Exhibit 10.20
GAS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
By And Between
ONEOK Texas Field Services, L. P.
And
W.O. OPERATING COMPANY, LTD.
Dated JANUARY 1, 2005
Contract No. 431856
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BASIS OF
COMPENSATION
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II.
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TERM
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III.
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DEDICATION, EXCLUSIVITY, INITIAL
WELLS, AND SUBSEQUENT WELLS
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IV.
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RESERVATIONS OF SELLER AND
BUYER
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V.
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QUALITY OF DELIVERED
GAS
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VI.
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DELIVERY, COMPRESSION, PRESSURES,
METER FEES, REBUILD AND ALTERATIONS
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VII.
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DELIVERIES
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VIII.
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PAYMENT, ESCALATION OF FEES,
EXAMINATION, INDEMNIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND
DEDUCTIONS
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WARRANTY, TITLE, AND
EASEMENTS
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X.
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INDEMNITY, INTERRUPTION, AND
FORCE MAJEURE
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XI.
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ROYALTY AND TAXES
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XII.
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MEASUREMENT OF GAS VOLUME AND
TESTING
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XIII.
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NOTICES AND
STATEMENTS
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XIV.
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DEFAULT
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XV.
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DEFINITIONS
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XVI.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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EXHIBIT “A”
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EXHIBIT “B”
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EXHIBIT “C”
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GAS PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Gas Purchase Agreement
(“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
JANUARY 1, 2005, by and between ONEOK Texas Field Services, L.
P., hereinafter referred to as “BUYER,” and W. O.
OPERATING COMPANY, LTD., hereinafter, referred to as
“SELLER”.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS, SELLER owns and/or
controls, natural; Gas produced from Wells on Lands or Leases from
properties more particularly described in
Exhibit “B” attached hereto, including the right
to process and sell such Gas, which shall be delivered to BUYER;
and
WHEREAS, BUYER desires to purchase
and SELLER desires to sell said Gas to BUYER; and
NOW THEREFORE, BUYER and SELLER, in
consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and agreements
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, do
hereby agree as follows:
I. BASIS OF
COMPENSATION
1.1
Compensation.
The basis of compensation is
set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and
included herein by this reference.
II.
TERM
2.1
Term.
This Agreement shall be
effective JANUARY 1, 2005 (“Effective Date”), and
shall continue until JANUARY 31, 2005 (“Primary
Term”), and Month to Month thereafter until terminated, such
termination to be effective at the end of said Primary Term or at
any month thereafter by either party giving at least thirty (30)
days prior written notice to the other party or to be effective as
otherwise provided by this Agreement.
III. DEDICATION,
EXCLUSIVITY, INITIAL WELLS, AND SUBSEQUENT WELLS
3.1
Dedication.
SELLER hereby commits and
dedicates to the performance of this Agreement and for the term
hereof, all of its owned or controlled interest in Gas produced
from all geological formations under the Lands and Leases and/or
Wells described in Exhibit “B” attached hereto
(“Dedicated Wells”), except for the following
reservations which SELLER specifically reserves:
3.1.1 To use Gas produced from or under the Lands or
Leases and/or Wells and used by SELLER for the development and
operation of same; including, but not limited to, Gas used by
SELLER in Gas lifting and pressure maintenance
operations;
3.1.2 To use Gas which may be required to fulfill
SELLER’s obligations to the lessors of said Leases and/or
Wells for domestic fuel; and,
3.1.3 To use Gas used as fuel in the operation of
SELLER’s compression, dehydration or treating facilities, if
any, installed for the delivery of Gas hereunder.
3.2
Exclusivity.
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, SELLER hereby contracts exclusively
with BUYER for the purchase of SELLER’s Gas and the right to
process and extract Plant Products attributable to SELLER’s
Gas. SELLER further agrees to dedicate to BUYER
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to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement any interest in said Leases or Wells which (i) are
acquired by SELLER, or (ii) are owned by SELLER but are no
longer subject to the terms of any third-party agreement,
subsequent to the Effective Date hereof. Any transfer of
SELLER’s interest in the Leases or Wells dedicated hereunder
shall be subject to BUYER’s rights hereunder, and SELLER
shall take action necessary to ensure that any such transfer
is subject to BUYER’s rights hereunder. BUYER
reserves the right to reject any such additional dedication
hereunder.
3.3
Initial
Well(s).
SELLER agrees to proceed with due diligence to install or cause to
be installed, : at its expense, all facilities at and
upstream of each Receipt Point which are necessary to connect all
Dedicated Wells completed for production as of the date of this
Agreement to the existing gathering system. All such
facilities will be owned and operated by SELLER or its designee at
its expense.
3.4
Subsequent
Wells. If the
location of any Well (“Subsequent Well”) is within the
dedication described in Exhibit “B” then SELLER
shall notify BUYER in writing upon start of the Subsequent
Well’s drilling. After completion of the Subsequent
Well, SELLER shall, within seven (7) days from the date of
completion of such Subsequent Well, provide BUYER any and all
relevant Well data (including, but not limited to, daily drilling
reports, logs, completion reports, flow test, and gas analysis)
(“Well Data”). BUYER shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to connect such Subsequent Well to BUYER’s system
at its expense. If BUYER elects not to construct such
facilities, or does not initiate right-of-way acquisition for such
facilities within thirty (30) days after BUYER receives the Well
Data, SELLER may construct, at its expense, the facilities
necessary to deliver the Gas from such Subsequent Well to
BUYER’s existing system. If neither party connects such
Subsequent Well, SELLER shall be entitled to a wellbore release
from this agreement for production from the Subsequent Well
only.
IV. RESERVATIONS OF
SELLER AND BUYER
4.1
SELLER’s
Reservations.
4.1.1
To operate said Leases and/or Wells
free from control by BUYER in such manner as SELLER, in
SELLER’s sole discretion, may deem advisable, including,
without limitation, the right to drill new Wells, to repair and
rework old Wells, and to abandon any Well or surrender any Lease
when no longer deemed to be capable of producing Gas in commercial
paying quantities under normal methods of operation by
SELLER.
4.1.2
To unitize or pool any of the Leases
or portions thereof with other Leases, in such event SELLER’s
interest in the unit and the unit Gas attributable to
SELLER’s interest shall be subject to and SELLER agrees to
take all action necessary to commit such unit Gas attributable to
SELLER’s interest to this Agreement.
4.1.3
To retain all liquids and Condensate
separated from the Gas by the use of typical volumetric
(non-refrigerated) oil and Gas separators prior to the delivery of
the Gas to BUYER at the Receipt Point(s) specified
herein.
4.2
BUYER’s
Reservations.
4.2.1
Processing Rights.
SELLER does hereby grant,
assign, and convey to BUYER exclusive processing rights for the
recovery of Plant Products for Gas delivered to BUYER for
processing at the Receipt Point(s). SELLER shall not process the
Gas or allow the Gas to be processed prior to receipt by BUYER
hereunder for processing.
4.2.2
Condensate.
Condensate recovered by BUYER
downstream of the Receipt Point(s) shall belong to BUYER.
Title to the Condensate shall pass to BUYER upon its recovery
by BUYER and shall be free and clear of all liens, claims, and
encumbrances created by,
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through or under SELLER.
4.2.3
Uneconomic.
At any time during the term
of this Agreement, in the event purchasing of SELLER’s Gas
from any Receipt Point becomes uneconomic, as determined in the
sole discretion and judgment of BUYER, BUYER may (i) suspend
receipt of Gas at that Receipt Point, (ii) terminate this
Agreement or (iii) modify Exhibit “B”
attached hereto to remove that Receipt Point. In such event,
BUYER shall give SELLER thirty (30) days written notice that
purchasing of Gas made available by SELLER from a Receipt Point has
become economically unfeasible and what action BUYER shall take.
Removal of a Receipt Point constitutes a release of Dedication of
the Well(s) behind that Receipt Point.
V. QUALITY OF DELIVERED
GAS
5.1
The Gas delivered at the Receipt
Point(s) shall meet the quality specifications defined in Exhibit
“C” attached hereto.
5.2
BUYER shall have the right to either
(i) accept Gas that does not conform to such specifications
and deduct from payment due SELLER BUYER’s standard fee(s)
for treatment as determined from time to time, or (ii) refuse
delivery of the nonconforming Gas. If BUYER refuses delivery
of non-conforming Gas and SELLER elects not to conform such Gas to
the quality specifications set forth herein, this Agreement may be
terminated with respect to such non-conforming Gas upon thirty (30)
days prior notice.
5.3
BUYER’s acceptance of Gas that
does not conform to quality specifications set forth herein will
not constitute a waiver of SELLER’s obligation to conform to
such specifications in the future, nor a waiver of BUYER’s
right to refuse delivery of such nonconforming Gas at any
time.
VI. DELIVERY,
COMPRESSION, PRESSURES, METER FEES, REBUILD AND
ALTERATIONS
6.1
Delivery.
Gas shall be delivered
hereunder at the Receipt Point(s) described in
Exhibit “B” attached hereto and shall be at
pressures sufficient to enter, but not to exceed, the maximum
allowable pressure for BUYER’s gathering system at the
Receipt Point(s). SELLER shall provide equipment required to
protect BUYER’s systems from receiving Gas at pressures that
exceed the maximum allowable pressures. BUYER will provide
SELLER the maximum allowable pressure for specific Receipt
Point(s).
6.2
Pressures.
Pressures calculated for
stages of compression shall be volume-weighted pressures at the
Receipt Point(s) for the Month as determined by BUYER.
6.3
Meter Fees.
In the event that the total
metered volume from any one (1) receipt Point falls below an
average of ten (10) MCF per day for any month, BUYER shall
charge SELLER a meter Fee for each MCF delivered by or for the
account of SELLER for that month. The meter fee for each MCF
delivered shall be determined by dividing a sum of Three Hundred
Dollars ($300) by the total metered volume (MCF) for that month.
In the event the total metered volume is zero (0) the fee
shall be Three Hundred Dollars ($300) multiplied by SELLER’s
owned or controlled interest.
6.4
Rebuild and
Alterations.
BUYER reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to alter, repair,
maintain, expand or rebuild, without approval of SELLER, any
portion of BUYER’s facilities. SELLER shall make no
alterations, additions or repairs to or on the facilities of BUYER.
SELLER agrees not to connect or cause the connection of any
third-party well to BUYER’s facilities for any purpose
without the express written consent of BUYER, such consent to be
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BUYER’s sole discretion.
If this condition is breached by SELLER, BUYER shall have the
right and option, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, to terminate this Agreement immediately and without
further obligation to SELLER.
VII.
DELIVERIES
7.1
Deliveries.
SELLER shall deliver all
available Gas in such uniform hourly flows as is commercially
practicable. In the event SELLER anticipates a material
increase or decrease in the flow of Gas at any Receipt Point,
SELLER shall provide BUYER with reasonable advance notice of
change.
VIII. PAYMENT,
ESCALATION OF FEES, EXAMINATION, INDEMNIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND
DEDUCTIONS
8.1
Payment.
BUYER shall, on the later of
(i) the last day of the month or (ii) within ten
(10) day’s of BUYER’s receipt of any necessary
allocation statements, pay SELLER for the Gas delivered hereunder
during the preceding month. During any period BUYER purchases
Gas from SELLER and other SELLER(s) delivered to any Receipt
Point(s), SELLER shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to BUYER
on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month, any
necessary allocation statements containing data (including, but not
limited to, quantity and BTU content) that BUYER may require to
enable BUYER to make payments. SELLER is to cooperate with
other SELLER(s) delivering Gas at the Receipt Point(s) in order to
appoint in writing a representative who, as their agent, is to
furnish an allocation statement. BUYER is entitled to rely
conclusively on such allocation statement, and has a complete
defense to any claim by SELLER for any sums due for Gas delivered
by SELLER at the Receipt Point(s) during any period by showing that
BUYER has made payment to SELLER for its share, as identified in
such allocation statement, of the total quantity of Gas received by
BUYER at the applicable Receipt Point(s) during the period in
question (other than for measurement error as specified in the
Article titled MEASUREMENT OF GAS VOLUME AND TESTING) .
If any allocation statement is not furnished to BUYER by the
fifteenth (15 th ) day of any month, the time that BUYER
has to make payment for delivered Gas (without interest) is to be
extended until the payment cycle which next follows the tenth (10
th ) day after BUYER’s receipt of the allocation
statement.
8.2
Final Payment.
All payments under this
Agreement will be final unless questioned by either party within
two (2) years of the due date of a payment, and during this
two (2) year period either party may audit all records,
accounts, books and charts of the other party, upon reasonable
advance notice and during normal office hours, to verify the
accuracy of any statement, charge, computation or demand
made.
8.3
Escalation of Fixed
Fees. The fixed
fee charges contained herein, unless otherwise noted, shall be
escalated annually beginning on the first (1 st )
anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement based on the
GDP Implicit Price Deflator contained in the Gross Domestic
Product, fourth quarter (final) report, published by the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic analysis,
“GDP Deflator” in March of each year for the
previous year. For purposes of escalating the fixed fee
charges herein, the annual rate escalation percentage
(“Escalator”) will be determined by BUYER each
April 1 by calculating the percent of increase from the year
preceding said previous year’s GDP Deflator and the previous
year’s GDP Deflator.
8.4
Examination of
Records. Each
party to this Agreement shall have the right, at any and all
reasonable times during normal business hours, to examine the books
and records of the other
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party, to the extent necessary to
verify the accuracy of any statement, charge, computation, or
demand made under or pursuant to this Agreement, and both parties
shall keep al