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Home My WebLink About935785 and Effective January 6, 1998 STATE OIL AND \",¡,; RYOMING GAS LEASE Lease lJ U{-......'..... Parcel # 570 Fund Code: CS Form Approved by U This indenture of lease entered into by and between the State of Wyoming, acting by and through its Board of Land Commissi,Q~lex:s, as LESSOR, and the following as LESSEE: ~ Fitzsimmons, LLC 0.00020 Section 1. PURPOSE. The LESSOR, in consideration of the rents and royalties to be paid and the covenants and agreements to be kept and performed by the LESSEE, does hereby grant and lease to the LESSEE, the exclusive right to drill for, mine, extract, remove, and dispose of all the oil, gas and associated hydrocarbon substances and gaseous substances and elements produced therewith, including sulphur, hydrogen sulfide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and helium, which may be produced from the following described land, to wit: 'IV i./ Tract 37 (formerly All Sec 36) Resurvey Township: 24 North Range: 117 West of the 6th P.M. County: Lincoln Acres: 640.00 $640.00 ($1.00 per acre or fraction thereof) Together with the right of ingress and egress and the right to use so much of the surface of said lands as is necessary to construct and maintain thereupon all works, building, plants, waterways, roads, communication lines, pipe lines, reservoirs, tanks, pumping stations, or other facilities necessary to the proper conduct of operations there under. Section 2. TERM OF LEASE. This lease shall become effective on the day and year set out below and shall remain in effect for a primary term of five (5) years and for so long thereafter as leased substances may be produced from the lands in paying quantities. This lease may also be extended beyond its primary term in the absence of production of leased substances as may be provided by the statutes of the State of Wyoming and the regulations of the Board of Land Commissioners adopted pursuant thereto. Provided, however, if drilling, completion, testing or reworking operations are being diligently conducted, either during the primary term or during any extension thereof, this lease shall continue in full force and effect so long as such operations are being conducted and so long thereafter as oil or gas may be produced in paying quantities. This lease may be relinquished or terminated at an earlier date as herein provided. Section 3. If the LESSOR owns an interest in oil and gas in said land less than the entire fee simple estate, then the royalties and rentals to be paid LESSOR shall be reduced proportionately. Section 4.' LESSEE expressly represents that, if an individual, LESSEE is a citizen of the United States, or has declared an intention to become a citizen, and is over 19 years of age-and if a corporation, is duly qualified to transact business in Wyoming. Section 5. This lease is issued under the authority conferred by Title 36, W.S. 1977 as to the State and School Lands, and Title 11, W.S. 1977 as to Farm Loan lands, and shall be subject to, and operations by LESSEE hereunder shall be conducted in compliance with the specific lease terms set out on the reverse of this lease, and with all applicable state statutory requirements and the regulations issued thereunder, including those providing for: the leasing of State or Farm Loan Lands for oil and gas; the conservation of oil and gas; and the regulation of security transactions. Section 6. HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST. It is covenanted and agreed that each obligation hereunder shall extend to and be binding upon, and every benefit thereof shall inure to the heirs, executors, administrators, successors of, or assigns of the respective parties hereto. Section 7. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. The State of Wyoming and the lessor do not waive sovereign immunity by entering into this lease, and specifically retain immunity and all defenses available to them as sovereigns pursuant to Wyoming Statute 1-39-104 (a) and all other state laws. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this lease has been executed by LESSOR and LESSEE to become effective on the 2nd day of, October, 2007 A.D. LESSOR, STATE ~F WYO I ~ bY)!"d through it, Lessee Signature: £Z __ '-~"¥'4-;: ~k By: / /' Address: 0 -------------- City: State: Zip: Phone :----- ------ ---- -------------- :,..' ~.~ (':. ~~Hl L~ ø ~(E! r~ f}~~~(~:)f 1~,'.),~,',J,..',¡..,·~,.,j,:'~, ¡-··,.,h,r.n (""1" "", , ,',¿ÇitJ'i, I ,<.r'L"q, I. .,'j ,,"". ") (}<.l RECEIVED 12/26/2007 at 10:30 AM RECEIVING # 935785 BOOK: 682 PAGE: 20 JEANNE WAGNER LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK, KEMMERER, WY - -) ,.. ~~ '" ~: ,,-,:.1, . .' OIL AND GAS TERMS SedIan ,. 11£ LESSEE AGREES: . 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BROOD-REARING HABITAT; RIVERS AND STREAMS This Ie8se is issued subject to and CXIIlditiolled upon lessee's adcllowledgement and agnønent that any expIonIIion and development adiviIies undertaken shaD: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) avo!d human activity in big pne crucial winter range from November 15 to April 30; and avoid surface disturbance or occupancy within y.....1e of the perimeter of occupied sage grouse leks" and avoid surface dlslwblng acIivities and geophysical SIIMIyS åt suitable sage grouse nesting and ~ brood-ntaring habitat wiIhin 2 miles of ~ occupied Iek or åt identified sage grouse nesting from May 15 to July 15; and I provide a 300:foot buffer ~ both sides of streams that go Utrough a lease parcel, and provide protection for riparian zones; or I In the alternative, exploration and development activities shall be subject to approval by Ute Dlrec:tór of the 0IIiœ of State Lands and I~ . su~ to the ~s consuIIatIon with Ute WyomIng Game & FISh Department regarding aIIømative pracIiœs aneIIor plans of deue\opmenI which provide unBar resource protection and mitigation._ ,. «Jj(\ l~~~ tJh 11 \J'd £ _ " ' :~<\I\H\ t? \.l\::t \·,..k J... 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