EXHIBIT 10.3
PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY AGREEMENT
This Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this 31st day
of March, 2000, but effective as of 7:00 a.m. on March 1, 2000, by and
between ODESSA EXPLORATION INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, whose
address is 0000 Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 ("Seller"), and
NORWEST ENERGY CAPITAL, INC., a Texas corporation, whose address is 000 Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 ("Buyer").
WHEREAS, by Conveyance of Production Payment of even date herewith
from Seller to Buyer (the "Conveyance"), Buyer has purchased and acquired
from Seller and Seller has sold and conveyed to Buyer a production payment
interest in the Subject Interests described in Exhibit A hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, as a material inducement to cause Buyer to purchase
the Production Payment and in consideration of the mutual benefits and
obligations of the parties hereunder, Buyer and Seller have agreed, and
hereby agree, as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Each capitalized term used herein but not defined
herein shall have the meaning given to it in the Conveyance.
2. TAKING IN KIND; MARKETING. (a) The Hydrocarbons comprising a part
of the Production Payment (the "Production Payment Hydrocarbons") shall be
delivered to Buyer in kind or to the credit of Buyer, free of cost, at the
Delivery Point.
(b) It is recognized and understood that the Production
Payment Hydrocarbons are subject to the terms of product sales contracts
described on Exhibit B attached hereto (such contracts, together with any
amendments, renewals or extensions approved by Buyer pursuant to Subsection
2(c) hereof and any new or replacement contracts which Seller and Buyer may
hereafter agree in writing are Existing Sales Contracts, the "Existing Sales
Contracts"). It is the intention of Buyer and Seller that until Buyer gives
Seller thirty (30) days prior written notice that Buyer intends to take all
or any portion of the Production Payment Hydrocarbons in kind or enter into
separate product sales contracts therefor, Seller shall deliver under the
Existing Sales Contracts on behalf of and for the credit of Buyer all of the
Production Payment Hydrocarbons during the remaining term of the Existing
Sales Contracts and as any such term may be extended pursuant to paragraph
(c) of this Section 2 below, at the contract price and terms applicable
thereto without deduction for nonperformance or noncompliance.
(c) Seller shall not amend the Existing Sales Contracts
without Buyer's prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Other than for those periods of time which would allow
Seller to cancel any such Existing Sales Contract upon thirty (30) days
notice or unless Buyer consents in writing otherwise, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld, Seller shall not renew or extend the Existing Sales
Contracts. Upon Buyer giving Seller notice of Buyer's intention to take all
or any portion of the Production Payment Hydrocarbons in kind or enter
separate product sales contracts therefor pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
Section 2, Seller shall give such notices and take other actions, if any, as
may be required or appropriate to cause the relevant Existing Sales Contracts
not to be extended or renewed, but to expire at the end of their then
respective current terms.
(d) All Production Payment Hydrocarbons shall be delivered
to Buyer, or to Buyer's credit, into the facilities installed and maintained
by the First Transporter or first purchaser located at the Delivery Point,
currently as produced and saved, in its natural state after removal of other
substances by conventional mechanical field separation facilities.
(e) All Production Payment Hydrocarbons that Buyer has
elected to take in kind, if any, that is not made available to Buyer at the
Delivery Point (and excluding any Production Payment Hydrocarbons to be sold
pursuant to the Existing Sales Contracts) shall be marketed by Seller on
behalf of Buyer and sold pursuant to arm's length contracts with parties not
affiliated with Seller, containing terms negotiated by Seller as a prudent
operator. Any such sale by Seller shall be subject always to the right of
Buyer, upon notice to Seller, to separately dispose of all or any portion of
such Production Payment Hydrocarbons and shall be only for such minimum
periods of time (not to exceed one year) as are reasonably appropriate under
the circumstances, unless Buyer consents in writing to a longer contract term.
(f) All proceeds received by Seller from the sale of
Production Payment Hydrocarbons sold on behalf of Buyer pursuant to the terms
hereof (which shall include any Production Payment Hydrocarbons sold pursuant
to the Existing Sales Contracts) are received by Seller in trust for Buyer
and shall be held in trust by Seller for Buyer; provided, however, Seller
shall pay such proceeds by wire transfer to such account as Buyer shall have
designated from time to time to Buyer within forty-five (45) days after the
month of production; and provided further that in the event any proceeds
received by Seller from the sale of Production Payment Hydrocarbons payable
to Buyer are not received by Buyer within such period, interest shall
thereafter accrue at an annual rate of twelve percent (12%), calculated on
the basis of a three hundred sixty-five (365) day year, on the amount of said
unreceived proceeds and shall be paid to Buyer at the time said proceeds are
paid to Buyer.
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For all Gas comprising part of the Production Payment that is sold and for
which proceeds are received by Seller pursuant to any Existing Sales
Contract, Seller and Buyer agree that the amount payable to Buyer by Seller
pursuant to this paragraph (f) shall be calculated using the actual quantity
of Gas sold during the relevant month and for which proceeds are received by
Seller and a price per MMBtu for West Texas-Waha as published in the first of
the month publication for the month of production in Inside F.E.R.C.'s Gas
Market Report. For all Oil comprising part of the Production Payment that is
sold and for which proceeds are received by Seller pursuant to any Existing
Sales Contract, Seller and Buyer agree that the amount payable to Buyer by
Seller pursuant to this paragraph (f) shall be calculated using the actual
quantity of Oil sold during the relevant month and for which proceeds are
received by Seller and a price per Barrel for the month of production equal
to the price per Barrel in an Existing Sales Contract that governs the sale
of fifty percent (50%) or more of all of the Oil sold from the Subject
Interests in such month; provided, however, if no one Existing Sales Contract
governs the sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of all of the Oil sold from
the Subject Interests for a month, the price per Barrel shall equal the
unweighted average of the price per Barrel in those of the Existing Sales
Contracts which govern the largest quantities of Oil sold and which
cumulatively govern the sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of all Oil sold
from the Subject Interests; and further provided, however, if the average of
the daily price of West Texas Intermediate deemed 40 degrees (EDQ) posted by
Xxxx Oil falls below $21.00 for a month (or if there is no such posting, then
the daily average of the four highest postings for West Texas Intermediate
deemed 40 degrees (EDQ)), the amount payable to Buyer shall be increased by
$0.25 per Barrel for such month. Seller will diligently enforce the terms of
all sales agreements under which Production Payment Hydrocarbons are sold on
behalf of Buyer, including full and prompt payment of all amounts due from
such sales. In the event of any late payment by any purchaser, Seller shall
remit to Buyer any interest or penalties collected with respect to the sale
of Production Payment Hydrocarbons. In the event Seller is in default in its
obligations hereunder, and such default is continuing for fifteen (15) days
after written notice from Buyer, Buyer shall have the right to direct the
purchasers of any Production Payment Hydrocarbons to pay the proceeds thereof
directly to Buyer by delivering to such purchasers the letters in lieu of
transfer orders previously executed by Seller and held by Buyer. In the event
of Seller's default as described above and in the event Buyer requests direct
payment, Seller will cooperate in instructing the purchasers to pay such
proceeds directly to Buyer and shall execute such additional instruments as
may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith.
3. GATHERING AND TRANSPORTATION. Seller at its sole cost and expense
shall gather or cause to be gathered all Production Payment Hydrocarbons at
the wellheads where produced and transport the same to the Delivery Points,
without any charge or deduction to Buyer for any costs attributable to
preparing Hydrocarbons for delivery, and delivering same
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to the Delivery Points. Seller shall be in exclusive control and possession
of the Production Payment Hydrocarbons gathered at the wellheads and
responsible for any loss, damage or injury caused thereby until the same
shall have been redelivered to Buyer, or to Buyer's credit, as herein
provided.
4. RATE OF PRODUCTION. Seller shall cause (or if Seller is not the
operator, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause) any xxxxx now
located or hereafter drilled on the lands covered by the Subject Interests
(the "Subject Xxxxx") to be prudently operated and produced in accordance
with good engineering practices. Seller shall also use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Subject Xxxxx to produce each day that quantity of
Production Payment Hydrocarbons equal to its pro rata part of the Gas Subject
Quantity and Oil Subject Quantity for such day.
5. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS. All Production Payment Hydrocarbons
delivered to Buyer, or to Buyer's credit, shall satisfy the quality
requirements and specifications as set forth in the First Transporter's
transportation agreements and/or published tariffs filed with the FERC for
acceptance and transportation of Gas at each Delivery Point or as set forth
in the first purchaser's agreements for acceptance and purchase of Oil, all
without penalty or deduction for nonconformity, as the same may be modified
from time to time. All costs and expenses of dehydrating, treating, and
compressing Production Payment Gas to satisfy such quality requirements shall
be borne and paid by Seller.
6. PRESSURE. Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, Gas
comprising a part of the Production Payment at a pressure sufficient to
deliver the same into the First Transporter's pipeline at each Delivery Point
against the operating pressure of First Transporter's pipeline in existence
from time to time. Seller shall inform Buyer, as often as may be necessary,
of the delivery rate and pressure of such Gas delivered to Buyer or to
Buyer's credit.
7. OPERATION OF SUBJECT INTERESTS. Except to the extent that there
is no material adverse effect as to the ownership or operation of the Subject
Interests or Production Payment, at all times from the date hereof until the
termination of the Production Payment, if Seller is the operator of the
Subject Interests, Seller, at Seller's cost and expense, shall, (and in the
event Seller is not the operator, Seller shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the operator of such Subject Interests to):
(a) Cause the Subject Interests to be maintained in full force
and effect, and to be developed, protected against drainage, and
continuously operated for the production of Hydrocarbons in a good and
workmanlike
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manner as would a prudent operator (and without regard to the burden of
the Production Payment), all in accordance with generally accepted
industry practices, applicable operating agreements, and all applicable
federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations (including any and
all duties arising under common law or applicable laws, rules or
regulations relating to the protection or conservation of human health
or safety or the environment), and shall otherwise comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations;
(b) Pay, or cause to be paid, promptly as and when due and
payable, all rentals and royalties payable in respect of the Subject
Interests or the production therefrom, and all costs, expenses and
liabilities incurred in or arising from the operation or development of
the Subject Interests, or the producing, treating, gathering, storing,
marketing or transporting of Hydrocarbons therefrom;
(c) Cause all xxxxx, machinery, equipment and facilities of
any kind now or hereafter located on the Subject Interests, and
necessary or useful in the operation thereof for the production of
Hydrocarbons therefrom, to be provided and to be kept in good and
effective operating condition as would a prudent operator (and without
regard to the burden of the Production Payment), and all repairs,
renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereof or thereto,
useful or needful to such end, to be promptly made;
(d) Give or cause to be given to Buyer written notice of every
adverse claim or demand made by any person affecting the Subject
Interests, the Hydrocarbons produced therefrom and/or the Production
Payment in any manner whatsoever, and of any suit or other legal
proceeding instituted with respect thereto, and at Seller's expense
cause all necessary and proper steps to be taken with reasonable
diligence to protect and defend the Subject Interests, the Hydrocarbons
produced therefrom and/or the Production Payment against any such
adverse claim or demand, including (but not limited to) the employment
of counsel for the prosecution or defense of litigation and the
contest, release or discharge of such adverse claim or demand;
(e) Cause the Subject Interests to be kept free and clear of
liens, charges and encumbrances of every character, other than (i)
Taxes constituting a lien but not due and payable (except to the extent
contested in good faith), and (ii) the Permitted Encumbrances;
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(f) Pay all Taxes when due and before they become delinquent
(except to the extent contested in good faith), and reimburse Buyer for
any Taxes paid by Buyer as a result of the Production Payment or the
Production Payment Hydrocarbons or the production of same;
(g) Pay promptly when due and before they become delinquent
all operating expenses and all xxxxxxxx under applicable joint
operating agreements (except to the extent contested in good faith);
(h) Not (i) resign as operator of any of the Subject Interests
operated by Seller or (ii) approve a successor operator of any of the
Subject Interests, in each case until and unless a successor operator
has been consented to in writing by Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld;
(i) Maintain or cause to be maintained segregated storage
facilities, tank batteries and receiving vessels for Oil comprising a
part of the Production Payment unless (a) any Oil which does not
comprise part of the Production Payment which is commingled therewith
is continuously metered separately, and (b) any such Oil which does not
comprise part of the Production Payment is gathered with and sold to
the same first purchaser to whom the Oil comprising a part of the
Production Payment is sold; and
(j) Not conduct any work or operation in any well-bore of a
Subject Well, which work or operation is related to any horizon, zone,
formation or interval not included in the Subject Interests, without
the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
8. INSURANCE; DAMAGE OR LOSS. (a) Seller shall maintain or cause to
be maintained, at its sole cost and expense and with financially sound and
reputable insurers , insurance covering the Leases and all pipelines, xxxxx,
and facilities located thereon against such liabilities, casualties, risks
and contingencies, and in such types as is customary in the case of
independent oil companies engaged in operations of similar property. Such
insurance shall name Buyer as an additional insured as Buyer's interests
appear. Seller shall furnish certificates of such insurance to Buyer and
shall obtain endorsements to such policies providing that the insurer will
notify Buyer not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration or
termination of such policy of insurance.
(b) In the event of any damage to or loss of any platform,
pipeline, well, equipment or facility on the Leases, Seller (at no cost to
Buyer) shall promptly redrill,
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rebuild, reconstruct, repair, restore or replace such damaged or lost
property, unless to do so would not be economically feasible (without regard
to the burden of the Production Payment, but taking into account insurance
proceeds and recoveries).
9. ABANDONMENT OF XXXXX. (a) Until the termination of the Production
Payment, Seller shall not (to the extent within its control), without first
obtaining the written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, agree to the abandonment of any well heretofore or
hereafter completed for production of Hydrocarbons on any of the lands
covered by or attributable to the Subject Interests or agree to surrender,
abandon or release any Lease or Subject Interest or any part thereof;
provided, however, that, without the consent of Buyer:
(i) If and when, in Seller's reasonable judgment, exercised in
good faith and as would a prudent operator not burdened by the
Production Payment, a well becomes no longer capable of producing
Hydrocarbons in paying quantities (without regard to the burden of the
Production Payment) and it would not be economically feasible (without
regard to the burden of the Production Payment) to restore the
productivity of such well by reworking, reconditioning, deepening,
plugging back, or otherwise, Seller shall have the right to agree to
abandon such well, subject to the provisions of Section 9(b) of this
Agreement.
(ii) Subject to the provisions of Section 9(b), Seller shall
have the right to surrender and release any Subject Interest or part
thereof when, in the reasonable judgment of Seller exercised in good
faith and as would a prudent operator not burdened by the Production
Payment, there is no well located thereon which is capable of producing
Hydrocarbons in paying quantities and the drilling of an additional
well thereon would not, in Seller's reasonable opinion, be economically
feasible (without regard to the burden of the Production Payment).
(b) Subject to prior rights granted to other parties under
applicable contracts, before abandoning any well or surrendering or releasing
any Subject Interest or part thereof, Seller shall offer to assign the same
to Buyer upon Buyer's payment of the net salvage value (if any) attributable
to Seller's interest therein and assumption of the obligations attributable
to Seller's interest therein.
10. DRILLING OF REPLACEMENT XXXXX. Seller covenants and agrees that,
in the event that any well now or hereafter completed for production of
Hydrocarbons on any of the lands
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and waterbottoms covered by or attributable to the Subject Interests shall
for any reason (other than depletion of the reserves otherwise recoverable
from such well) be no longer capable of producing Hydrocarbons in paying
quantities, Seller shall, to the extent within its control, promptly drill a
well to replace such well, unless in Seller's reasonable judgment, exercised
in good faith and as would a prudent operator not burdened by the Production
Payment, the drilling of such replacement well would not be economically
feasible.
11. SELLER'S FINANCIAL CAPABILITY. At all times from the date hereof
until the termination of the Production Payment,
(a) Seller will upon the execution of this Agreement, purchase
and maintain in effect price hedging contracts which have a length of
not less than two (2) years in volumes of Gas equal to at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the projected volumes of Gas attributable
to the Subject Interests which do not comprise a part of the Production
Payment and price hedging contracts which have a length of not less
than two (2) years in volumes of Oil equal to at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the projected volumes of Oil attributable to the
Subject Interests and which do not comprise a part of the Production
Payment, and upon each anniversary of the execution of this Agreement,
Seller will purchase and maintain in effect price hedging contracts for
an additional year such that the hedged volumes are hedged for a period
of two (2) years.
(b) Seller will not enter into any transaction of
consolidation, merger or amalgamation; liquidate, wind up or dissolve
(or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); or convey, sell, lease,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of
its property or business.
(c) Seller will not allow any account payable to be in excess
of ninety (90) days past due, except such as are being contested in
good faith.
(d) Seller will not directly or indirectly, enter into any
transaction (including the sale, lease or exchange of property or the
rendering of service) with Key Energy Services, Inc., its parent
corporation ("Parent"), or any of its affiliates, other than upon fair
and reasonable terms no less favorable than could be obtained in an
arm's length transaction with an entity which was not an affiliate.
(e) Seller will not enter into any contract to provide
services to Seller with Parent or any of its affiliates which is in
excess of thirty (30) days without
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the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(f) Seller will not make any material change in the character
of its business, which is the management of, operation of, consulting
about, drilling on and the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas
properties and equipment.
12. INFORMATION. (a) At all times from the date hereof until the
termination of the Production Payment, Seller, at its own expense, shall
furnish to Buyer the following reports and information at the times indicated
below.
(i) Within one hundred five (105) days after the end of each
fiscal year of Parent, Seller shall furnish the most recent audited
consolidated financial statements of Parent as of the end of and for
such period, including a balance sheet and statements of income,
stockholder's equity and cash flow, each of which shall have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
including consolidating schedules prepared in sufficient detail to
present the separate financial position and results of operations of
Parent (including all consolidated subsidiaries other than Seller) and
Seller, together with the related consolidating eliminations and
consolidated amounts for the latest fiscal year, and accompanied by a
report of KPMG LLP or another firm of independent certified public
accountants reasonably acceptable to Buyer stating that their
examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards and that in their opinion they fairly present the
consolidated financial condition, results of operations and changes in
the consolidated financial position of Parent in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
(ii) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal
quarter of Parent, Seller shall furnish the most recent unaudited
consolidated financial statements of Parent as of the end of and for
such period, including a balance sheet and statements of income,
stockholder's equity and cash flow, each of which shall have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and accompanied by a certificate of the chief financial officer of
Parent stating that such financial statements fairly present the
consolidated financial condition, results of operations and changes in
financial position of Parent in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, subject to changes
resulting from year-end audit adjustments.
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(iii) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal
quarter of Seller, Seller shall furnish the most recent unaudited
financial statements of Seller as of the end of and for such period,
including a balance sheet and statements of income, stockholder's
equity and cash flow, each of which shall have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
accompanied by a certificate of the chief financial officer of Parent
stating that such financial statements fairly present the financial
condition, results of operations and changes in financial position of
Seller in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from year-end audit
adjustments.
(iv) Annually on or before August 1 of each year (commencing
August 1, 2000, Seller shall furnish an engineering report reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer (together with Seller's internally prepared
summary of such report), as of July 1 of such year prepared by an
independent petroleum engineering consulting firm reasonably acceptable
to Buyer, incorporating all current information and data available to
Seller pertinent to the estimation of oil and gas reserves attributable
to Subject Interests and setting forth the following:
(A) an estimation of the oil and gas reserves,
classified by appropriate categories, as of such date
attributable to the Subject Interests (with that portion of
such reserves attributable to the Production Payment and to
Seller's interest in the Subject Interests (after giving
effect to the Production Payment) being set forth separately
in the internally prepared summary),
(B) a projection of the rate of production of, and
net income from, such reserves,
(C) a calculation of the present worth of such net
income discounted at a rate or rates designated from time to
time by Buyer, and
(D) a schedule or complete description of all
assumptions, estimates and projections made or used in the
preparation of such report, including without limitation
estimated future product prices, capital expenditures,
operating expenses and taxes.
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Each such report shall be prepared in accordance with customary and
generally accepted standards and practices for petroleum engineers,
shall be based on such assumptions as to costs, product prices and
similar factors as Buyer shall designate from time to time. Buyer shall
be furnished a copy of any other reserve report prepared for Seller by
any independent petroleum engineering firm covering the Properties.
(v) Within sixty (60) days from the end of each calendar
quarter for operated Subject Interests (and ninety (90) days for
non-operated Subject Interests), and at such other time as may be
requested by Buyer, Seller shall furnish reports for such calendar
quarter covering the expediency of any change in methods of treatment
or operation of all or any Subject Xxxxx and productive of
Hydrocarbons, any new drilling or development, any method of secondary
recovery by repressuring or otherwise, or any other action with respect
to the Subject Interests, the decision as to which may increase or
reduce the quantity of Hydrocarbons ultimately recoverable from the
Subject Interests, or the rate of production therefrom, or which may
shorten or prolong the period of time required for liquidation of the
Production Payment.
(vi) Within sixty (60) days from the end of each month for
operated Subject Interests (and ninety (90) days for non-operated
Subject Interests), Seller shall furnish a report for such month
showing: (A) the gross production of Hydrocarbons from each Subject
Well or Property, (B) the gross production of Hydrocarbons attributable
to the Subject Interests (including any thereof used in lease
operations), (C) the quantity of Hydrocarbons sold for Seller's account
or taken in kind by Seller, (D) the quantity of Production Payment
Hydrocarbons sold for Buyer's account, (E) the quantity of Production
Payment Hydrocarbons delivered in kind to Buyer and disposed of by
Buyer, (F) the Taxes, rentals and royalties paid by Seller on
production from the Subject Interests (including the Production
Payment) or deducted from or paid out of such proceeds (and upon
request of Buyer, evidence of payment thereof), (G) the current status
of any Gas imbalances, if any, affecting the Subject Interests, (H) the
cumulative amount of Hydrocarbons remaining to be delivered pursuant to
the Production Payment, and (I) the number of xxxxx operated, xxxxx
drilled and xxxxx abandoned.
(vii) Within sixty (60) days from the end of each month for
operated Subject Interests (and ninety (90) days for non-operated
Subject Interests), Seller shall furnish Buyer for such month a lease
operating statement showing
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gross and net volumes of Hydrocarbons produced and sold from the
Leases, average sales prices, severance taxes, lease operating
expenses, capital expenditure and any other revenues and expenses
associated with each Lease.
(viii) Within forty-five (45) days from the end of each month,
Seller shall furnish Buyer copies of all filings made during such month
with the Texas Railroad Commission or any other state or federal agency
which relate to the Subject Interests.
(ix) Upon request, Seller shall furnish Buyer copies of
surface maps showing property lines and well locations, well logs, core
analysis data, flow and pressure tests, natural gas analysis and casing
programs and other similar information related to the Subject
Interests, Subject Xxxxx and the production therefrom.
(x) Within thirty (30) days from the end of each calendar
quarter, Seller shall furnish Buyer a certificate executed by an
officer of Seller certifying that as of the end of such calendar
quarter that to the best of his knowledge after reasonable
investigation Seller is in compliance in all material respects with the
terms of the Conveyance and this Agreement, or if not, specifying in
reasonable detail any exceptions thereto.
(xi) Upon request, Seller shall furnish such other information
as Buyer may reasonably request.
(b) Buyer shall have the right from time to time but not more
often than once every fiscal quarter of Buyer to audit the books and records of
Seller with respect to the Subject Interests. Such audits shall be conducted by
Buyer so as to result in a minimum disruption in the ongoing business and
affairs of Seller and shall be conducted during normal business hours at
Seller's offices or at the offices where Seller maintains the records relating
to the items set forth above. This right to audit shall be a free and
unrestricted right, subject to limitations above set forth, and shall survive
the termination of the Production Payment and for one (1) year thereafter. If,
as a result of any such audit, it is determined that any amount is due Buyer as
a result of the failure of Seller to properly deliver all Production Payment
Hydrocarbons, or the proceeds thereof, to Buyer in accordance with the terms of
the Conveyance and this Agreement, Seller shall pay Buyer the value of the
Production Payment Hydrocarbons which Seller failed to deliver, or the proceeds
which Seller failed to remit, together with interest at an annual rate of twelve
percent (12%) calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty-five (365) day
year, from the date that such amount should have
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been delivered or paid in accordance with the terms of the Conveyance and
this Agreement to the date of payment.
13. ACCESS TO SUBJECT INTERESTS. Seller shall permit, or use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the operator of the Subject Xxxxx to permit,
the duly authorized representatives of Buyer, at any reasonable time, but at
Buyer's risk and expense, to make such inspection of the Subject Interests
and the property, machinery, equipment and facilities used in the operation
thereof as such representatives shall deem proper.
14. REMEDIES OF BUYER; MORTGAGE AND SECURITY INTEREST. At any time
and from time to time until the termination of the Production Payment, if
Seller shall fail to perform or observe any of the material covenants or
agreements provided herein or in the Conveyance to be performed or observed
by Seller which results or in Buyer's reasonable good faith opinion would
result in a material adverse affect to the Subject Interests or the
Production Payment, Buyer, in addition to Buyer's right to recover damages
and all other remedies available to Buyer at law or in equity, may, if such
failure shall continue unremedied 30 days after written notice thereof is
delivered to Seller (it being agreed that such 30-day grace period shall not
apply in emergencies or situations where observing such grace period might,
in the reasonable judgment of Buyer, result in a loss of rights or the
incurrence of penalties or other damages):
(a) pay, or cause to be paid, any of the costs, expenses,
Taxes or other amounts (which Taxes are not being contested in good
faith by Seller) which Seller has agreed to pay under the Conveyance
which have become delinquent, and be reimbursed on demand by Buyer for
all amounts so paid or incurred, together with interest at the Floating
Rate from the date of such payment until the date of reimbursement; and
(b) sell, on behalf and for the account of Seller, all of the
Hydrocarbons attributable to Seller's interest in the Subject Interests
and apply the proceeds thereof to any amount owed by Seller hereunder;
and
(c) setoff any amount owed by Seller or its affiliates to
Buyer or its Affiliates against any amount owed to Seller hereunder;
and
(d) apply to a court of equity for the specific performance or
observance of any such covenant or condition and in aid of the
execution of any power herein granted and for the appointment of a
receiver of the Subject Interests and the Hydrocarbons produced
therefrom.
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In order to secure payment of all amounts advanced or paid by Buyer
under this Section 14 and to secure performance by Seller of all of its other
obligations under this Agreement and the Closing Agreement of even date
herewith between Seller and Buyer, as such agreements may be modified or
amended from time to time, (all of such payment and performance obligations
being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Obligations"), Seller does
hereby mortgage, grant, affect and hypothecate to Buyer, and grant to Buyer a
lien and security interest in all of Seller's interest in the Subject
Interests (all of which Subject Interests are more fully described in the
exhibits attached to this Agreement and any amendments or modifications to
this Agreement executed from time to time) and all of Seller's equipment,
fixtures, inventory, goods, accounts, contracts rights and general
intangibles, whether presently existing or to arise in the future, now owned
or hereafter acquired, insofar as the same are (x) located on the leases more
fully described in the exhibits to this Agreement and any amendments or
modifications to this Agreement executed from time to time (the "Leases"), or
(y) are used in connection with, or relate to the ownership or operation of,
the Leases or Subject Interests, or (z) arise out of the sale or other
conveyance of oil, gas or other minerals produced and saved from the Leases
relating to the Subject Interests, together with any and all products and
proceeds of any of the foregoing. The security interest perfected hereby will
attach to minerals, including oil and gas, at the wellheads and to accounts
resulting from the sale thereof, at the wellheads located on the Leases. The
mortgage, lien and security interest granted hereby shall be subject only to
the Permitted Encumbrances and Seller shall not create or suffer to exist any
mortgage, lien and security interest superior to those granted hereby, except
for the Permitted Encumbrances. The mortgage, lien and security interest
granted pursuant hereto is granted pursuant to the laws of the State of
Texas, and Buyer shall be entitled to exercise all of the rights and remedies
of a mortgagee and secured party under the laws of the State of Texas in the
event of any default by Seller in the performance or payment (as applicable)
of the Obligations.
Any purchaser of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to the Subject
Interests is authorized to make payment to the Buyer out of the Hydrocarbons
attributable to Seller's interest in the Subject Interests for any amount
which Buyer shall certify to such purchaser that it has paid and which Seller
is obligated to pay hereunder. Any insurer is authorized to make payment to
the Buyer of proceeds of insurance described in Section 8(a) hereof for any
amount which Buyer shall certify to such insurer that it has expended in
redrilling, rebuilding, reconstructing, repairing, restoring or replacing
damaged or lost property which Seller has failed or refused to do promptly
pursuant to Section 8(b) hereof. Seller hereby designates Buyer as its agent
and attorney in fact to execute any instruments which may be necessary or
appropriate, including without limitation designations of operator, to enable
Buyer to exercise its rights under this Section 14. This designation and
appointment shall be irrevocable as long as the Production Payment remains in
effect.
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15. NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands, instructions and other
communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, postage
prepaid and return receipt requested or sent by telecopier, as follows:
If to Seller, addressed to:
Odessa Exploration Incorporated
0000 Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: D. Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Key Energy Services Inc.
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
If to Buyer, addressed to:
Norwest Energy Capital, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
or to such other place within the United States of America as either party
may designate as to itself by written notice to the other. All notices given
by personal delivery or mail shall be effective on the date of actual receipt
at the appropriate address. Notice given by telecopier shall be effective
upon actual receipt if received during recipient's normal business hours or
at the beginning of the next business day after receipt if received after the
recipient's normal business hours.
16. PURCHASE OF PRODUCTION PAYMENT. Seller may repurchase the
Production Payment from Buyer for an amount equal to the sum of:
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(a) an amount which when added to the product of the volume of
Production Payment Hydrocarbons delivered or sold (and for which
proceeds have been received by Seller and paid to Buyer) times the
price per month set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part
hereof equals the sum of (x) $19,435,000.00 plus (y) an amount
sufficient to provide a twelve percent (12%) internal rate of return
for the period from the effective date of the Production Payment to the
effective date of any such repurchase (for purposes of making such
internal rate of return calculation, each payment shall be deemed to
have been made on the last day of the month during which it was paid or
received); plus
(b) so long as Buyer does not engage in any price hedge transactions
with respect to Production Payment Hydrocarbons that do not comply with
commodity derivative policies of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., all costs and
penalties, if any, incurred by Buyer in terminating any price hedge
agreements entered into by Buyer with respect to Hydrocarbons
comprising a part of the Production Payment (any gain resulting from
any such termination shall be for the credit of Buyer); plus
(c) all legal costs incurred by Buyer in connection with the sale of
the Production Payment to Seller.
17. INDEMNITY. It is understood and agreed that under neither this
Agreement nor the Conveyance does Buyer assume or shall Buyer ever be liable
or responsible in any way for the payment of any costs, expenses or
liabilities incurred in connection with developing, exploring, drilling,
equipping, testing, operating, producing, maintaining or abandoning the
Subject Interests or any well or facility thereon or storing, handling,
treating or transporting to each Delivery Point production therefrom. Seller
shall fully defend, protect, indemnify and hold Buyer, its successors and
permitted assigns, its general partners and limited partners and its and all
such partners' officers, employees, representatives and agents harmless from
and against any and all claims, demands, suits and causes of action of every
kind and character, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of
defense, which may be made or asserted by any third party or governmental
agency or entity, or by Seller, Seller's employees, agents, contractors and
subcontractors and their employees and agents, on account of personal injury,
death or property damage (including, without limitation, claims for pollution
and environmental damage), any civil or criminal fines or penalties and any
causes of action alleging statutory liability, relating to, arising out of,
or in any way incidental to the Subject Interests, the xxxxx and facilities
thereon or used in connection therewith, the operation thereof and the
production therefrom (including, without limitation, rentals, royalties and
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taxes thereon), WHETHER THROUGH AN ACT OR OMISSION OF BUYER OR ANY OTHER
PARTY HERETO OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT ARISING OUT OF THE SOLE, JOINT
OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, FAULT OR STRICT LIABILITY OF BUYER OR ANY OTHER
PERSON OR ENTITY INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER. This indemnity shall apply, without
limitation, to any liability imposed upon any party indemnified hereunder as
a result of any statute, rule, regulation or theory of strict liability.
18. SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS. All the covenants and
agreements of Seller and Buyer herein contained shall be deemed to be
covenants running with the land and shall be binding upon the successors and
assigns of Seller's interest in the Subject Interests and Buyer's interest in
the Production Payment, and shall inure to the benefit of Seller, Buyer, and
their respective successors and permitted assigns and shall be enforceable by
their respective successors and permitted assigns. The foregoing
notwithstanding, nothing herein is intended to modify or shall have the
effect of modifying the restrictions on assignment set forth in the
Conveyance regarding assignments, transfer or pooling of Seller's interest in
the Subject Interests; and the preceding sentence shall not be deemed to
permit any assignment or other transfer of the interest of Seller in any of
the Subject Interests that is not specifically permitted by the provisions of
the Conveyance. Buyer, or Buyer's successors and assigns, shall not partially
transfer, sell, convey, assign or mortgage their respective rights or
obligations hereunder to any third party without the prior written consent of
Seller. Nothing contained in this instrument or in the Conveyance shall in
any way limit or restrict the right of Buyer, or Buyer's successors and
assigns, to transfer, sell, convey, assign or mortgage all of the Production
Payment and all of the respective rights or obligations hereunder
appertaining thereto without the consent of Seller. If Buyer, or Buyer's
successors and assigns, at any time shall execute a mortgage, pledge or deed
of trust covering all or any part of the Production Payment as security for
any obligation, the mortgagee, the pledgee or the trustee therein named or
the holder of the obligation secured thereby shall be entitled, to the extent
such mortgage, pledge or deed of trust so provides and upon the occurrence or
existence of the event or condition therein stated, if so conditioned, to
exercise all of the rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein conferred
upon Buyer, and to give or withhold all consents herein required or permitted
to be obtained from Buyer.
19. DAMAGES. It is recognized that Buyer will look solely to the
Production Payment Hydrocarbons for satisfaction and discharge of the
Production Payment, and that Seller is not personally liable for the payment
and discharge thereof. However, the foregoing provision shall not relieve
Seller of any obligations under this Agreement or any obligation to respond
in damages for any breach of any of the provisions hereof or of the
Conveyance.
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20. COST OF LITIGATION. In the event of a breach of this Agreement,
or if a dispute arising hereunder is not resolved by mutual agreement, and
either party should xxx the other party to enforce its rights hereunder or
for breach hereof, the party prevailing in such litigation shall be entitled
to recover its costs and reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to any other
remedy or recovery to which it may be entitled.
21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS; WAIVER. This Agreement, the
Conveyance and that certain Closing Agreement of even date herewith
constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede and replace any and all
prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations or
warranties by or between the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended and no rights hereunder may
be waived except by a written document signed by the duly authorized
representatives of the parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute
a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
22. HEADINGS. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are for
guidance and convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise
affect any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.
23. COUNTERPART EXECUTION. This Agreement is executed in multiple
counterparts. For recording purposes, various counterparts have been
executed, and there may be attached to each such counterpart an Exhibit A
containing only the description of the Subject Interests, or portions
thereof, which relates to the county in which the particular counterpart is
to be recorded. Each of the counterparts hereof so executed shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument. A complete counterpart
of this instrument shall be recorded in the records of the County Clerk of
Midland County, Texas and a complete counterpart of this instrument may be
obtained from Seller or Buyer.
24. PARTIAL INVALIDITY. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein,
in the event any provision contained in this Agreement shall for any reason
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court or regulatory agency of
competent jurisdiction by reason of a statutory change or enactment, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining
provisions of this Agreement.
25. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
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26. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY. This Agreement is not intended to
create, nor shall it be construed to create, any rights in any third party under
doctrines concerning third-party beneficiaries.
EXECUTED in multiple originals on the date first set forth above.
SELLER:
ODESSA EXPLORATION INCORPORATED
By: /s/ D. Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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D. Xxxx Xxxxxxx
President
BUYER:
NORWEST ENERGY CAPITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Senior Vice President
EXHIBITS:
A - Subject Interests
B - Existing Sales Contracts
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XXXXX XX XXXXX Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
XXXXXX OF XXXXXX Section
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared D. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, President of Odessa Exploration
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, known to me to be the person whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, as
the act and deed of such corporation, and in the capacity therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 31st day of March,
2000.
/s/ XxxxxXxx Xxxxx
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Notary Public in and for
the State of Texas
My Commission Expires:
February 26, 2002 XxxxxXxx Xxxxx
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(Printed Name of Notary Public)
STATE OF TEXAS Section
Section
COUNTY OF XXXXXX Section
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx, Senior Vice President of Norwest Energy
Capital, Inc., a Texas corporation, known to me to be the person whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, as
the act and deed of such corporation, and in the capacity therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 31st day of
March, 2000.
/s/ XxxxxXxx Xxxxx
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Notary Public in and for
the State of Texas
My Commission Expires:
February 26, 2002 XxxxxXxx Xxxxx
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(Printed Name of Notary Public)
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