• RECEIVED
<br />COMM. DEV.
<br />AGREEMENT
<br />STATE OF TEXAS
<br />1 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT
<br />COUNTY OF HARRIS 1
<br />WHEREAS, William J. Watkins, et ux, Loraine A. Watkins, hereinafter
<br />referred to as "Lessors", heretofore executed that certain
<br />instrument entitled "Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease", dated October 21,
<br />1988, recorded under File Code Number 131-75-0488 of the Official
<br />Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas, and
<br />covering the following land, to wit:
<br />.5000 acre of land, more or less, a part of Enoch Brinson
<br />Survey, A-5, Harris County, Texas, and being a part of
<br />Outlot 465 of the LaPorte Outlots according to plat
<br />recorded at Volume 61, Page 374 of the Deed Records,
<br />Harris County, Texas, and being more particularly
<br />described in deed dated August 5, 1980 from Howard Leon
<br />Peters, et ux to William James Watkins, et ux, filed
<br />under File No. G633034 and recorded under Film Code no.
<br />163-98-2489 of the Official Public Records of Harris
<br />County, Texas.
<br />WHEREAS. Paragraph 7 of the aforesaid Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease
<br />grants Prigge, Tausend and Winne, its successors or assigns, the
<br />right to drill a well at a location no closer than two hundred feet
<br />(2001) to any residence or barn now on said land as described
<br />above; and,
<br />WHEREAS, Arkla Exploration Company, successor in interest to
<br />Prigge, Tausend and Winne, is desirous of drilling the Lomax Gas
<br />Unit No. 2, Well No. 1 at a surface location two hundred feet
<br />(2001) FNL and three hundred sixty-three feet (3631) FWL of outlot
<br />465, Enoch Brinson Survey, A-5, Harris County, Texas; and,
<br />WHEREAS, such location falls within six hundred twenty-four (6241)
<br />of the residence located on the above described land, as further
<br />illustrated on that certain Plat of Area Around Arkla Exploration
<br />Company's Proposed Surface Location of the Lomax Gas Unit No. 2,
<br />Well No. 1, being described as -Exhibit "A" attached to and made a
<br />part hereof; and,
<br />WHEREAS, Section 16-4(2), Well Location of City Ordinance No. 1659,
<br />dated January 8, 1990, requires Arkla Exploration Company to secure
<br />the written permission of Lessors in order to drill the aforesaid
<br />well at the proposed surface location for purposes of receiving a
<br />drilling permit from the City of LaPorte;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, Lessors, in consideration of the premises and under
<br />the authority granted by the provisions of said Oil, Gas and
<br />Mineral Lease, and in compliance with Section 16-4(2) of City
<br />Ordinance No. 1659, do by the execution hereof hereby permit Arkla
<br />Exploration Company the right to drill the Lomax Gas Unit No. 2,
<br />Well No. 1 at the surface location heretofore described.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed on the I�
<br />" , 1991. day of
<br />William Watkin�3 \
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<br />SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me,
<br />1990.
<br />My commission expires:
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<br />Loraine A. Watkins
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<br />this Q da of
<br />Notary Public in and for the
<br />State of Texas.
<br />Notary's name (printed): Drake Davis
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