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HomeMy WebLinkAbout877618 Agreement made and entered into this 14th day of September, 2001, by and between William R Tatiaferro and Janice Taliaferro, husband and wife, whose address is 106 Cedar, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901, and Thomas Taliaferro, also known as Thomas S. Taliaferr°, IV, and Linda Taliferro, husband and wife, whose address is 337 Virginia Circle, Green River, WY 82935, hereinafter called Lessor, and Ha~son & strah~., .Inc., a Wyoming corporation, the address of which ~f6r the purposes of this Agreement is P.O. Box 3020, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-3020, hereinafter called Lessee; h WITNESSETH: 1. Lessor, ~for and in consideration of $10.00 and more cash and other good and valuable consideration, in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained on the part of the Lessee to be paid, kept and performed,, has granted, demised, leased and let and by.these presents does grant, demise, lease and let exclusively unto said Lessee, with the' exclusive right of mining, exploring by geophysical and other methods and operating for and producin,g,' therefrom oil and all gas of whatsoever nature or kind and %o produce, save, market and take care of said products, without warranty of any nature whatsoever, all that certain tract or those certain tracts of land situate in the County of Lincoln, State of Wyoming, described as follows, to wit: In Township 22 North, ~ange ll4. West, 6th P. M.:- Section 26 & 27: Lot 37(164.20) also described as the N1/2SW1/4 of Section 26 and the N1/2SE1/4 of Section 27; Section 27 & 28: Lot 38(164.65), also described as the N1/2SW1/4 of Section 27 and the N1/2SE1/4 of Section 28. Section 28 & 29: Lot 39(165.12), also described as the NE1/4~W1/4, S1/2NW1/4 of Section 28, and the SE1/4NE1/4 of Section 29; Containing 493.97 acres, more or less. 2. This Lease shall remain in force for a term of Five' (5) years from the date hereof and as long thereafter as oil, or gas of whatsoever nature or kind, or both or either of them is produced from said land or from premises pooled or unitized therewith as provided hereinafter or drilling operations.are continued as provided hereinafter. If prior to discovery of oil or gas on said land, Or on acreage pooled or unitized therewith as provided · hereinafter, Le§see shall drill a dry hole or holes thereon, or if after discovery of' oil or gas, production in paying quantities should cease for any cause, this Lease shall not terminate if Lessee commences additional drilling or reworking operations within One Hundred Eighty (180) days thereafter, or (if it be within the primary term) shall not terminate until the expiration of the primary term if Lessee is not in default hereunder. If, at the expiration of 'the primary term of this Lease, oil or gas is not being produced on or from said land or said pooled or unitized premises, but Lessee is then. engaged in drilling or reworking operations thereon, then this Lease shall continue in force so long thereafter as drilling or reworking operations are being continuously prosecuted on'said land or on a drilling or development or operating unit which includes all or a part of said land; and drilling or reworking operations shall be considered to be continuously prosecuted if not more than One Hundred and Eighty (180) dayS shall elapse between the completion or abandonment of one well and the beginning of operations for the drilling or reworking of another well. If oil or gas shall be discovered and produced from any such well or wells drilled, being drilled or reworked at or after the expiration of the primary term of this Lease, this Lease shall continue in force so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced from the leased premises or from any such unit which includes all or a part of said lands. 3. In-consideration hereof, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as royalty, for any oil produced from said land an amount equal to one-sixth (1/6) of market price for oil of like grade and gravity prevailing in the field where produced on the day such oil is run into the pipeline or into storage tanks, without reduction for ~..any cost whatsoever, except taxes attributable to such., royalty, including, without limitation, production costs, any cost of gathering, marketing, separating, dehydrating, treating, compressing, or otherwise preparing the oil for market, or any other cost whatsoever; and lessee shall pay to Lessor for gas of whatsoever nature or kind produced and sold or used on the leased premises, or 'used in the manufacture of any products therefrom an amount equal to one-sixth (1/6) of the market price for gas prevailing in the field, where produced, on the day such gas leaves the well to be sold, used on or off the leased premises, or in the manufacture of products therefrgm, without reduction for any cost whatsoever, except taxes attributable to such royalty, from such gross proceeds, including, without limitation, production costs, any cost of gathering, marketing, separating, dehydration, treating, compressing, sweetening or otherwise preparing the gas for market, or any other cost whatsoever. In the event gas from a well producing gas is not sold or used, Lessee may pay a shut-in rental payment in lieu of royalty, subject to the following conditions: a. If the shut-in occurs and continues from completion of the well, such that no royalty payment has ever been paid on such well's production, the payment of such shut-in rental in lieu of royalty, on such well may not maintain this Lease in. effect, for a period of more than three years from the date of the shut-in of such well, · and such shut-in rentals in lieu of royalty shall be paid, in advance, as follows, it being provided, however, that the first such rental shall be paid on or before the anniversary date next ensuing after the expiration of Ninety (90') days from the date the well is shut-in: (i) $1.25 p~r net mineral acre per month of 2 the first year of such shut-in (this equals $15.00 per year); (ii) $1.67 per net mineral acre per month of the second year of such shutrin (this equals $20.04 per year); and (iii $2.09 per net mineral acre per month of the third year of such shut-in (this equals $25.08 per year). b. If the shut-in occurs after royalty payments on production have been made {i.e., such shut-in is an interruption of production), the payment of such shut-in rental in lieu of royalty on such well may not maintain this Lease in effect for a period of more than three years from the date of interruption of production shut-in of such well, and such shut-in rentals in lieu of royalty shall be paid as follows: (i) If the shut-in continues for a period of twelve consecutive months, Lessee shall pay to Lessor at the end of~. such period, an amount equal to $15.00 multiplied by the net mineral acres of the Lease; (ii) If the shut-in continues beyond the period described in the subparagraPh immediately preceding this subparagraph, Lessee shall within Thirty (3©) days of the continuation date, pay Lessor, an amount equal to $20.00 multiplied by t~e net minerals acres of the Lease; provided, however, should production be recommenced during the ensuing twelve month period, Lessee shall have the right to withhold from its production royalty payment to Lessor the amount paid under this subparagraph; (iii) If the term of the shut-in continues beyond the period described in the subparagraph immediately preceding this subparagraph, Lessee shall within thirty (30) days of the continuation date, pay Lessor, an amount equal to $25.00 multiplied by the net mineral acres of the Lease; provided, however, should production be recommenced during the ensuing twelve month period, Lessee shall have the right to withhold from its production royalty payments to Lessor the amount paid under this subparagraph; and (iv) If the term of the shut-in continues beyond the period described in the subparagraph immediately preceding this subparagraph, this Lease shall immediately terminate. 4. If operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas are not commenced or if there is no oil and gas being produced on said land or on acreage pooled or unitized 1.4// therewith as hereinafter provided on or before five years from the date hereof, this Lease shall terminate as to both parties. 5. Lessee, at its option, is hereby given the right and power at any time and from time to time as a recurring right, either before or after production, as to all or any part of the land described herein and as to any one or more of the formations hereunder to pool or unitize the leasehold estate and the mineral estate covered by this Lease with other land, lease or leases in the immediate vicinity for the production of oil and gas, Or separately for the production of either, when in Lessee's judgment it is necessary or advisable to do so, 'and irrespective of whether authority similar to this exists with respect to such other land, lease or leases. Likewise, units previously formed to include formations not producing oil or gas, may be reformed to exclude such non-producing formations. The forming or reforming of any unit shall be accomplished by Lessee executing and filing of record a declaration of such Unitization or reformation, which declaration shall describe the unit. Any unit may include land upon which a well has theretofore been completed' or upon which operations for drilling have theretofore been commenced, or land where the drilling of a well.~.is planned for in the near future. Production, drilling or' reworking operations anywhere on a unit which includes all"or a part of this Lease shall be treated as if it were production, drilling or reworking under this Lease. In lieu of the royalties elsewhere herein specified, Lessor shall receive on production from the unit, so pooled, royalties only on the portion of such production allocated to'the Lease; such allocation shall be ~hat proportion of the unit production that the total number of surface acres.covered by this Lease and included i~ the unit bears to the total number of surface acres in such unit. In addition to the foregoing, Lessee shall have the right to unitize, pool or combine all or any part of the above described land as to one or more of the formations thereunder with other land in the same general area by entering into a cooperative or unit plan of development or operation approval, to modify, change or terminate any such plan or agreement, provided, however, that if the terms and provisions of such cooperative or unit plan of development or operation are inconsistent~ with any terms or provisions contained in the body of this Lease, the terms and provisions in the body of this Lease shall prevail. In the event that said above described land or any part thereof, shall hereafter be operated under any such cooperative or unit plan of development, or operation whereby the production therefrom is allocated to different portions of the land covered by said plan, then the production allocated, to any particular tract of land shall, for the purpose of. computing the royalty to be paid hereunder to lessor, be regarded as having been produced from the particular tract of land to which it is allocated a~d not to any other tract of land; andLthe royalty payments to be made hereunder to Lessor shall be based upon production only as so allocated. Lessor shall formally express Lessor's consent to any cooperative or unit plan of development or operation adopted by Lessee and approved by any governmental agency by executing the same upon request of Lessee provided that any such ratification by Lessor shall provide that if the terms and provisions of such cooperative or unit plan of development or operation are inconsistent with any terms or provisions contained in the body of this Lease, the terms and provisions in the body of this Lease shall prevail. Drilling operations on or production from any unit or units formed in accordance with the provisions hereof and covering all or part of the lands described herein shall maintain this Lease in force only as to that portion of the land described herein included in any such unit or units, and as to lands covered hereby and not included in any such unit or units, this Lease may be maintained in any manner herein provided for, provided that if it be by rental payments, rentals shall be reduced proportionately to the number of net mineral acres not included in any such unit or units and not being otherwise maintained. 6. No surface activities shall be commenced by Lessee under, this Lease unless and until Lessee shall have entered into a surface owner's agreement with the owner of the surface estate of the lands described herein which agreement covers any and all lands owned by such surface owner and which overlie any mineral estate whatsoever leased in whole or in part by Lessee, whether such mineral estate is severed from such ~urface estate or not, and e~en if such surface estate is not described herein; provided, however, that if Lessee shall provide evidence to Lessor that the Lessee has in good faith attempted to enter into'a surface owner's agreement with such owner of the surface estate and has been unable to reach agreement with such surface owner, lessor, upon the written request of Lessee, may consent to waiver of this provision, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, '- 7. Nd well drilled by Lessee hereunder shall be abandoned by Lessee until Lessee has given written notice to Lessor of Lessee's intention to abandon and has given Lessor an opportunity to acquire and assume responsibility and liability and acquire any bonding required by the State of Wyoming for the plugging and abandoning costs of such well. Should Lessor not respond within 30 days of said written notice or fail to assume said responsibility and liability or fail to provide proof of bonding in said 30 days, Lessee shall be entitled to abandon such well. 8. If requested in writing by Lessor during the term of this Lease, Lessee shall fence all sump holes on the ~lands covered by this Lease which have been caused by Lessee's operations. 9. Upon expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, Lessee shall quietly and peaceably surrender possession o'f the premises to Lessor and shall deliver to L~ssor a good and sufficient Release of Oil and Gas Lease so as to effectively clear title to said premises from any interest of. Lessee therein and Lessee..sha!l fill all sump holes caused by Lessee's operations and restore the surface of the ground to its original condition, as nearly as possible. Lessee shall have the right for a period of One (1) year after the expiration of this Lease to remove all property and fixtures placed by Lessee on said land, including the right to draw and remove all casing. Lessee 5 1,46 may at any time or times execute and deliver to Lessor or place of record a release or releases covering any portion or portions and be relieved of all obligations as to the acreage surrendered and thereafter the rentals payable hereunder shall be reduced in the proportion of the acreage covered hereby is reduced by said release or releases. 10. At the end of One (1) .year after the expiration of the primary term hereof, Lessee covenants and agrees to execute and deliver to Lessor a written release of all of the land covered hereby SAVE AND EXCEPT THEREFROM oil and gas rights from the surface down to, but not below, the stratigraphic equivalent of 100 feet below the base of the deepest formation then producing or drilled in and under that portion of lease premises which have been allocated to a producing well or wells by inclusion in a pooled unit or participating area as defined below, created for such well or wells or if such producing well is a lease well, 160.0 acres plus 10% tolerance surrounding each producing oil well and 160 acres plus 10% tolerance surrounding each producing gas well; provided, ~owever, that if at such date oil and gas is being produced on or from said land or said pooled or unitized premises, or if drilling, reworking, deepening, sidetracking or re-completion operations are being conducted thereon pursuant to Paragraph 2 in an effort to,~,restore or enhance production, or if shut-in payments have 'been made pursuant to Paragraph 3, and Lessee is also engaged in drilling or reworking operations on the lease premises or on lands pooled or unitized therewith, the date for the execut.ion and deliver of such release shall be postponed and the entire lease shall remain in force so long as such operations on said well or wells are prosecuted with reasonable diligence, and if, after the c6mpletion or abandonment of such well or wells, Lessee commences the drilling of an additional well within One Hundred and Eighty (180) days from the completion or abandonment of the preceding well, or continuously conducts drilling operations in good faith and with reasonable diligence on Said lease or land pooled or unitized therewith without any cessation for longer than One Hundred and Eighty (180) days, said Lease shall remain in full force and effect during such drilling operations and until the end of One Hundred and Eighty (180) days after the completion or abandonment of the final well, at which time Lessee shall execute and deliver to Lessor said written release. Provided further, if on or after such date, the Lease 'is being maintained by payment of shut-in rental in lieu of production royalty pursuant to Paragraph 3, such shut-in rental shall maintain the lease as to all acreage allocated to a producing well or wells and limited as to depth as hereinabove provided. "Pooled Unit" or "participating area" shall be defined as that acreage included in an individual .producing unit or producing 'area in which lessor is receiving his proportionate share of the r~venue from all production from all wells in said pooled unit or participating area. 11. In the event the Lessor at any time considers that operations are not being conducted in compliance with this Lease and that such constitutes a default or breach of any of the conditions herein contained to be kept on the part of the Lessee, Lessor may, at the election of Lessor, declare this oil and gas lease terminated and said oil and 147 gas lease shall thereafter be null and void and of no further force and effect, provided, however, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, Lessor shall not exercise such termination, unless and until the Lessor shall have given the Lessee written notice, by certified mail, of the facts relied upon as constituting such default or breach, and unless the Lessee shall have failed to commence any operations that are then legally necessary to remedy such default or breach within a period of Sixty (60) days after the mailing of such notice, it being intended that service of said notice and the lapse of Sixty (60) days without Lessee's meeting or commencing to meet.the alleged breaches shall be a condition precedent to any action by Lessor for any cause hereunder, and provided further, that any indemnification provision hereunder shall survive such termination. It is provided, however, that after production of oil and gas has been obtained from the land covered hereby or on lan~ pooled or unitized therewith (or with any part hereof), this Lease shall not be subject to forfeiture or loss, insofar only as it covers lands included in a pooled unit or participating area as defined in Paragraph 10 above or, if the producing well is classified as a lease well, 160.0 acres plus 10% tolerance surrounding each producing oil well and 160.0 acres plus 10% tolerance surrounding each producing gas well, for the ~ailure to comply with the express or implied obligations of this lease except after final judicial ascertainment of such failure and Lessee has been given a period of Sixty (60) days after such final judicial ascertainment to prevent such loss or forfeiture by complying with anO discharging the obligation as to such Lessee that has been judicially determined to be in default. 12. Lessee shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by Lessor in the enforcement of any portion of this Lease against Lessee or incurred in the recovery of any damage for any breach hereof by Lessee. The parties agree that any and all suits for any and every breach of this Oil and Gas Lease shall be instituted only in the courts of the State of Wyoming; and it is mutually understood "and agreed that this lease shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, both as to interpretation and performance. 13. Waiver by either Lessor or Lessee of any breach of any condition or provision of the Oil and Gas Lease shall be limited to the particular instance and shall not operate or be deemed to waive any future breach or breaches of said condition, the failure of either Lessor or Lessee to insist, in any one instance or more, upon the performance of any .of the conditions or provisions of. the Oil and Gas Lease or to exercise any right or privilege herein conferred, shall not be construed as thereafter waiving any such condition, provision, right or .privilege, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect. 147 Except. as may be herein otherwise provided, all notices required or permitted herein shall be deemed to have been properly given when sent by certified United States mail, addressed to the Lessor or Lessee at the above addresses; the date of such service shall be the date on 7 which the notice is deposited in the United States Post Office; all notices shall be sufficient within the terms of this Oil and Gas Lease when signed by any one or more of the notifying parties or their agents, and mailed to any one or more of the opposite parties; personal delivery of such written notice shall have the same effect as notice given by mail; the above addresses may be changed for the purposes of this Oil and Gas Lease by notification of the opposite party in writing. Ai~ royalties, rentals and other payments due under this Lease shall be payable to Lessor at 106 Cedar Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901. No change in this address shall be binding on Lessee until 30 days after Lessee has received notice of such change as herein provided. 15. The rights of Lessor and Lessee hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part. No changes in ownership of Lessor's interest (by assignment or otherwise) shall be binding on Lessee until Lessee has been furnished with notice, consisting of certified copies of all recorded instruments or documents and other information necessary to establish a complete chain of record title form Lessor, and then only with respect to payments thereafter made. No other kind of notice, whether actual or constructive, shall be binding on Lessee and 'Lessee may continu~, to make payments precisely as if no change had occurred. ~o present or future division of Lessor's ownership as to different portions or parcels of said land shall operate to enlarge the obligations or diminish the right of Lessee and Lessee's operations may be conducted without regard to any such division. 16. Lessee shall keep accurate written books and records of all oil and gas removed, used or sold by Lessee hereunder, including books and records showing the basis on which royalty payment~ are made to Lessor. Lessor shall have the right hereunder to employ accountants, engineers and other professionals necessary for the purpose of verifying performance by Lessee hereunder, and Lessee agrees that such professionals employed by Lessor for such purposes shall have access to the premises and to the records of Lessee necessary for such verification, at Lessor's risk and without liability to Lessee, at all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice in writing to Lessee, for the 'purpose of making such verification; and Lessee shall furnish all reasonable assistance that may be required in such verification; and such verification audit shall be limited to the 36 months preceding the date of the audit and such audits shall not be conducted more frequently than once each calendar year; in the event that any such verification inspection shall reveal that the total payments actually made to lessor by Lessee hereunder is less than Eighty Percent (80%) of the total payments, which should have been made hereunder, Lessee shall, immediately upon demand, reimburse Lessor the reasonable expenses to L~essor for such professionals for such inspection and for any enforcement hereof resulting therefrom. Acceptance of any royalty payment under this Lease shall not prejudice the right of Lessor to protest or question the correctness thereof. The aforesaid right to audit shall extend beyond the termination of this Lease for a period of Thirty-Six (36) months. 17. Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Lessor'from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, claims, demands, costs, and expenses of whatsoever nature, including court costs-~and reasonable attorney's fees, which may result or arise from lessee's operations and activities hereunder; Lessee further agrees to defend against any claims brought or actions filed against Lessor with respect to or resulting from lessee's activities and operations hereunder, whether such claims or actions are rightfully or wrongfully brought or filed. 18. The royalties and rentals hereinabove provided are determined with respect to the entire estate in the leased substances and if lessor owns a lesser interest therein, the royalties and rentals to be paid lessor shall be reduced proportionally. Lessee at its option may purchase or discharge in whole or in part any tax, mortgage or other lien upon said land, or may redeem the same from any purchaser at any tax sale or .adjudication, and may reimburse itself from any royalties accruing hereunder and shall be subrogated to such lien with the right to enforce same. 19. Lessor hereby grants to Lessee the right and option to extend the primary term of the Lease fr~m Five (5) years to Ten (10) years by paying or tendering to Lessor on or before the expiration of the fifth year of this Lease the sum of One Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($100.00) per net mineral acre for all or part of the land which Lessee elects to continue to hold hereunder. In the event that the Lease is extended for only part of the acreage recited herein, the applicable provisions of paragraphs 9, 11, 12 and 17 hereof shall continue to apply to the lands not extended, but with no greater right to Lessor as to said lands and provisions than if the entire Lease had expired. 20. Notwithstanding anything that may be contained in this Lease to the contrary, when this Lease is being maintained by production of minerals from the land covered hereby or from land pooled or unitized therewith, · is agreed that if royalties pursuant to this Lease for any annual period commencing on the first day of the month following the month in which such mineral production first began and annually thereafter (each such period of time for each year hereof being hereinafter called the "annual period") do not amount to the sum of at least $10.00 per net acre contained within this Lease, i.e., Five Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-FOur and 60/100 Dollars ($5,584.60) (such sum being hereinafter~ called the "minimum royalty sum"), then the difference between the total amount so paid to Lessor during the applicable period and said minimum royalty., sum shall be paid to-lessor within Sixty (60) days after the end of the applicable annual period. In the event Lessor, dDring any annual period in which this Lease is in effect, shall receive hereunder from the aggregate royalty (including shut-in well rental) a sum greater than said minimum royalty sum, such excess shall not be applied to make up any difference due to Lessor for any preceding or succeeding year. In the event of any assignment of this Lease as to a portion of the land covered hereby, each Lessee shall be responsible for his or its part of the minimum royalty sum payable hereunder to be apportioned on and acreage basis. It is agreed that whenever this Lease shall be terminated or subject to termination, in whole or in part, under the other provisions of the Lease, the payment of minimum royalty sum provided for in this paragraph shall not delay nor prevent such termination. As indicated above, it is understood that the aggregate amount of all shut-in well rentals and all production proceeds attributable to Lessor's royalty interest, as obtained from all wells located on the land covered by this Lease and land pooled or unitized therewith, shall determine whether or not, for any annual period, Lessor has been paid said minimum royalty sum. Ail minimum royalty sums payable to Lessor hereunder shall be subject .to the proportionate reduction provisions contained in Paragraph 18 hereof. 21. Should Lessee be prevented from complying with any express or implied convenant of this Lease, from conducting drilling or reworking operations thereon or from producing oil or gas therefrom by reason of fire, flood, storm, or other Act of God, governmental law, order or regulation, labor disputes, war or inability to secure men, materials, permit(s) or transportation or any other cause beyond the control of Lessee, then while so prevented, Lessee's obligation to comply with such Covenant shall be suspended, and Lessee shall not be liable in ~amages for failure to comply therewith, and this Lease'shall be extended while and so long as Lessee is prevented by any such cause from conducting drilling or reworking operations on or from producing oil or gas from the lease premises or land pooled or unitized therewith; and the time while Lessee is so prevented shall not be counted against Lessee,, anything in this Lease to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided, however, the provisions of this paragraph shall be limited to a period not to exceed three years. 22. Should Lessee elect not to place this Lease of record, Lessor agrees, upon request of Lessee, to execute a Memorandum of Lease indicating the parties hereto, the~ legal description hereof, a description of the estate demised hereunder, and the term hereof, in sufficient form 'to be placed of record; Lessee's election to request such a Memorandum shall not prohibit Lessee from later placing this Lease of record, should it determine to do so. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands the day and year first above written. Thomas Taliaf~rro~aka William R. taliafe~ '~ ~ Thomas S. Taliaferro, IV SSN: 520-3'8-8642 ~ 'L[nda ~aliaf1?~o - Ja~de Ta~iaferro ~ ' ~ Attest: Hanson & Strahn, Inc. Not required by Corporate ~p/~ ~~ ~ Charter: By .~ ~ , resident 10 The State of Wyoming _) )SS. County of Sweetwater The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by William R. Taliaferro and Janice Taliaferro, husband and wife, this ~ day of .Septemd~r, 2001. · ~':' ' Witness my hand and off~c~a~ Sea~ The State of Wyoming ) ) SS . County of Sweetwater ) .~The. foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by ~-r~-r~z~'-~. '±'a±lazerro ana .oan~.cc Taliaferro, husband and wife, this ~j'tl'~ day of =¢~_~.~ , 2001 .... Witness my hand and official seal. · '('"'i"[,'"~ i~ ), '.. ~ '> {~ [] t'\C", ' ':,"' Not Blic ~'g3. Ce~ission Expires: Oc~. ~ ~a~ · The State of Wyoming ) County of Laramie ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by Marc Randat Strahn , President of Hanson & Strahn, Inc., this /~ day of ~eptcmbcr, 2001. Witness my hand and official seal. My Commission ·Expires: 11