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THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, dated this 4th day of March , 20 20 , made and entered into
by and between WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, a political subdivision of the STATE OF COLORADO,
acting by and through the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD, for its
respective interests, do BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, 1150 O STREET, P.O. BOX 758,
GREELEY, CO 80632, hereinafter called Lessor, and:
Aztec Exploration, LLC
P.O. Box 621925
Littleton CO 80162
here ,fter called Lessee:
V'ITNESSETH
WHEREAS, said Lessee has applied to Lessor for an oil and gas lease covering the land herein
described, and has paid a bonus consideration of $ 1,200.00 per mineral acre, fixed by Lessor as
an additional consideration for the granting of this lease, and the following consideration:
WHEREAS, all the requirements relative to said lease agreement have been I'll' c;:implied with and
said lease agreement has been approved and allowed by Lessor;
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein, on the part of Lessee is ua !paid, kept and
perforn-ad, Lessor does lease exclu_>iv : •, to Lessee for the sole and only purpose f drilling for,
develop n„t of and production of oi' •mnd gas, or either of them, thereon and therefrom with the right to
own e oil and gas so produced and saved therefrom and not reserved as royalty b i_ _.:;or ':der the
term of this lease, together with rights -of -way, easements and servitudes for pipelir,ttelepkene and
telegraph lines, tanks and fixtures for producing and caring for such product, dad •.;� and arding
employees, and any and all rights and privileges necessary for the exploration a= -:a c ir,r of said ;and
for oil and gas, the following described land situated in the County of Weld, State of ;;_;::,ado, and more
particularly described as follows:
SEE ATTACHED "EXHIBIT A" FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND ACPt_AGE
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said land, and ail the rights and priv i :.:3 gran; ..i y ;n 1,=r to Lessee
until th hour of twelve o'clock noon. the 4th day of March , 20 23 , as pritr-:ary /term, and so
long the ;a...t r as oil and gas, or eith of them, is produced in paying quantities from seid land or Lessee
is dilir n iy engaged in bona fide drilling or reworking operations on said land, subjc:e : to the ₹arms and
gong: ins herein. Drilling or reworking operations shall be deemed to be diligently <, n'otmed i. there is
no delay or c es..;otion thereof for a greater period than sixty (60) consecutiv d , s, an extension in
writing is granted by Lessor; provided that such drilling or reworking operatiors an ommenced during
said primary term or any extension thereof, or while this lease is in force by reasn, production of oil
and gas or either of them, or that such reworking is commenced within (60) sty upon cessation of
production for the purpose of re-establishing the same, and provided further that such production is
commenc ad during such primary term or any extension thereof, or while this lease is in ;^roe by reason of
such drilling or reworking operations or other production.
EXPLORATION - Lessor reserves the right to
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In consideration of the premises, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
1. RENTAL - This is a PAID -UP LEASE. In consideration of the down cash payment, Lessor agrees
that Lessee shall not be obligated, except as otherwise provided herein, to commence or
continue any operations during the primary term. Lessee may at any time or times during or after
the primary term surrender this lease as to all or any portion of said land and as to any strata or
stratum by delivering to Lessor or by filing for record a release or releases, and be relieved of all
obligation thereafter accruing as to the acreage surrendered.
2. ROYALTY PROVISIONS:
A. Lessee Responsible for All Costs/Expenses: Lessee shall account for any and all
substances produced on the leased land and shall pay to Lessor as royalty, in addition to the
rentals provided, the royalties described in paragraphs B through E below, which shall be free
of all costs of any kind. In this regard, Lessee agrees to bear one hundred percent (100%) of
all costs and expenses incurred in rendering hydrocarbons produced on or from the Leased
Premises marketable and delivering the same into the purchaser's pipeline for immediate
transportation to an end user or storage facility. If a gas purchase contract makes any
deductions for the expenses of dehydrating, transporting, compressing, manufacturing,
processing, treating, gathering or marketing of such gas, then such deductions shall be
added to the price received by Lessee for such gas for the purpose of the payment of
royalties to Lessor. Additionally, royalties payable to Lessor shall never bear, either directly
or indirectly, under any circumstances, the costs or expenses (including depreciation) to
construct, repair, renovate or operate any pipeline, plant, or other facilities or equipment used
in connection with the treating, separation, extraction, gathering, processing, refining,
transporting, manufacturing or marketing of hydrocarbons produced from the Leased
Premises or lands pooled therewith. It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of this
Paragraph 2 are to be fully effective and enforceable.
B. Royalty Payment on Products: On products, Lessee shall pay Lessor a royalty payment of
eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) of the gross market value or proceeds of sale thereof,
whichever is higher.
C. Royalty Payment on Residue Gas: On residue gas or gas remaining after separation,
extraction or processing operations, Lessee shall pay Lessor eighteen and one-half percent
(18.5%) of the proceeds of sale or of the market value thereof, whichever is higher.
D. Royalty Payment on Oil: At the option of Lessor, and with sixty (60) days' notice to Lessee,
Lessor may take its royalty oil in kind, in which event Lessee shall deliver such royalty oil to
Lessor on the leased land, free of cost or deduction, into the pipelines or storage tanks
designated by Lessor, but Lessee shall not in such case be required to provide free tankage
for any such oil for a longer period than one month after the same is run into tanks. With
sixty (60) days' notice to Lessee, Lessor may cease taking oil royalty in kind. When paid in
cash, Lessee shall pay Lessor for oil produced and saved from the leased land, eighteen and
one-half percent (18.5%) the market value of the oil at the wellhead, or t`,e price actually paid
to Lessee at the well by the purchaser thereof, whichever is higher; and .I no event shall the
royalties be based upon a market value at the well less than the posted price in the field for
such oil, or in the absence of a posted price in the field for such oil, upon a market value at
the well less than the prevailing price received by other producers in the field for oil of like
grade and gravity at the time such oil is run into pipelines or storage tanks.
E. No Refund of Bonus: If Lessor owns a lesser interest in the oil and gas deposits of the
above -described land than the entire and undivided fee simple estate, then the royalties and
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rentals herein provided shall be paid to Lessor only in the portion which its interest bears to
the whole and undivided fee, but no refund of any bonus consideration shall be made by
Lessor hereunder.
F. Timing of Royalty Payments: All royalties payable under the terms of this lease shall be
payable in cash (unless Lessor elects to take such royalty oil or gas in kind) to Lessor within
one hundred twenty (120) days following the first commercial sale of production and
thereafter no more than sixty (60) days after the end of the month following the month during
which production takes place. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 16 of this Lease
concerning shut-in wells, royalties shall be paid to Lessor by Lessee and/or its assigns or by
the product purchaser for oil and/or gas. Upon the failure of any party to pay Lessor the
royalty as provided in this paragraph, Lessor may, at Lessor's option, elect to terminate this
Lease by sending written notice to Lessee. Lessee shall then have forty-five (45) days from
the date of service of such written notice in which to avoid termination of this Lease by
making or causing to be made the proper royalty payment or payments that should have
been paid. If such royalty payment is not made on, or before, the expiration of the 45 -day
period, or written approval is not obtained from Lessor to defer such payment, Lessor may
elect to terminate this Lease by filing a Notice of Termination with the Weld County Clerk and
Recorder. The effective date of said termination shall be the date said Notice of Termination
is recorded.
G. Effect of "Take or Pay Provision": In the event Lessee enters into a gas purchase contract
which contains what is commonly referred to as a "take or pay provision" (such provision
meaning that the gas purchaser agrees to take delivery of a specified minimum volume or
quantity of gas over a specified term at a specified price or to make minimum periodic
payments to the producer for gas not taken by the purchaser) and the purchaser under such
gas purchase contract makes payment to Lessee by virtue of such purchaser's failure to take
delivery of such minimum volume or quantity of gas, then Lessor shall be entitled to eighteen
and one-half percent (18.5%) of all such sums paid to Lessee or producer under the "pay"
provisions of such gas purchase contract. Such royalty payments shall be due and owing to
Lessor within sixty (60) days after the receipt of such payments by Lessee. If the gas
purchaser "makes up" such gas within the period called for in the gas contract and Lessee is
required to give such purchaser a credit for gas previously paid for but not taken, then Lessor
shall not be entitled to royalty on such "make up" gas. If Lessee is not producing any
quantities of gas from the Leased Premises but is receiving payments under the "pay" portion
of such "take or pay" gas purchase contract provision, such payments shall not relieve
Lessee of the duty to make shut-in royalty payments if Lessee desires to continue this Lease,
but such "take or pay" royalty payments shall be applied as a credit against any shut-in
royalty obligation of the Lessee. Lessor shall be a third -party beneficiary of any gas purchase
contract and/or transportation agreement entered into between Lessee and any purchaser
and/or transporter of Lessor's gas, irrespective of any provision of said contracts to the
contrary, and such gas purchase contract and/or transportation agreement will expressly so
provide. Further, Lessor shall be entitled to eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) of the
value of any benefits obtained by, or granted to, Lessee from any gas purchaser and/or
transporter for the amendment, modification, extension, alteration, consolidation, transfer,
cancellation or settlement of any gas purchase contract and/or transportation agreement.
H. Recovery of Liquid Hydrocarbons: Lessee agrees that before any gas produced from the
Leased Premises is used or sold off the Leased Premises, it will be run, free of cost to
Lessor, through an adequate oil and gas separator of a conventional type or equipment at
least as efficient, to the end that all liquid hydrocarbons recoverable from the gas by such
means will be recovered on the lease and Lessor properly compensated therefor.
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I. Excess Payments to Lessor: Any payment of royalty or shut-in gas royalty hereunder paid to
Lessor in excess of the amount actually due to the Lessor shall nevertheless become the
property of the Lessor if Lessee does not make written request to Lessor for reimbursement
within one (1) year from the date that Lessor received the erroneous payment, it being
agreed and expressly understood between the parties hereto that Lessor is not the collecting
agent for any other royalty owner under the lands covered hereby, and a determination of the
name, interest ownership and whereabouts of any person entitled to any payment
whatsoever under the terms hereof shall be the sole responsibility of Lessee. It is further
expressly agreed and understood that: (i) this provision shall in no way diminish the
obligation of Lessee to make full and punctual payments of all amounts due to Lessor or to
any other person under the terms and provisions of this Lease, and (ii) any overpayments
made to the Lessor under any provisions of this Lease shall not be entitled to be offset
against future amounts payable to parties hereunder.
J. Effect of Division Order: The terms of this Lease may not be amended by any division order
and the signing of a division order by any mineral owner may not be made a prerequisite to
payment of royalty hereunder.
K. Limitation of Sale to Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates: Oil, gas or products may not be sold to a
subsidiary or affiliate of Lessee as defined herein without the Lessor's prior written
permission.
L. Royalty Payable on All Gas Produced: Lessee shall pay Lessor royalty on all gas produced
from a well on the Leased Premises and sold or used off the Leased Premises, regardless of
whether or not such gas is produced to the credit of Lessee or sold under a contract executed
by or binding on Lessee. Should gas be sold under a sales contract not binding on Lessee,
Lessor's royalty will be calculated based on the highest price paid for any of the gas
produced from the well from which such gas is produced. In no event will the price paid
Lessor for Lessor's share of gas be less than the price paid Lessee for Lessee's share of
gas.
3. LESSOR'S ACCESS TO LEASED PROPERTY AND RECORDS
A. Records Generally: Lessee agrees to keep and to have in its possession complete and
accurate books and records showing the production and disposition of any and all
substances produced on the leased land and to permit Lessor, at all reasonable hours, to
examine the same, or to furnish copies of same to Lessor upon request along with
purchaser's support documentation. Lessor will not be unreasonable with requests. All said
books and records shall be retained by Lessee and made available in Colorado to Lessor for
a period of not less than five (5) years.
B. Access to Premises: Lessor shall have free access, at all times, to all wells, tanks, and other
equipment on the Leased Premises, including drilling wells, and Lessee agrees to furnish
Lessor, or Lessor's nominee, currently and promptly, upon written request, with full well
information including cores, cuttings, samples, logs (including Schlumberger and other
electrical logs), copies and results of deviation tests and directional and seismic surveys, and
the results of all drill stem tests and other tests of other kind or character that may be made of
wells on the Leased Premises. Lessor or Lessor's nominee shall be furnished with, and have
free access at all times to, Lessee's books and records relative to the production and sale of
oil, gas or other minerals from the Leased Premises, including reports of every kind and
character to local, State or Federal governmental authorities. Lessor shall have the right, at
its election, to employ gaugers or install meters to gauge or measure the production of all
minerals produced from the premises, and Lessee agrees to prepare and deliver to Lessor or
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Lessor's gauger or nominee duplicate run or gauge tickets for all minerals removed from the
premises. Lessee shall furnish to Lessor daily drilling reports on each well drilled upon
request.
C. Gas Purchase Agreements/Gas Contracts: At least thirty (30) days prior to the delivery or
the execution of any contract for the sale, delivery, transporting or processing of gas
produced from the Leased Premises, Lessee shall provide Lessor with a complete copy of
each proposed contract for the purchase, transportation and/or processing of such gas that
Lessee intends to execute (each a "Gas Contract"), whereupon, Lessor may object if the
terms of said Gas Contract conflict with the terms and conditions of this Lease. Lessee shall
furnish to Lessor, within a reasonable time after its execution, a copy of any Gas Contract or
transportation agreement entered into in connection with the Leased Premises, or if there is
already a Gas Contract or transportation agreement in effect due to Lessee's operations in
the field, then a copy of that contract. Furthermore, a copy of any amendments to the gas
purchase contract or transportation agreement shall be furnished said Lessor within
thirty (30) days after execution thereof; and on request of Lessor and without cost to the
Lessor, Lessee shall furnish Lessor a copy of the following reports: core record, core
analysis, well completion, bottom hole pressure measurement, directional survey records,
electrical and induction surveys and logs, gas and oil ratio reports, paleontological reports
pertaining to the paleontology of the formations encountered in the drilling of any wells on the
Leased Premises, and all other reports which pertain to the drilling, completing or operating
of the wells located on the Leased Premises. Such information shall be solely for Lessor's
use, and Lessor shall attempt to keep same confidential for twelve (months after receipt,
subject to its obligation to comply with the Public Records requirements under Colorado law.
Lessee agrees that it will not enter into any contract for the sale, delivery, transporting or
processing of gas produced from the Leased Premises which shall extend more than two (2)
years from the effective date of such sales contract unless such contract has adequate
provisions for redetermination of price at intervals of no less frequency than one (1) year to
ensure that production from this Lease is not being sold for less than the then current market
value.
D. Lessee to Advise Regarding Well Status: Lessee shall advise Lessor, in writing, of the
location of all wells drilled upon the Leased Premises on or before thirty (30) days prior to
commencement of operations, and shall advise Lessor, in writing, the date of completion
and/or abandonment of each well drilled within thirty (30) days after completion or
abandonment.
4. MEASUREMENTS: All production shall be accurately measured using standards established by
the American Gas Association (AGA) and/or the American Petroleum Institute (API) and all
measuring devices shall be tamper proof as nearly as possible. Oil royalties due within the terms
of this lease shall be calculated on actual and accurate measurements within API standards
unless a different means of measurement, subject to Lessor's approval, is provided.
5. PAYMENTS AND REPORTS: All payments and reports due hereunder shall be made on or
before the day such payments and reports are due. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to extend the expiration of the primary term hereof. Oil royalty payments and supporting
documents shall be submitted prior to the last day of the month following each month's sale of
production, and gas royalty payments and supporting documents shall be submitted prior to the
last day of the second month following each month's sale of production. All payments shall be
made by cash, check, certified check, or money order. Payment having restrictions,
qualifications, or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever shall not be accepted by Lessor. A
penalty for a late payment shall be charged as set forth in the PENALTIES paragraph herein.
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6. PENALTIES: A penalty shall be imposed for, but not limited to, late payments, improper
payments, operational deficiencies, violation of any covenant of this lease, or false statements
made to Lessor. Penalties shall be determined by Lessor, unless otherwise provided for by law,
and may be in the form of, but not limited to, interest, fees, fines, and/or lease cancellation. A
penalty schedule shall be prepared by Lessor and shall become effective immediately after public
notice. Said schedule may be changed from time to time after public notice.
7. LAW: The terms and conditions of this lease shall be performed and exercised subject to all
laws, rules, regulations, orders, local ordinances or resolutions applicable to, and binding upon,
the administration of lands and minerals owned by the County of Weld, and to laws, rules and
regulations governing oil and gas operations in Colorado. Violations shall result in penalties as
provided for by law or as set forth in the aforementioned schedule or shall, at the option of
Lessor, result in default as provided hereinafter.
8. SURRENDER: Lessee may at any time, by paying to Lessor all amounts then due as provided
herein, surrender this lease insofar as the same covers all or any portion of the land herein
leased and be relieved from further obligations or liability hereunder with respect to the land so
surrendered; provided that this surrender clause and the option herein reserved to Lessee shall
cease and become absolutely inoperative immediately and concurrently with the institution of any
suit in any court of law by Lessee, Lessor or any assignee of either to enforce this lease, or any of
its terms expressed or implied. In no case shall any surrender be effective until Lessee shall
have made full provision for conservation of the leased products and protection of the surface
rights of the leased land.
9. ASSIGNMENTS:
A. Fee for Assignments: Lessee, upon payment of a $100.00 fee and prior written consent of
Lessor (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), shall have the right to assign the entire
leasehold interest of said Lessee in all or part of the land covered hereby. Prior to written
approval by Lessor of assignment of this lease, Lessee (assignor) shall not be relieved of its
obligations under the terms and conditions herein. An assignment shall not extend the term
of this lease.
B. Partial Assignment: If any assignment of a portion of the land covered hereby shall be
approved, a new lease shall be issued to the assignee covering the assigned land, containing
the same terms and conditions as this lease, and limited as to term as this lease is limited,
and the assignor shall be released and discharged from all further obligations and liabilities
as to that portion so assigned.
C. Lessee to Notify: Lessee shall notify Lessor of all assignments of undivided percentage or
other interests. Said interests will not be recognized or approved by Lessor, and the effect of
any such assignments will be strictly and only between the parties thereto, and outside the
terms of this lease, and no dispute between parties to any such assignment shall operate to
relieve Lessee from performance of any terms or conditions hereof or to postpone the time
therefore. Lessor shall at all times be entitled to look solely to Lessee or his assignee shown
on its books as being the sole owner hereof, and for the sending of all notices required by this
lease and for the performance of all terms and conditions hereof.
D. Filing with Lessor: Although not binding on Lessor, all instruments of every kind and nature
whatsoever affecting this lease should be filed with the Lessor.
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10. OVERRIDING ROYALTY: Any and all reservations or assignments or overriding royalties shall
be subject to approval by Lessor. The total of said overriding royalties shall not exceed
five percent (5%), including any overriding royalty previously provided for unless production
exceeds a monthly average of fifteen (15) barrels per day or ninety thousand cubic feet of gas per
day (90 MCF/D). In the event production drops to this amount or less, any overriding royalties
which exceed five percent (5%) may be suspended. Lessor's approval of a reservation or
assignment of an overriding royalty shall not bind Lessor for payment of said overriding royalty
and shall not relieve Lessee of any of its obligations for payment of royalties to Lessor as
provided by ROYALTY paragraphs herein.
11. OFFSET WELLS: Lessee agrees to protect the leased land from drainage by offset wells
located on adjoining lands not owned by Lessor, when such drainage is not compensated for by
counter -drainage. It shall be presumed that the production of oil and gas from offset wells results
in drainage from the leased land, unless Lessee demonstrates to Lessor's satisfaction, by
engineering, geological, or other data, that production from such offset well does not result in
such drainage, or that the drilling of a well or wells on the leased land would not accomplish the
purposes of protecting the deposits under the leased land. Lessor's decision as to the existence
of such drainage shall be final, and Lessee shall comply with Lessor's order thereon or surrender
this lease as to any such undeveloped acreage as designated by Lessor.
12. DEVELOPMENT: Upon discovery of oil and gas or either of them on the leased land, Lessee
shall proceed with reasonable diligence to develop said land at a rate, and to an extent,
commensurate with the economic development of the field in which the leased land lies.
13. POOLING CLAUSE: Lessee may at any time or times pool any part or all of said land or lease
or any stratum or strata with other lands and leases, stratum or strata, in the same field so as to
constitute a spacing unit to facilitate an orderly or uniform well -spacing pattern or to comply with
any order, rule, or regulation of the State or Federal regulatory or conservation agency having
jurisdiction. Such pooling shall be accomplished or terminated by filing of record and with the
Colorado Oil and Gas conservation Commission a declaration of pooling, or declaration of
termination of pooling, and by mailing or tendering a copy to Lessor,. Drilling or reworking
operations upon or production from any part of such spacing unit shall be considered for all
purposes of this lease as operations or productions from this lease. Lessee shall allocate to this
lease the proportionate share of production which the acreage in this lease included in any such
spacing unit bears to the total acreage in said spacing unit.
14. UNITIZATION — COMMUNITIZATION: In the event Lessor permits the land herein leased to be
included within a communitization or unitization agreement, the terms of this lease may be
deemed to be modified to conform to such agreement. When only a portion of the land under this
lease is committed by an agreement, Lessor may segregate the land and issue a separate lease
for each portion not committed thereunder; the term of such separate lease shall be limited as to
the original term of this lease. The terms of the lease on that portion remaining in the unit shall
be deemed to be modified to conform to such agreement. Non -producing leases shall terminate
on the first anniversary date of the lease following the termination date of the unit or part thereof
modifying the lease, but in no event prior to the end of the primary term of the lease or the
extension term of the lease.
15. PRODUCTION: Lessee shall, subject to applicable laws, regulations and orders, operate and
produce all wells upon the leased land so long as the same are capable of producing in paying
quantities, and shall operate the same so as to produce at a rate commensurate with the rate of
production of wells on adjoining lands within the same field and within the limits of good
engineering practice, except for such times as there exist neither market nor storage therefore,
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and except for such limitations on, or suspensions of, production as may be approved in writing
by Lessor. Lessee shall be responsible for adequate site security on all producing properties.
16. SHUT-IN WELLS: If Lessee shall complete a well on the leased land productive of gas and
Lessee is unable to produce such gas due to a lack of suitable market therefore, Lessor may
grant Lessee suspension of his obligations to produce hereunder until a suitable market for such
gas can be found, and during any such suspension period, it shall be deemed that gas is being
produced hereunder in paying quantities. Except, however, that beginning on the anniversary
date next, of the year of an extension of the lease by reason of a shut-in well, Lessee shall pay to
Lessor a shut-in royalty equal to $2.50 per acre of the lease per annum. The minimum amount of
such shut-in royalty payment shall be $240. Each year's shut-in royalty shall be forfeited to
Lessor except for the shut-in royalty paid for the year during which the well begins production.
The maximum extension of the lease, due to the existence of a shut-in well, shall be five (5) years
beyond the extension term as described in the EXTENSION paragraph herein. The granting of
any further extensions shall be at the sole option of Lessor.
17. OPERATIONS: Exploration, drilling or production operation, including permanent installations,
shall be in compliance with all Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and State of
Colorado Regulations. Reports required to be filed with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission shall be made immediately available to Lessor upon request.
18. NOTIFICATION: Lessee shall notify Lessor and the surface lessee or surface owner of the
location of each drill site at least two weeks prior to commencing drilling operations thereon.
Lessee shall notify Lessor before commencing to plug and abandon any well by copy of Lessee's
request for approval or sundry notice of intent to plug and abandon.
19. BONDS: Lessee shall be liable for all damages to the surface of the land, livestock, growing
crops, water wells, reservoirs, or improvements caused by Lessee's operations on said land. No
operations shall be commenced on the land hereinabove described unless and until Lessee shall
have filed a good and sufficient bond with Lessor, in an amount to be fixed by Lessor, to secure
the payment for such damages as may be caused by Lessee's operations on said land and to
assure compliance with all the terms and provisions of this lease, the laws of the State of
Colorado, and the rules and regulations thereto appertaining. A bond may be held in effect for
the life of production of any well.
20. SETTLEMENT: Lessee shall not remove any machinery, equipment or fixtures placed on said
land, other than drilling equipment, nor draw the casing from any well unless and until all
payments and obligations currently due Lessor under the terms of this lease shall have been paid
or satisfied. Any machinery, equipment or fixtures left on this land for a period of more than
six (6) months after the expiration hereof, shall automatically become the property of Lessor.
21. OTHER DISCOVERY: Should Lessee discover any valuable products other than oil and gas, on
or within the leased land, Lessee shall within seven (7) days report such discovery to Lessor, in
which event Lessee and Lessor may negotiate a provision for production of such discovery.
22. WATER: This lease does not grant permission, express or implied, to Lessee for water
exploration, drilling, or establishing water wells without the written permission of the surface
owner. If Lessor is the surface owner, said permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. If
Lessee desires to establish or adjudicate any water right for beneficial use on the leased land,
any such adjudication or application shall be in the name of Lessor if Lessor is the surface owner.
The same shall apply to any non -tributary water rights established on the leased land which may
be put to beneficial use off said land.
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23. DEFAULT: Upon failure or default of Lessee to comply with any of the terms and provisions
hereof including, but not limited to, the failure to comply with laws, rules and regulations
governing Colorado oil and gas operations, Lessor is hereby authorized upon notice and hearing,
as hereinafter provided, to cancel this lease as to all of the leased land so claimed or possessed
by lessee hereunder. In the event of any such default or failure, Lessor shall, before making any
such cancellation, send to Lessee by certified mail, to the post office address of said lessee as
shown by the records of Lessor, a notice of intention to cancel for such failure or default,
specifying the same, stating that if within forty-five (45) days from the date of mailing said notice,
Lessee shall correct such failure or default, no cancellation will be made. If such failure or default
is not corrected within forty-five (45) days after the mailing of such notice, and if Lessee does not
request a hearing on such notice within forty-five (45) days, this lease will terminate and be
canceled by operation of this paragraph without further action by Lessor, or further notice to
Lessee.
24. EXTENSION: If Lessee fails to make discovery of oil and gas, or either of them, in paying
quantities during the primary term hereof, or during drilling operations commenced during the
primary term hereof, Lessee may make written application to Lessor for an extension of this
lease. The granting of such extension shall be at the sole option of Lessor, according to the
following conditions:
A. Extension Limit: No lease term will be extended for more than six (6) months from the
original expiration date.
B. Extension Payment: The Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the sum of one-third of the original
bonus.
C. No Change in Royalty: The royalty will remain the same.
25. HOLD HARMLESS: Lessee shall indemnify Lessor against all liability and loss, and against all
claims and actions, including the defense of such claims or actions, based upon, or arising out of,
damage or injury, including death, to persons or property caused by, or sustained in connection
with, operations on this leased land or by conditions created thereby, or based upon any violation
of any statute, ordinance, or regulation.
26. CONDEMNATION: If the leased land shall be taken in any condemnation proceeding, this lease
shall automatically terminate as of the date of taking. The award for such condemnation shall be
paid to Lessor, except for any specific award(s) paid to Lessee for severed oil and gas reserves,
in which event 50% of such specific award(s) shall be paid to Lessor in lieu of royalty lost by
virtue of the condemnation. Improvements shall be removed by Lessee per terms in the
SETTLEMENT paragraph herein. If only a portion of the leased land is taken by condemnation,
Lessor may, at its option, terminate this lease or terminate only that portion of the lease so taken.
27. ERRORS: Every effort is made by Lessor to avoid errors in all procedures including, but not
limited to, auction listings and lease preparation. Lessor shall not be liable for any inconvenience
or loss caused by errors which may occur. Lessee shall notify Lessor immediately upon
discovery of any errors or discrepancy whatsoever.
28. ARCHAEOLOGY: Lessee shall not destroy, disturb, mar, collect, remove or alter any prehistoric
or historic resources of any kind on Weld County lands as provided by law. These resources
include, but are not limited to, all artifacts of stone, wood or metal, pictographs, structures, and
bones. A discovery of anything of prehistoric or historic nature shall be reported to Lessor or the
State of Colorado Archaeologist immediately.
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29. DEFINITIONS: For purposes of this Lease, the following definitions apply:
A. "Products" refers to any and all substances produced on the leased property, including all oil
and gas, found on or under the leased property.
B. "Market Value" shall mean for gas and products therefrom (i) the gross price at which gas or
products therefrom are sold pursuant to a Gas Contract, as defined in paragraph 2C, or (ii) if
not sold pursuant to a Gas Contract, as defined in paragraph 2C, the highest gross price
reasonably obtainable for the quantity of gas or products available for sale, through good faith
negotiations for gas or products produced from the Leased Premises at the place where such
gas or product is available for sale on the date of such a contract with adequate provisions for
redetermination of price at intervals of no less frequency than two (2) years to ensure that the
production is being sold for no less than the current market price. Included within the
definition of "Market Value" as used herein is the presumption that Gas Contracts are
arms -length contracts with purchasers who are not subsidiaries or affiliates of Lessee.
"Market Value" shall never be less than the amount actually received by the Lessee for the
sale of hydrocarbons.
C. "Affiliate" is defined as the parent company or a subsidiary of Lessee, a corporation or other
entity having common ownership with Lessee, a partner or joint venturer of Lessee with
respect to the ownership or operation of the processing plant, a corporation or other entity in
which Lessee owns a ten percent or greater interest, or any individual, corporation or other
entity that owns a ten percent or greater interest in Lessee.
D. "Costs" and/or "Expenses" shall mean all costs of gathering, production, transportation,
treating, compression, dehydration, processing, marketing, trucking or other expense, directly
or indirectly incurred by Lessee, whether as a direct charge or a reduced price or otherwise,
including fuel use attributable to any of the services listed above. "Costs" or "Expenses" also
include depreciation, construction, repair, renovation or operation of any pipeline, plant, or
other facilities or equipment used in connection with the treating, separation, extraction,
gathering, processing, refining, transporting, manufacturing or marketing of hydrocarbons
produced from the Leased Premises or lands pooled therewith.
E. "Gas" as used herein shall mean all gases (combustible and noncombustible) including, but
not limited to, all gaseous hydrocarbons, gaseous compounds, carbon dioxide, and helium.
F. "Oil and gas" as used herein shall include all substances produced as by-products therewith,
including, but not limited to, sulfur.
G. "Paying quantities" as used herein shall mean and refer to quantities of oil and gas or of
either of them sufficient to pay for the current cost of producing same.
30. HEIRS AND ASSIGNS: The benefits and obligations of this lease shall inure to, and be binding
upon, the heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns of Lessee; but no sublease or
assignment hereof, or of any interest herein, shall be binding upon Lessor until the same has
been approved by Lessor as explained in the ASSIGNMENTS paragraph provided above.
31. WARRANTY OF TITLE: Lessor does not warrant title to the leased premises, but it shall, upon
request, allow Lessee access to such abstracts and other title papers as it has in its files. There
shall be no obligation on Lessor's part to purchase new or supplemental or other title papers, nor
to do any curative work in connection with title to the subject lands.
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VIII Frain Waalirlii
(Revised 06/2014)
Small -Tract Oil and Gas Lease
Page 11
32. FORCE MAJEURE: Neither party shall be responsible for delays or failures in performance
resulting from acts or occurrences beyond the reasonable control of such party, including, without
limitation: fire, explosion, power failure, flood, earthquake or other act of God; war, revolution, civil
commotion, terrorism, or acts of public enemies: any law, order, regulation, ordinance, or
requirement of any government or legal body or any representative of any such government or
legal body; or labor unrest, including without limitation, strikes, slowdowns, picketing or boycotts.
In such event, the party affected shall be excused from such performance (other than any
obligation to pay money) on a day-to-day basis to the extent of such interference (and the other
party shall likewise be excused from performance of its obligations on a day-to-day basis to the
extent such party's obligations relate to the performance so interfered with).
3. SURVEYS, ABSTRACTS, TITLE OPINIONS AND CURATIVE WORK:
A. If Lessee shall cause any of the exterior or interior lines of the property covered by this lease
to be surveyed, Lessee shall furnish Lessor a copy of such survey. Lessee shall furnish
Lessor, within a reasonable time, with a copy of all maps submitted to the Corps of Engineers
of the United States Army, Railroad, or other governmental or official agency or department
having jurisdiction, showing the proposed location of all roads, pipelines, canals and drill sites
on the Leased Premises.
B. All abstracts of title, whether new or supplementary, obtained by Lessee and covering the
subject lands shall become the property of, and be delivered to, Lessor after Lessee has
completed its title examination and curative work, subject, however, to the right of Lessee to
use such abstracts upon request at any time during the term of the lease. Therefore, if
Lessee causes an abstract of title to be prepared covering the property herein leased, or any
portion thereof or if Lessee shall cause the title to be examined or should obtain a title opinion
or title certificate upon the property herein leased, Lessee agrees to furnish Lessor a copy
thereof within two (2) weeks of Lessee's receipt thereof. Lessor agrees that neither Lessee
nor the attorney or firm of attorneys rendering the opinion or certificate shall be responsible to
Lessor for its correctness, the said opinion or certificate being furnished to Lessor simply for
its own convenience, information and personal use. Similarly, if any curative material is
obtained by Lessee, a copy thereof shall immediately be furnished Lessor under the same
conditions of non -liability on the part of the Lessee or the persons who may have obtained or
prepared the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor has hereunto signed and caused its name to be signed by the
CHAIR, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD, with the seal of the
office affixed, and Lessee has signed this agreement, the day and year first above written.
ATTE ddrittA) �4;lok. �I•
Wel. o n _ Clerk to th - Bo. rd
By:
Deputy Clerto t e Boar
LESSOR:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
By:
Chair, Board of County Commissioners
MAR 18 2020
(Revised 06/2014)
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LESSEE:
Aztec Exploration, LLC
Company Name
Sign re
Joshua Witter, Managing Member
Printed Name and Title
STATE OF \G(0430 )
SS
COUNTY OF, \( O(\)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this "t day of
20 - , by 3 U,o, \N; ey
Witness my hand and official seal.
Q
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
\tit�-,�-
STATE OF
ss
COUNTY OF
Tharckv ,
itaditAiNiarairdimahigarariaairibie
KIRA KELLER
I NOTARY PUBLIC - STATE OF COLORADO
NOTARY ID 20194041556
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES NOV 1, 2023
onupwreperweerierierwmpvmh
LESSEE: (second signature if applicable)
Company Name
Signature
Printed Name and Title
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
20 , by
Witness my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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viii �u���1�4, � � r�a� Will 4LVI AIL I it ii i
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Small -Tract Oil and Gas Lease
Page 13
EXHIBIT A
0.9293 ACRES
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Located within the SW/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P. M.:
Beginning 918.45 feet North 1°30' West of the Northwest corner of Block 3, Ault; East 142 feet; North 65.25
feet; West 143.7 feet; South 65.25 feet more or less to the point of beginning
Lot 6, Block 4, Anderson's Second Addition to the Town of Ault
Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Anderson's Addition to the Town of Ault
Lots 1 and 2, Block 5, First Addition to the Town of Ault
Lots 36 and 37, Block 5, First Addition to the Town of Ault
Lots 13 and 14, except the East 5 feet of the North 67.5 feet of Lot 14, Block 6, First Addition to the Town of
Ault
Together with all lands included in any road, easement or right-of-way traversing or adjoining the lands
described above which are or may be incident, appurtenant, related or attributed to lessor by virtue of lessor's
ownership of the land described above; and all strips or tracts of land adjacent or contiguous to the lands
described above owned or acquired by lessor through adverse possession or other similar statutes of the
state in which the lands are located.
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Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County, CO
VIII Mrl I WANIErI "III
(Revised 06/2014)
DEED FROM COUNTY„
McVey Printery, Greeley, Colo. Rec 7? -24:)f)
„ �"'� Amer. R4eordw
K ttatu AU 1,artt Ilg bsiP4ie PirfirUt , That Whereas, a.Treasurer's Deed(N) was (tea) executed
on the .... 18 day of July , 19 38 , conveying the hereinafter described property to Weld County,
a lawfully constituted county of the State of Colorado, and said Treasurer's Deed(x) was (meta) duly recorded in
Book(J) .1029 at Pagc(s)7.A in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder of the County of Weld, State of
Colorado;
AND WHEREAS the County Commissioners of the County of Weld did elect to sell said property as provided
by law, and did cause notice of sale at public auction of such Real Estate to be advertised in two issues of
The Greeley Booster , a newspaper of general circulation in the said County of Weld;
the first notice advertised. not more than thirty days nor less than twenty days before the date of such sale, and
second notice advertised not more than fifteen days nor less than five days before such sale, and did post said notice
in a public place in the County Courthouse for at least thirty days before the date of such sale; and thereupon did
offer such real estate for sale at public auction Opx3zxkeps-Al on the 6 day of July , 194a.,
(at time nod place as slated in said advertised notice;)
ANDWHEREAS, J. ? • or Bezel Burroughs of the County of field
State of Colorado , bid for said property the sum ofe
One hundred thirty
DOLLARS
and ^n CENTS, which bid being the highest and best bid for cash in hand (and being more than
one-third of the latest appraisal of the full cash value made by the County Assessor of said property) was accepted
by the Board of County Commissioners of the said County of Weld;
AND WHEREAS, the said 7. H, or Hazel luurS.oughe
have :110.g: paid the sum of
One hundred thirty DOLLARS and no CENTS
in full payment of said bid for said property:
NOW THEREFORE, Weld County, by--.l.arol.d.-.E. S.e.a-scan its Commissioner appointed to execute
this deed being the same person as .Ifur.ldSeaman , the duly qualified (Bien s) County Treasurer of
Weld County, acting upon the direction of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County and as FFn3f5fIP99
County Treasurer, in executing this deed, for and in consideration of the sum of ....Qn.a..l;uod rad... Lir: y
DOLLARS and n° CENTS, paid as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statutes in such case made and
provided, by these presents does grant, bargain and sell the following described real estate, to -wit:
Lots 1 €c 2, Block 2, Ault, Andersons Addition
except reservations in favor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and except reservations in the Uniled.States
Patent and reserving existing reservoir sites and irrigation ditches, if any, existing rights of way for public high-
ways and roads, and to any and all existing easements or rights of way, however evidenced or acquired, and subject to
existing leases and reserving therefrom, to grantor, all oil, gas and other minerals therein or thereunder,
•
situate, lying and being in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, unto the said-.Z.--II.-..RJ'..Fia-'-el,-•.Ftti'J'2ti€: s
(their) (liti;)4111c heirs and assigns, without any covenants of warranty whatsoever and subject to all the rights of
redemption by minors, insane persons or idiots as provided by law.
This deed is made pursuant to resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado,
duly made and entered of record in its proceedings the 6 clay of July • , A. D. 1948
appointing Harold H. Seaman , Commissioner aforesaid, to execute this deed in behalf of Weld County,
and to affix the seal of Weld County, Colorado, conveying said real estate to second party hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Harold H, Seame,p , Commissioner appointed to execute this
deed, on behalf of said County and by virtue of the authority contained in the order made by said Board of County
Commissioners on the 6 day of July 1948 ,13ave
) r''
COUNTY
SEAL
STATE OF COLORADO,1
COUNTY OF WELD
jss.
T ie, fore .o it Est invent was act nowledged before tie this je day of
1)t);(k l.(.. —�%� % "' , Commissioner appointedI to execute this teed.
RTITNliSS My Hand and Offjclil Sel?1.�
y!tkKK r.)F Lt:iit1lCT C URT,
"Vifetch purity,Catora'dc,
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this. ......................,•', da,y
- a y'l
July , 19 48 , for the uses and purposes;tai,emin set forth.
C (S> AL)
Its Commissioner to execute this d'nc—ed,titfd
as N 8 ti9 County Treasurer of Wctd1 4tttg,,e, '
'11,
A. D. 194
q L_p
RecorJ )L_2 2 jL 6at7_�..1'
DEED FRUITCOUNTY--TheSie ey Printery, Greeley, Colo_Reception No. .184.9 2` Asa Spemer, 1Zacorder
A
eau I $_84 Orr
Nt1Dlu All A9tm lig cU.1ehe
rr5rnf,L, That Whereas, a Treasurer's Deed(z) was y:rsnrr.,) executed
on the .15th.,._ day of November , 1940 , conveying the hereinafter described property to Weld County,
a lawfully constituted county of the State of Colorado, and said Treasurer's Deed(s) was.. tr z,): duly recorded in
ltooktpa) .1Q.70... at i'age(x) ._. in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder of the County of Weld, State of
Colorado;
AND WHEREAS the County Commissioners of the County of Weld did elect to sell said property as provided
by law, and did cause notice of sale at public auction of such Real Estate to be advertised in two issues of
The Greel ev Boo seer , a newspaper of general circulation in the said County of Weld;
the first notice advertised not more than thirty slays nor Jess than twenty days before the date of such sale, and
second notice advertised not more than fifteen days nor less than five days before such sale, and did post said notice
in a public place in the County Courthouse for at least thirty days before the date of such sale; and thereupon did
offer such real estate for sale at public auction e gYsocidOcon the 1fith.. day of Tuhy 194 6
(at time and place as stated in said advertised notice;)
AND WHEREAS, Roma T1. & Fern Roselle Dobbs of the County of Weld
State of Colorado , bid for said property the. sum of Forty DOLLARS
and No — — CENTS, which bid being the highest and best bid for cash in hand (and being more than
one-third of the latest appraisal of the full cash value made by the County Assessor of said property) seas accepted
by the Board of County Commissioners of the said County of Weld;
AND WHEREAS, the said Roma AI. & Fern Rosella Dobbs have h$ paid the sum of
Forty
DOLLARS and
No - - - - CENTS
in. full payment of said bid for said property:
NOW THEREFORE. \Veld County, by .....l?erold H. Seam n its Commissioner appointed to execute
this decd being the same person as Harold H. Seannn , the duly qualiledx(hi2sirat4 County Treasurer of
Weld County, acting upon the direction of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County and as .60}4XIMW
County Treasurer, in executing this deed, for and in consideration of the sum of Forts'
DOLLARS and No - - CENTS, paid as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statutes in such case made and
provided, by these presents does grant, bargain and sell the following described real estate, to -wit:
Lots 1 and 2, Block 5, Ault, First Addition
except reservations in favor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and except reservations in the United States
l'atent and reserving existing reservoir sites and irrigation ditches, if any, existing rights of way for public high-
ways and roads, and to any and all existing casements or rights of way, however evidenced or acquired, and subject to
existing leases and reserving therefrom, to grantor, all oil, gas anti other minerals therein or thereunder,
'itua c iv n . and being i the Count of Weld. State of Colorado, unto the said Rome N, & Fern Roselle Bob
( lei �1 ' A9 efrs fiild n,E4tig i, �AAIWA? coWilas of warranty whatsoever and subject to all the rights of
redemption by minors, insane persons or idiots as provided by law.
This deed is made pursuant to resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado,
duly made and entered of record in its proceedings the ].5th clay of July , A. D. 19h.6..,
appointing Harold H,, Seams n , Commissioner aforesaid, to execute this deed in behalf of Weld County,
and to affix the seal of Weld County, Colorado, conveying said real estate to second party hereto.
IN WITNESS WI-IEREOF, I, Irar.Al.d.R,...scet'Jl4.n , Commissioner appointed to execute this
deed, on behalf of said County and by virtue of the authority contained in the order made by said Board of County
Commissioners on the 15th day of July 1,n 4.6 have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 19th ,clay of
July 19 46 , for the uses ancl.purposes therein we[sforth.
COUNTY / / < .�
SEAL _<' J' �� `Cc,r s_ :!::: G._ P(SLAL)
Its Commissioner to rs'ecnte,h'ri.r'dred eitd' •
as p i poFs_oc) Calmly Trcasurci';ri ,11;'thrs' ojrrrty.
sTATE (')i( (COLORADO, ./
COUNTYor t\hsr.)) }`''s, y
�I foregoing Rrsh}mart has acknowledged igcd before me this,.." -.E `� clay of = Ur � , A. D..l9�1_Z
// p r
)yam:.-.Gti.c yfr /'0.2,:.J. -1 -a -;-:?-.:-.-__P.,74/:, Commissioner appointed to execute this deed.
WITNESS my I-Iand and Official Seal.
M -s C ,mrrds,sion--ErJpi
15ISTRJC1 CO
i %/ l
Boi)K1184 PAGE
DEED FROM COUNTY —The .McVey Printery, Greeley, Coto,
4
eec�-e L_G219Y _.l.t-0.o'd(ccy.... .
Reception No.i B.4..�raitvin Sporner,11,,,cordcg
it(LU11U All Melt by (Tip5e Prroptits, That Whereas, a Treasurer's Decd() was +rsm t executed
on the 8th day of April , 19 `°, conveying the hereinafter described property to Weld County,
a lawfully constituted county of the State of Colorado, and said Treasurer's Deed(x) was 26,63ttuc) duly recorded in
Book(x) ._JD -6.3. at. Page(N) .._88 in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder of the County of Weld, State of
Colorado;
AND WHEREAS the County Commissioners of the County of Weld did elect to sell said property as provided
by law, and did cause notice of sale at public auction of such Real Estate to be advertised in two issues of
The Greele V Booster , a newspaper of general circulation in the said County of Weld;
the first notice advertised not more than thirty days nor less than twenty days before the date of such sale, and
second notice advertised not -more than fifteen days nor less than five days before such sale, and did post said notice
in a public place in the County Courthouse for at least thirty days before the date of such sale; and thereupon did
offer such real estate for sale at public auction (rtirat all) on the ....15th day of July
cat time and place as stated in said advertised notice;)
AND WHEREAS Morris D. Bobbins of the County of
State of Colo rad o
, bid for said property the sum of Havextty - - - - - - DOLLARS
and No - - CENTS, which hid being the highest and best bid for cash in hand (and being more than
one-third of the latest appraisal of the full cash value made by the County Assessor of said property) was accepted
fly the Board of County Commissioners of the said County of Weld;
AND WHEREAS, the said Morris D. Robbins
Seventy - - - - - - - DOLLARS and
in full payment of said bid for said property:
NOW THEREFORE, Weld County, by Harold H, Searmn its Commissioner appointed to execute
this deed being the same person as H8g .d N. Seeman, , the duly qualified ( teput County Treasurer of
Weld County, acting upon the direction of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County and as YEX.I.tiwysay
County Treasurer, in executing this deed, for and in consideration of the sum of Sai.eniy - - - -
DOLLARS and Igo - - - CENTS, paid as
provided, by these presents does grant, bargain and sell
That part of the St';`: Beginning 918.45 feet
3, Ault, East 142 feet North 65.25 feet ,,test
Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 66 West
has paid the sum of
rTo - - - -CENTS
aforesaid, and by virtue of the statutes in such case made and
the following described real estate, to -wit:
North 1°30' West of the Northwest corner, Block
143.7 feet South 65.25 feet m/1 to beginning,
of the 6th P.M., Ault
except reservations in favor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and except reservations in the United States
Patent and reserving existing reservoir sites and irrigation ditches, if any, existing rights of way for public high-
ways and roads, and to any and all existing easements or rights of way, however evidenced or acquired, and subject to
existing leases and reserving therefrom, to grantor, all oil, gas and other minerals therein or thereunder,
situate, lying and being in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, unto the said lioxwis..DRobbins
i isire bnn4 his heirs and assigns, without any covenants of warranty whatsoever and subject to all the rights of
redemption by minors, insane persons or idiots as provided by law.
This deed is made pursuant to resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado,
duly made and entered of record in its proceedings the ....1tkf.... day of July , A. D. 19_.46,
appointing Harold E. Semen , Commissioner aforesaid, to execute this deed in behalf of Weld County,
and to affix the seal of Weld County, Colorado, conveying said real estate to second party hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Harold H. Seaman , Commissioner appointed to execute this
deed, on behalf of said County and by virtue of the authority contained in the order made by said Board of County
Commissioners on the 15th day of July , 19.46..,.have
hereunto sct my hand and affixed the seal of said County thin 19tL?:'::,n.:y if'<
July 19.46 ..., for the uses and tirposes. therein set forth_ a ,
COUNTY...,i'�
SEAL _-_-..<7-L----(' �- ..ZWZ!?. (SEAL - •y
Its Commissioner to execute this dbcd an4 , . ,,,!-I.
as (RtypjayiCounty Treasurer of 17,;0.Courtly.
STATE OF COLORADO, l�� c'`
COUNTY OF\\r:r,n fss. � ,1
"
Thy foregoi,_ r�instru eat was acknowledged before me this .~.:-:-./4:9)` day of,,,:', -4--,---
7,
by ,:. �I%1 ,i_ .2------,--z---,---? Commissioner appointed to execute tl ,-
deed.
WITNESS my Hand and Official Seal.
i
My—C—omrrrissiorr-R {}n T/ r -----=';'—
fe % f L A.)
GLcKlt(O Ji foTRIC T COURT, 644; 3,411,4Mr'•
DEED FROM COUNTY —The McVey Printery, Crceky, Colo.
Rteo,444g.-G.A -19110.1 • O'doett_ M.
Reception Ne. 981154n Spurns', Records%
.1SI
i-taw AU Alen EiiJ air.OP PPSP11fS, That Whereas, a Treasurer's Deetl was --acrnel executed
on the 78th ._. day of 3"' -ay , 19 38 conveying the hereinafter described property to Weld County,
a lawfully constituted county of the State of Colorado, and said Treasurer's Deed(V) was (eeer ) duly recorded in
Book(14 .SPEl .. at Page ?Q.... in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder of the County of Weld, State of
Colorado;
AND WHEREAS the County Commissioners of the County of Weld did elect to sell said property as provided
by law, and did cause notice of sale at public auction of such Real Estate to.be advertised in two issues of
The Grvelep Booster , a newspaper of general circulation in the said County of Weld;
the first notice advertised not more than thirty days nor less than twenty days before the date of such sale, and
second notice advertised not more than fifteen days nor less titan five days before such sale, and did post said notice
in a public place in the County Courthouse for at least thirty days before the date of such sale; and thereupon did
offer such real estate for sale at public auction (ipritutzrdn0 on the 13th... day of May , 1946_,
(at time and place as stated in said advertised notice;)
AND WHEREAS, ....Har.0ld.Pmcrewrs of the County of
State of Colorado , bid for said property the sum of ..Forty - - - - - - - - - - - DOLLARS
and ....1:?9...c..-._c...r.... 7. . CENTS, which bid being the highest and best bid for cash in band (and being more than
one-third of the latest appraisal of ,the full cash value made by the County Assessor of said property) wan accepted
by the Board of County Commissioners of the said County of Weld;
AND WHEREAS, the said larad..Andztsvia has paid the sum of
17e'l
Forty - -
DOLLARS and No - -- - - - -- - CENTS
in full paymentof said bid for said property:
NC/A' '1'I-IEREEORE, Weld County, by-..F.aro1-@..l1, Seaaan its Commissioner appointed to execute
this decd being the same person as .F?tirold E. Seaman , the duly qualified feNt itRs, County Treasurer of
Weld County, acting upon the direction of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County and as itiRnaclt,'}
County Treasurer, in executing this deed, for and in consideration of the suns of Forty - - - - - - - - - - -
DOLLARS and No - - - - - -CENTS, paid as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statutes in such case matte and
provided, by these presents does grant, bargain and sell the following described real estate, to -wit:
Lots 36 & 37, Block 5, Ault, 1st Add
Except reservations in favor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and except reservations in the United States
Patent and reserving existing reservoir sites and irrigation ditches, if any, existing rights of way for public high-
ways and roads, and to any and all existing easements or rights of way, however evidenced or acquired, and subject to
existing leases and reserving therefrom, to grantor, all oil, gas and other minerals therein or thereunder,
situate, lying and being in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, unto the said liar old Andrews
ttira (ittex3: his heirs and assigns, without any covenants of warranty whatsoever and subject to all the rights of
redemption by minors, insane persons or idiots as provided by law.
This deed is made pursuant to resolution of the Board of County Co;missioners of Weld County, Colorado,
duly made and entered of record in its proceedings the ...13th day of B/A' , A. D. 1946
appointing Harrold H. Seaman , Commissioner aforesaid, to execute this deed in behalf of Weld County,
and to affix the seal of Weld County, Colorado, conveying said real estate to second party hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, E&rold $, Seaman , Commissioner appointed to execute this
deed, on behalf of said County and by virtue of the authority contained in the order made by said Board of County
Commissioners on the ....J.dth day of f/n Y 19 45 , have.
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Conroy this 23rd day of
COUNTY' -SEAL
STATE OF GO:LORADO,1
Covanr' of W'iscD JSs.
forego'n ins
May
10 46 for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
Its Commissioner to execute this deed and
as ic.M County Treasurer of Weld Cmtnty.
nt was acknowledged before me this��.." day of .. Gam« xj , A. D.
by- �'� �Fl z..:r-fir ommissioner appointed to execute this deed.
WITNESS my Hand and Official Seal.
My_Cow, ie E mires
PUER4t 6,,nCf`\BDitFt3 c'.
Ij
,a c r j 556 t Cori W- 2 4 1944 Et- 14 o'ciccx-. t'.t.
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DEED FttOPS COUNTY ---r he McVey Priatery, Greeley, Colo. 9 yen No. 1L.Ls.7. .nn mar, li° xeder
li tIOjl] All filen ihgmtta, That Whereas, a Treasurer's Deed() (xzprdaexecuted
on the ...-1?th... day of __._Nnt2mbwr , 19_42, conveying the hereinafter described property to Weld County,
a lawfully constituted county of the State of Colorado, and said Treasurer's Deed(siI was duly recorded in
Books* ...11ol at Page(X) 232 in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder of the County of Weld, State of
Colorado;
AND WHEREAS the County Commissioners of the County of Weld did elect to sell said property as provided
by law, and did cause notice of sale at public auction -of such Real Estate to be advertised in two issues of
Tim Greeley Booster , a newspaper of general circulation in the said County of Weld;
the first notice advertised not more than thirty days nor less than twenty days before the date of such sale, and
second notice advertised not more than fifteen days nor less than five days before such sale, and did post said notice
in a public place in the County Courthouse for at least thirty days before the date of such sale; and thereupon did
offer such real estate for sale at public auction ( n) on the lath.... day of JuLy 194. 1,
(at rime and place as stated in said advertised notice;)
AND WHEREAS, ......_--Edith__ ireen of the County of 7e15i
State ofCclorado , bid for said property the sum of eighteen. - - - - - - - -DOLLARS
and no CENTS, which bid being the highest and best bid for cash in hand (and being more than
one-third of the latest appraisal of the full cash value made by the County Assessor of said property) was accepted
by the Board of County Commissioners of the said County of Weld;
AND WHEREAS, the said T+,tiith. Greer has paid the sum of
eighteen - - -. - - - DOLLARS and no _ - CENTS
in full payment of said bill for said property:
NOW THEREFORE. Weld County. by __.Harold H, Seeman its Commissioner appointed to execute
this deed being the same person as T'arold..H...S.eaman , the duly qualified (Izitinnits #County Treasurer of
Weld County, acting upon the direction of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County and as (1<
County Treasurer, in executing this deed, for and in consideration of the sum of ei('ls.teen - - - - - - - - -
DOLLARS and no CENTS, paid as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statutes in such case made and
provided, by these presents does grant, bargain and sell the following described real estate, to -wit:
Lot 6, Block 4, Ault, Andersons 2nd.
/J
//except reservations in favor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and except reservations in the United States
Patent and reserving existing reservoir sites and irrigation ditches, if any, existing rights of way for public high-
ways and roads, and to any and all existing easements or rights of way, however evidenced or acquired, and subject to
existing leases and reserving therefrom, to grantor, all oil, gas and other minerals therein or thereunder,
situate, lying and being in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, unto the saidEd.iith-Green
(itleizk (her) tr(xheirs and assigns, without any covenants of warranty whatsoever and subject to all the rights of
redemption by minors, insane persons or idiots as provided by law.
This deed is made pursuant to resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado,
duly made and entered of record in its proceedings the ...10.th__.._ day of -ray A. D. 19 4
appointing .....ltrold__i':...Ssaman , Commissioner aforesaid, to execute this deed in behalf of Weld County,
and to affix the seal of Weld County, Colorado, conveying said real estate to second party hereto.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I, e'oro d Fl, Seaman , Commissioner appointed to execute this
deed, On behalf rof'said County and by virtue of the authority contained in the order made by said Board of County
Commissioners on the lath...... day of ... Tiny 19 44, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 1 9.th day of
7ull/' 19.. :.., for the uses and arposes therein set forth.
�QL�ITI
jSBBM,'
STATE OF COLORADO. ass.
COUNTY OF WELD
L'f foregoiing-ineettru
G !.t C'el'AtGLLL- (SEAL)
Its Commissioner to execute this deed and.
as ( County Treasurer of Weld County.
nt was ackno vledged before me this day of ,;,;"'".:=-,‘,...4-2,-r./A:`D I9hl
., Commissioner appointed to execute/,fhis dee
WITNESS my Hac' l aOfficial Seal,
hLtttfi OF DI_ f i" T CO
e4,Jri (rinty—Q
RI, Notar3-Auklic.
Lurk()
NOOn1�) yy 1"'
.�iJt5 P,ah[:Lc?/.') � F�`�� (?�rru •,..... -- ----
,LED FROM C0DNTY- 17,c:t," Prinftry.r ccic.- Ce,ie.
Nittnu All Meat ii1J it eEi Jre IP 1f F;, That Whereas, Treasurer's Dec:f of was xtrre:ocexec'.lted
u the .._....10thdray of Sul y , 19-;M, conveying the hereinafter described property to Weld Count)",
lawfully too lilt 'd comity of the Slate of Colorado, and said Treasurer's Uccrlt ) IiSI iter.re duly recorded in
tee%k:ir 15.`.:i. r�. 1 `,1en't 66.. in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder of the County of Weld. State of
Colorado:
AND WHEREAS REAS the County Commissioners of the County of \Weld, did ele t to sell said property as. t rvidcd
by Las and slid cause notice of sale at public auction of such Real Estate to be advettioed in two f 00e0_0 of
Tito Greele y 'Booster , a newspaper of general circulation in the said County of Weld;
the first arts advertised not inure than thirty clays nor less than twenty days before the date of such sale, and
second notice advertised not more than fifteen days nor lest than five day's before such vale, and did pcisi. said notice
a pail l't i lace e. the County Courthouse for at least thirty days beforg the date of such .anL; and thereupon did
offer to Ia i astute for �.le at piddle. (flt,4rfte= ttI'eI on the 25th day of
;a.- time and pLiec as staf?d in said advertised notice;)
AND IVIII.l'lh.A'i T A, Fine,, of the County of _Meld
State of .0-1rt;at; , hid fur said property the sum of ......fry+.:' - - - - - - - - - - d.Ot.LARS
and __ ..-11x CENTS, which bid being the highest and best hid for cash in hand (and being more than
(ne-third of the iatest apprasal of the full cash value made by the County Assessor of said property) was accepted
by the O,oard. of County Commissioners of the said County of Weld;
AND WHEREAS, the said ....J....:1..-Lan{3 has paid the Sttnl of
f -tv - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - DOLLARS and no ('TINTS
in full p Aanen:t of said bid for said property:
11,41' "I'ilP;R1,P1)RL, Weld County, by Mapits Commits ionor appointed to execute
tilts dycd being, the sat to person as the duly qualified ft€fat+'7 Cc antj 113 'tier of
I yid County. actin[, upon the direction of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County :nari i, ItJi.fisii_µg.
County 1 renurrr in executing this (Iced, for and in consideration of the sum of "o" of - - - - - - -
DOLLAIIS and __moo CENTS, paid as aforesaid, and by virtue of the statutes in suds ease node anal
psi^.,iced, by these presents does grant, bargain and sell the following described real cstx:te. to -wit:
Lacs and 1't _.mc;pt Fast 5 fc£t of North III feet of Lot 14, 'Blcolt 6, Ault,
Firs; Addition. i
ea cept reoervalions: ill favor of the Union Paciiic'Railrourl Company and except reservations in the I.'iled
Patent and ns:'ning existing reservoir sites and irrigation ditches, if any, existing rights of way foe pnblic iriait-
y ays Oral r ;ad;. and to any and all existing easements or rights of way, however evidenced or need; and subject to
existing leases and reserving therefrom, to grantor, all oil, gas and other minerals therein or thereunder,
situate, lying and being in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, unto the said
(,'ti tOtt0t):Iis heirs and assigns, without any covenants of warranty whatsoever and sn11:0 1 to :all the rights of
redeuipuon by minors, insane tlersons or idiots as provided by law,
'This toed is made pursuant to resolution of the Board of County ColorniSSioner 5 of Weld County,Colorsdn,
duly n:aol, and catered of record in its proceedings the ..... gib.__ day of ti.p?_11 A. 11 19 'ply.
aPl5-iniFi19 Hay old--ll__.3er=,;:,n Commissioner aforesaid, to execute this deed in behalf of V, 1:1 County,
and to affix the sal of Weld County, Colorado, conveying said real estate to second party hereto,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ricer() VI13. Somali , Commissioner .l 91.i.led to e.ecuti' this.
dosh,_tr'pUZll.lf,gfsaid County and by virtue of the authority contained It the order made by .aid Bt,,,n, of County
Commissioners; on the ?9th day of ._April !. __;. I9:I-I.. e: ice
hereunto set toy hand Ind ahi::ed the seal of said County this ......131 t .._._ tray of
11Ov 19 4.foil the uses 1r t ,' c ticrein lemur.
Its Commissioner to c^.r,ccrr?e-_th_i".(?eel-'ttmd
as ('4t tf C'ea iIy Trcasarcr. I! t{ (1 Coale/'y,,
sz,.\R•i1"Fyr..Cri%oil.ADO,1
f ss.
foregeiing i❑-trit neat was acknowledged before me this 1st day of June A. I) 19 43
T
Imold'-'H.:' Ce nen , Commissioner appointed to execute this deed.
WITNESS my Hand and Official Seal.
f')
Clarke L int, t;oYore45-IRW-
AZTEC EXPLORATION, LLC
Weld County
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Jessica Reid
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
Josh Witter <jwitter16@gmail.com>
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 10:06 PM
Jessica Reid
Re: Mineral index card request
Weld - Aztec OGL, Ault, Sec.12.pdf; Weld Aztec OGL, Ault, Sec.13.pdf
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sender and know the content is safe.
Jess,
Attached are the leases for Ault. I will be dropping them off tomorrow.
Thank you,
Aztec Explo
a 1on, 1,14,C
Josh Witter
Landman
P.O. Box 621925
Littleton, CO 80162
Office: (720) 389-6506
Cell: (214) 505-6534
www.aztecexploration.net
On 1/24/20, 1:42 PM, "Jessica Reid" <areid@weldgov.com>wrote:
Josh,
Here is what I show for the Town of Ault. Have a great weekend!
Jess Reid
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Weld County
1150 O Street
Greeley, CO 80631
tel: 970-400-4212
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From: Josh Witter <jwitter16@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 11:14 AM
To: Jessica Reid <jreid@weldgov.com>
Subject: Mineral index card request
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recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Jessica,
When you get a chance, could I please have a copy of index cards/oil and gas records for the town of
Ault.
Thank you,
Aztec Exploration, LLC
Josh Witter
Landman
Aztec Exploration, LLC
P.O. Box 621925
Littleton, CO 80162
Office: (720) 389-6506
Cell: (214) 505-6534
www.aztecexploration.net<http://www.aztecexploration.net>
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*PLEASE KEEP AND SCAN IN TYLER*
Notes for Distribution Clerk
Please send the Lease to Recording
When the Oil and Gas Lease comes back from Recording, please be
sure to make a copy for our files and mail the original, recorded lease
to:
* Would like to pick up, please call or email when ready
Josh Witter
Landman Ibbb cco irtd du -sue
Office: (720) 389-6506 Gov {;cad +o:
Cell: (214) 505-6534 axpk0ra+ia n , LLc
Jwitter16@gmail.com P.0 • %aX COD19@S
Li 4.4t4.4 -en. Co .250 I Coral
Please include the following in the mailing:
*Only the Original Recorded Lease and copy of resolution - DO NOT
SEND BACK-UP OR MAP, THAT STAYS WITH OUR COPY OF THE
LEASE.
Thanks.
Jess
Date sent to Recording 03
Date mailed out of to, 1QO
By0 Repr-14
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