EXHIBIT 10.12
MORTGAGE, DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF PRODUCTION,
SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FINANCING STATEMENT
DATED MAY 21, 1997
FROM
TEXOIL COMPANY
(MORTGAGOR AND DEBTOR)
TO
XXXX XXXXXXX, TRUSTEE
AND
RIMCO PARTNERS, L.P., RIMCO PARTNERS, X.X. XX, RIMCO PARTNERS, L.P. III AND
RIMCO PARTNERS, X.X. XX
(MORTGAGEES AND SECURED PARTY)
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The mailing address of the above-named Mortgagees and Secured Party is 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, the mailing address of Mortgagor and
Debtor is 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 and the mailing
address of the Trustee is 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000. This
instrument contains after-acquired property provisions.
This instrument secures payment of future advances.
The oil and gas interests included in the Mortgaged Property will be financed at
the wellheads of the xxxxx located on the properties described in Exhibit A
hereto, and this financing statement is to be filed or filed for record, among
other places, in the real estate records.
Mortgagor has an interest of record in the real estate concerned, which is
described in Exhibit A hereto.
ATTENTION OF RECORDING OFFICERS: This instrument is a Mortgage and Deed of Trust
of both real and personal property and is, among other things, a Security
Agreement and Financing Statement under the Uniform Commercial Code. Some of the
personal property constituting a portion of the Mortgaged Property is or is to
be affixed to the Lands described in Exhibit A hereto, and this financing
statement is to be filed or filed for record, among other places, in the real
estate records. This instrument creates a lien on rights in, or relating to,
Lands of the Mortgagor which are described in Exhibit A hereto and, where
applicable, is to be tract indexed with respect to all Lands described in said
Exhibit A.
Recorded counterparts should be returned to:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx L.L.P.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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MORTGAGE, DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF PRODUCTION, SECURITY
AGREEMENT AND FINANCING STATEMENT
THIS Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Assignment of Production, Security
Agreement and Financing Statement (this "MORTGAGE") dated as of May 21, 1997, is
from TEXOIL COMPANY, a Tennessee corporation ("MORTGAGOR"), to XXXX XXXXXXX, as
trustee (the "TRUSTEE"), and RIMCO PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, RIMCO PARTNERS, X.X. XX, a Delaware limited partnership, RIMCO
PARTNERS, L.P. III, a Delaware limited partnership, and RIMCO PARTNERS, X.X. XX,
a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, "MORTGAGEES") .
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Mortgagor and Texoil, Inc., a Nevada corporation have
entered into an Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May
21, 1997 with Mortgagees (such Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as
same may from time to time be amended, modified or amended and restated and in
effect, being herein called the "NOTE AGREEMENT"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Agreement, Mortgagees have purchased
from Mortgagor and Mortgagor has sold (a) to Mortgagees Mortgagor's 10% Senior
Secured Exchangeable General Obligation Notes in the maximum aggregate principal
amount of $3,000,000, (b) to Mortgagees (other than RIMCO Partners, L.P.)
Mortgagor's 10% Senior Secured General Obligation Notes in the maximum aggregate
principal amount of $5,000,000 and (c) to Mortgagees Mortgagor's 10% Senior
Secured Exchangeable General Obligation Notes in the maximum aggregate principal
amount of $1,500,000; and
WHEREAS, Mortgagor is granting the Lien under this Mortgage to the
Trustee and the Mortgagees pursuant to its obligations under the Note Agreement
and for the purpose of, among other things, securing and providing for the
repayment of all amounts at any time owing and from time to time owing by
Mortgagor to Mortgagees in connection with or under the Note Agreement or the
Notes;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. Unless the context otherwise requires, as
used in this Mortgage and all amendments, restatements, extensions,
modifications, renewals, supplements or waivers hereof or hereto, the following
terms shall have the following meanings, which meanings shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural form of such terms.
"AFFILIATE" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Note
Agreement.
"BUSINESS DAY" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the
Note Agreement.
"COLLATERAL" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in ARTICLE
VIII of this Mortgage.
"DEBTOR" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in ARTICLE
VIII hereof.
"DEBTOR RELIEF LAW(S)" shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United
States, as amended from time to time, and all other applicable
dissolution, liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium,
readjustment of debt, compromise, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency,
reorganization or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect
affecting the rights of creditors generally.
"DEFAULT" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Note
Agreement.
"DEFAULT RATE" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the
Note Agreement.
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in
ARTICLE VI hereof.
"EXPLORATION AGREEMENTS" shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain
Raceland 3-D Exploration Agreement dated December 6, 1995 among Mortgagor,
as Operator and Pogo Producing Company, et al., as Participants, (b) that
certain Greens Lake 3-D Exploration Agreement dated October 16, 1995
between Mortgagor and Meridian Oil Inc., as Operator, (c) that certain
Xxxxxx Xxxxx 3-D Exploration Agreement dated May 1, 1996 between Mortgagor
and Xxxxxxxx Petroleum Company, as Operator, and (d) all operating
agreements, area of mutual interest agreements and other agreements
attached or related to any of the foregoing exploration agreements.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" shall mean any nation or government, any
federal, state, province, city, town, municipality, county, local or other
political subdivision thereof
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or thereto and any court, tribunal, department, commission, board, bureau,
instrumentality, agency or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
"HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE" shall have the meaning assigned to that term
in the Note Agreement.
"HYDROCARBONS" shall mean oil, natural gas, condensate and all other
liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons and all products produced or separated
therefrom.
"INDEBTEDNESS" shall mean all principal, interest and other amounts
now or hereafter owing by Mortgagor to Mortgagees, and their successors,
transferees and assigns, under the Notes and the other Transaction
Documents and all other obligations, debts, liabilities, covenants and
duties of Mortgagor under the Note Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising. The term includes, without limitation, all principal,
interest, reasonable charges, expenses, fees, attorneys' fees and
disbursements chargeable to Mortgagor under the Note Agreement or the
other Transaction Documents, including without limitation, all obligations
of Mortgagor now or hereafter existing under this Mortgage, and all
interest that accrues, to the extent permitted under applicable law, on
all or any part of the obligations after the filing of any petition or
pleading against Mortgagor for a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws.
"LANDS" shall mean the lands that are covered by the Leases and the
lands that are pooled or unitized therewith.
"LEASES" shall mean the Oil and Gas Leases described in Exhibit A,
together with extensions, renewals or replacements thereof and new leases
covering all or any portion of the Lands covered thereby.
"LIEN" shall mean any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or other encumbrance.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall have the meaning assigned to that
term in the Note Agreement.
"MORTGAGE" shall mean this Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Assignment of
Production, Security Agreement and Financing Statement, as same may from
time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated.
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"MORTGAGED PROPERTY" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in
ARTICLE II to this Mortgage.
"MORTGAGEES" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the
introduction of this Mortgage and, after transfer of any of the Notes in
accordance with the Note Agreement, shall include all subsequent holders
of any of the Notes (other than Mortgagor and its Affiliates).
"MORTGAGOR" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the
introduction to this Mortgage.
"NOTE AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the
recitals of this Mortgage.
"NOTES" shall be the collective reference to (i) those four 10%
Senior Secured Exchangeable General Obligation Notes, each dated as of
September 6, 1996 issued by Mortgagor in the aggregate principal sum not
to exceed $3,000,000 and payable to the order of each Mortgagee bearing
interest at the rates provided for in the Notes and providing for the
payment of attorneys' fees and acceleration of maturity as set forth in
the Note Agreement, and with a present maturity date of September 1, 1999
or such earlier date as provided for in the Note Agreement, all as more
particularly described therein or in the Note Agreement, (ii) those three
10% Senior Secured General Obligation Notes, each dated as of September 6,
1996 issued by Mortgagor in the aggregate principal sum not to exceed
$5,000,000 and payable to the order of each Mortgagee (other than RIMCO
Partners, L.P.) bearing interest at the rates provided for in the Notes
and providing for the payment of attorneys' fees and acceleration of
maturity as set forth in the Note Agreement, and with a present maturity
date of September 1, 2002 or such earlier date as provided for in the Note
Agreement, (iii) those four (4) 10% Senior Secured Exchangeable General
Obligation Notes, each dated as of May 21, 1997 issued by Mortgagor in the
aggregate principal sum not to exceed $1,500,000 and payable to the order
of each Mortgagee bearing interest at the rates provided for in the Notes
and providing for the payment of attorneys' fees and acceleration of
maturity as set forth in the Note Agreement, and with a present maturity
date of September 1, 1999 or such earlier date as provided for in the Note
Agreement, all as more particularly described therein or in the Note
Agreement and (iv) any note given in substitution for any of the foregoing
notes, or in modification, renewal, extension or restatement thereof, in
whole or in part, as any of the same may be endorsed, amended, modified or
supplemented.
"OIL AND GAS LEASES" shall include oil and gas leases, oil, gas and
mineral leases and shall also include subleases thereof and operating
rights thereto.
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"OPERATING EQUIPMENT" shall mean all personal property, surface or
subsurface machinery, equipment, facilities, supplies or other property of
whatsoever kind or nature now or hereafter located on or under or affixed
to any of the Lands or Leases or now or hereafter used, held for use or
useful in connection with the exploration, development and operation of
the Lands or Leases and the production, treatment, storage, processing or
transportation of Hydrocarbons produced or to be produced from or
attributable thereto, including, but not by way of limitation, all oil
xxxxx, gas xxxxx, water xxxxx, injection xxxxx, gas processing plants,
casing, tubing, rods, pumps, pumping units and engines, christmas trees,
derricks, separators, gun barrels, flow lines, tanks, tank batteries, gas
systems (for gathering, treating, compression, disposal or injection),
chemicals, solutions, water systems (for treating, disposal and
injection), pipe, pipelines, meters, apparatus, boilers, compressors,
liquid extractors, connectors, valves, fittings, power plants, poles,
lines, cables, wires, transformers, starters and controllers, machine
shops, tools, machinery and parts, storage yards and equipment stored
therein, buildings and camps, telegraph, telephone and other communication
systems, roads, loading docks, loading racks and shipping facilities,
fixtures, and other appurtenances, appliances and property of every kind
and character, movable or immovable, together with all improvements,
betterments and additions, accessions and attachments thereto and
replacements thereof.
"PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES" shall mean (i) the Lien hereof, (ii) any
Lien permitted under SECTION 10.02 of the Note Agreement, and (iii) those
restrictions, exceptions, reservations, conditions, limitations, interests
and other matters, if any, set forth or referred to in Exhibit A.
"PRODUCTION SALE CONTRACTS" shall mean contracts now or hereafter in
effect and entered into by Mortgagor, or Mortgagor's predecessors in
interest, for the production, sale, purchase, exchange, processing,
gathering, or transporting of Hydrocarbons produced from or attributable
to the Subject Interests.
"REQUIRED HOLDERS" shall mean, at any time, the holder or holders of
at least 51% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes
(exclusive of Notes then owned by Mortgagor or any of its Affiliates).
"REQUIREMENTS OF LAW" shall mean any federal, state or local law,
rule or regulation, permit or other binding determination of any
Governmental Authority.
"SUBJECT INTERESTS" shall mean each kind and character of right,
title, interest or estate, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which
Mortgagor has in and to the Leases and each kind and character of right,
title, interest or estate, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which
Mortgagor has in and to the Lands, together with each kind and character
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of right, title, interest or estate now or hereafter vested in Mortgagor
in and to all oil and gas leasehold interests, overriding royalty
interests, mineral interests, royalty interests, net profits interests,
oil payments, production payments, carried interests, operating rights,
and all other properties or interests of every kind or character which
relate to any of the Lands and/or the Leases, including, without
limitation, Mortgagor's undivided interests in those certain Leases and
xxxxx located on the Lands, as same may be specified in Exhibit A attached
hereto, whether such right, title, interest or estate be under and by
virtue of a Lease, a unitization or pooling agreement, a unitization or
pooling order, an assignment, a mineral deed, a royalty deed, an operating
agreement, a revenue sharing agreement, a division order, a transfer
order, a farmout agreement, a fee simple conveyance or any other type of
contract, conveyance or instrument or under any other type of claim or
title, legal or equitable, recorded or unrecorded, even though the
Mortgagor's interest may be incorrectly or incompletely described in
Exhibit A, all as the same shall be enlarged by the discharge of any
payments out of production or by the removal of any charges or
encumbrances to which any of same are subject.
"SUBJECT MINERALS" shall mean all Hydrocarbons in, under, upon,
produced or to be produced or which may be produced, saved and sold from
or which shall accrue and be attributable to, the Subject Interests,
including without limitation, all oil in tanks and all rents, issues,
profits, proceeds, products, revenues, and other income arising from or
attributable to the Subject Interests.
"TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" shall have the meaning assigned to that term
in the Note Agreement.
"UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE" shall mean the Texas Business and Commerce
Code and shall include without limitation Chapter 9 thereof, as amended
from time to time and in effect.
"WELL DATA" shall mean all logs, engineering data, formation tests,
drilling reports, division orders, transfer orders, operating agreements,
abstracts, title opinions, files, records, memoranda, data bases,
information systems, wellcores, fluid samples, production data and
reports, well testing data and reports, maps, seismic and geophysical,
geological and chemical data and information, interpretive and analytical
reports of any kind or nature (including, without limitation, reserve
studies and reserve evaluations), computer hardware and software and all
documentation therefor or relating thereto (including, without limitation,
all licenses relating to or covering such computer hardware, software
and/or documentation), and other written information in the possession or
control of Mortgagor relating directly or indirectly to (a) any of the
Leases or the xxxxx located on any of the Lands or (b) the Exploration
Agreements.
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ARTICLE II
MORTGAGE, DEED OF TRUST
2.1 GRANT OF MORTGAGE, DEED OF TRUST ON REAL PROPERTY AND SECURITY
INTEREST IN PERSONAL PROPERTY. Mortgagor, for and in consideration of the
premises and of the debts and trusts hereinafter mentioned, and to secure the
Indebtedness, has granted, bargained, sold, mortgaged, warranted, assigned,
transferred and conveyed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell,
mortgage, warrant, assign, transfer and convey unto the Trustee, in trust, for
the use and benefit of the Mortgagees and their respective successors and
assigns, with power of sale, all of Mortgagor's right, title and interest in and
to, the following described real and personal property, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, namely:
(a) the Subject Interests;
(b) the Subject Minerals;
(c) the Production Sale Contracts;
(d) the Exploration Agreements;
(e) the Operating Equipment;
(f) all unitization, communitization, operating agreements, pooling
agreements and declarations of pooled units and the properties covered and
the units created thereby (including all units formed under orders,
regulations, rules or other official acts of any federal, state or other
governmental agency providing for pooling or unitization, spacing orders
or other well permits and other instruments) which relate to or affect all
or any portion of the Subject Interests;
(g) all accounts receivable and other accounts, contract rights,
operating rights, general intangibles, chattel paper, documents and
instruments arising under the Production Sale Contracts or pertaining to
the Subject Interests;
(h) all oil and gas produced, and/or general intangibles, accounts
and other rights to payment under any and all contracts under which
Mortgagor is entitled to share in the production from or the proceeds of
production from any oil and/or gas xxxxx located on the Lands and Leases
described in Exhibit A hereto;
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(i) all subleases, farmout agreements, assignments of interest,
assignments of operating rights, contracts, operating agreements, bidding
agreements, advance payment agreements, rights-of-way, surface leases,
franchises, servitudes, privileges, permits, licenses, easements,
tenements, hereditaments, improvements, appurtenances and benefits now
existing or in the future obtained and incident and appurtenant to any of
the foregoing;
(j) all Well Data subject to confidentiality agreements or
restrictions existing in favor of third parties;
(k) any Liens and security interests in the Subject Interests
securing payment of proceeds from the sale of the Subject Minerals
including, but not limited to, those liens and security interests provided
for in Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Xxx. ss. 9.319 (Tex. UCC) (Xxxxxx Supp.
1989), as amended;
(l) any other property not included within subparagraphs (a) through
(k) above that may from time to time hereafter be subjected to the Lien
created hereby and security interest hereof by the express consent of
Mortgagor, and the Mortgagees and Trustee are hereby authorized to receive
the same as additional security for the benefit of the Mortgagees; and
(m) any and all proceeds, returns, rents, issues, profits, products,
revenues and other income arising from or by virtue of the sale, lease or
other disposition of, or from any condemnation proceeds payable with
respect to loss of the Leases or the Lands, or from any insurance payable
with respect to damage, loss or destruction of, the items described in
subparagraphs (a) through (l) above;
together with any and all corrections or amendments to, or renewals, extensions
or ratifications of, any of the same, or of any instrument relating thereto, all
the aforesaid properties, rights and interests which are hereby subjected to the
Lien of this instrument, together with any additions thereto which may be
subjected to the Lien of this instrument by means of supplements or amendments
hereto, being hereinafter called the "MORTGAGED PROPERTY."
Subject, however, to the condition that neither the Mortgagees nor
the Trustee shall be liable in any respect for the performance of any covenant
or obligation of Mortgagor in respect of the Mortgaged Property.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Mortgaged Property unto the Trustee and its
successors and assigns forever to secure the payment and performance of the
Indebtedness and to secure the performance of the covenants, agreements and
obligations of Mortgagor herein contained.
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ARTICLE III
PARTICULAR WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF MORTGAGOR
Mortgagor hereby warrants and represents to the Trustee and
Mortgagees as follows:
3.1 LEASES. The Leases are in full force and effect, are valid,
subsisting leases covering the entire estates to which they pertain and all
rentals, royalties and other amounts due and payable in accordance with the
terms of the Leases have been duly paid or provided for, the obligations to be
performed under the Leases have been duly performed (and Mortgagor is not aware
of any default by any third party with respect to such third party's
obligations).
3.2 TITLE. Subject to Permitted Encumbrances, Mortgagor has good and
defensible title to all of the Mortgaged Property. The warranty made by
Mortgagor hereunder with respect to its title or interest in the Mortgaged
Property shall not in any manner limit the quantum of interest affected by this
Mortgage. It is intended that this Mortgage shall cover and affect Mortgagor's
entire present and future interest in the Mortgaged Property without regard to
any recited warranted interest. The reference to Permitted Encumbrances in this
Mortgage is made for the purpose of giving effect to the warranties of Mortgagor
contained herein, and is not intended to limit or restrict the description of
the Mortgaged Property, nor is it intended that this Mortgage or the rights of
Mortgagees hereunder shall be subject to, or encumbered by, the Permitted
Encumbrances solely by reference thereto. Each of the Production Sale Contracts
and each of the operating agreements governing any Lease described on Exhibit A
attached hereto is free from any material credit, deduction, allowance, defense,
dispute, setoff, or counterclaim (other than current charges provided for in
such instruments but not yet due and payable) and there is no extension or
indulgence with respect thereto.
3.3 POWER AND AUTHORITY. Mortgagor has the full power and legal
right to grant, bargain, sell, mortgage, assign, transfer and convey a lien and
security interest in all of the Mortgaged Property in the manner and form herein
provided and without obtaining the waiver, consent or approval of any lessor,
sublessor, governmental agency or entity or party whomsoever or whatsoever which
has not been obtained.
3.4 IMBALANCES, ETC. As of the date hereof, (i) neither Mortgagor
nor Mortgagor's predecessors in title have received prepayments (including, but
not limited to, payments for gas not taken pursuant to "take or pay"
arrangements) for any Hydrocarbons produced from the Mortgaged Properties after
the date hereof; (ii) no Mortgaged Property is subject at the present time to
any regulatory refund obligation and, to the best of Mortgagor's knowledge, no
situations exist where the same might be imposed; (iii) no Mortgaged Property is
subject to a gas balancing arrangement under which an imbalance exists with
respect to which imbalance Mortgagor is in an overproduced status and is
required to (A) permit one or more third parties to take a portion of the
production
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attributable to such Mortgaged Property without payment (or without full
payment) therefor and/or (B) make payment in cash, in order to correct such
imbalance; or (iv) to the best of Mortgagor's knowledge, no Mortgaged Property
is subject to having allowable production after the date of this Mortgage
reduced below the full and regular allowable because of any over-production
prior to the date of this Mortgage.
3.5 NO GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS. Mortgagor warrants that no approval
or consent of any regulatory or administrative commission or authority, or of
any other governmental body, is necessary to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Mortgage, or that such approvals as are required have been
obtained; and that no such approval or consent is necessary to authorize the
observance or performance by Mortgagor of the covenants herein contained, or
that such approvals as are required have been obtained.
3.6 PRODUCING XXXXX. All producing xxxxx located on the Lands have
been drilled, operated and produced in all material respects in conformity with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of all regulatory authorities
having jurisdiction, and are subject to no penalties on account of past
production, and are bottomed under and are producing from, and the well bores
are wholly within, the Lands.
3.7 PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. The principal place of business and
chief executive office of Mortgagor and the place where Mortgagor's books and
records of account are kept is located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000. Mortgagor's taxpayer identification number is 000000000.
ARTICLE IV
PARTICULAR COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF MORTGAGOR
Mortgagor hereby covenants to and agrees with the Trustee and
Mortgagees as follows:
4.1 OPERATION OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY. So long as the Indebtedness or
any part thereof remains unpaid, and whether or not Mortgagor is the operator of
the Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor shall, at Mortgagor's own expense:
(a) Do all things necessary to keep unimpaired in all material
respects Mortgagor's rights and remedies in or under the Mortgaged
Property and shall not, except in the ordinary course of business as a
reasonably prudent operator would do under similar circumstances, abandon
any well or forfeit, surrender, release or default under any Lease or any
Production Sale Contract, or consent to any of the foregoing, directly or
indirectly;
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(b) Perform or cause to be performed, each and all covenants,
agreements, terms, conditions and limitations imposed upon Mortgagor or
its predecessors in interest and expressly contained in (i) the Leases,
the operating agreements governing any of the Leases, any Production Sale
Contract, or any instrument or document relating thereto, and (ii) any
assignment or other form of conveyance, under or through which the Leases
or an undivided interest therein are now held, except where the failure to
so perform, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material
Adverse Effect, and to perform or cause to be performed all implied
covenants and obligations imposed upon Mortgagor in connection with the
Leases, the operating agreements governing any of the Leases, any
Production Sale Contract or any document or instrument relating thereto,
except where the failure to so perform, individually or in the aggregate,
will not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) Cause, or in the event Mortgagor is not the operator of the
Subject Interests, use reasonable efforts to cause, the Subject Interests
to be maintained, developed, protected against drainage, and continuously
operated for the production of Hydrocarbons in a good and workmanlike
manner as would a prudent operator and in compliance with all applicable
operating agreements and contracts;
(d) Except to the extent such amounts are being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings, cause to be paid, promptly as and
when due and payable, (i) all rentals, delay rentals and royalties and
indebtedness payable in respect of the Subject Interests, and all expenses
incurred in or arising from the operation or development of the Subject
Interests and (ii) all amounts due and payable in accordance with the
terms of each Production Sale Contract, other than such amounts which
Mortgagor is diligently contesting in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings;
(e) Cause, or in the event Mortgagor is not the operator of the
Subject Interests, use reasonable efforts to cause, the Operating
Equipment to be kept in good and effective operating condition, and all
repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereof or
thereto, necessary to the production of Hydrocarbons from the Subject
Interests to be promptly made;
(f) Cause the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof or the rents,
issues, revenues, profits and other income therefrom to be kept free and
clear of all liens, charges, security interests and encumbrances of every
character, other than Permitted Encumbrances; and
(g) Deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Mortgagees a copy of any
notice, demand or other material communication from any other party to the
Leases, the operating agreements governing any of the Leases described in
Exhibit A attached hereto or any
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Production Sale Contract relating to any alleged, potential or actual
material breach thereunder or material breach of any of the covenants,
agreements, terms, or limitations thereof which would have a Material
Adverse Effect on the rights of Mortgagor thereunder.
4.2 RECORDING, ETC. Upon the request of Mortgagees, Mortgagor, at
its expense, will promptly record, register, deposit and file this and every
other instrument in addition or supplemental hereto in such offices and places
and at such times and as often as may be necessary to preserve, protect and
renew the Lien hereof as a first priority perfected Lien on real or personal
property as the case may be and the rights and remedies of the Trustee and the
Mortgagees, and otherwise will do and perform all matters or things necessary or
expedient to be done or observed by reason of any law or regulation of any state
or of the United States of America or of any other competent authority, for the
purpose of effectively creating, maintaining and preserving the Lien of this
Mortgage and the perfection and priority thereof.
4.3 SALE OR MORTGAGE OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY. Mortgagor will not sell,
convey, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or encumber the Mortgaged
Property or any portion thereof, or any of Mortgagor's rights, titles, interests
or estates therein other than as permitted in the Note Agreement; and Mortgagor
will not enter into any arrangement with any gas pipeline company or other
purchaser of Hydrocarbons regarding the Mortgaged Property outside the ordinary
course of business whereby said gas pipeline company or purchaser may set off
any claim against Mortgagor by withholding payment for any Hydrocarbons actually
delivered.
4.4 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Mortgagor will execute and deliver such
other and further instruments and will use its reasonable best efforts to do
such other and further acts as in the reasonable opinion of the Trustee or the
Mortgagees may be necessary or desirable to carry out more effectually the
purposes of this instrument, including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, (a) prompt correction of any defect which may hereafter be discovered
in the title to or description of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof or
in the execution and acknowledgment of this instrument, any Note, or other
document executed in connection herewith, (b) prompt execution and delivery of
all division or transfer orders which in the opinion of Mortgagees are needed to
transfer effectively to Mortgagees the assigned proceeds of production from the
Subject Interests, and (c) obtain any necessary governmental approvals,
including, without limitation, those of the United States or the State of Texas.
4.5 ADVERSE CLAIMS. Mortgagor will warrant and forever defend the
title to the Mortgaged Property unto the Trustee and the Mortgagees against
every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof, and
Mortgagor will maintain and preserve the Lien created hereby so long as any of
the Indebtedness remains unpaid. Should a material adverse claim be made against
or a cloud develop upon the title to any part of the Mortgaged Property,
Mortgagor agrees it will immediately defend against such adverse claim or take
appropriate action to remove such
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cloud at Mortgagor's expense if such claim would, in the reasonable judgment of
Mortgagees, materially and adversely affect the Mortgaged Property, or any
material part thereof, and Mortgagor further agrees that Mortgagees and/or the
Trustee may take such other action they deem advisable to protect and preserve
their interests in the Mortgaged Property, and in such event Mortgagor will
indemnify Mortgagees and Trustee against any and all costs, reasonable
attorneys' fees and other expenses which they may incur in defending against any
such adverse claim or taking action to remove any such cloud.
4.6 RELOCATION OF OFFICES. Mortgagor shall not change its taxpayer
identification number, name or identity or its corporate structure, or relocate
its principal place of business or chief executive office to a county or state
other than that specified in SECTION 3.7 of this Mortgage or otherwise relocate
any portion of the personal property comprising part of the Mortgaged Property
to a county or state other than that where it is presently located unless prior
to such relocation Mortgagor (a) gives 30 days' prior written notice to the
Mortgagees and the Trustee, which notice shall include, without limitation, the
nature of the change and/or the name of the county and state into which such
relocation is to be made and (b) executes and delivers all such additional
documents and performs all additional acts as the Mortgagees or the Trustee or
their counsel shall reasonably feel is necessary or advisable in order to
continue and maintain the existence and priority of Mortgagees' security
interest in the personal property comprising part of the Mortgaged Property so
relocated.
ARTICLE V
ASSIGNMENT OF PRODUCTION
5.1 ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS. Mortgagor hereby absolutely and
unconditionally assigns and transfers to Mortgagees all the income, rents,
royalties, revenue, issues, profits, and proceeds of the Subject Interests,
whether now due, past due or to become due, and hereby gives to and confers upon
Mortgagees the right, power and authority to collect such income, rents,
royalties, revenue, issues, profits and proceeds. Mortgagor irrevocably appoints
Mortgagees its true and lawful attorney at the option of Mortgagees at any time
to demand, receive, and enforce payment, to give receipts, releases, and
satisfactions and to xxx, either in the name of Mortgagor or in the name of
Mortgagees, for all such income, rents, royalties, revenue, issues, profits and
proceeds. Neither the foregoing assignment nor the exercise by Mortgagees of any
of their rights or remedies under this Mortgage shall be deemed to make
Mortgagees a "mortgagee-in-possession" or otherwise responsible or liable in any
manner with respect to the Mortgaged Property or the use, occupancy, enjoyment
or operation of all or any portion thereof, unless Mortgagees, in person or by
agent, assumes actual possession thereof, nor shall appointment of a receiver
for the Subject Interests by any court at the request of Mortgagees or by
agreement with Mortgagor or the entering into possession of the Subject
Interests or any part thereof by such receiver be deemed to make Mortgagees a
"mortgagee-in-possession" or otherwise responsible or liable in any manner with
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respect to the Subject Interests or the use, occupancy, enjoyment or operation
of all or any portion thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, until such time as Mortgagees or Mortgagor shall have
instructed such parties to deliver such rents, income, royalties, revenues,
issues, profits or proceeds directly to Mortgagees (which such instructions may
be given only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default but the giving of such instructions shall as to such parties be
conclusive as to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default), such
parties shall be entitled to deliver such rents, income, royalties, revenues,
issues, profits and proceeds to Mortgagor, to be applied in accordance with the
Note Agreement.
5.2 ASSIGNMENT OF PRODUCTION. As further security for the payment of
the Indebtedness, Mortgagor has transferred, assigned, warranted and conveyed
and does hereby transfer, assign, warrant and convey to Mortgagees, their
successors and assigns, and grants to Mortgagees a security interest in,
effective as of the date hereof, at 7:00 o'clock a.m., local time, all
Hydrocarbons which are thereafter produced and which accrue to the Subject
Interests, all products obtained or processed therefrom and all revenues and
proceeds now or hereafter attributable to said Hydrocarbons and said products as
well as any Liens and security interests securing any sales of said
Hydrocarbons, including, but not limited to, those liens and security interests
provided for in the Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Xxx. ss.9.319 (Tex. UCC) (Xxxxxx Supp.
1989), as amended. All parties producing, purchasing or receiving any such
Hydrocarbons or products, or having such Hydrocarbons, products, or proceeds
therefrom in their possession for which they or others are accountable to
Mortgagees by virtue of the provisions of this Article, are authorized and
directed to treat and regard Mortgagees as the assignees and transferees of
Mortgagor and entitled in such Mortgagor's place and stead to receive such
Hydrocarbons and all proceeds therefrom; and said parties and each of them shall
be fully protected in so treating and regarding Mortgagees and shall be under no
obligation to see to the application by Mortgagees of any such proceeds or
payments received by them; provided, however, that, until Mortgagees or
Mortgagor shall have instructed such parties to deliver such Hydrocarbons and
all proceeds therefrom directly to Mortgagees, (which such instructions may be
given only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default but the giving of such instructions shall as to such parties be
conclusive as to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default) such
parties shall be entitled to deliver such Hydrocarbons and all proceeds
therefrom to Mortgagor to be applied in accordance with the Note Agreement.
Mortgagor agrees to perform all such acts, and to execute all such further
assignments, transfers and division orders, and other instruments as may be
required or desired by Mortgagees or any party in order to have said revenues
and proceeds so paid to Mortgagees. Mortgagees are fully authorized to receive
and receipt for said revenues and proceeds, to endorse and cash any and all
checks and drafts payable to the order of such Mortgagor or Mortgagees for the
account of Mortgagor received from or in connection with said revenues or
proceeds and apply the proceeds thereof in accordance with SECTION 5.3 hereof,
and to execute transfer and division orders in the name of Mortgagor, or
otherwise, with warranties binding Mortgagor. Mortgagor will execute and deliver
to Mortgagees any instruments Mortgagees may from time to time request for the
purpose of effectuating this
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assignment and the payment to Mortgagees of the proceeds assigned. Neither the
foregoing assignment nor the exercise by Mortgagees of any of its rights under
this Mortgage shall be deemed to make Mortgagees a "mortgagee-in-possession" or
otherwise responsible or liable in any manner with respect to the Subject
Interests or the use, occupancy, enjoyment or operation of all or any portion
thereof, unless and until Mortgagees, in person or by agent, assumes actual
possession thereof, nor shall appointment of a receiver for the Mortgaged
Property by any court at the request of Mortgagees or by agreement with either
Mortgagor or the entering into possession of the Mortgaged Property or any part
thereof by such receiver be deemed to make Mortgagees a
"mortgagee-in-possession" or otherwise responsible or liable in any manner with
respect to the Mortgaged Property or the use, occupancy, enjoyment or operation
of all or any portion thereof.
5.3 APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. All payments received by Mortgagees
pursuant to SECTION 5.1 or 5.2 hereof shall be promptly applied to the
Indebtedness as follows:
First: To the payment and satisfaction of all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds and
the payment and reimbursement of all amounts of Indebtedness (except that
included in "Second" and "Third" below);
Second: To the payment and satisfaction of the accrued interest
and/or any principal amount then due and owing on the Notes, pro rata in
proportion to the outstanding amount owing on each Note, such application
to be as set forth in the Note Agreement; and
Third: The balance, if any, shall be applied on the then unmatured
principal amounts of the Notes and all other amounts owed under the Note
Agreement, such application to be as set forth in the Note Agreement.
5.4 NO LIABILITY OF MORTGAGEES IN COLLECTING. Mortgagees are hereby
absolved from all liability for failure to enforce collection of any proceeds so
assigned and from all other responsibility in connection therewith, except the
responsibility to account to Mortgagor for funds actually received. Mortgagees
shall have the right, at their election, to prosecute and defend any and all
actions or legal proceedings deemed advisable by Mortgagees in order to collect
such funds and to protect the interests of Mortgagees and/or Mortgagor, with all
reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith
being paid by Mortgagor.
5.5 ASSIGNMENT NOT A RESTRICTION ON MORTGAGEES' RIGHTS. Nothing
herein contained shall detract from or limit the absolute obligation of
Mortgagor to make payment in full of the Indebtedness regardless of whether the
proceeds assigned by this Article are sufficient to pay the same, and the rights
under this Article shall be in addition to all other security now or hereafter
existing to secure the payment of the Indebtedness.
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5.6 STATUS OF ASSIGNMENT. Notwithstanding the other provisions of
this ARTICLE V, the Mortgagees or the Trustee or any receiver appointed in
judicial proceedings for the enforcement of this instrument shall have the right
to receive all of the Hydrocarbons herein assigned and the proceeds therefrom
after the Notes have been declared due and payable in accordance with this
Mortgage and the Note Agreement and to apply all of said proceeds as set forth
in SECTION 5.3 hereof. Upon any sale of the Subject Interests or any part
thereof pursuant to ARTICLE VII hereof, the Hydrocarbons thereafter produced
from the Subject Interests so sold, and the proceeds therefrom, shall be
included in such sale and shall pass to the purchaser free and clear of the
assignment contained in this Article.
5.7 INDEMNITY. MORTGAGOR SHALL INDEMNIFY THE TRUSTEE, THE
MORTGAGEES, THEIR PARTNERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS,
REPRESENTATIVES AND EMPLOYEES (THE "INDEMNITEES") AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES,
ACTIONS, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, COSTS, ATTORNEYS' FEES AND OTHER CHARGES OF
WHATSOEVER KIND OR NATURE, (COLLECTIVELY, "CLAIMS") MADE AGAINST OR INCURRED BY
THEM OR ANY OF THEM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ASSERTION, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER
THE PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE INDEBTEDNESS, THAT THEY OR ANY OF THEM RECEIVED
HYDROCARBONS HEREIN ASSIGNED OR THE PROCEEDS THEREOF CLAIMED BY THIRD PERSONS.
IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF MORTGAGOR THAT MORTGAGOR'S INDEMNIFICATION
OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING MATTERS SHALL INCLUDE ANY CLAIMS
RESULTING FROM THE SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OF ANY INDEMNITEE;
PROVIDED, THAT NO INDEMNITEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION FOR ANY CLAIM
RESULTING FROM ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. The terms and
provisions of this SECTION 5.7 shall specifically survive payment in full of the
Indebtedness, release of liens, assignments and security interests of this
Mortgage, the exercise by Mortgagees or the Trustee of any and all remedies
hereunder and/or acceptance of a deed or other conveyance in lieu of foreclosure
with respect to the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof.
5.8 RIGHTS TO TIMELY PAYMENT. For purposes of more fully effecting the
assignment made under this ARTICLE V and continuing the rights of the Trustee
and the Mortgagees hereunder, Mortgagor hereby appoints the Trustee and the
Mortgagees as its attorney-in-fact to pursue any and all rights, remedies and
payments in respect of the Hydrocarbons and proceeds therefrom, including, but
not limited to, proceeds accruing prior to the effective date of the assignment
contained in this ARTICLE V. The power of attorney granted to the Trustee and
the Mortgagees under this SECTION 5.8, being coupled with an interest, shall be
irrevocable so long as the Indebtedness or any part thereof remains unpaid.
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ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
6.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any "Event of Default" as
defined under the Credit Agreement shall be and constitute an event of default
under this Mortgage (herein referred to as an "Event of Default").
6.2 EFFECT OF EVENT OF DEFAULT. If any Event of Default of the type
described in Section 11.01(f) or (g) of the Note Agreement shall occur and be
continuing, the Notes and all other outstanding Indebtedness secured hereby
shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable in each instance
without grace, demand, presentment for payment, protest or notice (including,
but not limited to, notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration)
of any kind to Mortgagor or any other Person, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, and Mortgagees may proceed to enforce its rights hereunder. If an Event
of Default (other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section
11.01(f) or (g) of the Note Agreement) shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Required Holders may by notice in writing to Mortgagor
declare the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes and all other
outstanding Indebtedness secured hereby to be immediately due and payable
whereupon the outstanding balance on the Notes and all other outstanding
Indebtedness shall become and be immediately due and payable, in each
instance without grace, demand, presentment for payment, protest or notice
(including, but not limited to, notice of intent to accelerate and notice
of acceleration) of any kind to Mortgagor or any other person, all of
which are hereby expressly waived; and
(b) the Required Holders may proceed to enforce the rights of
Mortgagees hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
ENFORCEMENT OF REMEDIES
7.1 POWER OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY CONSTITUTING A PART OF THE
MORTGAGED PROPERTY. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee or
his successors or substitutes shall have the right and power to sell (the power
of sale permitted and provided for by statute being hereby expressly granted to
the Trustee and/or the Mortgagees by the Mortgagor), at one or more sales, as an
entirety or in parcels, as he or they may elect (or as required by law), the
real property constituting a part of the Mortgaged Property, at such place or
places and otherwise in such manner and upon such notice as may be required by
applicable law, or, in the absence of any such requirement, as the Trustee may
deem appropriate, and upon receipt of the sale price to make conveyance to the
purchaser or purchasers, and Mortgagor or its successors and assigns shall
warrant
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good and defensible title to such real property subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances to such purchaser or purchasers. The Trustee shall give such notice
of the sale of all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property as is required to
comply with the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Mortgaged Property is
located. The Trustee may postpone the sale of all or any portion of such real
property by public announcement at the time and place of such sale, and from
time to time thereafter may further postpone such sale by public announcement
made at time of sale fixed by the preceding postponement. The right of sale
hereunder shall not be exhausted by one or any sale, and the Trustee may make
other and successive sales until all of the Mortgaged Property be legally sold.
7.2 RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE WITH RESPECT TO PERSONAL PROPERTY
CONSTITUTING A PART OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. Upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee or his successors or
substitutes will have all rights and remedies granted by law, and particularly
by the Uniform Commercial Code, including, but not limited to, the right to take
possession of all personal property constituting a part of the Mortgaged
Property, and for this purpose the Trustee may enter upon any premises on which
any or all of such personal property is situated and take possession of and
operate such personal property (or any portion thereof) or remove it therefrom.
The Trustee may require Mortgagor to assemble such personal property and make it
available to the Trustee at a place to be designated by the Trustee which is
reasonably convenient to all parties. Unless such personal property is
perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily
sold on a recognized market, the Trustee will give Mortgagor reasonable notice
of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which any private
sale or other disposition of such personal property is to be made. This
requirement of sending reasonable notice will be met if the notice is mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, to Mortgagor at the address shown below the
signatures at the end of this instrument at least ten (10) days before the time
of the sale or disposition.
7.3 RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE WITH RESPECT TO FIXTURES CONSTITUTING A
PART OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, the Trustee may elect to treat the fixtures constituting
a part of the Mortgaged Property as either real property collateral or personal
property collateral and proceed to exercise such rights as apply to such type of
collateral.
7.4 JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. Upon occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Required Holders may proceed by a
suit or suits in equity or at law, whether for a foreclosure hereunder, or for
the sale of the Mortgaged Property, or for the specific performance of any
covenant or agreement herein contained or in aid of the execution of any power
herein granted, or for the appointment of a receiver or keeper pending any
foreclosure hereunder or the sale of the Mortgaged Property, or for the
enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable remedy. Upon occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Mortgagor agrees that, to the
extent permitted by law, the appointment of a receiver or keeper shall
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be as a matter of right and without proof of insolvency, fraud, insecurity or
mismanagement on the part of Mortgagor. Mortgagor agrees that such receiver or
keeper may be appointed to take possession of, hold, maintain, operate and
preserve the Mortgaged Property, including the production and sale of all
Hydrocarbons therefrom, and to apply the proceeds of the sale thereof in the
manner set forth in Section 7.9 hereof; and said receiver may be authorized to
sell and dispose of the Mortgaged Property under orders of the Court appointing
such receiver.
7.5 POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. It shall not be necessary
for the Trustee to have physically present or constructively in his possession
at any sale held by the Trustee or by any court, receiver or public officer any
or all of the Mortgaged Property, and Mortgagor shall deliver to the purchaser
at such sale on the date of sale the Mortgaged Property owned by Mortgagor and
purchased by such purchasers at such sale, and if it should be impossible or
impracticable for any of such purchasers to take actual delivery of the
Mortgaged Property, then the title and right of possession to the Mortgaged
Property shall pass to the purchaser at such sale as completely as if the same
had been actually present and delivered.
7.6 CERTAIN ASPECTS OF A SALE. Mortgagees shall have the right to
become the purchaser at any sale held by the Trustee or by any court, receiver
or public officer, and Mortgagees shall have the right to credit upon the amount
of the bid made therefor, the amount payable out of the net proceeds of such
sale to it. Recitals contained in any conveyance made to any purchaser at any
sale made hereunder shall conclusively establish the truth and accuracy of the
matters therein stated, including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, nonpayment of the unpaid principal sum of, and the interest accrued
on, the Notes after the same have become due and payable, advertisement and
conduct of such sale in the manner provided herein or appointment of any
successor Trustee hereunder.
7.7 RECEIPT TO PURCHASER. Upon any sale, whether made under the
Uniform Commercial Code, the power of sale herein granted or conferred or by
virtue of judicial proceedings, the receipt of the Trustee or of the officer
making sale under judicial proceedings, acknowledging the payment of purchase
money with respect thereto, shall be sufficient discharge to the purchaser or
purchasers at any sale for his or their purchase money, and such purchaser or
purchasers and his or their assigns or personal representatives, shall not,
after paying such purchase money and receiving such receipt of the Trustee or of
such officer therefor, be obliged to see to the application of such purchase
money, or be in anywise answerable for any loss, misapplication or
non-application thereof.
7.8 EFFECT OF SALE. Any sale or sales of the Mortgaged Property or
any part thereof, whether under the Uniform Commercial Code, the power of sale
herein granted and conferred or by virtue of judicial proceedings, shall operate
to divest all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever either at law
or in equity, of Mortgagor of, in and to the Mortgaged Property
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sold, and shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against
Mortgagor, and Mortgagor's successors or assigns, and against any and all
persons claiming or who shall thereafter claim all or any of the property sold
from, through or under Mortgagor, or Mortgagor's successors or assigns.
Nevertheless, Mortgagor, if requested by the Trustee or the Mortgagees so to do,
shall join in the execution and delivery of all proper conveyances, assignments
and transfers of the properties so sold.
7.9 APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of any sale of the
Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, whether under the Uniform Commercial
Code, the power of sale herein granted and conferred or by virtue of judicial
proceedings, whose application has not elsewhere herein been specifically
provided for, shall be applied to the Indebtedness as follows:
First: To the payment of all reasonable expenses incurred by the
Trustee and the Mortgagees incident to the enforcement of this Mortgage,
the Notes or any of the Indebtedness including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, all such expenses of any entry or taking of
possession, of any sale, of advertisement thereof, and of conveyances, and
as well, court costs, compensation of agents and employees and legal fees;
Second: To the payment of all other costs, charges, expenses,
liabilities and advances incurred or made by the Trustee or the Mortgagees
under this Mortgage or in executing any power hereunder;
Third: To the payment of the Notes and any other Indebtedness, with
interest to the date of such payment, pro rata in proportion to the
outstanding amount owing on each Note in such order and manner as set
forth in the Note Agreement;
Fourth: Any surplus thereafter remaining shall be paid to Mortgagor
or Mortgagor's successors or assigns, as their interests shall appear or
as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
7.10 MORTGAGOR'S WAIVER OF APPRAISEMENT, MARSHALING, ETC. RIGHTS.
Mortgagor agrees, to the full extent that Mortgagor may lawfully so agree, that
Mortgagor will not at any time insist upon or plead or in any manner whatever
claim the benefit of any appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or redemption
of law now or hereafter in force, in order to prevent or hinder the enforcement
or foreclosure of this Mortgage or the absolute sale of the Mortgaged Property
or the possession thereof by any purchaser at any sale made pursuant to any
provision hereof, or pursuant to the decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction; but Mortgagor, for Mortgagor and all who may claim through or
under Mortgagor, so far as Mortgagor or those claiming through or under
Mortgagor now or hereafter lawfully may, hereby waives the benefit of all such
laws. Mortgagor, for Mortgagor and all who may claim through or under Mortgagor
(including, without limitation, a holder of a Lien subordinate to the Lien
created hereby, without implying that Mortgagor has,
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except as expressly provided herein, a right to grant an interest in, or
subordinate a Lien on, the Mortgaged Property), hereby waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to have any of the
Mortgaged Property marshaled upon any foreclosure of the Lien hereof, or sold in
inverse order of alienation, and agrees that the Trustee or any court having
jurisdiction to foreclose such Lien may sell the Mortgaged Property as an
entirety. If any law in this paragraph referred to and now in force, of which
Mortgagor or Mortgagor's successor or successors might take advantage despite
the provisions hereof, shall hereafter be repealed or cease to be in force, such
law shall not thereafter be deemed to constitute any part of the contract herein
contained or to preclude the operation or application of the provisions of this
paragraph.
7.12 COSTS AND EXPENSES. All reasonable costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by the Trustee and the
Mortgagees in protecting and enforcing their rights hereunder, shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, constitute a demand obligation owing by
Mortgagor to the party incurring such costs and expenses and shall bear interest
until paid at the Default Rate.
7.13 OPERATION OF PROPERTY BY THE TRUSTEE. Upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of an Event of Default and in addition to all other
rights herein conferred on the Trustee, the Trustee (or any person, firm or
corporation designated by the Trustee) shall have the right and power, but shall
not be obligated, to enter upon and take possession of any of the Mortgaged
Property, and to exclude Mortgagor, and Mortgagor's agents or servants, wholly
therefrom, and to hold, use, administer, manage and operate the same to the
extent that Mortgagor shall be at the time entitled and in his place and stead.
The Trustee, or any person, firm or corporation designated by the Trustee, may
operate the same without any liability to Mortgagor in connection with such
operations, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the operation
of such Mortgaged Property, and the Trustee or any person, firm or corporation
designated by the Trustee, shall have the right and power, but shall not be
obligated, to collect, receive and receipt for all Hydrocarbons produced and
sold from said Mortgaged Property, to make repairs, purchase machinery and
equipment, conduit and power, to enter work-over operations, drill additional
xxxxx and to exercise every power, right and privilege of Mortgagor with respect
to the Mortgaged Property. When and if the expenses of such operation and
development (including costs of unsuccessful work-over operations or additional
xxxxx) have been paid and the Indebtedness paid, said Mortgaged Property shall,
if there has been no sale or foreclosure, be returned to Mortgagor.
7.14 SALE OF PROPERTY IN TEXAS. Upon the occurrence and continuance
of an Event of Default, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to sell
or offer for sale any part of the Mortgaged Property located in the State of
Texas, with or without having first taken possession of same, to the highest
bidder for cash at public auction. Such sale shall be made at the courthouse (or
such other place designated by the commissioner's court) of the county in Texas
in which the Texas portion of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof is
situated, as herein described, between the
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hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of any month, beginning
within three (3) hours of the time provided in the notices described herein,
after posting a written or printed notice or notices of the place, earliest time
at which the sale will begin and the terms of said sale, and the portion of the
Mortgaged Property to be sold, by posting (or having some person or persons
acting for the Trustee post) for at least twenty-one (21) days preceding the
date of the sale, written or printed notice of the proposed sale at the
courthouse door (or such other place designated by the commissioner's court) of
said county in which the sale is to be made; and if such portion of the
Mortgaged Property lies in more than one county, one such notice of sale shall
be posted at the courthouse door (or such other place designated by the
commissioner's court) of each county in which such part of the Mortgaged
Property is situated and such part of the Mortgaged Property may be sold at the
courthouse door (or such other place designated by the commissioner's court) of
any one of such counties, and the notice so posted shall designate in which
county such property shall be sold. In addition to such posting of notice, the
Mortgagees, the Trustee or other holder of the Indebtedness hereby secured (or
some person or persons acting for the Trustee, the Mortgagees or other such
holder) shall, at least twenty-one (21) days preceding the date of sale, file a
copy of such notice(s) in the office of the county clerk in each of such
counties and serve or cause to be served written notice of the proposed sale by
certified mail on Mortgagor and on each other debtor, if any, obligated to pay
the Indebtedness according to the records of the Mortgagees. Service of such
notice shall be completed upon deposit of the notice, enclosed in a postpaid
wrapper properly addressed to Mortgagor and such other debtors at their most
recent address or addresses as shown by the records of the Mortgagees in a post
office or official depository under the care and custody of the United States
Postal Service. The affidavit of any person having knowledge of the facts to the
effect that such a service was completed shall be prima facie evidence of the
fact of service. Mortgagor agrees that no notice of any sale, other than as set
out in this paragraph, need be given by the Trustee, the Mortgagees or any other
person. Mortgagor hereby designates as its address for the purpose of such
notice, the address set out on the signature page hereof; and agrees that such
address shall be changed only by depositing notice of such change enclosed in a
postpaid wrapper in a post office or official depository under the care and
custody of the United States Postal Service, certified mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, addressed to the Mortgagees at the addresses set out
herein (or to such other address as the Mortgagees may have designated by notice
given as above provided to Mortgagor and such other debtors). Any such notice of
change of address of Mortgagor or other debtors or of the Mortgagees shall be
effective three (3) business days after such deposit if such post office or
official depository is located in the State of Texas, otherwise to be effective
upon receipt. Mortgagor authorizes and empowers the Trustee to sell the Texas
portion of the Mortgaged Property in lots or parcels or in its entirety as the
Trustee shall deem expedient; and to execute and deliver to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof good and sufficient deeds of conveyance thereto, with
evidence of warranty as given by Mortgagor to Trustee in this Mortgage, and the
title of such purchaser or purchasers when so made by the Trustee, Mortgagor
binds itself to warrant and forever defend. Where portions of the Mortgaged
Property lie in different counties, sales in such counties may be conducted in
any order that the Trustee may deem expedient; and one or more such sales may be
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conducted in the same month, or in successive or different months as the Trustee
may deem expedient. The Trustee may postpone the sale of all or any part of the
Mortgaged Property by public announcement at the time and place of such sale,
and from time to time thereafter may further postpone such sale by public
announcement made at the time of sale fixed by the preceding postponement. The
right of sale hereunder shall not be exhausted by one or any sale, and the
Trustee may make other and successive sales until all of the Mortgaged Property
be legally sold.
ARTICLE VIII
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Without limiting any of the provisions of this instrument, in order
to secure the Indebtedness, Mortgagor, as Debtor (referred to in this ARTICLE
VIII as "Debtor"), hereby expressly GRANTS, ASSIGNS, TRANSFERS and SETS OVER
unto Mortgagees, as Secured Party (Mortgagees being referred to collectively in
this ARTICLE VIII as "Secured Party"), a first Lien upon and a security interest
in all the Mortgaged Property (including, without limitation, all Mortgaged
Property that constitutes equipment, accounts, contract rights, goods,
instruments, general intangibles, inventory, Hydrocarbons, fixtures and other
personal property of any kind or character (including both those now and those
hereafter existing)) to the full extent that such Mortgaged Property may be
subject to the Uniform Commercial Code of the state or states where such
Mortgaged Property is located, including all products and proceeds of such
Mortgaged Property (said Mortgaged Property, products and proceeds being
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Collateral" for the purposes of
this ARTICLE VIII). The Lien and security interest created by this Mortgage
attaches upon the delivery hereof. Debtor covenants and agrees with Secured
Party that:
(a) In addition to and cumulative of any other remedies granted in
this instrument to Secured Party or to the Trustee, Secured Party may,
upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
proceed under said Uniform Commercial Code as to all or any part of the
Collateral and shall have and may exercise with respect to the Collateral
all the rights, remedies and powers of a secured party after default under
said Uniform Commercial Code, including, without limitation, the right and
power to sell, at public or private sale or sales, or otherwise dispose
of, lease or utilize the Collateral and any part or parts thereof in any
manner authorized or permitted under said Uniform Commercial Code after
default by a debtor, and to apply the proceeds thereof toward payment of
any costs and expenses and attorneys' fees and legal expenses thereby
incurred by Secured Party, and toward payment of the Indebtedness in such
order or manner as set forth in this Mortgage.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, Secured Party shall have the right (without limitation) to take
possession of the Collateral and to enter upon any premises where same may
be situated for such purpose without being
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deemed guilty of trespass and without liability for damages thereby
occasioned, and to take any action deemed necessary or appropriate or
desirable by Secured Party, at its option and in its discretion, to
repair, refurbish or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale, lease or
other use or disposition as herein authorized.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, Debtor expressly waives notice
of any right or remedies of a debtor (other than notice of sale or other
disposition of the Collateral) or formalities prescribed by law relative
to sale or disposition of the Collateral or exercise of any other right or
remedy of Secured Party existing after default hereunder; and with respect
to any required notice, Debtor agrees that if such notice is mailed,
postage prepaid, to Debtor at the address shown with Debtor's signature
hereinbelow at least ten (10) days before the time of the sale or
disposition, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and shall fully
satisfy any requirement for giving of said notice. Such notice, in case of
a public sale or disposition, shall state the time and place fixed for
such sale or disposition and, in case of a private sale or disposition,
shall state the date after which such sale or disposition is to be made.
(d) Any public sale of the Collateral shall be held at such time or
times within ordinary business hours and at such places as Secured Party
may fix in the notice of such sale. At any such sale the Collateral may be
sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as Secured Party
may determine.
(e) Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale pursuant
to any such notice. Secured Party may, without notice or publication,
adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from
time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and
such sale may be made at any time or place to which the same shall be so
adjourned.
(f) In case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral on
credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by
Secured Party until the selling price is paid by the purchaser thereof,
but Secured Party shall not incur any liability in case of the failure of
such purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case
of any such failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon like notice.
(g) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, Secured Party is expressly granted the right, at its option, to
transfer at any time to itself or to its nominee the Collateral, or any
part thereof and to hold the same as security for the Indebtedness, and to
receive the monies, income, proceeds or benefits attributable or accruing
thereto and to apply the same toward payment of the Indebtedness, whether
or not then due, in such order or manner as Secured Party may elect. All
rights to marshaling of assets of Debtor, including any such right with
respect to the Collateral, are hereby waived.
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(h) All recitals in any instrument of assignment or any other
instrument executed by Secured Party incident to sale, transfer,
assignment, lease or other disposition or utilization of the Collateral or
any part thereof hereunder shall be full proof of the matter stated
therein, no other proof shall be required to establish full legal
propriety of the sale or other action or of any fact, condition or thing
incident thereto, and all prerequisites of such sale or other action and
of any fact, condition or thing incident thereto shall be presumed
conclusively to have been performed or to have occurred.
(i) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, Secured Party may require Debtor to assemble the Collateral and
make it available to Secured Party at a place to be designated by Secured
Party that is reasonably convenient to both parties. All expenses of
retaking, holding, preparing for sale, lease or other use or disposition,
selling, leasing or otherwise using or disposing of the Collateral and the
like which are incurred or paid by Secured Party as authorized or
permitted hereunder, including also all attorneys' fees, legal expenses
and costs, shall be added to the Indebtedness.
(j) Should Secured Party elect to exercise its rights under said
Uniform Commercial Code as to part of the personal property and fixtures
described herein, this election shall not preclude Secured Party from
exercising the rights and remedies granted by the preceding paragraphs of
this instrument as to the remaining personal property and fixtures.
(k) Secured Party may, at its election, at any time after delivery
of this instrument, sign one or more photocopies hereof in order that such
photocopies may be used as a financing statement under said Uniform
Commercial Code. Such signature by Secured Party may be placed between the
last sentence of this instrument and Debtor's acknowledgment or may follow
Debtor's acknowledgment. Secured Party's signature need not be
acknowledged and is not necessary to the effectiveness hereof as a deed of
trust, mortgage, assignment, pledge or security agreement.
(l) So long as any amount remains unpaid on the Indebtedness, Debtor
will not execute or file in any public office any financing statement(s)
affecting the Collateral (other than Liens arising in respect of Permitted
Encumbrances) other than financing statements in favor of Secured Party
hereunder, unless the prior written specific consent and approval of
Secured Party shall have first been obtained.
(m) Secured Party is authorized to file, in any jurisdiction where
Secured Party deems it necessary, a financing statement or statements, and
at the request of Secured Party, Debtor will join Secured Party in
executing one or more financing statements pursuant to said Uniform
Commercial Code in form satisfactory to Secured Party, and will pay the
cost
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of filing or recording this or any other instrument, as a financing
statement, in all public offices at any time and from time to time
whenever filing or recording of any financing statement or of this
instrument is deemed by Secured Party to be necessary or desirable.
(n) Without in any manner limiting the generality of any of the
other provisions of this Mortgage: (i) some portions of the goods
described or to which reference is made herein are or are to become
fixtures on the Lands; (ii) the security interests created hereby under
applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of one or more of the
jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged Property is situated will attach to
Hydrocarbons or the accounts resulting from the sale thereof at the
wellhead or minehead located on the Lands; (iii) this instrument may be
filed or filed of record in the real estate records as a financing
statement; (iv) Debtor is the record owner of the real estate or interests
in the real estate comprised of the Leases and the Lands described in
Exhibit A and (v) the name and address of each of the Secured Party and
Debtor is set forth on the signature page hereof.
(o) Debtor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Secured Party
as its attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for the purposes
of carrying out the provisions of this Mortgage and taking any action and
executing any instrument that Secured Party may deem necessary or
advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment as
attorney-in-fact shall be effective upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default (but the determination of an Event of
Default by Secured Party shall as to all parties for the purposes hereof
be conclusive as to the occurrence of an Event of Default) and is
irrevocable and coupled with an interest.
(p) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Debtor hereby
irrevocably authorizes and empowers Secured Party, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the expense of Debtor,
either in Secured Party's own name or in the name of Debtor, at any time
and from time to time (a) to ask, demand, receive, receipt, give
acquittance for, settle and compromise any and all monies which may be or
become due or payable or remain unpaid at any time or times to Debtor
under or with respect to the Collateral; (b) to endorse any drafts,
checks, orders or other instruments for the payment of money payable to
Debtor on account of the Collateral (including any such draft, check,
order or instrument issued by an insurance company payable jointly to
Debtor and Secured Party); and (c) in the discretion of Secured Party, to
settle, compromise, prosecute or defend any action, claim or proceeding,
or take any other action, all either in its own name or in the name of
Debtor or otherwise, which Secured Party may deem to be necessary or
advisable for the purpose of exercising and enforcing its powers and
rights under this Mortgage or in furtherance of the purposes hereof,
including any action which by the terms of this Mortgage is to be taken by
Debtor. Nothing in this Mortgage shall be construed as requiring or
obligating Secured Party to make any demand or to make any inquiry as to
the nature or
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sufficiency of any payment received by it or to present or file any claim
or notice, or to take any other action with respect to any of the
Collateral or the amounts due or to become due under any thereof, or to
collect or enforce the payment of any amounts assigned to it or to which
it may otherwise be entitled hereunder at any time or times.
(q) Secured Party shall incur no liability as a result of the sale
of Collateral, or any part thereof, at any private sale. Debtor hereby
waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any claims against
Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the
Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the
price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the
aggregate amount of the Indebtedness, even if Secured Party accepts the
first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one
offeree if such sale is otherwise commercially reasonable.
(r) Without precluding any other methods of sale, Debtor
acknowledges that the sale of the Collateral shall have been made in a
commercially reasonable manner if conducted in conformity with reasonable
commercial practices of banks disposing of similar property. Secured Party
shall not be liable for any depreciation in the value of the Collateral.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES. The Trustee may resign in writing addressed
to the Mortgagees or be removed at any time with or without cause by an
instrument in writing duly executed by the Mortgagees. In case of the death,
resignation or removal of a Trustee, a successor Trustee or Trustees may be
appointed by the Required Holders from time to time by instrument of
substitution complying with any applicable requirements of law, and in the
absence of any such requirement without other formality than appointment and
designation in writing. Such appointment and designation shall be full evidence
of the right and authority to make the same and of all facts therein recited,
and upon the making of any such appointment and designation, this conveyance
shall vest in the named successor Trustee or Trustees all the estate and title
of the prior Trustee or Trustees in all of the Mortgaged Property and such
successor Trustee or Trustees shall thereupon succeed to all the rights, powers,
privileges, immunities and duties hereby conferred upon the Trustee named
herein. All references herein to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the
Trustees from time to time acting hereunder.
9.2 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BY AND AGAINST TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not
be required to take any action for the enforcement of this instrument or the
exercise of any rights or remedies hereunder or to appear in or defend any
action, suit or other proceeding in connection therewith, where, in the opinion
of the Trustee, such action will be likely to involve him in expense or
liability,
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unless the Trustee be tendered security and indemnity satisfactory to him
against cost, expense or liability in connection therewith.
9.3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE. It shall be no part of the duty of
the Trustee to see to any recording, filing or registration of this instrument
or of any instrument supplemental hereto, or to see to the payment of or be
under any duty in respect of any tax or assessment or other governmental charge
which may be levied or assessed on the Mortgaged Property or against Mortgagor
or to see to the performance or observance by Mortgagor of any of the covenants
or agreements herein contained. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the
execution, acknowledg ment or validity of this instrument or of any instrument
supplemental hereto, or for the sufficiency of the security purported to be
created hereby, and the Trustee makes no representation in respect thereof. The
Trustee shall have the right to consult with counsel upon any matters arising
hereunder and shall be fully protected in relying as to legal matters on the
advice of such counsel. The Trustee shall not incur any personal liability
hereunder except for his own willful misconduct; and the Trustee shall have the
right to rely on any instrument, document or signature authorizing or supporting
any action taken or proposed to be taken by him hereunder which is believed by
him in good faith to be genuine.
9.4 POOLING AND UNITIZATION. Mortgagor shall have the right, and is
hereby authorized, to pool or unitize all or any part of the Leases insofar as
related to the Mortgaged Property, with adjacent lands, leaseholds and other
interests, when, in the reasonable judgment of Mortgagor, it is necessary or
advisable to do so in order to form a drilling unit to facilitate the orderly
development of that part of the Mortgaged Property affected thereby, or to
comply with the requirements of any law or governmental order or regulation
relating to the spacing of xxxxx or proration of the production therefrom; and
further provided that the Hydrocarbons produced from any unit so formed shall be
allocated among the separately owned tracts or interests comprising the unit in
proportion to the respective surface areas or reservoir volumes thereof or in
such proportion as is prescribed by applicable law. Any unit so formed may
relate to one or more zones or horizons, and a unit formed for a particular zone
or horizon need not conform in area to any other unit relating to a different
zone or horizon, and a unit formed for the production of oil need not conform in
area with any unit formed for the production of gas. Upon the written request of
Mortgagees, as to all such units theretofore formed, and thereafter immediately
after formation of any such unit, Mortgagor shall furnish to Mortgagees a true
copy of the pooling agreements, declarations of pooling or other instruments
creating such units, in such number of counterparts as Mortgagees may reasonably
request. The interest in any such unit attributable to the Mortgaged Property
(or any part thereof) included therein shall become a part of the Mortgaged
Property and shall be subject to the lien hereof in the same manner and with the
same effect as though such unit and the interest of Mortgagor therein were
specifically described in Exhibit A. Mortgagor may enter into pooling or
unitization agreements not hereinabove authorized only with the prior written
consent of Mortgagees.
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9.5 ADVANCES BY MORTGAGEES OR TRUSTEE. Each and every covenant
herein contained shall be performed and kept by Mortgagor solely at Mortgagor's
expense. If Mortgagor shall fail to perform or keep any of the covenants of
whatsoever kind or nature contained in this instrument and any applicable cure
period has expired, the Trustee, the Mortgagees or any receiver or keeper
appointed hereunder, may, but shall not be obligated to, make advances to
perform the same in Mortgagor's behalf. The Mortgagees shall notify Mortgagor as
soon as practicable of any such action taken by Mortgagees, PROVIDED that the
failure of Mortgagees to so notify Mortgagor shall not relieve Mortgagor of any
of its obligations hereunder. Mortgagor hereby agree to repay such sums within
ten (10) days of demand plus interest until paid at the Default Rate; provided,
however, that in no event shall such interest rate ever exceed the Highest
Lawful Rate. No such advance shall be deemed to relieve Mortgagor from any
default hereunder.
9.6 DEFENSE OF CLAIMS. Mortgagor will notify the Trustee and the
Mortgagees, in writing, promptly of the commencement of any legal proceedings
affecting the Lien hereof or the Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, and
will take such action, employing attorneys agreeable to Mortgagees, as may be
necessary to preserve Mortgagor's, the Trustee's and Mortgagees' rights affected
thereby; and should the Mortgagor fail or refuse to take any such action,
Mortgagees or the Trustee may, upon giving prior written notice thereof to
Mortgagor, take such action on behalf and in the name of Mortgagor and at
Mortgagor's expense. Moreover, Mortgagees, or the Trustee on behalf of the
Mortgagees may take such independent action in connection therewith as they may
in their discretion deem proper, Mortgagor hereby agreeing that all sums
advanced or all expenses incurred in such actions plus interest at the Default
Rate will, on demand, be reimbursed to the Mortgagees, the Trustee or any
receiver or keeper appointed hereunder; provided, however, that in no event
shall such interest rate ever exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.
9.7 RELEASES. If the Indebtedness shall be fully paid and the
covenants herein contained shall be well and truly performed, then Mortgagees in
such case shall, upon the request of Mortgagor and at Mortgagor's cost and
expense, deliver to Mortgagor, proper instruments acknowledging release and
satisfaction of this Mortgage. Any partial release of Mortgaged Property from
the Lien created by this Mortgage shall be effective upon execution thereof by
the Required Holders without the joinder of the Trustee.
9.8 RENEWALS AND OTHER SECURITY. Renewals and extensions of the
Indebtedness may be given at any time and Mortgagees may take or may now hold
other security for the Indebtedness without notice to or consent of Mortgagor.
The Trustee or the Mortgagees may resort first to such other security or any
part thereof or first to the security herein given or any part thereof, or from
time to time to either or both, even to the partial or complete abandonment of
any security, and such action shall not be a waiver of any rights conferred by
this instrument, which shall continue as a perfected Lien upon the Mortgaged
Property not expressly released until the Indebtedness is fully paid.
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9.9 MORTGAGE AN ASSIGNMENT, ETC. This Mortgage shall be deemed to be
and may be enforced from time to time as an assignment, chattel mortgage,
hypothecation, contract, deed of trust, conveyance, financing statement,
mortgage, pledge or security agreement, and from time to time as any one or more
thereof in order fully to effectuate the lien and security interest granted
hereby and the purposes and agreements herein set forth.
9.10 SUBROGATION. To the extent that any of the Indebtedness
represents funds utilized to satisfy any outstanding indebtedness or obligations
secured by liens, rights or claims against the Mortgaged Property or any part
thereof, Mortgagees shall be subrogated to any and all liens, rights, superior
titles and equities owned or claimed by the holder of any such outstanding
indebtedness or obligation so satisfied, however remote, regardless of whether
said liens, rights, superior titles and equities are by the holder(s) thereof
assigned to Mortgagees or released..
9.11 USURY SAVINGS. In no event shall any provision of this
instrument, the Note Agreement, the Notes, the other Transaction Documents or
any other instrument evidencing or securing the Notes ever obligate Mortgagor to
pay or allow the Mortgagees to collect interest on the Notes or any other
indebtedness secured hereby at a rate greater than the maximum non-usurious rate
permitted by applicable law (herein referred to as the "Highest Lawful Rate"),
or obligate Mortgagor to pay any amounts that would be held or deemed to
constitute interest under applicable law which, when added to the interest
payable on the Notes or any other indebtedness secured hereby, would be held to
constitute the payment by Mortgagor of interest at a rate greater than the
Highest Lawful Rate; and this provision shall control over any provision to the
contrary. To the extent the Highest Lawful Rate is determined by reference to
the laws of the State of Texas, same shall be determined by reference to the
indicated (weekly) rate ceiling (as defined and described in Texas Revised Civil
Statutes Article 5069-1.04, as amended) at the applicable time in effect.
9.12 SEPARABILITY. If any provision hereof or of the other
Transaction Documents is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the other
provisions hereof or of the other Transaction Documents shall remain in full
force and effect in such jurisdiction, and the remaining provisions hereof shall
be liberally construed in favor of the Trustee and the Mortgagees in order to
effectuate the provisions hereof, and the invalidity of any provision hereof in
any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any such
provision in any other jurisdiction. Any reference herein contained to a statute
or law of a state in which no part of the Mortgaged Property is situated shall
be deemed inapplicable to, and not used in, the interpretation hereof.
9.13 RIGHTS CUMULATIVE. Each and every right, power and remedy
herein given to the Trustee or the Mortgagees shall be cumulative and not
exclusive; and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein given
or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time, and so often and in
such order as may be deemed expedient by the Trustee or the Mortgagees, and the
exercise, or the beginning of the exercise, of any such right, power or remedy
shall not be
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deemed a waiver of the right to exercise, at the same time or thereafter, any
other right, power or remedy. No delay or omission by the Trustee or the
Mortgagees in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall impair any such
right, power or remedy or operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right,
power or remedy then or thereafter existing.
9.14 BINDING EFFECT. This Mortgage is binding upon Mortgagor and
Mortgagor's successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the
Trustee, his successors and assigns, the Mortgagees, their respective successors
and assigns, and the provisions hereof shall likewise constitute covenants
running with the land.
9.15 ARTICLE AND SECTION HEADINGS. The article and section headings
in this instrument are inserted for convenience and shall not be considered a
part of this instrument or used in its interpretation.
9.16 NOTICES. Any notice, request, demand or other instrument which
may be required or permitted to be given or served upon Mortgagor or Mortgagees
shall be given in the manner provided for in the Note Agreement. The taxpayer
identification number of each Mortgagee is as follows: RIMCO PARTNERS, L.P. --
061208375, RIMCO PARTNERS, X.X. XX -- 061264592, RIMCO PARTNERS, L.P. III --
061291935, RIMCO PARTNERS, X.X. XX -- 061327489.
9.17 AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS AND WAIVERS, ETC. This Mortgage may
be amended, modified, revised, discharged, released or terminated only by a
written instrument or instruments executed by Mortgagor and Mortgagees. Any
alleged amendment, revision, discharge, release or termination which is not so
documented shall not be effective as to any party. No waiver of any provision of
this Mortgage nor consent to any departure by Mortgagor therefrom shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for
which given.
9.18 SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENTS. All representations and warranties of
Mortgagor herein and all covenants and agreements herein not fully and finally
performed before the effective date or dates of this Mortgage shall survive such
date or dates. All covenants and obligations in this Mortgage are intended by
the parties to be, and shall be construed as, covenants running with the Lands.
9.19 GOVERNING LAW. THIS MORTGAGE, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR ANY
PROVISION OF THIS MORTGAGE RELATING TO THE CREATION, EXISTENCE OR VALIDITY OF
THE INDEBTEDNESS AND THE OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, SHALL BE DEEMED CONTRACTS
AND INSTRUMENTS MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS
OF THE
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XXXXX XX XXX XXXX AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT THE
CREATION OF THE LIEN ON AND THE PERFECTION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEABILITY, AND THE
EXERCISE OF THE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE FORECLOSURES, OF THE LIEN ON THE
MORTGAGED PROPERTY LOCATED IN A PARTICULAR JURISDICTION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE
SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS
SITUATED.
9.20 NOTE AGREEMENT. To the fullest extent possible, the terms and
provisions of the Note Agreement shall be read together with the terms and
provisions of this Mortgage so that the terms and provisions of this Mortgage do
not conflict with the terms and provisions of the Note Agreement; provided,
however, if any of the terms and provisions of this Mortgage conflict with any
terms or provisions of the Note Agreement, the terms or provisions of the Note
Agreement shall govern and control for all purposes, provided that (i) the
provisions of ARTICLE II, ARTICLE V, ARTICLE VIII and SECTION 9.20 hereof shall
govern and control for all purposes in the event of a conflict with the Note
Agreement, (ii) the provisions of this Mortgage shall govern and control for all
purposes in the event of a conflict with the Note Agreement to the extent that
any provision contained in the Note Agreement would negate or adversely affect
the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Lien and security
interest created by this Mortgage, and (iii) the inclusion of additional terms,
provisions, covenants and warranties, supplemental rights or remedies in favor
of Mortgagees in this Mortgage shall not be deemed to be in conflict with the
Note Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Mortgagor has executed this Mortgage, Assignment
of Production, Security Agreement and Financing Statement in multiple originals
on the 21st day of May, 1997.
MORTGAGOR:
TEXOIL COMPANY
By: ________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:President
The address of the The address of the
Mortgagees/Secured Party is: Mortgagor/Debtor is:
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 0000 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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STATE OF TEXAS ss.
ss.
COUNTY OF XXXXXX xx.
This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 21, 1997 by Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, President of Texoil Company, a Tennessee corporation.
_______________________________________
Notary Public in and for
the State of Texas
Printed Name: _________________________
My Commission Expires: ________________
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