AND (PURSUANT TO ITS GUARANTY) EACH OTHER RESTRICTED COMPANY SHALL, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY INDEMNIFY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ARRANGER AND LENDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ATTORNEYS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “INDEMNIFIED PARTIES”), PROTECT AND DEFEND (WITH COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO DETERMINING LENDERS) AGAINST, HOLD THEM HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST, AND ON DEMAND PAY OR REIMBURSE THEM FOR ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATION, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, CLAIMS, AND PROCEEDINGS AND ALL COSTS, EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND LEGAL EXPENSES WHETHER OR NOT SUIT IS BROUGHT), AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE (THE “INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES”) THAT MAY AT ANY TIME BE IMPOSED ON, INCURRED BY, OR ASSERTED AGAINST THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF (i) ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, (ii) ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, (iii) ANY COLLATERAL, (iv) ANY REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE LEASES AND MINERAL INTERESTS) OR OIL AND GAS PROPERTY, (v) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY IN ANY WAY RELATED TO ANY COMPANY, PREDECESSOR, COLLATERAL, REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE LEASES AND MINERAL INTERESTS) OIL AND GAS PROPERTY, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION, STATUS, OWNERSHIP, OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP, CONDITION, OR CIRCUMSTANCE CONTEMPLATED BY, CREATED UNDER, OR ARISING PURSUANT TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR (vi) ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S SOLE OR CONCURRENT ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE.

(b) THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS (i) ARE NOT LIMITED IN AMOUNT, EVEN IF THAT AMOUNT EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF THE OBLIGATION, (ii) INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE FEES AND EXPENSES OF ATTORNEYS AND OTHER COSTS OR EXPENSES OF LITIGATION OR OF PREPARING FOR LITIGATION, DAMAGES OR INJURY TO PERSONS, PROPERTY, OR NATURAL RESOURCES ARISING UNDER ANY STATUTORY OR COMMON LAW, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, FINES, AND OTHER PENALTIES, AND LOSS OF VALUE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY OR COLLATERAL, (iii) ARE NOT AFFECTED BY ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY TRIBUNAL OR OTHER THIRD PARTY, OR THE SOURCE OR ORIGIN OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND (iv) ARE NOT AFFECTED BY ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S INVESTIGATION, ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR WAIVER.

(c) However, no Indemnified Party has the right to be indemnified under the Loan Documents for its own fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct.

(d) The provisions of and undertakings and indemnification in this section survive the foreclosure of any Lender Lien or any transfer in lieu of that foreclosure, the sale or other transfer of any Collateral or real property to any Person, the satisfaction of the obligation, the termination of the Loan Documents, and the release of any or all Lender Liens.

Section 8.13 Operations and Properties. Each Company will act prudently and in accordance with customary industry standards in managing or operating its assets, properties, business and investments. Each Company will keep in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all of its assets and properties which are necessary to the conduct of its business, including without limitation all xxxxx and equipment necessary or useful in the operation of the Mineral Interests.

Section 8.14 Leases. Each Company will pay and discharge promptly, or cause to be paid and discharged promptly, all rentals, delay rentals, royalties, overriding royalties, payments out of production and other indebtedness or obligations accruing under, and perform or cause to be performed each and every act, matter or thing required by each and all of, the Leases and all other agreements and contracts constituting or affecting the Mineral Interests, and do all other things necessary to keep unimpaired its rights thereunder and prevent any forfeiture thereof or default thereunder, and operate or cause to be operated such properties in a diligent, careful and efficient manner and in compliance with all applicable proration and conservation laws and all applicable rules and regulations of every Tribunal, whether state, federal, municipal or other jurisdiction, from time to time constituted to regulate the development and operations of oil and gas properties and the production and sale of oil, gas and other hydrocarbons therefrom.

Section 8.15 Development and Maintenance. Each Company will explore, develop and maintain (or cause to be explored, developed and maintained) the Leases, xxxxx, units and acreage to which the Mineral Interests pertain in a prudent manner, and as may be reasonably necessary for the prudent and economical operation of (and in an effort to maximize the production capacity of and ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons from) such Leases, xxxxx, units and acreage.

Section 8.16 Maintenance of Liens. Each Company shall perform all such acts and execute all such documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to enable Administrative Agent to report, file and record every instrument that Administrative Agent may deem necessary in order to perfect and maintain the Lender Liens in the Mortgaged Properties and otherwise to preserve and protect the rights of Administrative Agent and the Lenders in and to the Collateral.

Section 8.17 Farmout Agreement. Borrower shall cause the “Farmor” under the Farmout Agreement to deliver to Borrower each assignment earned under the Farmout Agreement in recordable form in the time and manner provided for in the Farmout Agreement, but in no event later than 45 days after such assignment has been earned under the Farmout Agreement. Contemporaneously with the receipt of any such assignment, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of its receipt thereof and cause such assignment to be duly and properly recorded and the interests subject of such assignment to be subject to Lender Liens pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Section 8.18 Title Information.

(a) On or before the delivery to Administrative Agent and Lenders of each Reserve Report required by Section 8.1(c), Borrower will deliver title information in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent so that Administrative Agent shall be satisfied with the status of title to at least 80% of the value of the proved Mineral Interests evaluated by such Reserve Report.

(b) If Borrower has provided title information for additional Mineral Interests under Section 8.18(a), Borrower shall, within 60 days of notice from Administrative Agent that material title defects or exceptions exist with respect to such additional Mineral Interests, either (i) cure any such material title defects or exceptions (including defects or exceptions as to priority) which are not permitted by Section 9.4 raised by such information, (ii) substitute acceptable Mortgaged Properties with no material title defects or exceptions except for Permitted Liens having an equivalent value or (iii) deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent so that Administrative Agent shall be satisfied with the status of title to at least 80% of the value of the proved Mineral Interests evaluated by such Reserve Report.

(c) If Borrower is unable to cure any material title defect requested by Administrative Agent or Lenders to be cured within the 60-day period or Borrower does not comply with the requirements to provide acceptable title information to the Mineral Interests evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report, such default shall not be a Potential Default, but instead Administrative Agent and/or the Determining Lenders shall have the right to exercise the following remedy in their sole discretion from time to time, and any failure to so exercise this remedy at any time shall not be a waiver as to future exercise of the remedy by Administrative Agent or Lenders. To the extent that any material title defect exists with respect to any Mortgaged Property after the 60-day period has elapsed, Administrative Agent may send a notice

to Borrower and Lenders that the then outstanding Borrowing Base shall be reduced by an amount as determined by the Determining Lenders to cause Borrower to be in compliance with the requirement to provide acceptable title information to the Mineral Interests. This new Borrowing Base shall become effective immediately after receipt of such notice.

Section 8.19 Additional Collateral. In connection with each redetermination of the Borrowing Base, Borrower shall review the Reserve Report and the list of current Mortgaged Properties (as described in Section 8.1(c)(iii)) to ascertain whether the Mortgaged Properties represent at least 80% of the total value of the proved Mineral Interests evaluated in the most recently completed Reserve Report after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions, dispositions and production. In the event that the Mineral Interests do not represent at least 80% of such total value, then Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Companies to, grant, within thirty (30) days of delivery of the certificate required under Section 8.1(c)(iii), to Administrative Agent as security for the Obligation a Lender Lien on additional Mineral Interests not already subject to a Lien of the Collateral Documents such that after giving effect thereto, the Mortgaged Properties will represent at least 80% of such total value. All such Liens will be created and perfected by and in accordance with the provisions of deeds of trust, security agreements and financing statements or other Collateral Documents, all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and in sufficient executed (and acknowledged where necessary or appropriate) counterparts for recording purposes.

ARTICLE IX

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Section 9.1 Payroll Taxes. No Company may use any proceeds of any Borrowing to pay the wages of employees unless a timely payment to or deposit with the United States of America of all amounts of Tax required to be deducted and withheld with respect to such wages is also made.

Section 9.2 Debt. No Restricted Company may:

(a) Have any Debt except Permitted Debt.

(b) Pay or cause to be paid any principal of, or any interest on, any of its Debt except (i) the Obligation and (ii) scheduled payments (but not prepayments) of any of its other Permitted Debt if, in each case, no Default or Potential Default exists.

Section 9.3 Letters of Credit. No Restricted Company may have issued for its account — or otherwise become obligated for any reimbursement obligations for — any letter of credit except LCs.

Section 9.4 Liens. No Restricted Company may (a) create, incur, or suffer or permit to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien upon any of its assets (provided that applicable

Permitted Liens may exist, however, no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Permitted Liens) or (b) enter into or permit to exist any arrangement or agreement that directly or indirectly prohibits any Restricted Company from creating or incurring any Lien on any of its assets except the Loan Documents.

Section 9.5 Employee Plans. No Restricted Company may permit any of the events or circumstances described in Section 7.12 to exist or occur.

Section 9.6 Transactions with Affiliates. No Restricted Company may enter into any material transaction with any of its Affiliates except (a) those described on Schedule 7.15, (b) transactions between one or more Restricted Companies, (c) transactions permitted under Section 9.8 and (d) transactions in the ordinary course of business and upon fair and reasonable terms not materially less favorable than it could obtain or could become entitled to in an arm’s-length transaction with a Person that was not its Affiliate.

Section 9.7 Compliance with Laws and Documents. No Restricted Company may (a) violate the provisions of any Laws (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws) applicable to it or of any material agreement to which it is a party if that violation alone, or when aggregated with all other violations, would be a Material Adverse Event, (b) violate in any material respect any provision of its charter or bylaws or (c) repeal, replace, or amend any provision of its charter or bylaws if that action would be a Material Adverse Event.

Section 9.8 Loans, Advances, and Investments. No Restricted Company may make any loan, advance, extension of credit, or capital contribution to, make any investment in, or purchase or commit to purchase any stocks or other securities or evidences of Debt of, or interests in, any other Person except those described on Schedule 9.8.

Section 9.9 Distributions; Redemptions.

(a) Distributions. No Restricted Company may declare, make, or pay any Distribution except Distributions paid in the form of additional common stock, and distributions to any other Restricted Company; provided, however, that so long as no Potential Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result therefrom, Xxxxxxxx may pay regularly scheduled dividends, in cash, on the Existing Preferred Stock.

(b) Redemption of Second Lien Notes; Amendment of Second Lien Term Loan Documents. Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Company to: (i) prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Stated-Termination Date, call, make or offer to make any optional or voluntary Redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily Redeem (whether in whole or in part) the Second Lien Notes, provided that Borrower may optionally prepay the Second Lien Notes, including refinancings thereof, if (A) no Potential Default or Default has occurred and is continuing or would exist after giving effect to such prepayment or refinancing, and (B) after giving effect to such prepayment or refinancing, Borrower would have at least $15,000,000 of unused availability under the Commitments, (ii) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of any Second Lien Term Loan Document if (A) the effect thereof would be to

shorten the maturity of the Second Lien Notes or shorten the average life or increase the amount of any payment of principal thereof or increase the rate or add call or pre-payment premiums or shorten any period for payment of interest thereon, (B) such action requires the payment of a consent fee (howsoever described), (C) such action adds additional Property as collateral to secure the Second Lien Notes unless Borrower complies with Section 5.6 or (D) such action adds any covenants or defaults without this agreement being contemporaneously amended to add substantially similar covenants or defaults, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the execution of supplemental agreements to add guarantors if required by the terms thereof provided that any such guarantor also guarantees the Obligation pursuant to a written guaranty in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and each of Borrower and such guarantor otherwise complies with Section 5.1, and (iii) designate any Debt (other than obligations of Borrower and the Restricted Companies pursuant to the Loan Documents) as “Senior Indebtedness” or give any such other Debt any other similar designation.

Section 9.10 Disposition of Assets. No Restricted Company may sell, assign, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of its assets except (a) sales and dispositions of oil and gas production in the ordinary course of business for a fair and adequate consideration, (b) sales of assets which are obsolete or are no longer in use and which are not significant to the continuation of that Restricted Company’s business, (c) sales and dispositions from any Restricted Company to any other Restricted Company, (d) dispositions of equipment where substantially similar equipment has been or is being acquired, (e) sales or other dispositions of Mineral Interests or any interest therein or Subsidiaries owning Mineral Interests; provided that (i) 100% of the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be cash, (ii) the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Mineral Interest, interest therein or Subsidiary subject of such sale or other disposition (as reasonably determined by the board of directors of Borrower and, if requested by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying to that effect), (iii) if such sale or other disposition of Mineral Interest or Subsidiary owning Mineral Interests included in the most recently delivered Reserve Report during any period between two successive scheduled redetermination dates has a fair market value (as determined by Administrative Agent), individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $10,000,000, the Borrowing Base shall be reduced, effective immediately upon such sale or disposition, by an amount equal to the value, if any, assigned such Property as determined by Determining Lenders and (iv) if any such sale or other disposition is of a Subsidiary owning Mineral Interests, such sale or other disposition shall include all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary and (f) dispositions of other assets not regulated by Section 9.10(a) through (e) for an aggregate consideration not to exceed, in any fiscal year, $2,500,000.00, provided, however, that if any Borrowing Base Deficiency exists at the time of such disposition, 100% of the proceeds therefrom shall be applied to reduce the Principal Debt.

Section 9.11 Mergers, Consolidations, and Dissolutions. No Restricted Company may merge or consolidate with any other Person or dissolve except:

(a) if no Default or Potential Default exists or will exist as a result of it, any merger or consolidation between Restricted Companies (so long as, if Borrower is involved, it is the survivor); and

(b) dissolution of any Subsidiary of a Restricted Company if substantially all of its assets have been conveyed to any Restricted Company.

Section 9.12 Assignment. No Restricted Company may assign or transfer any of its Rights, duties, or obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

Section 9.13 Fiscal Year and Accounting Methods. No Restricted Company may change its fiscal year for accounting purposes or any material aspect of its method of accounting except (a) for changes which do not affect, change or alter the calculation of any of the financial or accounting terms (or any component thereof) described in any of the financial covenants provided in Article X of this agreement or (b) to conform any new Subsidiary’s accounting methods to Xxxxxxxx’x accounting methods.

Section 9.14 New Businesses. No Restricted Company may engage in any business except the businesses in which it is presently engaged and any other reasonably related business.

Section 9.15 Government Regulations. No Restricted Company may conduct its business in a way that it becomes regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

Section 9.16 Strict Compliance. No Restricted Company may indirectly do anything that it may not directly do under any covenant in any Loan Document.

Section 9.17 Alteration of Material Agreements. No Restricted Company will consent to or permit any material alterations, amendments, modifications, releases, waivers or terminations of any material agreement to which it is a party.

Section 9.18 Operating Agreements. No Restricted Company shall enter into any operating agreement or material amendment of any existing operating agreement after the date hereof covering any of the Mortgaged Properties, except for those containing terms .and provisions customary in the industry consistent with past practice and with respect to which prompt written notice thereof is given to Administrative Agent.

Section 9.19 Burdensome Contracts. No Restricted Company shall enter into, become bound by, or subject the Mortgaged Properties to any contract or agreement which is burdensome on any Restricted Company or materially and adversely affects the operation of the Mortgaged Properties.

Section 9.20 Hedging. Commencing January 1, 2006, Borrower will not, and Borrower will not permit any other Restricted Company to, enter into Swap Agreements which would cause (a) (i) the aggregate notional volume of oil which is subject thereto (when aggregated with other Swap Agreements then in effect) at any time to exceed ninety percent (90%) of the Restricted Companies’ anticipated production of oil from proved, developed producing reserves during the entire term (which shall not exceed three (3) years) thereof and (ii) the notional volume of oil with respect to which a settlement is required on a particular settlement date under such Swap Agreements to exceed ninety percent (90%) of the Restricted Companies’ anticipated production of oil from proved, developed producing reserves for the period (a “Settlement Period”) from the immediately preceding settlement date thereunder (or the commencement

thereof in the event there is no prior settlement date) to such settlement date, (b) (i) the aggregate notional volume of gas which is subject thereto (when aggregated with other Swap Agreements then in effect) at any time to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the Restricted Companies’ anticipated production of gas from proved, developed production reserves during the entire term (which shall not exceed three (3) years) thereof and (ii) the notional volume of gas with respect to which a settlement is required on a particular settlement date thereunder to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the Restricted Companies’ anticipated production of gas from proved, developed reserves for any Settlement Period, and (c) (i) the aggregate notional volume of oil and gas (on a barrel of oil equivalent basis) which is subject thereto (when aggregated with other Swap Agreements then in effect) at any time to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the Restricted Companies’ anticipated production of oil and gas (on a barrel of oil equivalent basis) from proved, developed production reserves during the entire term (which shall not exceed three (3) years) thereof and (ii) the notional volume of oil and gas (on a barrel of oil equivalent basis) with respect to which a settlement is required on a particular settlement date thereunder to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the Restricted Companies’ anticipated production of oil and gas (on a barrel of oil equivalent basis) from proved, developed reserves for any Settlement Period.

ARTICLE X

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

Section 10.1 Current Ratio. The ratio – determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Xxxxxxxx, commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2004 – of the Companies’ consolidated current assets to consolidated current liabilities to ever be less than 1.00 to 1.00; provided, that for purposes of this Section 10.1, (a) “consolidated current assets” as of any such date of determination shall include the difference, if any, between the Borrowing Base and the Commitment Usage and (b) “consolidated current liabilities” as of any such date of determination shall (i) exclude any current non-cash liability for derivatives resulting from the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133 (or any statement replacing, modifying, or superceding such statement), including any non-cash losses or negative adjustments on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under any such statement, and any similar non-cash charges, (ii) exclude current maturities of the Principal Debt and (iii) exclude accrued liabilities for non-invoiced costs related to Borrower’s capital expenditure program.

Section 10.2 Interest Coverage. The ratio — determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Xxxxxxxx for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2004 — of the Companies’ EBITDAX to Interest Expense to ever be less than 3.00 to 1.00.

Section 10.3 Tangible-Net Worth. The Companies’ Tangible-Net Worth — determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Xxxxxxxx, commencing with the quarter ending

December 31, 2004 — to ever be less than the sum of (a) $53,392,838 plus (b) 50% of the Companies’ cumulative Net Income (without deduction for losses) after September 30, 2004 plus (c) 100% of the net (i.e., gross less usual and customary underwriting, placement, and other related costs and expenses) proceeds of the issuance of any equity securities by Xxxxxxxx after September 30, 2004; provided that any non-cash losses (or gains) or negative (or positive) adjustments under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133 (and any statements replacing, modifying or superceding such statement) as the result of changes in the fair market value of derivatives, including any non-cash losses (or gains) or negative (or positive) adjustments on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under any such statements, shall not be taken into account for purposes of this Section 10.3.

ARTICLE XI

DEFAULT

The term “Default” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following:

Section 11.1 Payment of Obligation. Borrower’s failure or refusal to pay (a) principal of any Note or any LC Exposure or any part thereof on or before the date due or (b) any other part of the Obligation on or before one Business Day after the date due.

Section 11.2 Covenants. Any Company’s failure or refusal to punctually and properly perform, observe, and comply with any covenant (other than covenants to pay the Obligation) applicable to it:

(a) In Section 8.1(f), Section 8.2, Section 8.17, Section 8.19, Article IX or Article X; or

(b) In any other provision of any Loan Document, and that failure or refusal continues for fifteen (15) days after the earlier of either any Company knowing of it or any Company is notified of it by Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 11.3 Debtor Relief. Any Restricted Company (a) is not Solvent, (b) fails to pay its Debts generally as they become due, (c) voluntarily seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the benefit of any Debtor Relief Law or (d) becomes a party to or is made the subject of any proceeding provided for by any Debtor Relief Law — except as a creditor or claimant — that could suspend or otherwise adversely affect the Rights of Administrative Agent or any Lender granted in the Loan Documents (unless, if the proceeding is involuntary, the applicable petition is dismissed within 60 days after its filing).

Section 11.4 Judgments and Attachments. Where the amounts in controversy or of any judgments, as the case may be, exceed — from and after the date of this agreement and individually or collectively for all of the Restricted Companies — $1,000,000, the Restricted Companies fail (a) to have discharged, within 60 days after its commencement, any attachment, sequestration, or similar proceeding against any assets of any Restricted Company or (b) to pay any money judgment against any Restricted Company within ten days before the date on which any Restricted Company’s assets may be lawfully sold to satisfy that judgment.

Section 11.5 Government Action. Where the fair value of the assets involved exceed — from and after the date of this agreement and individually or collectively for all of the Restricted Companies — $1,000,000, (a) a final non-appealable order is issued by any Tribunal (including, but not limited to, the United States Justice Department) seeking to cause any Company to divest a significant portion of its assets under any antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair competition, industry regulation, or similar Laws or (b) any Tribunal condemns, seizes, or otherwise appropriates, or takes custody or control of all or any substantial portion of any Restricted Company’s assets.

Section 11.6 Misrepresentation. Any representation or warranty made by any Company in any Loan Document at any time proves to have been materially incorrect when made.

Section 11.7 Change of Control. Any Change of Control occurs.

Section 11.8 Other Funded Debt. In respect of any Funded Debt (other than the Obligation) (a) any Restricted Company fails to make any payment when due beyond any applicable grace or cure period, or (b) any default or other event or condition occurs or exists beyond the applicable grace or cure period, the effect of which is to cause or to permit any holder of that Funded Debt to cause — whether or not it elects to cause — any of that Funded Debt to become due before its stated maturity or regularly scheduled payment dates or (c) any of that Funded Debt is declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid by any Restricted Company before its stated maturity.

Section 11.9 SEC Reporting Requirements. Any Restricted Company fails to comply with any applicable reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for which the failure to report would constitute a Material Adverse Event.

Section 11.10 Validity and Enforceability. Once executed, this agreement, any Note, any LC Agreement, any Guaranty, any Collateral Document ceases to be in full force and effect in any material respect or is declared to be null and void or its validity or enforceability is contested in writing by any Restricted Company party to it or any Restricted Company party to it denies in writing that it has any further liability or obligations under it except in accordance with that document’s express provisions or as the appropriate parties under Section 14.8 below may otherwise agree in writing.

Section 11.11 LCs. Administrative Agent is served with, or becomes subject to, a court order, injunction, or other process or decree restraining or seeking to restrain it from paying any amount under any LC and either (a) a drawing has occurred under the LC, and Borrower has refused to reimburse the Issuing Lender for payment or (b) the expiration date of the LC has occurred, but the Right of the beneficiary to draw under the LC has been extended past the expiration date in connection with the pendency of the related court action or proceeding, and Borrower has failed to deposit with Administrative Agent cash collateral in an amount equal to the Issuing Lender’s maximum exposure under the LC.

Section 11.12 Intercreditor Agreement. The Intercreditor Agreement, after delivery thereof shall for any reason, except to the extent permitted by the terms thereof, cease to be in full force and effect and valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms against

Borrower or any party thereto or holder of the Debt subordinated thereby or shall be repudiated by any of them, or cause the payment of the obligations of the Second Lien Notes to be senior or pari passu in right to the payment of obligations of this agreement, or any payment by Borrower or any guarantor in violation of the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE XII

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Section 12.1 Remedies Upon Default.

(a) Debtor Relief. If a Default exists under Section 11.3, the commitment to extend credit under this agreement automatically terminates, the entire unpaid balance of the Obligation automatically becomes due and payable without any action of any kind whatsoever.

(b) Other Defaults. If any Default exists, subject to the terms of Section 13.5(b), Administrative Agent may (with the consent of, and must, upon the request of, Determining Lenders), do any one or more of the following: (i) If the maturity of the Obligation has not already been accelerated under Section 12.1(a), declare the entire unpaid balance of all or any part of the Obligation immediately due and payable, whereupon it is due and payable, (ii) terminate the commitments of Lenders to extend credit under this agreement, (iii) reduce any claim to judgment, (iv) demand payment of an amount equal to the LC Exposure then existing and retain as collateral for the LC Exposure any amounts received from any Company, from any property of any Company, through offset, or otherwise and (v) exercise any and all other legal or equitable Rights afforded by the Loan Documents, by applicable Laws, or in equity.

(c) Offset. If a Default exists, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Lender may exercise the Rights of offset and banker’s lien against each and every account and other property, or any interest therein, which any Restricted Company may now or hereafter have with, or which is now or hereafter in the possession of, that Lender to the extent of the full amount of the Obligation owed to that Lender.

(d) Production Proceeds. Notify any and all purchasers of production and take all other actions specified in Section 5.3 of this agreement.

Section 12.2 Company Waivers. To the extent permitted by Law, Borrower and (pursuant to its Guaranty) each other Restricted Company waives presentment and demand for payment, protest, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and notice of protest and nonpayment, and agrees that its liability with respect to all or any part of the Obligation is not affected by any renewal or extension in the time of payment of all or any part of the Obligation, by any indulgence, or by any release or change in any security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligation.

Section 12.3 Performance by Administrative Agent. If any Company’s covenant, duty, or agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent may, while a Default exists, at its option (but subject to the approval of Determining Lenders), perform or attempt to perform that covenant, duty, or agreement on behalf of that Company (and any amount expended by Administrative Agent in its performance or attempted performance is payable by the Companies, jointly and severally, to Administrative

Agent on demand, becomes part of the Obligation, and bears interest at the Default Rate from the date of Administrative Agent’s expenditure until paid). However, Administrative Agent does not assume and shall never have, except by its express written consent, any liability or responsibility for the performance of any Company’s covenants, duties, or agreements.

Section 12.4 Not in Control. Nothing in any Loan Documents gives or may be deemed to give to Administrative Agent or any Lender the Right to exercise control over any Company’s Real Property (including, without limitation, the Leases and the Mineral Interests), other assets, affairs, or management or to preclude or interfere with any Company’s compliance with any Law or require any act or omission by any Company that may be harmful to Persons or property. Any “Material Adverse Event” or other materiality or substantiality qualifier of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement, or other provision of any Loan Document is included for credit documentation purposes only and does not imply or be deemed to mean that Administrative Agent or any Lender acquiesces in any non-compliance by any Company with any Law, document, or otherwise or does not expect the Companies to promptly, diligently, and continuously carry out all appropriate removal, remediation, compliance, closure, or other activities required or appropriate in accordance with all Environmental Laws. Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ power is limited to the Rights provided in the Loan Documents. All of those Rights exist solely — and may be exercised in manner calculated by Administrative Agent or Lenders in their respective good faith business judgment — to preserve and protect the Collateral and to assure payment and performance of the Obligation.

Section 12.5 Course of Dealing. The acceptance by Administrative Agent or Lenders of any partial payment on the Obligation is not a waiver of any Default then existing. No waiver by Administrative Agent, Determining Lenders, or Lenders of any Default is a waiver of any other then-existing or subsequent Default. No delay or omission by Administrative Agent, Determining Lenders, or Lenders in exercising any Right under the Loan Documents impairs that Right or is a waiver thereof or any acquiescence therein, nor will any single or partial exercise of any Right preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other Right under the Loan Documents or otherwise.

Section 12.6 Cumulative Rights. All Rights available to Administrative Agent, Determining Lenders, and Lenders under the Loan Documents are cumulative of and in addition to all other Rights granted to Administrative Agent, Determining Lenders, and Lenders at law or in equity, whether or not the Obligation are due and payable and whether or not Administrative Agent, Determining Lenders, or Lenders have instituted any suit for collection, foreclosure, or other action in connection with the Loan Documents.

Section 12.7 Application of Proceeds. Any and all proceeds ever received by Administrative Agent or Lenders from the exercise of any Rights pertaining to the Obligation shall be applied to the Obligation according to Article III.

Section 12.8 Certain Proceedings. Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver, or cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certificates, instruments, registration statements, and all other documents and papers Administrative Agent or Determining Lenders reasonably request in connection with the obtaining of any consent, approval, registration (other than securities Law registrations), qualification, permit, license, or authorization of any Tribunal

or other Person necessary or appropriate for the effective exercise of any Rights under the Loan Documents. Because Borrower agrees that Administrative Agent’s and Determining Lenders’ remedies at Law for failure of Borrower to comply with the provisions of this section would be inadequate and that failure would not be adequately compensable in damages, Borrower agrees that the covenants of this section may be specifically enforced.

Section 12.9 Expenditures by Lenders. Any sums spent by Administrative Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any Right under any Loan Document is payable by the Companies to Administrative Agent within five Business Days after demand, becomes part of the Obligation, and bears interest at the Default Rate from the date spent until the date repaid.

Section 12.10 Diminution in Value of Collateral. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any diminution in or loss of value of any collateral now or in the future securing payment or performance of any of the Obligation (other than diminution in or loss of value caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct).

ARTICLE XIII

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS

Section 13.1 Administrative Agent.

(a) Appointment. Each Lender appoints Administrative Agent (and Administrative Agent accepts appointment) as its nominee and agent, in its name and on its behalf: (i) To act as its nominee and on its behalf in and under all Loan Documents, (ii) to arrange the means whereby its funds are to be made available to Borrower under the Loan Documents, (iii) to take any action that it properly requests under the Loan Documents (subject to the concurrence of other Lenders as may be required under the Loan Documents), (iv) to receive all documents and items to be furnished to it under the Loan Documents, (v) to be the secured party, mortgagee, beneficiary, recipient, and similar party in respect of any collateral for the benefit of Lenders, (vi) to promptly distribute to it all material information, requests, documents, and items received from Borrower under the Loan Documents, (vii) to promptly distribute to it its ratable part of each payment or prepayment (whether voluntary, as proceeds of collateral upon or after foreclosure, as proceeds of insurance thereon, or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and (viii) to deliver to the appropriate Persons requests, demands, approvals, and consents received from it. However, Administrative Agent may not be required to take any action that exposes it to personal liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law.

(b) Successor. Administrative Agent may voluntarily resign as Administrative Agent hereunder upon thirty (30) days notice to Borrower and Lenders. If the initial or any successor Administrative Agent ever resigns, then Determining Lenders shall (which, if no Default or Potential Default exists, is subject to Borrower’s approval that may not be unreasonably withheld) appoint the successor Administrative Agent from among Lenders (other than the resigning Administrative Agent). If Determining Lenders fail to appoint a successor Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after the resigning Administrative Agent has given notice of resignation, then the resigning Administrative Agent may, on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which must be a commercial bank having a

combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000 (as shown on its most recently published statement of condition). Upon its acceptance of appointment as successor Administrative Agent, the successor Administrative Agent succeeds to and becomes vested with all of the Rights of the prior Administrative Agent, and the prior Administrative Agent is discharged from its duties and obligations of Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (but, when used in connection with LCs issued and outstanding before the appointment of the successor Administrative Agent, “Administrative Agent” shall continue to refer solely to the prior Administrative Agent — but, any LCs issued or renewed after the appointment of any successor Administrative Agent shall be issued or renewed by the successor Administrative Agent), and each Lender shall execute the documents that any Lender, the resigning Administrative Agent, or the successor Administrative Agent reasonably request to reflect the change. After any Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents, the provisions of this section inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or not taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(c) Rights as Lender. Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a Lender, has the same Rights under the Loan Documents as any other Lender and may exercise those Rights as if it were not acting as Administrative Agent. The term “Lender”, unless the context otherwise indicates, includes Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent’s resignation does not impair or otherwise affect any Rights that it has or may have in its capacity as an individual Lender. Each Lender and Borrower agree that Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary for Lenders or for Borrower but is simply acting in the capacity described in this agreement to alleviate administrative burdens for Borrower and Lenders, that Administrative Agent has no duties or responsibilities to Lenders or Borrower except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, and that Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Lender has the same Rights as any other Lender.

(d) Other Activities. Administrative Agent or any Lender may now or in the future be engaged in one or more loan, letter of credit, leasing, or other financing transactions with Borrower, act as trustee or depositary for Borrower, or otherwise be engaged in other transactions with Borrower (collectively, the “other activities”) not the subject of the Loan Documents. Without limiting the Rights of Lenders specifically set forth in the Loan Documents, neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender is responsible to account to the other Lenders for those other activities, and no Lender shall have any interest in any other Lender’s activities, any present or future guaranties by or for the account of Borrower that are not contemplated by or included in the Loan Documents, any present or future offset exercised by Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect of those other activities, any present or future property taken as security for any of those other activities, or any property now or hereafter in Administrative Agent’s or any other Lender’s possession or control that may be or become security for the obligations of Borrower arising under the Loan Documents by reason of the general description of indebtedness secured or of property contained in any other agreements, documents, or instruments related to any of those other activities (but, if any payments in respect of those guaranties or that property or the proceeds thereof is applied by Administrative Agent or any Lender to reduce the Obligation, then each Lender is entitled to share ratably in the application as provided in the Loan Documents).

Section 13.2 Expenses. Each Lender shall pay its Pro Rata Part of any reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of collection) incurred by Administrative Agent (while acting in such capacity) in connection with any of the Loan Documents if Administrative Agent is not reimbursed from other sources within 30 days after incurrence. Each Lender is entitled to receive its Pro Rata Part of any reimbursement that it makes to Administrative Agent if Administrative Agent is subsequently reimbursed from other sources.

Section 13.3 Proportionate Absorption of Losses. Except as otherwise provided in the Loan Documents, nothing in the Loan Documents gives any Lender any advantage over any other Lender insofar as the Obligation is concerned or relieves any Lender from ratably absorbing any losses sustained with respect to the Obligation (except to the extent unilateral actions or inactions by any Lender result in Borrower or any other obligor on the Obligation having any credit, allowance, setoff, defense, or counterclaim solely with respect to all or any part of that Lender’s Pro Rata Part of the Obligation).

Section 13.4 Delegation of Duties; Reliance. Lenders may perform any of their duties or exercise any of their Rights under the Loan Documents by or through Administrative Agent, and Lenders and Administrative Agent may perform any of their duties or exercise any of their Rights under the Loan Documents by or through their respective Representatives. Administrative Agent, Lenders, and their respective Representatives (a) are entitled to rely upon (and shall be protected in relying upon) any written or oral statement believed by it or them to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or made by the proper Person and, with respect to legal matters, upon opinion of counsel selected by Administrative Agent or that Lender (but nothing in this clause (a) permits Administrative Agent to rely on (i) oral statements if a writing is required by this agreement or (ii) any other writing if a specific writing is required by this agreement), (b) are entitled to deem and treat each Lender as the owner and holder of its portion of the Obligation for all purposes until, written notice of the assignment or transfer is given to and received by Administrative Agent (and any request, authorization, consent, or approval of any Lender is conclusive and binding on each subsequent holder, assignee, or transferee of or Participant in that Lender’s portion of the Obligation until that notice is given and received), (c) are not deemed to have notice of the occurrence of a Default unless a responsible officer of Administrative Agent, who handles matters associated with the Loan Documents and transactions thereunder, has actual knowledge or Administrative Agent has been notified by a Lender or Borrower and (d) are entitled to consult with legal counsel (including counsel for Borrower), independent accountants, and other experts selected by Administrative Agent and are not liable for any action taken or not taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of counsel, accountants, or experts. Each Lender acknowledges that Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P. is acting in this transaction as special counsel to Administrative Agent only, except to the extent otherwise expressly stated in any legal opinion or any Loan Document. Each other party hereto will consult with its own legal counsel to the extent that it deems necessary in connection with the Loan Documents and the matters contemplated therein.

Section 13.5 Limitation of Administrative Agent’s Liability.

(a) Exculpation. Neither Administrative Agent nor any of its Representatives will be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under the Loan Documents

in good faith and believed by it or them to be within the discretion or power conferred upon it or them by the Loan Documents or be responsible for the consequences of any error of judgment (except for fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct), and neither Administrative Agent nor any of its representatives has a fiduciary relationship with any Lender by virtue of the Loan Documents (but nothing in this agreement negates the obligation of Administrative Agent to account for funds received by it for the account of any Lender).

(b) Indemnity. Unless indemnified to its satisfaction against loss, cost, liability, and expense, Administrative Agent may not be compelled to do any act under the Loan Documents or to take any action toward the execution or enforcement of the powers thereby created or to prosecute or defend any suit in respect of the Loan Documents. If Administrative Agent requests instructions from Lenders, or Determining Lenders, as the case may be, with respect to any act or action in connection with any Loan Document, Administrative Agent is entitled to refrain (without incurring any liability to any Person by so refraining) from that act or action unless and until it has received instructions. In no event, however, may Administrative Agent or any of its Representatives be required to take any action that it or they determine could incur for it or them criminal or onerous civil liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Lender has any right of action against Administrative Agent as a result of Administrative Agent’s acting or refraining from acting under this agreement in accordance with instructions of Determining Lenders.

(c) Reliance. Administrative Agent is not responsible to any Lender or any Participant for, and each Lender represents and warrants that it has not relied upon Administrative Agent in respect of, (i) the creditworthiness of any Company and the risks involved to that Lender, (ii) the effectiveness, enforceability, genuineness, validity, or the due execution of any Loan Document (except by Administrative Agent), (iii) any representation, warranty, document, certificate, report, or statement made therein (except by Administrative Agent) or furnished thereunder or in connection therewith, (iv) the adequacy of any collateral now or hereafter securing the Obligation or the existence, priority, or perfection of any Lien now or hereafter granted or purported to be granted on the collateral under any Loan Document or (v) observation of or compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of any Loan Document on the part of any Company. EACH LENDER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES AND HOLD THEM HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST (BUT LIMITED TO SUCH LENDER’S COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE OF) ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, REASONABLE EXPENSES, AND REASONABLE DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON, ASSERTED AGAINST, OR INCURRED BY THEM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED BY THEM UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS IF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT REIMBURSED FOR SUCH AMOUNTS BY ANY COMPANY. ALTHOUGH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ITS OR THEIR OWN ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ITS OR THEIR OWN FRAUD, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

Section 13.6 Default. While a Default exists, Lenders agree to promptly confer in order that Determining Lenders or Lenders, as the case may be, may agree upon a course of action for the enforcement of the Rights of Lenders. Administrative Agent is entitled to act or refrain from taking any action (without incurring any liability to any Person for so acting or refraining) unless and until it has received instructions from Determining Lenders. In actions with respect to any Company’s property, Administrative Agent is acting for the ratable benefit of each Lender.

Section 13.7 Collateral Matters.

(a) Each Lender authorizes and directs Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the Lender Liens and agrees that any action taken by Administrative Agent concerning any Collateral (with the consent or at the request of Determining Lenders) in accordance with any Loan Document, that Administrative Agent’s exercise (with the consent or at the request of Determining Lenders) of powers concerning the Collateral in any Loan Document, and that all other reasonably incidental powers are authorized and binding upon all Lenders.

(b) Administrative Agent is authorized on behalf of all Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time before a Default or Potential Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Loan Documents related to Collateral that may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Lender Liens upon the Collateral.

(c) Except to use the same standard of care that it ordinarily uses for collateral for its sole benefit, Administrative Agent has no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Company or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered or that the Lender Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority.

(d) Administrative Agent shall exercise the same care and prudent judgment with respect to the Collateral and the Loan Documents as it normally and customarily exercises in respect of similar collateral and security documents.

(e) Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lender Lien upon any Collateral (i) upon full payment of the Obligation, (ii) constituting property being disposed of as permitted under any Loan Document, (iii) constituting property in which no Company owned any interest at the time the Lender Lien was granted or at any time after that, (iv) constituting property leased to any Company under a lease that has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents or is about to expire and that has not been, and is not intended by that Company to be, renewed, (v) consisting of an instrument evidencing Debt pledged to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders), if the underlying Debt has been paid in full or (vi) if approved, authorized, or ratified in writing by Lenders. Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, Lenders shall confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral under this clause (e).

Section 13.8 Limitation of Liability. No Lender or any Participant will incur any liability to any other Lender or Participant except for acts or omissions in bad faith, and neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender or Participant will incur any liability to any other Person for any act or omission of any other Lender or any Participant.

Section 13.9 Relationship of Lenders. The Loan Documents do not create a partnership or joint venture among Administrative Agent and Lenders or among Lenders.

Section 13.10 Benefits of Agreement. None of the provisions of this section inure to the benefit of any Company or any other Person except Administrative Agent and Lenders. Therefore, no Company or any other Person is responsible or liable for, entitled to rely upon, or entitled to raise as a defense — in any manner whatsoever — the failure of Administrative Agent or any Lender to comply with these provisions.

Section 13.11 Arranger and other Agents. None of Arranger, any syndication agent or any documentation agent hereunder shall have any duties, responsibilities or liabilities under this agreement or the other Loan Documents other than, if applicable, their duties, responsibilities and liabilities in their capacity as Lenders hereunder.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.1 Nonbusiness Days. Any payment or action that is due under any Loan Document on a non-Business Day may be delayed until the next-succeeding Business Day (but interest shall continue to accrue on any applicable payment until payment is in fact made) unless the payment concerns a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing, in which case if the next-succeeding Business Day is in the next calendar month, then such payment shall be made on the next-preceding Business Day.

Section 14.2 Communications. Unless otherwise specifically provided, whenever any Loan Document requires or permits any consent, approval, notice, request, or demand from one party to another, communication must be in writing (which may be by telex or fax) to be effective and shall be deemed to have been given (a) if by telex, when transmitted to the appropriate telex number and the appropriate answer back is received, (b) if by fax, when transmitted to the appropriate fax number (and all communications sent by fax must be confirmed promptly thereafter by telephone; but any requirement in this parenthetical shall not affect the date when the fax shall be deemed to have been delivered), (c) if by mail, on the third Business Day after it is enclosed in an envelope and properly addressed, stamped, sealed, and deposited in the appropriate official postal service or (d) if by any other means, when actually delivered. Until changed by notice pursuant to this agreement, the address (and fax number) for Borrower and Administrative Agent is stated beside their respective signatures to this agreement and for each Lender as set forth in its administrative questionnaire (in a form supplied by Administrative Agent).

Section 14.3 Form and Number of Documents. The form, substance, and number of counterparts of each writing to be furnished under this agreement must be satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel.

Section 14.4 Exceptions to Covenants. No Company may take or fail to take any action that is permitted as an exception to any of the covenants contained in any Loan Document if that action or omission would result in the breach of any other covenant contained in any Loan Document.

Section 14.5 Survival. All covenants, agreements, undertakings, representations, and warranties made in any of the Loan Documents survive all closings under the Loan Documents and, except as otherwise indicated, are not affected by any investigation made by any party.

Section 14.6 Governing Law. Unless otherwise stated in any Loan Document, the laws of the State of Texas and of the United States of America govern the Rights and duties of the parties to the Loan Documents and the validity, construction, enforcement, and interpretation of the Loan Documents.

Section 14.7 Invalid Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable is fully severable; the appropriate Loan Document shall be construed and enforced as if that provision had never been included; and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the severed provision. Administrative Agent, Lenders, and each Company party to the affected Loan Document agree to negotiate, in good faith, the terms of a replacement provision as similar to the severed provision as may be possible and be legal, valid, and enforceable.

Section 14.8 Amendments, Consents, Conflicts, and Waivers.

(a) Determining Lenders. Unless otherwise specifically provided (i) the provisions of this agreement may be amended, modified, or waived, only by an instrument in writing executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent, and Determining Lenders and supplemented only by documents delivered or to be delivered in accordance with the express terms of this agreement and (ii) the other Loan Documents may only be the subject of an amendment, modification, or waiver that has been approved by Determining Lenders and Borrower.

(b) All Lenders. Any amendment to or consent or waiver under this agreement or any Loan Document that purports to accomplish any of the following must be by an instrument in writing executed by Borrower and Administrative Agent and executed (or approved, as the case may be) by each Lender: (i) Extends the due date or decreases the amount of any scheduled payment or amortization of the Obligation beyond the date specified in the Loan Documents, (ii) decreases any rate or amount of interest, fees, or other sums payable to Administrative Agent or Lenders under this agreement (except such reductions as are contemplated by this agreement), (iii) changes the definition of “Commitment,” “Commitment Percentage,” “Determining Lenders,” “Pro Rata Part” or the definition of “Borrowing Base”, (iv) increases any one or more Lender’s Commitment, (v) waives compliance with, amends, or fully or partially releases — except as expressly provided by the Loan Documents or when a Company merges into another Person or dissolves when specifically permitted in the Loan Documents — any Guaranty or Collateral or waives or amends Article V, Section 8.11 or Section 8.19, (vi) changes the requirement that any increase of the Borrowing Base be approved and consented to by all of the Lenders or (vii) changes this clause (b) or any other matter specifically requiring the consent of all Lenders under this agreement.

(c) Agency Fees. Any amendment or consent or waiver with respect to fees payable solely to Administrative Agent under a separate letter agreement must be executed in writing only by Administrative Agent and Borrower.

(d) Conflicts. Any conflict or ambiguity between the terms and provisions of this agreement and terms and provisions in any other Loan Document is controlled by the terms and provisions of this agreement.

(e) Waivers. No course of dealing or any failure or delay by Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any of their respective Representatives with respect to exercising any Right of Administrative Agent or any Lender under this agreement operates as a waiver thereof. A waiver must be in writing and signed by Administrative Agent and Lenders (or Determining Lenders, if permitted under this agreement) to be effective, and a waiver will be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given.

Section 14.9 Multiple Counterparts. Any Loan Document may be executed in a number of identical counterparts with the same effect as if all signatories had signed the same document. All counterparts must be construed together to constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 14.10 Parties.

(a) Parties Bound. Each Loan Document binds and inures to the parties to it, any intended beneficiary of it, and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Company may assign or transfer any Rights or obligations under any Loan Document without first obtaining all Lenders’ consent, and any purported assignment or transfer without Lenders’ consent is void. No Lender may transfer, pledge, assign, sell any participation in, or otherwise encumber its portion of the Obligation except as permitted by clauses (b) or (c) below.

(b) Participations. Any Lender may (subject to the provisions of this section, in accordance with applicable Law, in the ordinary course of its business, and at any time) sell to one or more Persons (each a “Participant”) participating interests in its portion of the Obligation. The selling Lender remains a “Lender” under the Loan Documents, the Participant does not become a “Lender” under the Loan Documents, and the selling Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents remain unchanged. The selling Lender remains solely responsible for the performance of its obligations and remains the holder of its share of the Principal Debt for all purposes under the Loan Documents. Borrower and Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the selling Lender in connection with that Lender’s Rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, and each Lender must retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce due obligations of the Companies. Participants have no Rights under the Loan Documents except as provided below. Subject to the following, each Lender may obtain (on behalf of its Participants) the benefits of Article III with respect to all participations in its part of the Obligation outstanding from time to time so long as Borrower is not obligated to pay any amount in excess of the amount that would be due to that Lender under Article III

calculated as though no participations have been made. No Lender may sell any participating interest under which the Participant has any Rights to approve any amendment, modification, or waiver of any Loan Document except as to matters in Section 14.8(b)(i) and (ii).

(c) Assignments. Each Lender may make assignments to the Federal Reserve Bank. Each Lender may also assign to one or more assignees (each an “Assignee”) all or any part of its Rights and obligations under the Loan Documents so long as (i) the assignor Lender and Assignee execute and deliver to Administrative Agent and Borrower for their consent and acceptance (that may not be unreasonably withheld in any instance and is not required if the Assignee is an Affiliate of the assigning Lender, and the consent of Borrower is also not required at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Potential Default) an assignment and assumption agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit F (an “Assignment”) and pay to Administrative Agent a processing fee of $3,500, (ii) the assignment must be for a minimum total Commitment of $5,000,000 and the assigning Lender (if not assigning its entire Commitment) must retain a minimum total Commitment of $5,000,000 and (iii) the conditions for that assignment set forth in the applicable Assignment are satisfied. The Effective Date in each Assignment must (unless a shorter period is agreeable to Borrower and Administrative Agent) be at least five Business Days after it is executed and delivered by the assignor Lender and the Assignee to Administrative Agent and Borrower for acceptance. Once that Assignment is accepted by Administrative Agent and Borrower, and subject to all of the following occurring, then, on and after the Effective Date stated in it (i) the Assignee automatically becomes a party to this agreement and, to the extent provided in that Assignment, has the Rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, (ii) the assignor Lender, to the extent provided in that Assignment, is released from its obligations to fund Borrowings under this agreement and its reimbursement obligations under this agreement and, in the case of an Assignment covering all of the remaining portion of the assignor Lender’s Rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, that Lender ceases to be a party to the Loan Documents, (iii) Borrower shall execute and deliver to the assignor Lender and the Assignee the appropriate Notes in accordance with this agreement following the transfer, (iv) upon delivery of the Notes under clause (iii) preceding, the assignor Lender shall return to Borrower all Notes previously delivered to that Lender under this agreement and (v) Schedule 2 is automatically deemed to be amended to reflect the name, address, telecopy number, and Commitment of the Assignee and the remaining Commitment (if any) of the assignor Lender, and Administrative Agent shall prepare and circulate to Borrower and Lenders an amended Schedule 2 reflecting those changes.

Section 14.11 VENUE, SERVICE OF PROCESS, AND JURY TRIAL. BORROWER AND (PURSUANT TO ITS GUARANTY) EACH RESTRICTED COMPANY, IN EACH CASE FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IRREVOCABLY (a) SUBMITS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS IN TEXAS, (b) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOT OR IN THE FUTURE HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT AND THE OBLIGATION BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OR IN THE UNITED STATES COURTS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, (c) WAIVES ANY CLAIMS THAT ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE FOREGOING COURTS HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, (d) CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY

OF THOSE COURTS IN ANY LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF THAT PROCESS BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, POSTAGE PREPAID, BY HAND DELIVERY, OR BY DELIVERY BY A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED COURIER SERVICE, AND SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE UPON DELIVERY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS AT ITS ADDRESS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, (e) AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ONE OF THE FOREGOING COURTS AND (f) WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUR OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT. THE SCOPE OF EACH OF THE FOREGOING WAIVERS IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. BORROWER AND (PURSUANT TO ITS GUARANTY) EACH OTHER RESTRICTED COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THESE WAIVERS ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S AND EACH LENDER’S AGREEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THESE WAIVERS IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON EACH OF THESE WAIVERS IN RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. BORROWER AND (PURSUANT TO ITS GUARANTY) EACH OTHER RESTRICTED COMPANY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THESE WAIVERS WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO EACH WAIVER FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THE WAIVERS IN THIS SECTION ARE IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT THEY MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THESE WAIVERS APPLY TO ANY FUTURE RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, OR REPLACEMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE APPLICABLE LOAN DOCUMENT. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

Section 14.12 ENTIRETY. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BORROWER, LENDERS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

Section 14.13 USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Borrower in accordance with the Act.

Section 14.14 Senior Indebtedness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Obligation hereunder is specifically designated “Senior Indebtedness” as required by the Second Lien Term Loan Documents.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.

EXECUTED as of the date first stated above.


Address for notices:	Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Fax: 000-000-0000	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
	Name:	Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
	Title:	President and
		Chief Operating Officer

	BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent and a Lender

0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Fax: 000-000-0000	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
	Title:	Managing Director


	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


Comerica Bank, as Lender

By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:		Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Financing, Inc., as Lender

By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:		Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE 2

LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS


Lender	Commitment Percentage		Commitment
BNP Xxxxxxx	00	%	$	80,000,000
Comerica Bank	30	%	$	60,000,000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Financing, Inc.	30	%	$	60,000,000

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 6

CLOSING DOCUMENTS

Unless otherwise specified, all dated either the Closing Date or

a date no earlier than 30 days before the Closing Date (a “Current Date”).

PART A. BY CLOSING DATE


	Document			Responsible Party
1.	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 17, among Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company (“Borrower”), certain Lenders, and BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent — the defined terms in which have the same meanings when used in this schedule — to which must be attached:			VE and Borrower (Schedules)

		Schedule 2	- Lenders and Commitments
		Schedule 6	- Closing Documents
		Schedule 7.3	- Companies and Names
		Schedule 7.9	- Litigation
		Schedule 7.11	- Environmental Matters
		Schedule 7.15	- Affiliate Transactions
		Schedule 9.2	- Permitted Debt
		Schedule 9.4	- Permitted Liens
		Schedule 9.8	- Permitted Loans, Advances, and Investments
		Exhibit A	- Note
		Exhibit B	- Form of Production Report
		Exhibit C-1	- Borrowing Request
		Exhibit C-2	- Conversion Notice
		Exhibit C-3	- LC Request
		Exhibit C-4	- Compliance Certificate
		Exhibit D	- Opinion of Counsel to Companies
		Exhibit E	- Assignment and Assumption Agreement

2.	Note dated the Closing Date, executed by Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement, one each payable to a Lender in the stated principal amount beside its name below:			VE

		BNP Paribas $80,000,000.00 Comerica Bank $60,000,000.00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Financing, Inc. $60,000,000.00

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	Document	Responsible Party
3.	Third Amendment, Supplement and Ratification of Restated Mortgage, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Production dated as of the Closing Date, executed by certain Restricted Companies, in Administrative Agent’s favor, and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent for filing in the following offices: (a) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.: Cameron Parish, LA Lafourche Parish, LA Plaquemines Parish, LA Terrebonne Parish, LA (b) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company Lafitte, L.L.C.: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, LA	VE

4.	Third Amendment and Supplement of Restated Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Production, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower, in Administrative Agent’s favor, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent for filing in the following offices: Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.: San Xxxxxxxx County, TX Xxxxx County, TX Xxxxxxx County, TX	VE

5.	First Amendment, Supplement and Ratification of Mortgage, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Production dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower, in Administrative Agent’s favor, and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent for filing in the following offices: Caddo Parish, LA DeSoto Parish, LA	VE

6.	First Amendment, Supplement and Ratification of Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Production, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower, in Administrative Agent’s favor, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent for filing in the following offices: Xxxx County, TX Panola County, TX	VE

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	Document	Responsible Party
7.	First Amendment, Supplement and Ratification of Restated Mortgage, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Production, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower, in Administrative Agent’s favor, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent for filing in the following offices: Bienville Parish, LA	VE

8.	Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Indenture, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Production, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower, in Administrative Agent’s favor, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent for filing in the following offices: Angelina County, TX Nacogdoches County, TX	VE

9.	UCC-3 in connection with item 5 above	VE

10.	EVIDENCE acceptable to Administrative Agent of the payment of all fees under Article 4 of the Credit Agreement due on the Closing Date	Borrower

11.	Officers’ Certificate for the following Restricted Companies dated as of the Closing Date, executed by its President or Vice President and Secretary or any Assistant Secretary as to resolutions of its directors or managers authorizing the Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated in it and the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the incumbency of its officers, its Bylaws or operating agreement, and its corporate charter or articles or organization: (a) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation (b) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. (c) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company – Lafitte, L.L.C.	Borrower

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	Document	Responsible Party
12.	Certificates of Existence, Authority, and Good Standing or Similar Status for the following entities and jurisdictions: (a) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation from the Secretary of State of Delaware (b) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. (i) Secretary of State of Texas (ii) Secretary of State of Louisiana (c) Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company – Lafitte, L.L.C. from the Secretary of State of Louisiana	Borrower

13.	Opinion dated as of the Closing Date, from counsel to the Companies, addressed to Administrative Agent and Lenders, and substantially covering all of the matters described on Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement	Borrower’s Counsel

14.	Fee Letter Agreement described in Section 4.2 of the Credit Agreement, executed by Borrower and Administrative Agent	VE

15.	Such other documents and items as Administrative Agent may reasonably request	Borrower

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SCHEDULE 7.3

COMPANIES AND NAMES

Company

Restricted

(Yes/No)

Incorporated/
Organized

Qualified

to do

Business

Other Names Used

in Past 5 Years

Name

Change in

Last 4

Months

Outstanding

Capital Stock

Shareholders/Members

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation

Yes

Delaware

Louisiana
Texas

None

24,788,745 Common

791,968 Preferred Series A

Various (public)

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

Yes

Louisiana

Texas
Michigan

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company of Louisiana (Nevada corporation)

GPC, Inc. of Louisiana (Nevada corporation)

None

1,000,000 units of Series A Common Unit

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company – Lafitte, L.L.C.

Yes

Louisiana

None

1,000,000 units of Series A Common Unit

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

Drilling & Workover, Inc.

Louisiana

None

100%

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

LECE, Inc.

Texas

None

100%

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

BKWC Limited Partnership

Delaware

None

Not applicable

Various (LECE, Inc., is the general partner)

SCHEDULE 7.3

SCHEDULE 7.9

LITIGATION

1.	Gulf Coast Vacuum Services Superfund Site.

This is an action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking to recover from potentially responsible parties the costs required to clean up “hazardous substances” at an oil field waste disposal site in the State of Louisiana. Total cleanup costs have been estimated to be $15.4 million using a bioremediation method and $38 million if an incineration method is used. Pursuant to a consent decree, the Company has agreed to pay 3.09% of the costs expended up to $16.4 million, 1.94% of the costs expended from $16.4 million to $23 million, and 1.37% of the costs expended in excess of $23 million. The Company continues to pay its share of such costs as assessments are issued.

2.	Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx et al. vs. LLOG Exploration Co., No. 69189, Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

This action was commenced by Broussard et al. against LLOG Exploration. The plaintiffs claim to be owners of unleased interests in the Siph 3 XX XX A Unit in the Tigre Lagoon Field, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The plaintiffs claim that they have received no payment for their share of production from the unit well and that they have not been provided with any drilling or completion cost data. The plaintiffs sued LLOG as the current operator of the unit. In response, LLOG filed a third party demand against Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company of Louisiana and against Unit Petroleum Company, claiming that Xxxxxxxx’x predecessor, American National Petroleum Company, and Unit Petroleum were prior operators of the well in question, and that, if LLOG has any liability to the plaintiffs, Xxxxxxxx and Unit Petroleum are liable to LLOG. There has been no activity on this case since November, 1997. Given the inactivity on this case, we have not evaluated this matter from the standpoint of liability or the potential exposure for damages. In the event this case is re-activated, management will defend it vigorously.

3.	Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx King vs. The Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District et al., No. 37-085, 25th Judicial District Court, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

The plaintiff, King, filed suit against the Orleans Levee District, Xxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation of Michigan (a predecessor of Goodrich), Chevron Oil Company and Bass Oil Company, claiming to be the owner of royalty interests underlying the Bohemia Spillway in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. King contends that, between the period from January 1, 1985 through February and April, 1992, royalties were paid to the Orleans Levee District that should have been paid to him, and the petition seeks recovery of those royalties. The suit was originally filed in February, 1993, but King did not serve any of the defendants until February and March, 1998. Xxxxxxxx filed an exception of prematurity, contending that it was entitled to notice of the claim prior to the commencement of the lawsuit. This case has been dormant since July, 1998. Management intends to defend this action vigorously.

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4.	Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx. et al. vs. Exxon Corporation et al., Xx. 00-0000-XX-X, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx of Alabama, Southern Division.

This action was filed on August 19, 1999, in state court in Xxxxxx County, Alabama and then removed to federal court, as indicated in the caption above. The plaintiffs in this action purport to represent the heirs and assigns of the lessors under a 1949 mineral lease to Humble Oil and Refining Company. The plaintiffs seek to establish a class action on behalf of themselves and the other owners of mineral interests under the lease. The plaintiffs claim that the lease covers 46.5 acres of land, but that the various defendants have paid royalties to the lessors as though the lease covers only 15.5 acres. The defendants are purportedly the parties who operated various xxxxx affecting the lease. The plaintiffs’ claims are quite old and it is anticipated that the statute of limitations has run. The case is currently in the discovery stage, and management intends to defend this action vigorously.

5.	XxXxxxx Brothers, L.L.C. vs. Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. et al., No. 101228, 16th Judicial District Court, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

This suit was filed against Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., as the successor of Hawthorn Oil & Gas Corp., and other defendants who allegedly participated in oil and gas activities on the plaintiff’s property over a period of time spanning twenty-eight years. The plaintiff alleges that the activities of the defendants damaged its property and caused other related injuries. The plaintiff seeks an undisclosed sum in ordinary damages, punitive damages, the cost to assess and restore the property, and the diminution of the property’s value. The company has filed third party demands against successor operators of the property. Discovery is getting underway in this case and management intends to defend it vigorously.

6.	Xxxx X. Germany et al. vs. Texaco, Inc. et al., No. 101775, 16th Judicial District Court, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

This suit was filed against Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., as the successor of Xxxxxxx Petroleum Corporation, and other defendants who allegedly participated in oil and gas activities on the plaintiff’s property over a period of time spanning sixty-five years. The plaintiff alleges that the activities of the defendants damaged its property and caused other related injuries. The plaintiff seeks an undisclosed sum in ordinary damages, punitive damages, the cost to assess and restore the property, and the diminution of the property’s value. Discovery has just commenced in this case and management intends to defend it vigorously. The company has been advised that it is not a primary target in this action. The company has settled this case for a nominal sum, and it should be dismissed soon.

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7.	St. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx School Board v. Texaco, Inc. et al., 16^thJudicial District Court, St. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Louisiana.

This suit was filed against Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and other defendants who allegedly participated in oil and gas activities on the plaintiff’s property over a period of time spanning several decades. The plaintiff alleges that the activities of the defendants damaged its property and caused other related injuries. The plaintiff seeks an undisclosed sum in ordinary damages, punitive damages, the cost to assess and restore the property, and the diminution of the property’s value. Discovery has just commenced in this case and management intends to defend it vigorously. The company acquired its interest in the field in 2003 from Summit Energy Company, one of the defendants, and believes that Summit Energy and others will be primarily responsible for any damages alleged by the plaintiff.

8.	Xxxxx Properties, Inc. x. Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. et al., No 2004-2584, 14^th Judicial District Court, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

9.	State of Louisiana et al. vs. Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C. et al., No. 82174, 15^th Judicial District Court, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

This suit was filed against Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., as the successor of Hawthorne Oil and Gas Corporation, and other defendants who allegedly participated in oil and gas activities on the plaintiff’s property over a period of time spanning several decades. The plaintiff alleges that the activities of the defendants damaged its property and caused other related injuries. The plaintiff seeks an undisclosed sum in ordinary damages, punitive damages, the cost to assess and restore the property, and the diminution of the property’s value. This suit was just commenced on January 26, 2005, and management intends to defend it vigorously.

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SCHEDULE 7.11

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

NONE.

SCHEDULE 7.11

SCHEDULE 7.15

AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS

NONE.

SCHEDULE 7.15

SCHEDULE 9.2

PERMITTED DEBT

1.	The following existing Debt of the Restricted Companies, together with all renewals and extensions but not principal increases of the following:

Production Payments due to Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc. in connection with the Companies’ acquisition of the interest in the Lafitte Field, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Louisiana.

Accrued abandonment costs related to the Companies’ activities in the Burrwood-West Delta Field and the Lafitte Field in Louisiana.

2.	The Obligation.

3.	Debt owed to other Restricted Companies.

4.	Debt arising under Swap Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 9.20.

5.	Trade payables, accrued taxes and other liabilities that do not constitute Funded Debt and that are not past due.

6.	Endorsements of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business, and guarantees by any Restricted Company of any other Restricted Company’s Permitted Debt.

In addition to the above, purchase-money Debt and capital-lease obligations incurred by any Restricted Company to acquire assets that never exceed, in the aggregate, $1,000,000.00 outstanding for all of the Restricted Companies; provided that no such Debt shall exceed 75% of the fair market value of the assets being so acquired or leased at the time such Debt is incurred.

Debt under the Second Lien Notes and any guarantees thereof, the principal amount of which Debt does not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate, and any refinancing or replacement thereof, subject to subordination provisions substantially as provided in the Second Lien Notes as confirmed by Administrative Agent.

9.	Other Debt not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

SCHEDULE 9.2

SCHEDULE 9.4

PERMITTED LIENS

1.	The following existing Liens on assets of the Restricted Companies, together with all renewals and extensions but not principal increases of the following:

None.

2.	Lender Liens.

3.	Any interest or title of a lessor in assets being leased under an operating lease that does not constitute Debt.

Pledges or deposits — that may not cover any Collateral except cash proceeds of Collateral arising in the ordinary course of business — made to secure payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits or to participate in any fund in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, pensions, or other social security programs.

Good-faith pledges or deposits — that may not cover any Collateral except cash proceeds of Collateral arising in the ordinary course of business — (a) for 10% or less (or more if for the purchase of equipment) of the amounts due under — and made to secure — any Restricted Company’s performance of bids, tenders, contracts (except for the repayment of borrowed money), or leases, or (b) made to secure statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, or indemnity, performance, or other similar bonds benefiting any Restricted Company in the ordinary course of its business.

6.	Zoning, easements, rights of way and similar restrictions on the use of real property that do not materially impair the use of the real property and that are not violated by existing or proposed structures or land use.

7.	If no Lien has been filed in any jurisdiction or agreed to, (a) claims and Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (b) mechanic’s Liens and materialman’s Liens for services or materials for which payment is not yet due and payable, and (c) landlord’s Liens for rental not yet due and payable.

The following — if the validity or amount is being contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted, reserve or other appropriate provision (if any) required by GAAP has been made, levy and execution continue to be stayed, they do not individually or collectively detract materially from the value of the property of the Person in question or materially impair the use of that property in the operation of its business, and (other than ad valorem Tax Liens given statutory priority) they are subordinate to the Lender Liens to the extent that they cover any Collateral: (a) Claims and Liens for Taxes due and payable; (b) claims and Liens upon, and minor defects of title to, real or personal property, including any attachment of personal or real property or other legal process before adjudication of a dispute on the merits, which are

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customarily accepted in the oil and gas financing industry; (c) claims and Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, landlords, or other like Liens; and (d) adverse judgments or orders on appeal for the payment of money.

9.	Liens that secure any of the Permitted Debt described as Item 7 on Schedule 9.2 so long as those Liens never cover any assets except the assets acquired with that Permitted Debt and do not cover any other Collateral.

10.	Liens of operators and non-operators under joint operating agreements arising in the ordinary course of the business of the Restricted Companies to secure amounts owing, which amounts are not yet due or are being contested in good faith.

11.	Liens under production sales agreements, division orders, operating agreements and other agreements customary in the oil and gas business for processing, producing and selling hydrocarbons.

12.

Liens on Property securing the Second Lien Notes and any guaranties thereof as permitted by Section 9.2; provided, however, that (a) such Liens securing such Debt are subordinate to the Liens securing the Obligation, this agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement and (b) both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Lien, Borrower is in compliance with Section 5.6.

13.	Liens on Property not constituting collateral for the Obligation and not otherwise permitted by the foregoing paragraphs of this Schedule 9.4; provided that the aggregate principal or face amount of all Debt secured under this paragraph 13 shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time.

SCHEDULE 9.4

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SCHEDULE 9.8

PERMITTED LOANS, ADVANCES, AND INVESTMENTS

The following (i.e., “Government Securities”) if due within one year after issuance: (a) Readily marketable direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or obligations guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; and (b) readily marketable obligations of an agency or instrumentality of, or corporation owned, controlled or sponsored by, the United States of America that are generally considered in the securities industry to be implicit obligations of the United States of America.

2.	Readily marketable direct obligations of any state of United States of America given on the date of such investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or AA by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, in each case due within one year from the making of the investment.

Certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by, any (a) Lender or (b) bank incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or any of its states and given on the date of the investment a short-term certificate of deposit credit rating of at least P-2 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or A-2 by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the investment.

Certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by, any branch or office located in the United States of America of a bank incorporated under the Laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America having on the date of the investment a short-term certificate of deposit credit rating of a least P-2 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or A-2 by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, in each case due within on year after the date of the making of the investment.

Repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by a broker or dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 having on the date of the investment capital of at least $100,000,000, due within 30 days after the date of the making of the investment, so long as the maker of the investment receives written confirmation of the transfer to it of record ownership of the Government Securities on the books of a “primary dealer” in the Government Securities as soon as practicable after the making of the investment.

Readily marketable commercial paper of corporations doing business in and incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or of any corporation that is the holding company for a bank described in Items 3 and 4 above given on the date of the investment a credit rating of at least P-1 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, in each case due within 90 days after the date of the making of the investment.

SCHEDULE 9.8

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“Money market preferred stock” issued by a corporation incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or any of its states given on the date of the investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc., and AA by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, in each case having an investment period not exceeding 50 days, so long as (a) the amount of all the investments issued by the same issuer does not exceed $10,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of all the investments does not exceed $50,000,000.

A readily redeemable “money market mutual fund” sponsored by a bank described in Items 3 or 4 above, or a registered broker or dealer described in Item 5 above, that has and maintains an investment policy limiting its investments primarily to instruments of the types described in Items 1 through 7 above and having on the date of those investment total assets of at least $1,000,000,000.

9.	Loans or advances to any Restricted Companies’ directors, officers, and employees made in the ordinary course of business that never exceed a total of $250,000.00 in the aggregate outstanding for all such loans and advances.

10.	Loans or advances to or investments in Restricted Companies (provided that all such loans and advances are evidenced by a promissory note subject to Lender Liens pursuant to the Collateral Documents).

11.	Other investments disclosed in writing to Administrative Agent that never exceed a total of $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate outstanding at any time.

SCHEDULE 9.8

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EXHIBIT A

NOTE


$		, 200

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company (“Maker”) promises to pay to the order of , (“Payee”), that portion of the principal amount of $ that may from time to time be disbursed and outstanding under this note, together with interest.

This note is a “Note” under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 17, 2005, among Maker as Borrower, Payee, certain other “Lenders,” and BNP Paribas, as “Administrative Agent” for Lenders. All of the terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used—unless otherwise defined—in this Note.

This Note incorporates by reference the principal and interest payment terms in the Credit Agreement for this Note, including, without limitation, the final maturity date for this Note, which is the Termination Date. Principal and interest are payable to the holder of this Note through Administrative Agent at its offices at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, or at any other address of which Administrative Agent may notify Maker in writing.

This Note also incorporates by reference all other provisions in the Credit Agreement applicable to this Note—such as provisions for disbursement of principal, applicable-interest rates before and after Default, voluntary and mandatory prepayments, acceleration of maturity, exercise of rights, payment of attorney’s fees, court costs, and other costs of collection, certain waivers by Maker and other obligors, assurances and security, choice of Texas and United States federal law, usury savings, and other matters applicable to Loan Documents under the Credit Agreement.

This Note is given by Maker in extension, renewal and modification of, and not in novation or discharge of, the obligations and indebtedness evidenced by those certain Promissory Notes dated January 31, 2001, executed by Maker and payable to the order of Prior Lenders in the original aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000, such promissory notes, among other things, having been assigned from Prior Lenders to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to that certain Assignment of Notes, Documents and Liens dated November 9, 2001, executed by Prior Administrative Agent and Prior Lenders, as assignor in favor of Administrative Agent.


Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., as Maker

By:
Name:
Title:

Exhibit A

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF PRODUCTION REPORT

Section 1: Total Company Most Recent Six-Month Operations Statistics


Month:
Production Sales Volumes
Oil (Bbls)
Gas (MMcf)
NGLs (Bbls)

Average Realized Prices
Oil ($/Bbl)
Gas ($/Mcf)
NGLs ($/Bbl)

Total Sales ($000)
Total XXX ($000)
Total Capex ($000)

Section 2: Discussion of Significant Production Variances

Section 3: Discussion of Significant Operating Expenditures or Significant Changes in Total Operating Expenses

Section 4: Discussion of Significant Capital Expenditures

Section 5: Significant Lease or Well Production Statistics (for each lease or well comprising over 5% of total production)

Property:


Month:
Production Sales Volumes
Oil (Bbls)
Gas (MMcf)
NGLs (Bbls)
Water (Bbls)
FTP (PSI)

Production Sales Volumes
Oil (Bbls)
Gas (MMcf)
NGLs (Bbls)
Water (Bbls)
FTP (PSI)

Exhibit B - 1


Prepared:		By:
		Name:
		Title:
		Date:

Exhibit B - 2

EXHIBIT C-1

BORROWING REQUEST


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: BNP Paribas		DATE: , 200

BORROWER: Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, X.XX.

This notice is delivered under Section 2.2(a) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, and amended, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 17, 2005 among Borrower, Administrative Agent, and certain lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used — unless otherwise defined — in this request.

Borrower requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement as follows:


Borrowing Date¹		, 200
Amount of Borrowing²	$
Type of Borrowing³
For LIBOR-Rate Borrowing, the Interest Period⁴		months

Borrower certifies that on the above Borrowing Date — after giving effect to the requested Borrowing — (a) all of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents will be true and correct in all material respects and (b) no Material Adverse Event, Default, or Potential Default will exist.


Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., as Borrower

By:
(Name)
(Title)

¹	Business Day of request for Base-Rate Borrowing or at least third Business Day after request for LIBOR-Rate Borrowing.

²	Not less than $500,000 or a $100,000 greater multiple if a Base-Rate Borrowing, and not less than $1,000,000 or a $500,000 greater multiple if a LIBOR-Rate Borrowing.

³	LIBOR-Rate Borrowing or Base-Rate Borrowing.

⁴	1, 2, 3, or 6 months.

Exhibit C-1

EXHIBIT C-2

NOTICE OF CONVERSION


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: BNP Paribas		DATE: , 200

BORROWER: Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

This notice is delivered under Section 3.10 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 17, 2005 among Borrower, Administrative Agent, and certain lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used — unless otherwise defined — in this notice.

Borrower presently has a / Borrowing (the “Existing Borrowing”) under the Revolving Facility in the amount of $ — which, if a Libor-Rate Borrowing, has an Interest Period of / ending on . On (the “Conversion Date”), Borrower shall partially pay, continue in full or part as the same Type of Borrowing, or convert in full or part to another Type of Borrowing and — if applicable — with the Interest Period(d) designated below [check applicable boxes]:

•

Amount to be paid, if any, $

•

Balance to be in the following Types of Borrowings with — if applicable — the following Interest Period(s):


Type	Amount	Interest Period
	$
	$
	$
	$

Borrower certifies that on the Conversion Date — and after giving effect to the above action(s) — (a) all of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents will be true and correct in all material respects and (b) no Material Adverse Event, Default, or Potential Default will exist.


Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

By:
(Name)
(Title)

Exhibit C-2

EXHIBIT C-3

LC REQUEST


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: BNP Paribas		DATE: , 200

ISSUING LENDER:

BORROWER: Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

This notice is delivered under Section 2.3(a) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, and amended, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 17, 2005 among Borrower, Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, and certain other lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used — unless otherwise defined — in this request.

Borrower requests Issuing Lender to issue a LC under the Credit Agreement as follows:


Issue Date		,
Beneficiary		____________________
Expiry Date		____________________/
Face Amount		$

Borrower certifies that on the above Issue Date — after giving effect to the requested LC — (a) all of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents will be true and correct in all material respects and (b) no Material Adverse Event, Default, or Potential Default will exist.


Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., as Borrower

By:
(Name)
(Title)

Exhibit C-3

EXHIBIT C-4

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER/YEAR ENDED

(the “Subject Period”)


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: BNP Paribas		DATE:

BORROWER: Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C.

This certificate is delivered under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 17, 2005 among Borrower, Administrative Agent, and certain lenders, all defined terms in which have the same meanings when used — unless otherwise defined — in this certificate.

In my capacity as a Responsible Officer of — and on behalf of — Borrower, I certify to Administrative Agent and Lenders on the date of this certificate that (a) I am a Responsible Officer of Borrower, (b) Xxxxxxxx’x Financial Statements attached to this certificate were prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the Companies’ consolidated financial condition and results of operations as of, and for the fiscal quarter or year, as the case may be, ended on, the last day of the Subject Period, (c) a review of the activities of the Companies during the Subject Period has been made under my supervision with a view to determining whether, during the Subject Period, the Companies performed and complied with all of their obligations under the Loan Documents, and, during the Subject Period, to my knowledge (i) the Companies performed, and complied with all of their obligations under the Loan Documents (except for the deviations, if any, described on a schedule to this certificate) in all material respects, and (ii) no Default (nor any Potential Default) has occurred which has not been cured or waived (except the Defaults or Potential Defaults, if any, described on the schedule to this certificate), and (d) to my knowledge, the status of compliance by the Companies with Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 of the Credit Agreement at the end of the Subject Period is as described on the schedule to this certificate.


By:
(Name)
(Title)

Exhibit C-4

SCHEDULE TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Fiscal Quarter/Year Ended )

A. Describe deviations from performance or compliance with covenants, if any, pursuant to clause (c)(i) of the attached certificate. If none, so state.

B. Describe Potential Defaults and Defaults, if any, pursuant to clause (c)(ii) of the attached certificate. If none, so state.

C. Reflect compliance with Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 at the end of the Subject Period on a consolidated basis pursuant to clause (d) of the attached certificate.

Table 1


Covenant	At End of Subject Period
§10.1 Current Ratio
(a) Current assets	$
(b) Current liabilities	$
(c) Ratio of Line (a) to Line (b)		to 1.00
(d) Minimum		1.00 to 1.00

§10.2 Interest Coverage

(a) Net Income for the fiscal quarter then ended	$
(b) Interest expense (including capitalized interest) in that applicable period	$
(c) Taxes for that applicable period	$
(d) Extraordinary expense/(income) for that applicable period	$
(e) Depreciation, depletion and amortization for that applicable period	$
(f) EBITDAX for that applicable period (sum of Lines (a)-(e))		$
(g) Ratio of Line (f) to Line (b)		to 1.00
(h) Minimum		3.00 to 1.00

§10.3 Minimum Tangible Net Worth

(a) Tangible Net Worth at the end of the Subject Period
(b) Cumulative Net Income (without deduction for losses) from September 30, 2004, through the end of the Subject Period	$
(c) Net proceeds of the issuance of any equity securities by Xxxxxxxx after September 30, 2004
(d) Minimum Tangible Net Worth [Sum of $53,392,838 plus (50% X Line(b)) plus (100% X Line (c))]		$

Schedule to Compliance Certificate

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EXHIBIT D

OPINION OF COUNSEL TO COMPANIES

Exhibit D

EXHIBIT E

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of , between (“Assignor”) and (“Assignee”).

Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company (“Borrower”) certain lenders (“Lenders”), and BNP Paribas, a foreign banking corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of France (in its capacity as Administrative Agent for Lenders, “Administrative Agent”), are party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 17, 2005, all of the defined terms in which have the same meanings when used — unless otherwise defined — in this agreement. This agreement is entered into as required by Section 14.10(c) of the Credit Agreement and, if required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, is not effective until consented to by Borrower and Administrative Agent, which consents may not under the Credit Agreement be unreasonably withheld.

ACCORDINGLY, for adequate and sufficient consideration, Assignor and Assignee agree as follows:

1. Assignment and Assumption. By this agreement, and effective as of (which must be at least five Business Days after the execution and delivery of this agreement to both Borrower, if applicable, and Administrative Agent for consent, the “Effective Date”), Assignor sells and assigns to Assignee (without recourse to Assignor) and Assignee purchases and assumes from Assignor a % interest (the “Assigned Interest”), which, if not equal to 100%, must be a percentage, when computed as an aggregate dollar amount, that is at least $5,000,000, in and to all of Assignor’s Rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date, including, without limitation, the Assigned Interest in (a) Assignor’s Commitment as of the Effective Date, (b) the Note held by Assignor as of the Effective Date, (c) all Principal Debt owed to Assignor on the Effective Date, (d) all unpaid reimbursement obligations under drawings or drafts under any LC on the Effective Date, (e) all outstanding participations owned by Assignor under Section 2.4(b) of the Credit Agreement on the Effective Date, (f) all interest accruing in respect of the Assigned Interest after the Effective Date, (g) all LC fees paid in advance before the Effective Date under Section 4.3(a) of the Credit Agreement in respect of the Assigned Interest and in respect of any period or periods after the Effective Date, and (h) all commitment fees accruing in respect of the Assigned Interest under Section 4.4 of the Credit Agreement after the Effective Date.

2. Assignor Provisions. Assignor (a) represents and warrants to Assignee that as of the Effective Date (i) the following principal amounts and LC liabilities are owed to it without reduction for any assignments that have not yet become effective:


Item		Amount
Principal Debt of Revolving Facility		$
LC reimbursement obligations		$
§ 2.3(b) participations		$

Exhibit E - 1

and (ii) Assignor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, which is free and clear of any adverse claim, and (b) makes no representation or warranty to Assignee and assumes no responsibility to Assignee with respect to (i) any statements, warranties, or representations made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency, or value of any Loan Document, or (iii) the financial condition of any Company or the performance or observance by any Company of any of its obligations under any Loan Document.

3. Assignee Provisions. Assignee (a) represents and warrants to Assignor, Borrower, and Administrative Agent that Assignee is legally authorized to enter into this agreement, (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, copies of the Current Financials, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this agreement, (c) agrees with Assignor, Borrower, and Administrative Agent that Assignee shall — independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent, Assignor, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as Assignee deems appropriate at the time — continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, (d) appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents and all other reasonably-incidental powers, (e) agrees with Assignor, Borrower, and Administrative Agent that Assignee shall perform and comply with all provisions of the Loan Documents applicable to Lenders in accordance with their respective terms, and (f) if Assignee is not organized under the Laws of the United States of America or one of its states, it (i) represents and warrants to Assignor, Administrative Agent, and Borrower that no Taxes are required to be withheld by Assignor, Administrative Agent, or Borrower with respect to any payments to be made to it in respect of the Obligations, and it has furnished to Administrative Agent and Borrower two duly completed copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI, or any other form acceptable to Administrative Agent that entitles Assignee to exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax on all interest payments under the Loan Documents, (ii) covenants to provide Administrative Agent and Borrower a new Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI, or other form acceptable to Administrative Agent upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form according to Law, duly executed and completed by it, and to comply from time to time with all Laws with regard to the withholding Tax exemption, and (iii) agrees with Administrative Agent and Borrower that, if any of the foregoing is not true or the applicable forms are not provided, then Administrative Agent and Borrower (without duplication) may deduct and withhold from interest payments under the Loan Documents any United States federal-income Tax at the full rate applicable under the Code.

4. Credit Agreement and Commitments. From and after the Effective Date (a) Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and (to the extent provided in this agreement) have the Rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents and (b) Assignor shall (to the extent provided in this agreement) relinquish its Rights and be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents. On the Effective Date, after giving effect to this agreement, but without giving effect to any other assignments that have not yet become effective, Assignor’s

Exhibit E - 2

total Commitment (which, if positive, must be at least $5,000,000) and Assignee’s total Commitment will be as follows:


Lender		Commitment
Assignor		$
Assignee		$

5. Notes. Assignor and Assignee request Borrower to issue new Notes to Assignor and Assignee in the amounts of their respective Commitments under Paragraph 4 above and otherwise issued in accordance with the Credit Agreement. Upon delivery of those Notes, Assignor shall return to Borrower the Note previously delivered to Assignor under the Credit Agreement.

6. Payments and Adjustments. From and after the Effective Date, Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees, and other amounts) to Assignee. Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments for periods before the Effective Date by Administrative Agent or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.

7. Conditions Precedent. Paragraphs 1 through 5 above are not effective until (a) counterparts of this agreement are executed and delivered by Assignor and Assignee to — and are executed in the spaces below by — Borrower and Administrative Agent and (b) Administrative Agent receives from Assignor or Assignee a $3,500 processing fee.

8. Incorporated Provisions. Although this agreement is not a Loan Document, the provisions of Sections 1 and 14 of the Credit Agreement applicable to Loan Documents are incorporated into this instrument by reference the same as if this agreement were a Loan Document and those provisions were set forth in this agreement verbatim.

9. Communications. For purposes of Section 14.2 of the Credit Agreement, Assignee’s address and telecopy number — until changed under that section — are beside its signature below.

10. Amendments, Etc. No amendment, waiver, or discharge to or under this agreement is valid unless in writing that is signed by the party against whom it is sought to be enforced and is otherwise in conformity with the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

11. ENTIRETY. THIS AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE ABOUT ITS SUBJECT MATTER AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE.

12. Parties. This agreement binds and benefits Assignor, Assignee, and their respective successors and assigns that are permitted under the Credit Agreement.

Exhibit E - 3


EXECUTED as of the date first stated above.

[ASSIGNOR]

By:
(Name)
(Title)

[ASSIGNEE]

By:
(Name)
(Title)

(Address)

(Telecopy No.)

As of the Effective Date, [Borrower] and Administrative Agent consent to this agreement and the transactions contemplated in it.


[XXXXXXXX PETROLEUM COMPANY, L.L.C., as Borrower]

By:
(Name)
(Title)

BNP PARIBAS, as Administrative Agent

By:
(Name)
(Title)

By:
(Name)
(Title)

Exhibit E - 4

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 17, 2005 among GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY, L.L.C. Borrower BNP PARIBAS Administrative Agent and CERTAIN LENDERS Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner BNP PARIBAS

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