CONVEYANCE OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY
INTEREST
For a good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, Velocity Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited
partnership, with principal offices located at 523 North Sam
Houston Parkway East, Suite 175, Houston, Texas 77060 (“
Grantor ”), does hereby grant, bargain, sell,
transfer, assign and convey to Longview Marquis Master Fund, L.P.
(“ Grantee ”), a British Virgin
Island limited partnership, whose address is c/o Summerline Asset
Management LLC, 70 West Red Oak Lane, 4 th Floor, White Plains, New York 10604,
Attention: Robert Brantman, an overriding royalty interest (the
“ Overriding Royalty ”) equal to two and
3948/10,000ths percent (2.3948%) of the Applicable Percentage
(defined below) of the oil, gas and other minerals in, under and
that may be produced from each well in which Grantor has
a Working Interest (each such well being individually referred to
as the “ Well ” and collectively referred to as
the “ Wells ”) located on the lands covered by
the oil and gas leases described on Exhibit “A”
attached hereto (such oil and gas leases being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “ Subject Leases
” and such lands being hereinafter collectively referred to
as the “ Subject Lands ”), it being the intent
of this Conveyance to convey an Overriding Royalty equivalent to
2.3948% of all of the interests acquired in the Assignment and Bill
of Sale dated September 29, 2009, conveyed from Classic Oil &
Gas Resources, Inc. to Velocity Energy Partners LP (the “
Assignment ”), proportionately reduced to the extent
that the interests conveyed to Grantor herein in said Assignment
are less than 8/8ths of 100%.
As used herein,
the terms (i) “ Well ” shall include, without
limitation, any Well located on the Subject Lands which are drilled
as a substitute well for the Well (collectively, the “
Substitute Well ”), and any and all deeper, shallower
and/or sidetrack extensions of the wellbore of the Well or the
Substitute Well, (ii) “ Working Interest ” and
“ WI ” mean the cost bearing percentage interest
that the owner thereof must bear relative to 100% of all costs to
explore, develop, and produce oil and/or gas from the applicable
portion of the specific Well, and (iii) “ Applicable
Percentage ” shall mean the percentage set forth on
Exhibit “A” as the “Working Interest” or
“WI” for the Well.
It is
understood and agreed that though the Overriding Royalty is
conveyed by Grantor to Grantee out of Grantor's interest (such
interest, subject to the Overriding Royalty, being herein called
the “ Burdened Interest ”) in the Wells on the
Subject Lands conveyed in the Assignment, such Overriding Royalty
shall be equal to three percent (2.3948.0%) of the Applicable
Percentage, of the oil, gas and other minerals in, under and that
may be produced in, through or from the Well (the “ ORRI
Percentage ”), commencing at the Effective Time and at
all times thereafter, and the ORRI Percentage shall not be reduced
by Grantor for any reason to less than such percentages of the
Applicable Percentage for any reason, including, without
limitation, the same shall not be reduced if the Working Interest
of Grantor in a Well is less than the Working Interest stated on
Exhibit “A” with respect to such Well.
TO HAVE AND
TO HOLD the Overriding
Royalty unto Grantee, its successors and assigns
forever. The Overriding Royalty herein conveyed, and the
Burdened Interest of Grantor, shall be subject to the following
provisions:
1. Grantor
shall have the obligation to market, or cause to be marketed, the
oil, gas and other minerals produced from the Wells and
attributable to the Overriding Royalty (the “ ORRI
Hydrocarbons ”) on behalf of and for the account of
Grantee in arm's-length transactions with reputable purchasers in
accordance with prudent business judgment, with each such sale to
be: (i) upon terms and conditions which are the best terms and
conditions reasonably available taking into account all relevant
circumstances, including without limitation, price, quality of
production, access to markets or lack thereof, minimum purchase
guarantees, identify of purchaser and length of commitment, (ii)
upon terms and conditions at least as favorable as (a) Grantor
obtains for the share of oil, gas and/or other minerals
attributable to the Burdened Interest in the Wells to which such
sale relates, (b) Grantor obtains for its interest in other oil,
gas and/or other minerals which are of comparable type and quality
and which are produced in the same area as the Subject Lands to
which such sale relates, and (c) those obtained by any Affiliates
(below defined) of Grantor for oil, gas and/or other minerals
produced from the Subject Lands to which such sale relates or from
lands in the same area, and (iii) made to a party who is not an
Affiliate of Grantor. As used herein, “
Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any person or
entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (a)
has an equity interest in that person or entity, (b) has a common
ownership with that person or entity, (c) controls that person or
entity, (d) is controlled by that person or entity or (e) shares
common control with that person or entity. “
Control ” or “ controls ” for
purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct
or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or
entity. Grantor shall duly perform all obligations
performable by it under production sales contracts under which ORRI
Hydrocarbons are sold and shall take all appropriate measures to
enforce the performance under each such production sales contract
of the obligations of the other parties thereto.
2. Subject
to Section 9 hereof, Grantor does hereby represent and warrant to
Grantee (i) that Grantor owns the interests specified in Exhibit
“A” hereto in and to the Wells (and Grantor has good
and marketable title to such interests, free of liens and
encumbrances, except liens and encumbrances in favor of Summerline
Asset Management, LLC on its own behalf and in its capacity as
collateral agent), (ii) that Grantor has good right and authority
to sell and convey the Overriding Royalty, and (iii) that this
Conveyance of Overriding Royalty Interest (“ this
Conveyance ”) vests in Grantee good and marketable title
to the Overriding Royalty free of any other liens and encumbrances
not referenced in this sentence. Grantor hereby
covenants and agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to rectify
any defects in its title to the interests specified in Exhibit
“A” hereto, and otherwise to cause the foregoing
representations and warranties to be true and correct in all
respects (without giving effect to the exception set forth in the
clause at the end of the immediately preceding sentence), to the
extent reasonably possible. Grantor hereby binds itself
to warrant and forever defend, all and singular, title to the
Overriding Royalty unto Grantee, its successors and assigns,
against the claims and demands of all persons claiming or to claim
the same or any part thereof by, through or under
Grantor. This Conveyance is made with full substitution
and subrogation of Grantee in and to all covenants and warranties
by others heretofore given or made.
3. Grantor
shall be obligated to explore, develop, operate and maintain the
Burdened Interest as would a prudent operator. As to any
portions of the Burdened Interest as to which Grantor is not the
operator, Grantor shall take all such action and exercise all such
rights and remedies as are reasonably available to it to cause the
operator to so explore, develop, maintain and operate such portions
of the Burdened Interest. Grantor shall promptly (and,
unless the same are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings, before the same are delinquent) pay all
costs and expenses (including all taxes and all costs, expenses and
liabilities for labor, materials and equipment incurred in
connection with the Burdened Interests and all obligations to the
holders of royalty interests and other interests affecting the
Subject Leases) incurred in developing, operating and maintaining
the Burdened Interests.
4. Grantor
shall revise and supplement Exhibit “A” promptly upon
any increase in the Grantor’s Working Interest in the Wells
or in any Subject Lands, by purchase or otherwise, that occurs at
any time prior to the date on which Grantor has repaid in full all
of the outstanding Notes (as defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated November 13, 2008, between Grantor and Grantor,
pursuant to which this Conveyance was originally issued), to
reflect such increase and to reflect the accordingly increased
“Applicable Percentage” pertaining to the Wells or any
Subject Lands. For purposes of clarification, upon any
increase in Grantor’s Working Interests in the Wells or in
any Subject Lands that occurs at any time prior to the date on
which Grantor has repaid in full all of the outstanding Notes,
whether or not Exhibit “A” has been updated in
accordance with this Section 4, such increase in Working Interests
shall become subject to this Overriding Royalty and with respect to
that portion of the Wells or in any Subject Lands in which Grantor
increases its Working Interest, such increased Working Interest
shall be the revised increased “ Applicable Percentage
” for such portion of the Wells or any Subject Lands;
provided, however, that the ORRI Percentage shall (i) always equal
three percent (2.3948.0%) of the Applicable Percentage, as such
Applicable Percentage may be increased from time to time pursuant
to this Section 4.and (ii) with respect to each portion of the
Wells and any Subject Lands identified on Exhibit “A”,
the amount of the Applicable Percentage shall never be less than
the percentage set forth on such Exhibit “A” as the
“Working Interest” or “WI” for the Well, as
the same may be increased from time to time pursuant to this
Section 4, it being understood that the Burdened Interest shall
remain in force and effect in the event of any sale, transfer or
other disposition of all or any portion of the Burdened Interest,
including without limitation a proposed or intended sale, transfer
or disposition of the Burdened Interest by merger, reorganization,
consolidation, or by sale of all or substantially all of its assets
(other than a sale, transfer or other disposition to a directly or
indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Grantor), except and to the
extent Grantee elects to participate in such sale, transfer or
other disposition as contemplated in Section 11 hereof.
5. Grantee
shall be entitled to receive payment for all ORRI Hydrocarbons
directly from the purchasers thereof or from other parties
obligated to make payment therefor. Grantor shall cause
to be prepared and executed such division orders, transfer orders,
or instructions in lieu thereof, as Grantee (or any third party)
may require from time to time to cause payments to be made directly
to Grantee. In the event that, for any reason, Grantee
cannot (or does not) receive such payments directly, the same shall
be collected by Grantor and shall constitute trust funds in
Grantor's hands and shall be immediately paid over to
Grantor. Grantee may also, at any time, and from time to
time, at Grantee's option, take all or any part of the ORRI
Hydrocarbons in kind and all production sales contracts entered
into by Grantor covering ORRI Hydrocarbons shall be subject to such
right; during such time or times as Grantee is so taking ORRI
Hydrocarbons in kind Grantor's obligation to market the same, as
provided above, shall be suspended as to the ORRI Hydrocarbons so
taken, but shall again become effective where Grantee elects to
cease such taking in kind.
6. Grantor
shall keep full, true, and correct records of the oil, gas, and
other hydrocarbons produced from or attributable to the Burdened
Interests each calendar month, and the portion attributable to the
Overriding Royalty. Such records may be inspected by
Grantee or its authorized representatives and copies thereof may be
made by Grantee at all reasonable times upon prior written notice
from Grantee to Grantor requesting such inspection and
copying. Grantee shall also have, upon request, access
to review all reports, data and information relating to the
Burdened Interests or to exploration, development, production and
other operations relative to the Burdened Interests. On or before
the earlier of (a) the fifth business day after Grantor’s
first public disclosure, by issuance of a press release or filing
of a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, of
Grantor’s production from the Burdened Interests or other
results of operations for the most recently completed fiscal
quarter or fiscal year, or (b) the last day on which the Grantor
can timely (without giving effect to any extensions of time
permitted by Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
file a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or

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