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<br />e EXHIBIT A e
<br />OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE
<br />" ~IIS ACREEMENT mod. Ihi.__.___~ ~4~______d" of August 1948 b.I....en
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<br />($___~_!__..._:>' In hind p.ld, .f th. r.).ahl"',h.reln provld.d, and of the "ar..m.nl of L..... hor.11I c~,nl>ln.d, h.r.by aronts, 1.0... .nd I.ts .xclll.h.ly Ulllo L...... for the purpos..f In...d-
<br />gallna, .xplorl." prosp..tlna, drllll.g....d mlllllla f.r .nd rroduclna 011, gas and all o!6")ftIfWl'llf!nSf.!K U"'!H*0'~1'6Vl'1'G'hWtI08f"1"ttf11..4M'.rtlU;'1L~
<br />"'., tak. cu. of, \t021, tran.pon .nd .....n .ald prodDcta, and hou.lnalto .mploy..., _.".d-=: ----__,_____, _aJIC
<br />ol'4lJ:l&IlCes ot tile Oity otLa Porte, -rexas and. subj eat to MJ and an amendment.
<br />tb..".~to ao4 aDY and all tutu1'e ord1nanoe. and/or .m.e1l4menta thereto, the tollow-
<br />1nI clescl'lbe4 land in Rania Ooun'7, Texas; to-Wit.
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<br />Allot BloOk 10. Four Hundred SGV811ty..Four (474) of the Town ot
<br />x.. P$1'te; in Harris Count1. Texa., aco0r41ns to the map or plat
<br />thereot rte01'de4 in the ottice of the Oount)' Olvk of 8ald Oounty,
<br />to Wb10h reforence is here made to~ all pu~po8e.,
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<br />and contalnlng.__~~ 8.____aCIICt. more or leu. In the event a resU"11 of .lld lands Db.1t r~"e.1 the u:istencl'.l of n:cesl and/or vaunt Ilnds lying adjactnt to the lallds abovo descrlhed Ind
<br />the I...or, hi. hel". or ...igDs, shall, hy virtu. of bit own."hip of the I.nd, .bo.. dcocrlbed, bl'. prefer.n.. right 10 ..qulr. nld u.... nnd/or vacant Ilnd., then In thlt .v.nt Ihl. I""". .hall .o..r .nd Indud.
<br />III .uth .xc... and, or ..c.nt I.nds ...hith th. Lessor, his h.l... or IIIlans, .hlll h... tho pref.ren.. rI,ht to .equlr. by .Inu. of hi. owner.hlp .f the I.nd. .bove d...rlbed .. And when A.qulred b, tho LeI..r, and
<br />tho L..... ....1.1 p.y the I....r fer sucb .x.... And/or VllCltlt land. .t ,h. ..m. rate per .cr. .. th. cuh coD.ld.r.U.n paid for the I.rcoge her.inab.v. m.ntloD.d.
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<br />2, SubJ.ct tu the .th.r pro.lslon. her.ln cnntlln.d, this leue shaU b. lor.. term o.f_ea.. from this dnt. (c.lI.d "prlnn,,)' lerm") and IS long Ih.reoft.r IS 011, gu .r other mlnerll I. produc.d
<br />fr.m ..ielland .r land ...ith which .old I...d is pool.d herC11nder. ~e.
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<br />J. 'rh. roy.ltl.. tn ho paid by L.... .r.: (o).n 011, on...lghth 01 th.t produ..d .Dd ....d fr.m IllId I.nd, the s.mo to b. delivered .tth. ....11. or to Ih. cr.dlt of I....or Into 'h. pip. IIn. to whl.h tho
<br />...11. IDO, b. c:onn..I.d, L...... m., Irom dm. to tlno. purch... 'DY roy.lty 011 In hs po.....loD, p.,lna the D'Ut.t prle. d,.rdur rr.v.iIlna for th. fi.ld ...h.r. produc.d .n th. d.t. of purch..., (b) on a...
<br />IncludlDa ...Iogh..d g.s or oth.r gASCOU' .ubslRnc.s, produc.d Irom ..id I.nd .nel ..Id or us.d 011 th. proml..s .r in th. m.nllh.tur. of g..ollll. .r oth.r produ.t therelrom, lh. market .alu. 21 tho ...e11 of
<br />onr>-elJhth .f r.h. ps &0 .old or us.d, provld.d th.I on '0' .old .t th. ...11. th. r.y.lty .h.ll b. one-e1abth nf the Im.unl r...,lb.d from .uch ..1., ...h.r. g.. from. ,as w.n i. not .old or u..d, L..... mlY pay
<br />.s R.,..llY $1CO.OO per ...U p.r y..r .nd If .uch p.ym.nl Is mod. It will b. ....Id.r.d th.ta.. I. h.lng Ploelu..d ..lthln Ih. m..ning of PUlgr.ph 2 her.of, and Cc) on oil oth.r mi".rll. mln.d ond muk.ted,
<br />one-tenth .Ilh.r In klnel or .IID. .t the ....u or min., at L.....'. .I..tlon, .XCCl'I th.t on .ulphur mined .nd market.d the r.,lIty "'all b. fifty ..nts (50c) per 10Da ton. L..... .h.1I h... fr.. D" (If aU, alS,
<br />coal, wo.d .ncl wat.r Irom .nJd I.nd, ClIC.pl ",OI.r fr.m Leosor's ....U., f.r all oper.tlo.. h.r.und.r, .nd th. roy.lty on .U, a.' and .0.1 .holl b. .omput.d .fter d.du.tlng .ny .0 u..d. LCSllor ohlll ha.. tho
<br />prhll.a. Dt hili rI.k .nel .xp.... of using ps IrnDI .n, gu ....U on .ald lond lor .Iove. and Inlld. lliht. ID tho prln.lpll dw.lllng th.reon out .f .ny surph,. ,.. n.t n..d.d Jar oper.tlon. h.r.und.r,
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<br />.. j~CIS.".I Ita optloD, 11 her.by gl..n th. rlaht .nd pow.r to pool .r .ombln. th. ..r""a. co.ered by thl. I.... .r any portion th.r..f ...Ith oth.r I.nd, I..."" or lras.s In th. Imm.dl.t. vi.lnlty th.r.of,
<br />wh.n In Los..e'. ludam.nl It 10 nee....uy or .d.l.abl. to do .0 ID .rd.r prop.rly to d..clop ond .per.t. .lId pr.ml... In .ompll.nc. with th. .p.cing rul.. .f th. R.lIro.d C.mmi..lon of Tn.. or .th.r la",Iul
<br />luthorllY, or ...h.n to d. .. wnuld, In the Judgm.nt of Lossee promote th. cOIL..rv.tion .f th. 011 and g.. In Ind und.r ond th.t m.y b. produ..d Ir.m ..lei pr.m1oel, .u.h pooling to be Into 0 ulllt .r unit. nol
<br />""c..dllI8 .0 cu.. each, L..... ...111 .x..1I1. In writing .n I..trum.nt Id.ntlfylng and d...rlbln, the pool.d .u.og.. Th. .ntlr. ..r..g. '0 pool.d Inl. . t...t or ullil .hon b. tr02t.d, for .11 purpo.os .x..pt Ih.
<br />payment of royalties on produ.tlon from the pooled Ulllt, IS l.f It w.r. Includ.d ID .thl. I...... If productIoD II Iound 011 tho pool.d ..rOlla., It .h.ll be tr..t.d .. if produ.tl.n I. h.d Irom thl. I...., ...h.ther the
<br />".U .r ....U. b. 10..t.eI aD the premls.. cover.d by thi. 1.1IS0 or not. In Ueu 01 the roy.ld.. e1....h.re her.ln .p.ei6.d, L.uor .hlU r...i.. on prodll.tloD from. unit '0 pool.d .nly .uch p.rtlon of Ih. roy.lt,
<br />Idpulat.eI herein u the amOllnt 01 hi. au.lC. plac.d In th. unit .r hiI roy.lty Int.r..t th.reln OD U IU..." h.oI. b.... to th. totol ..r..a. .. pooloclln tho panlcu"r unll Involv.d.
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<br />5. :If oper.tlons for drllUDa .r. not .0Illm.nc.eI .n uJd land or OD ocre.a. p.ol.d th.rewlth .. lboT. plovld.d .D .r before .n. ,ear Irom this elar. the I...... shall th." t.rmln.l. I. to b.th p.rtl..,
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<br />DDICIS OD or be,for. .och .nnlv.rs~ry eI.t. L.ss... Ih.U pa, vr teneler to L.ssor or to the cr.dlt of L....r 1n_.Ji'1,rs t %fa t1onal. _______Bank
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<br />., . La Pal'ttl,_____J Tell:", (which b.nk and ~ ~~'J:or. .r.I....or'. .a.nl Ind .hall cnndnue .. tho d.posltory for.ll r.llt.l. payabl. h.r.und.r r.auell...
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<br />of chllll/los In IIwnenhlp of said lonel or the r.ntll.) the .um oL__~.t_~'-~~._lUl/-.l00 .________DoU.r.
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<br />($ leL.~,_ ), (h.r.ln caU.d r.ntal), ...hlch shnU co..r the prl.lleg. of def.rrlng comm.n.em.nt of drUllng op.ratl.n. for. p.rI.d .f tw.lv. (12) monlh., [n Ilk. n,.nner 2nd
<br />upon Ilk. pOJlo.nts or t.nel... .nllu.lly th. .0mlnen.em.Dt of drUUng oper.don. m.y b. Iunh.r dei.rr.d I.r .u.....I.. p.rl.d. of tw.I,. (12) m.nth. e:lch during the prlm"y t.nn. Th. p.ym.nl or t.nd.r of
<br />I.nlll ma, b. mad. by th. cheek or draft of L..... mall.d or d.llver.d to L....r or 10 ..Id b."k .n or bolor. .uch dar. .f p.ym.nt, If su.h blllk (or .ny .1I.....vr b.nk) .hould 1.11, lIquld.t. or h. .u.ceed.d b,
<br />. "..:,.- ~.nt, or for any r.o.o" fall.r refuse to ac..pt rental, L...... ...a11 not b. h.ld In def.ult lor fI!lur.to moke .uth p.YD.enl or t.nder oj rentol untllthlrry (0) dny. .ft.r I....or ....U d.lI.er to L......
<br />'. ,'. "., "eI.')I. inslt1llDent, Doming .nother bank .. .gnnt 10 r.c.lv. .u.h p.ym.nts or t.nd.rs, Th. down 01'" p.ym.nt I. ..ns1de..tl.D lor this I.... ...ording t. Itl term. .nd .hlll nut be all...ted .. mer.
<br />f ,. ,\ p..rlod. L..... m.y It .D, 11m. .xecute Ind d.lI.er to L....r .r t. tho dep..llol'J .hove Rlm.d or pia.. o.f r..ord . rei.... or r.I..sos cov.ring an). portion .r p.rtlon. .J Ih. MOV. d...llb.d prend...
<br />. lurrender thl. I.... .. t. .uch portio" or portions ."d b. rell...eI of .11 obUptl.ns I. to tho .cr..a. .urr.neler.eI, and ther.dter d,. r.nt.1s poy.bl. her.und.r ...all b. reduced In tho proporrl.n th.t the
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<br />" 6. If prior to dl..ovCll' .f 011, go.. or oth.r mlnernl OD ..Id IltIeI or on ..r02a. pool.d th.r....lth L..... 1Il0uld drill. ell'J h.l. or hol.. th.r.on, or If liter dl.c...1'J n.f 011, g.. .r .th.r mlnenl, the pro-
<br />du...uJ1 tlter.ol "'ould c.as. from ony ..u.., lbl. I.... ...all not I.rmln.t. U L....o .ommen... Iddldonal drilling .r l.wurklDg oper.llon. wlthlD 60 do" th.reafter or If It h. within the prlm.ry 1.rm, c.mmence.
<br />or r..um.. thl' p.yment .r t.Dd.r of r.ntll. or c.Dlmen... op.ntloDll for elrllUng .r r.....rldna .n or bef.re the rent.1 paying d.t. n.xI CDlulllJllil.r th. .xplraU.D of 60 dlY. fr.m dot. of ..mpl.don of dr, hol. or
<br />c.s..tlon of plodu.tlon, If It any tlm. .ubosqu.nt I. .bt, (60) d.,.. prior to th. beslDnlng 01 th. lISt y..r of the prlmnry term .nd prior to th. dl.c...1'J of oil, CII or oth.r mlner.1 .n ..Id I.nd, or OD ..r....
<br />pooled therewith, L..... "'OIIld drlll . dry hol. th.reon,.no rental p.ym...t or operltlons or. ne.....1'J In ord.r tn "ep th. I.... In lor.. durin, th. r.m.lnd.r of th. prlm.ry t.rm. If ot tb. esplr.tlon of the
<br />prlm.ry term, 011, 'IS or other mlDer.llo not b.lng produced on .ald land, or OD .crCla. pool.d th.r...lth, but L..... I. th.n enp..d ID drllllng or r.worklng opentlon. th.re.n or ....11 h... .ompleted I dl'J hol.
<br />ther..n ...Ithln .IXlY (60) dsyo prior to the .nd of th. primary t.na, th.I.... .hall remlln In lor.... long IS .per.tI.ns u. prosecut.d 'WIth no .....Ilon of mora thon sbty (60) .0n...uU,. d.y., and If they rOllllt
<br />In tho prodo.don of 011, au or other mln.rll, .. Ion, thereofter .. 011, g.. or other mln.r.ll. produ..d fr.m ..Id lond or ..r..g. pool.d th.r...lth. In tho .v.nt . w.ll or ....11. produciDC ull or gRl In p.ylna quandtl..
<br />.h.uld b. broupt In aD .dJlc.ntland .nd 'WIthin nn. hundr.d /iIt, (150) Ie.I .1 Ind elrwllllna the leued premises, or .crC2ll. pool.d th.r.wlth, Less.. .Ir... tn drill lu.h .1I.el ...e1I. .. I r02..nobl, prudent oper.tot
<br />w.uld drUI under the twn. or .Imlilr elICltm.taDc...
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<br />7. 'L..s.. ....11 h... rh. flaM .t .n,tlm. durlna .r afl.r th. .xplnllon of thl. I.... to rem... .U property .nel 611tures pl.c.d by L..... on oaId lond. bldudlng th. right to d..... .nd rem... III cuing.
<br />VI'h.D roquJre,. b, L.osor, L.... ...1\1 bury all pip. liD" below ordln.ry plow d.pth, .nd no well ...111 b. drlll.d within t...o hllndr.d (200) f..I of .ny re.ldeD.. or b.rn no... on .lld I.nd ...Ithout Los.or's .on.ent,
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<br />a, 'Th. rlabtl of .Ith.r party h.r.und.r m.y b. ...IIlD.d In ...hol. or ID put, Ind the provlsloDs h.r.of ....11 "'I.Dd to their hel.., .uc....... .nd .ul,ns, hut no ch.nge .r division In o...n.rlhlp of th. I.nd,
<br />r.ntlls or r.,lldOl, b.w...r ....mpll.h.d. .h.1I op.rll. to .lIIug. th. obllg.tlon. or dlmlni.h th. rlahl. of LOll.' and nn chOD" or dl.I.lon In .uch ....n...hip sh.1I b. blndlDa .n L..... until thirty (0) elo,-I oft.r
<br />L.s... 1Il.11 h..ve h.en furni....d by rC\lISl.r.d U, S. m.1I st LOIs...'s prlnclp.1 pl... .J bu.ln... ...Ith I certllied cop, of r...rd.d In.rrum.nt .r in.trum.nta ..Id.nclna ..me. In the ".Dt .f ..Mlnm.nl h.reof In whol.
<br />or ID p.rt, U.blllly for breach of .n, obllg.don h.r.undar .hlll r..I .sclusi..I, upon th. own.r .f thl.I.... or .f . p.nlon th.reof who commits lO.h br.och. In Ih. ...nt of Ih. eI..th of .n, p.r.on .ntltled t. r.ut.l.
<br />h.r.und.r, Le.... m.y p.y .r t.nder .uch r.nl.l. to th. cr.dlt of Ih. d......d or Ih. e.!.t. of th. dece..ed uDtll .uch time II Los... I. Jurnioh.d with prop.r .vld.nce of tho .pp.lntment .nd qu.lllicaUon .f .n
<br />.xecutor or .dmlnl.rr.tor .f th. ..t.t., 01 If th.ro b. nons, th.n until Le.... I. IDrnl.h.d with ..lelCII.. ..tllf.ctory 10 it .. 10 th. heir. or eI..I.... of th. d......d. If 1\ .n,tlm. 1...0 or more perSOD. be .nlltl.d
<br />to portldp.t. In tb. r.nt.1 p.yabl. hereund.r, L..s.. m., pa, or I.Dd.r ..Id r.nlll jointly to .uch pen.n. or to th.lr Jnlnl credit In th. d.po.ltory n.m.d h.r.ln, nr, .t Los...'. e1..tlon, the prop.rtlon.t. port of
<br />.ald r.Dtollo which ...h puddpant I. .ntlll.d m.y b. paid or tender.d to him separ.t.I, or to hi. .eparat. credll In .llid depoo.lt.ry, .nd p.yment or I.nd.r 10 .ny participant of hi. p.rtlon of th. r.n'AI. hereund.r
<br />IIlIlI mllDtaln this I.... no 10 lOch porddpanr, ID ...nt of ...Ignm.nt nf thI. I.... .. to I ..,ropted p.rtloo of .ald lind, tho lental. p.y.bl. h.r.undor ....11 b. .rp.rtlon.hl. IS h.t..... th. s..eral I....h.ld
<br />owner. ntabl)' ..cordlng to th. SUllIc. u... of ..th, .nel def.ult In r.ntal p.yment b, OD. ....11 not llIeet the dabt. of other 102lchnlel own.r. h.round.r. If .Ix or more p.rdOl b..om. .ntlU.d to royllty hereund.r,
<br />Ln... ma, wlthhold p.fIDCDt thereof uDl... anel undl Iurnlllh.d ...lth a r..ordabl. I..UUment execut.d b, 11110"" p.rd.. d..llnotlng .D .,onr to roeol.. p.rm.nt f.r .11.
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<br />9 n. breach by L..... of .n, .bligatlon .rl.lna h.r.und.r .hall n.t ....rk . Iorfelllir. or termlnallon of this I.... n.r CIU.. . t.rmlnoti.n or r..ersJon .f rh. .00.t. cr02t.d h.reb, Dor b. around. f.r
<br />cltlC.lildon' hncaf ID ...hole .r In put. ID lh. ...nt Los.or .onold.r. thlt op...tlon. u. nol .1 .ny time b.ing .onduct.d In compll.n.. ...lth lhi. I...., J.essnr .h.1I n.df, L..... In writing of the fa.tl roll.d up.n
<br />.. con.lltuUna . breach h.r.ol, .nd L....., If In def.ult, .hall hn. .lxty d.,. oJter r..elpt of IDch n.deo In ..hlellto .omm.n.o the c.mpllonc. with Ih. obUptlon. Impo..d by vir tit. of this I..rrument. Aft.r th.
<br />clIICO..ry of 0:11, p. or other mln.r.1 In p.ylng qu.ntlllOl on .ald preml.... LOIS.. .hlll reuonably d...lop the l.r02,. ret.ln.d her.un~or, but In dl.chualna this .blla.tlon It ....11 ID no .vent b. requlr.d to elrlll
<br />more th.n nne woll p.r f.rt, (.0) ....,. of tb. u.. r.wD.d h....under Ind copobl. 01 pr.duclna 011, p. or oth.r mlnerallD p.ylna qu.ntltl...
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<br />10. Leo.nr hereby worrlllts .nd .groes to elefend Ih. title to .sld land .nd .ar... th.t Leu.. .1 Its op.lon m., dls.horg. MY tax, morta.c. or oth.r U.n Dpon ..Id l.nd, .Ith.r In whol. or In port, and In
<br />..ent LeI.ee d.... on, it ...111 be .ubruI.t.el to .uch II... with rlaht to .nf.rc. ..10. .nd Ipply r.ntll. Ind r.,.oUI.. .ccrulne h.round.r tnwud ontldylng ..m.. Without Imp.lrm.nt .f L......'. rlaht. uod.r th.
<br />....rr.nty In .....t.f bllur. of till., It II Dar.ed th.t U L....r o...n. .n InterOlt In .lId land I... th.n the entlr. f.. .In,pl. .000t., then the roJlltlos .nd rental. to b. pnld Le..or ....11 b. r.du..d pr.ponl.n.t.I,.
<br />FaIlur. of Lets.. tn red.... rental plld hernunel.r ....11 DOt Impair th. rlabt ol L..... t. r.du.e mJlld...' . .
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<br />II. If ID, .p.ratlon p.rmltted or required h.reund.r, .r the perf.rmoDeo ~Leu.. of .n, c...nont, .arcem."t or requlroment hereof Is d.l.y.d .r Interrupt.d dlr.ctly or Indlr.ctly .Y lir'll..fll.lIIl.
<br />.ct.....u.4.tJ1a.1 0 or r u r mente of the Goremment ot!h..!..~!!!LIU ~m..I1I.lJ.ILSl~.Lm~~officer, repregentatlve or authority of any of them, _....:_-~
<br />ID....... ~~~illIIIl~~ the p.rlocl of- ."ch d.I., .r Int.rruptlon .h.1l nol b. .ounled ...lnOl the
<br />I tm I .... hall iUicimiiTCiil, b. ext.nded afl.r th. .xplr.d.n of th. prlm.ry term lilt forth In S.ctloD 2 1Il0.., .. I.ng IS th. COlts. or cou.... for su.h d.I.YI nr Int.rTupdon. cODtlnu.
<br />. , anel such .xtend.d term ....11 c.Bldtltt. .nel .h.ll b. .0..ldered lor the purpos.. of this 1_ .. . part of the prlm.ry t.na hereof. 'rh. provision. of S..tl.n 5 her..f,
<br />.;' . to th., p.yment of cIe1., rent . In .11 thing. b. .ppllcobl. to the prlm.ry IOrIO .. exrend.1I hereb, Ju.t I. U .uch .xt.nd.eI t.tm ...er.. port of the .riglnll prlm.1'J t.rm fixed ID S..tI.n 2 h.r.of. Tho
<br />. ....011 rlOI b. iW>1. to LeI.or In dsmagos I.r flllur. to p.rform .ny oper.tlon p.rmltted or required hereuDd.r or to colDJII, with .ny covenant, .arcem.nt or r.qulrem.nt her.oI durlna th. tlm. L..... Is
<br />, 'lDtII.,Ih. abU..doDl to compl, ..ilh lOch covenon", agr.em.nt. or requirement.. .
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