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Home My WebLink About874501 r ~c)'. Fonn 3000-3a (October 1992) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FORM APPROVED OMB NO, 1004-0034 Expires: July 31, 1995 TRANSFER OF OPERATING RIGHTS (SUBLEASE) IN A LEASE FOR OIL AND GAS OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES Lease Serial No. WYW-13241O Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 351-359) Geothennal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001-1025) Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1981 (42 U.S.C. 6508) Type or print plainly in ink and sign in ink. PART A: TRANSFER Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 600 17th Street, Suite 900 North Denver, CO 80202 1. Transferee (Sublessee)· Street City, State, ZIP Code ·If more than one transferee, check here 0 and list the name(s) and address( es) of all additional transferees on the reverse of this fonn or on a separate attached sheet of paper. This transfer is for: (Check one) ~ Oil and Gas Lease, or 0 Geothennal Lease Interest conveyed: (Check one or both, as appropriate) ~ Operating Rights (sublease) 0 .overriding Royalty, payment out of production or other similar interests or payments 2. This transfer (sublease) convevs the following interest: Land Description Percent of Interest Percent of Additional space on reverse, if needed. Do not submit documents or agreements other than Owned Conveyed Retained Overriding Royalty this form; such documents or agreements shall only be referenced herein, or Similar Interests Reserved Previously reserved or conveyed a b c d e f TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH. RANGE 112 WEST, 6TH P,M, Section 7: SW/4SE/4 I 82.50% 17.50% 65.00% None 7.50% · Containing 40.00 acres, more or less Lincoln County, Wyoming r; ECEIVED Limited from the surface to the stratigraphic equivalent of 10,81S' as found in ...INCOLN COUNTY CLER!< the Sage 22-7 well, located in the SE/4 of Section 7-T23N-R1l2W, Lincoln County, Wyoming 874E 0 I OJ "'UI I') Ii r~1 8: 53 (. Hi. This Assignment is made subject to that certain Fannout Agreement, dated December 8, 1995, by and between Lario Oil & Gas Company, Petral Exploration LLC dEAf\ i'.if: !i.V /\( NEH (succeeded by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation) and Marathon Oil Company (succeeded by f<EMM :HER, WY IM/NG Texaco Exploration and Production Inc.) covering the above lands, and is made effective August 24,2000, the day after payout of the Sage 22-7 well. · By this assignment, 1% of the overriding royalty previously reserved by Petral Exploration LLC is extinguished. BOOK i~6~ ~..5 " ""'PRPAGE I. _ FOR BlM USE ONLY-DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA This transfer is approved solely for administrative purposes, Approval does not warrant that either party to this transfer holds le~al or equitable title to this lease. o Transfer approved effective By 49-1022 -'/r ; ~,,', ~ - ".. ,@ O~74~01 446 PART B: CERTIFICATION AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL J. The transferor certifies as owner of an interest in the above designated lease that he/she hereby transfers to the above transferee(s) the rights specified above. 2. Transferee certifies as follows: (a) Transferee is a citizen of the United States; an association of such citizens; a municipality; or a corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any State or territory thereof, For the transfer of NPR-A leases, transferee is a citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States or associations of such citizens, nationals, resident aliens or private, public or municipal corporations, (b) Transferee is not considered a minor under the laws of the State in which the lands covered by this transfer are located; (c) Transferee's chargeable interests, direct and indirect, in each public domain and acquired lands separately in the same State, do not exceed 246,080 acres inoil and gas leases (of which up to 200,000 acres may be in oil and gas options), or 300,000 acres in leases in each leasing District in Alaska of which up to 200,000 acres may be in options, if this is an oil and gas lease issued in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, or 51,200 acres in anyone State if this is a geothennallease; (d) All parties holding an interest in the transfer are otherwise in compliance with the regulations (43 CFR Group 3100 or 3200) and the authorizing Acts; (e) Transferee is in compliance with reclamation requirements for all Federal oil and gas lease holdings as required by sec. 17(g) of the Mineral Leasing Act; and (f) Transferee is not in violation of sec. 41 of the Mineral Leasing Act. 3. Transferee's signature to this assignment constitutes acceptance of all applicable tel1lJS, conditions, stipulations and restrictions pertaining to the lease described herein. Applicable tenus and conditions include, but are not limited to, an obligation to conduct all operations on the leasehold in accordance with the tel1lJS and conditions of the lease, to condition all wells for proper abandonment, to restore the leased lands upon completion of any operations as described in the lease, and to furnish and maintain such bond as may be required by the lessor pursuant to regulations 43 CFR 3104, 3134, or 3206. For geothermal transfers, an overriding royalty may not be less than one·fourth (1/4) of one percent of the value of output, nor greater than 50 percent of the rate of royalty due to the United States when this transfer i~ added to all previously created overriding royalties (43 CFR 3241). I certify that the statements made herein by me are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Effectiw as of 7:00 A.M., AlIgust 24, 2000 Executed this /1 f!::- day of April 200 I TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INe. Please type or print Name of Transferor Transferor ~11&= .. a or Attorney-in-fact P. 0, Box 2100 (Transferor's Address) Denver CO 80201 (Zip Code) (City) (State) Executed this 26th day of ,ìl1n~ ,20 0 I CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION Transferee ~~~ ()J¡¡uw (Signature) R. Scott Butler, ATtorney-in-Fact or Attorney-in-fact :jb~ BURDEN HOURS STATEMENT Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the fonn. Direct conunents regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to U.S, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land !\Ianagement, (Alternate) Bureau Clearance Officer, (WO-771), 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1004-0034), Washington, D.C. 20503. Title 18 U.S.C. Sec. lOa I makes it á crime for any person knowingly and willfully to make to any Department or agency of the United States any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations as to any matter within its jurisdiction. " 'US, GPO: 1992·774-D17 /67D23 .:~ '".,., - ,/" - - 44'1 O~:}~i1~~~jU1 STATE OF COLORADO ) ) SS CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me, the undersigned Notary Public, this 26th day of June, 2001, by R. Scott Butler, known to me to be the Attorney-in-Fact for Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and who acknowledged to me that he executed same as his ftee and voluntary act and deed on behalf of said Corporation for the uses and purposes set forth, WITNESS my h~md and official seal the day and year last above written, . "', A~A,,~; ~//~ ',; .¡ . ¿-, ' / t/yy~/Vl. "' ",' .... 'é' ,¡o':,..'. ......;t('"',, Notary Public '. ' . c ' ,,;~...,, ßiMRFó~ssion Expires: July 13,2004 . .'-, : è: -)-¢-¢- . ~:... PUB \..\ ~, ";1:' ~>~',>. ",......,.<..: ' / ... r;::- t () \.:', ...., STATE OF COLORADO ) CITY AND ) 55. COUNTY OF DENVER ) \ .. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this /L day of ~ ' 200 I, by m :~:r. VÆU is , the attorney in fact for Texaco Exploration and ProdJcti nIne" a Delaware corporation. I Witness my hand and official seal. M MAUREEN SUE KERN MY COMMISSION EXPIRES xpIre§ÀNUARY 11,2002 ,~, _.,c··...,..,:. '''';:.oj, )! "'1 ~~~ Notary Public ¡ 1~' ;~'i