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Home My WebLink About935791 and Bffective Janua.r:y 6, 1998 STATE OIL AND (,.&0 II'YOMING GAS LEASE Lease If U/-U"~"~ Parcel # 576 Fund Code: AG Form Approved by the This indenture of lease entered into by and between the State of Wyoming, acting by and through its Board of Land Commissior:~\:;,.s a,~ ,~ESSOR, and the following as LESSEE: Fitzsimmons, LLC000032 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: u Tract 81 (formerly All Sec 1) ResUlvey Township: 24 North Range: 117 West of the 6th P.M. '''"''7 I ' I ! 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 fqr: 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 td 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 OF WYOMING, AC~ by and through its Leosee Signature, '~~.#41'~+ By' Address : ~.u;c? City:______ state:__-, Zip:______ Phone : _____~..:!....-....J.::..=~L--------- RECEIVED 12/26/2007 at 10:41 AM RECEIVING # 935791 BOOK: 682 PAGE: 32 JEANNE WAGNER LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK, KEMMERER, WY 1 JOHN KENNEDY 2201 CabinCt. Gillette, WY 82718 ..', "--<¡ .~it }J¡~ ,;1\." _ ~ _ 44 OLANDGAS TERMS . -- - ...--....,. f s.:tion 1 THE LESSEE AGREE5; (.) BOND. 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BIG GAlE CRUCIAL WINTER RANGE; SAGE GROUSE lEKS AtØOR SlITABlE NES11NG, BROOD-REARING HABITAT 1lùs lease is issued UJjectto and œ"dliáued upon lessee's ackI.alJlllldgementand agnønent IhII any eJCpIoraIion and de1.lIlapment ac:tivIies ..1dedaIœn shaD: 1) 2) 3) 4) avoid human activity in big game aucial winter range from November 15 to ~ 30: and . , avoid surface disturbanœ or ~ wIIhIn Y..mIe of the perimeter of occupied;'" grouse leks; and avoid surface distu1blng adivities and geophysical surveys In suilable sage g~ nesting and early bIOod-ntañng habI8t wiIhIn 2 miles of 8111 occupied Iek or in identified sage grouse nesting from May 15 to July 15: or In the,altemative. exploration and development ac:tlvities shaD be subject to approval by the Director of the 0Ifiœ of StaIB Lands and IrwesImenIS s~ to ~ DIr8ctor's cOnsolation with the Wyoming Game & fish DeparIment regarding aIIemaIive pradices andIor plans of deveIopm8I1 which provide similar resourœ protection and mitigation. ,6& 11 \J'd £ 'JjQ Lnû~ c- \ }.-l '''1 \ ')3MH ~: -i.,. n ;! ~ ~ ......'...... 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