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1 FILE NO. 987 SUPERIOR OIL CO., ET AL AND UNION OIL CO. OF CALIF., ET AL itkct1vr.o MAR, Aiwa -Lj" GAS POOLING DESIGNATION The Superior Oil Company Couch Unit No. 1 Reeves County, Texas This declaration is made and entered into this 6th day of March, 1970, by and between the owners of the following described oil and gas leases embracing lands in Reeves County, Texas. WITNESS ETH: Union Oil Company of California and The Superior Oil Company are the owners of the following described oil and gas leases: Lessor Lessee Date Recorded Lease No. 1 J. E. Couch Sam Winkler V.207,p.260 Lease No. 2 R. F. Kelton and wife, Sam Winkler V.204,p.334 Goldie May Kelton Lease No. 3 Lefors Petroleum Company, Sam Winkler V.210,p.95 incorporated Lease No. 4 Florence Eva Havis et al Sam Winkler V.204,p.560 Lease No. 5 J. A. Fincher et al Sam Winkler V.206,p.337

2 L Lessor Lessee Date Recorded Lease No. 6 J. R. Humphrey and wife, Sam Winkler V.195,p.318 Marana 0. Humphrey INSOFAR as it covers the Northeast 22.6 acres of the acres embraced in said lease. The Superior Oil Company and Gulf Oil Corporation are the owners of the following described oil and gas lease: -Lease No. 7 Cynthia L. Monroe et al The Superior Oil V.268,p.506 Company Gulf Oil Corporation is the owner of the following described oil and gas leases: Lease No. 8 Clyde Turner and G. R. Carter Gulf Oil Corporation V.261,p.566 Lease No. 9 John V. Terrill Gulf Oil Corporation V.261,p.569 John R. Dorr is the owner of the following described oil and gas lease: Lease No. 10 A. B. Nail Don A. Hillin V.268,p.152 The pooled unit composed of the lands above referred to contains acres, more or less, and is delineated on the attached plat. -2-

3 292 r4r: The oil and gas leases above described are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. 2. The parties hereto commit all of their interest in the above described land and all interest over which they hold the pooling privilege or power by virtue of said oil and gas leases, amendments and/or ratifications thereof, other instruments or by operation of law to the extent and as above described, into said Couch Unit No. 1 and by these presents pool said oil and gas leases, the leasehold rights, mineral and royalty interest therein, insofar as said leases, rights and interest cover and affect the tracts of land above referred to, but only below the depth of 12,000 feet, for the production of gas and condensate hereinafter referred to as the "pooled mineral". (a) The Unit, consisting of the tracts of land as above described, shall be operated as an entirety for the exploration, development and production of the pooled mineral, rather than as separate tracts. (b) All drilling operations, reworking or other operations with respect to the pooled mineral on land within the unit shall be considered as though the same were on each separate tract in the unit, regardless of the actual location of the well or wells thereon, for all purposes under the terms of the respective leases or other contracts thereon and this agreement. (c) Production of the pooled mineral from the unit allocated to each separate tract, respectively, as hereinafter provided, shall be deemed to have been produced from each such separate tract in the unit, regardless of the actual location of the well or wells thereon, for all purposes under the -3-

4 S I terms of the respective leases or other contracts thereon and this agreement. (d) All rights to the production of the pooled mineral from the unit, including royalties and other payments, shall be determined and governed by the lease or other contract pertaining to each separate tract, respectively based upon the production so allocated to such tract only, in lieu of the actual production of the pooled mineral therefrom. 3. For the purpose of computing the royalty to which each lessor shall be entitled on production of pooled mineral, there shall be allocated to each tract committed to the unit, that pro rata portion from the pooled mineral produced from the pooled unit which the number of surface acres contained in each such tract bears to the total number of surface acres included in the pooled unit. L! 4. This agreement shall become effective when filed for record in Reeves County, Texas. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this green upon the respective dates indicated below. J r l. ATTEST: THE SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, By Assis.t Secretary Vice President Date Ex uted: GULF OIL CORPORATION dr Date Executed: 3~.2-6/7o ay ttorney-in-fa t UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA Date Executed: /, /77a By Attorney-in-Fact Jf~ Date Executed: f" 7 3-7c' -4-

5 j. PAfi74 CORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT COUNTY OF Harris BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared '; W K. Clark, known to me to be the person whose name is ae Vice President of The Superior Oil Company ei wṉbed to the~bregojng instrument, a`> hrporation, and ac,riowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the ea city stated, and. a(the act and deed of said corporation. Given under mg ifnd and seal of office this the day of_ll\~ A. D C Notary Public in and for Harris _County, Texas. No.!N pound Printing i stationer Co.. Houston. Texas LYNDA HART t{j*r r 1,Qr in and for Harris Co:jnty. Texas Ih U' ;sion Exmres June 1. )PA CORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT COUNTY OF BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally subscribed to the foregoing instrument, as Attorney-in-Fact known to me to be the person whose name is of Gulf Oil Corporation a corporation, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the capacity stated, and as the act and deed of said corporation. C~j4p under,fi hand and seal of office this the_ Zó ' day of ll' 2 A.1 _A. D. 19 7D ~ t.. OeQGl~l~/ /1_~~nnr~ J No,UA Psaa I / riutipg! Stttne lo, Co.. Houston. Texas COUNTY OF Notary Public in and for CORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT Zr d-1«ti County, Texas. BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared N 1 //1 564', known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, as~4kli- -c..j -,7 of_union Oil Company of California a corporation, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the capacity stated, ani as the act and deed of said corporation. Given under my hand and seal of office this the MA'.T3 JS ~L L day of A. D. 19 O N..!N P&+4Pring! stationer Co.. Houston. Texas M.lC.Z1 Notary Public in and for Count Y. Texas. a ilt zlg w l.la V i u is a COUNTY OF c I z - BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared John R. Dorr, known to me to be the person_ whose name is/site subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that _he/d9 executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed..given.ond! my hand and seal of office this the y day of A D Notaiy Public in and for 2 l County, Texas. COUNTY OF SINGLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT BEFORE MME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appea''"t {*kx X known to me to be the person_ whose name_ is/1% subscribed to the foregoing Instrument and acknowledged to me that _he/4% executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this the - day of A. D. 19 N.. IN POYNO MINTIOSO CO.. MOVSYOM.?5IA8 Notary Public in and for..._._......_...county, Texas. s

6 10 I : 22 :675 0 The Superior Oil Company Couch Unit Alb./ Reeves Couni'y, Texas

7 Filed for record on the _st_day 1 of April _ A.D.1970 at 1:OOP. M. Duly recorded on nthe 2nd day of April A.D,1970 at 9:00A. M. i ~!? ESTELLE CLINTON County Clerk, y Deputy Reeves County, texas FILE NO. 988 HARLAN PRODUCTION CO. TO TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORPORATION 1 ASSIGNMENT OF OIL AND GAS LEASES KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: THAT, WHEREAS, HARLAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, a Texas Corporation, with its principal place of business in Monahans,. Ward County, Texas, is the owner of undivided interests in certain oil, gas and mineral leases and leasehold estates evidenced thereby covering lands in Ward and other Counties, Texas and in Eddy County, New Mexico, all more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes, the same as if copied in full herein at this point, (hereinafter referred to as "leases"); and WHEREAS, it is the desire of HARLAN PRODUCTION COMPANY to assign and convey said leases and leasehold estates to TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORPORATION, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Ten and 00/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable considerations paid by TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORPORATION, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, HARLAN PRODUCTION COMPANY as "Assignor" does hereby bargain, sell, transfer, assign and convey unto the TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORPORATION as "assignee", its successors and assigns, the oil, gas and mineral leases and interests therein and leasehold estates evidenced thereby covering and pertaining to the land situated in Ward, Winkler, Pecos, Reeves, Loving, Crane and Guadalupe Counties, Texas and Eddy County, New Mexico, all more specifically described in Schedules I and II of Exhibit "A" attached hereto. This Assignment covers all of the oil and gas wells and disposal wells situated on the above described property appurtenant thereto and used in connection therewith but does not cover any interest in or to any personal property, buildings, machinery, casing, tubing, pipes, rods, pumps, power lines, or eqiupment situated on said properties. 0 S s