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RE: AUTHORIZE OIL AND GAS LEASE AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN (SE1/4, S9,
T3N, R68W) - GRIZZLY PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, Weld County, Colorado, is the owner of vast acres of mineral lands located
in Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Purchasing was authorized to solicit bids for lease of a
portion of said mineral acres not currently leased, and
WHEREAS, Grizzly Petroleum Company, LLC, 1801 Broadway, Suite 500, Denver,
CO 80202, submitted the high bid to lease 18.3 net mineral acres, more or less, described to -wit:
SE1/4 of Section 9, Township 3 North, Range 68
West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado
WHEREAS, Weld County desires to accept the high bid offer submitted by Grizzly
Petroleum Company, LLC, to lease the above described mineral acreage for $6,252.00 per net
mineral acre, for a total sum of $114,411.60, which lease is to run for a period of three (3) years,
commencing May 16, 2018, and ending at 12:00 noon on May 16, 2021, unless otherwise held,
as stated in the lease agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the high bid offer of Grizzly Petroleum Company, LLC, be, and hereby is,
accepted for a period of three (3) years.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized
to sign said lease.
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 16th day of May, A.D., 2018.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Weld County Clerk to the Board
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Steve Moreno, Chair
Mike Freeman
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WELD COUNTY LARGE -TRACT OIL AND GAS LEASE
Containing 18.3 acres, more or less:
Containing 18.3 net mineral acres, more or less:
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, dated this 16th day of May , 20 18 , 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, c/o BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, 1150 O STREET, P.O. BOX 758,
GREELEY, CO 80632, hereinafter called Lessor, and:
Grizzly Petroleum Company, LLC
1801 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
hereinafter called Lessee:
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, said Lessee has applied to Lessor for an oil and gas lease covering the land herein
described, and has paid a filing fee in the amount of $10.00, plus a bonus consideration of
$ 6,252.00 per mineral acre, fixed by Lessor as an additional consideration for the granting of this
lease, and Lessee agrees to pay an annual rental of $ 45.75 , computed at the rate of $2.50, per
mineral acre or fraction thereof per year, and the following consideration:
WHEREAS, all the requirements relative to said application have been duly complied with and said
application has been approved and allowed by Lessor;
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein, on the part of Lessee to be paid, kept and
performed, Lessor does lease exclusively to Lessee for the sole and only purpose of drilling for,
development of and production of oil and gas, or either of them, thereon and therefrom with the right to own
all oil and gas so produced and saved therefrom and not reserved as royalty by Lessor under the terms of
this lease, together with rights -of -way, easements and servitudes for pipelines, telephone and telegraph
lines, tanks and fixtures for producing and caring for such product, and housing and boarding employees,
and any and all rights and privileges necessary for the exploration and operation of said land for oil and
gas, the following described land situated in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, and more particularly
described as follows:
SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE
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3N 68W
DESCRIPTION OF LAND (attach exhibit if additional space is required)
Part of the SE1/4 being more particularly described as detailed in Exhibit A.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said land, and all the rights and privileges granted hereunder to Lessee until
the hour of twelve o'clock noon on the 16th day of May , 20 21 , as primary term, and so long
thereafter as oil and gas, or either of them, is produced in paying quantities from said land or Lessee is
diligently engaged in bona fide drilling or reworking operations on said land, subject to the terms and
conditions herein. Drilling or reworking operations shall be deemed to be diligently performed if there is no
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delay or cessation thereof for a greater period than sixty (60) consecutive days, unless an extension in
writing is granted by Lessor; provided that such drilling or reworking operations are commenced during said
primary term or any extension thereof, or while this lease is in force by reason of production of oil and gas
or either of them, or that such reworking is commenced within (60) sixty days upon cessation of production
for the purpose of re-establishing the same, and provided further that such production is commenced during
such primary term or any extension thereof, or while this lease is in force by reason of such drilling or
reworking operations or other production.
EXPLORATION - Lessor reserves the right to conduct exploration on the leased land provided such
exploration does not interfere with rights granted herein.
In consideration of the premises, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
1. RENTAL - If this lease is extended for an additional term as provided for in the EXTENSION
paragraph hereof, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the sum of Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50) per acre
for the land covered hereby as delayed rental for the term of the extension. Rentals set at the time
of established production shall be paid during the remaining life of this lease, annually, in advance,
on or before each anniversary date hereof. There shall be no refund of unused rental.
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
twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) 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 twenty-two and one half percent
(22.5%) 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,
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Lessee shall pay Lessor for oil produced and saved from the leased land, twenty-two and one
half percent (22.5%) the market value of the oil at the wellhead, or the price actually paid to
Lessee at the well by the purchaser thereof, whichever is higher; and in 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 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.
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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 twenty-two and one half
percent (22.5%) 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
twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) of the value of any benefits obtained by, or granted
to, Lessee from any gas purchaser and/or transporter for the amendment, modification,
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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.
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
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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 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,
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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.
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.
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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.
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
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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, 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 in addition to the annual rental. 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
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to any non -tributary water rights established on the leased land which may be put to beneficial use
off said land.
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. Delay Rental: The Lessee must pay to the Lessor the sum of Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50)
per acre leased as delayed rental for the term of the extension.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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).
33. 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 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
thereofwithin 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.
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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.
LESSOR:
ATTES : ' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Wel. aunty Clerk to t e Board WELD CONTY, COLORADO
By:
Deputy CI
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MAY 162018
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
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EXHIBIT A - LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Township 3 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M.
Section 9: Part of the SE1/4 being more particularly described as follows:
In the Town of Mead, Weld County, Colorado, formerly platted as Blocks 17, 18,
19, and 20, and all even numbered Lots in Blocks 13, 14, and 16 and the West 140'
of Block 15, consisting of more than four blocks adjacent to each other, and all
that part of the streets and alleys which are wholly included therein and which lie
wholly within the exterior lines of said blocks, all of which has been vacated by
Deed of Vacation recorded in Book 258, at Page 45, Weld County Records. Except
reservations as contained in Patent recorded in Book 20, Page 357, Weld County
Records. Containing 18.3 acres, more or less.
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Parcels
1 inch = 250 feet
Disclaimer
Trns product has been developed solely for internal use only by Weld County
The GIS database applications and data in the product is subject to constant change and the accuracy
and completeness cannot be and is not guaranteed The designation of lots or parcels or land uses in
the database does not imply that the lots or parcels were legally created or that the land uses
comply with applicable Slate or Local law UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL ANY PART THE
PRODUCT BE USED FOR FINAL DESIGN PURPOSES WELD COUNTY MAKES NO WARRANTIES
OR GUARANTEES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIEDAS TO THE COMPLETENESS ACCURACY
OR CORRECTNESS OF SUCH PRODUCT NOR ACCEPTS ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM ANY
INCORRECT INCOMPLETE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN
S0CK1d81 PACE 601
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,_ Greeley. Colorado
O ,seretilfter called "Lessor" (whether one or more) and C. W. Booth
4 -Z hereinafter called "Lessee," WITNESSETH
'One and no 100'k 00
' PI, I Lessor, for and in eonatdcraaon of the sum of DOLLARS ($ • I,
i n ,.ln hand paid, of the revolves herein provided, and of the agreements of Lessee heroin contained, hereby grants, demises, !cases and lets
pxclustvely unto Lessee the land hereinafter described, for the purpose of investigating, exploring, drilling and mining for, producing,
saving, taking, owning, transporting, storing, handling and treating oil, gas and all other minerals whether similar or dissimilar, together
t.4 "th nall rights, privileges and easements useful for lessee's operations hereunder on said land and on lands in the same field, including
v ut not (rafted to the following rights to lay pipe lines, to build roads, and to construct tanks, pump and power stations, power and
/ omm,mscanon Ines, houses for its employees, and other structures and facilities The said land included in this lease ss situated in the
Cl.'"' County of Weld , state of Colorado , and is described as follows, to wit
1Commeraal Form LML 1/9/53 R1 OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE Arts, rColo, ow Kan.
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THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into es of the 1 6day of December , 19s`, by and between
Weld County
All that part of the SE? of Section Nine (9), in Township Three (3)
North, of Range Sixty-eight (68) West of the 6th P.M., in the Town of Mead,
Weld County, Colorado, formerly platted as Block 17, 18, 19 and 20 and all
even numbered Lots in Block 13, 14 and 16, and the W. 140 feet of Block 15,
consisting of more than Four Blocks adjacent to each other, and all that
part of the streets and alleys which are wholly included therein and which
lie wholly within the exterior lines of said Block, all of which has been
vacated by Deed of Vacation recorded in Book 258, Page 45, Weld County,
Colorado records, Except reservations as contained in Patent recorded in
Book 20, page 357, Weld County Records 13/
ROOK 1381 11GE602
including all minerals underlying lakes, streams, roads, easements and rights of -way which • averse or ad •in said land, and including all
• lands owned or claimed by Lessor as a part of any tract above described, and containing 18 a s3 acres of land, more or less,
hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of the homestead exemption la of this sm This lease shall cover all the
interest in stud land now owned by or hereafter vested in Lessor, even though greater than undivide• interest (if any) described above
For the purpose of calculating any payments based on acreage, Lessee, at Lessee's option, •• ac if aged land and its constituent
,parcels contain the acreage above stated, whether they actually contain more or less Lessee may inject water, or other substances
into any zone or stratum underlying said land and not productive of fresh water
2 Subject to the other provisions herein contained, this lease shall remain in force for a period o tor years from the date
hereof, called "primary term," and thereafter so long as oil, gas or other mineral, or any one or more of them, is produced from said
land hereunder, or Lessee is engaged in drilling, musing or reworking operations on said land hereunder
3 Royalties to be paid by Lessee are (a) on oil, one eighth (%) of that produced and saved from said land, to be delivered at
the walls or to the credit of Lessor into the pipe line to which the wells may be connected, Lessee may from time to time purchase any
royalty oil paying therefor the market value in the field where produced on the day it ss run to the pipe line or storage tanks, (b) an
gas including casinghead gas or other gaseous substance, produced from stud land and sold or wed, the market value at the well of one
eighth (Ve) of the gas so sold or used, provided that on gas sold at the well the royalty shall be one eighth (%s) of the amount realized
from such sales, (c) on sulphur, one dollar ($1 00) per long ton mined and marketed, (d) on all other minerals mined and marketed,
, one eighth (Vs) of their value at the well or mine If Lessee shall discover gas hereunder on said land or on land unitized with any
{ of stud land, Lessee may at any time or times during or after the primary term and at Lessee's election, pay Lessor as royalty a sum
equal to the rental hereinafter provided on the acreage then held by Lessee hereunder Whereupon it shall be considered for all pur•
{ poses of this lease that gas is being produced hereunder from said land for a period of one year, such year to commence on the annt
variety of this lease next preceding such payment, unless the rental, if any, which accrued on such anniversary was paid, in which event
such year shall commence on the anniversary of this lease nest following such payment. Any such payment may be made in the same
. manner as provided elsewhere in this lease for the payment of rental, and shall be in lieu of the rental covering the same period of
' tune, but shall nor be in lieu of any royalty based on actual production Lessee may use, free of royalty, oil, gas, coal and water
developed from said gland by Lessee, for all operations hereunder One 1
4 If drilling or mining operations are not commenced on said land on or before year from this date
this lease shall terminate as to both pr rues unless Lessee, on or before the expiration of said period, shall pay or tender to Lessor or to
Lessor's credit s'+ Treasurer of Wsld Cotmty. 3TA219Co. Greeley. Colorado
or any successor, the sum of lliRhteen and 3/100 _DOLLARS ($18.3
which shall wend for twelve (12) months the time within which such operations may be commenced Thereafter, annually, in like manner
and upon like payments or tenders, ail of which are herein called "rentals," this lease may be maintained in force and such operations
again deferred for successive periods of twelve months each during the primary term, provided, however, that if any oil, gas or other
mineral shill be produced hereunder, or any drilling, mining or reworking operations conducted hereunder, within a period of time three
(3) months prior to any anniversary of this lease during the primary term, the rental accruing on such anniversary shall be excused and
this lease shall continue in force as though such rental had been paid Such operations shall be deemed to be commenced when the
first material is moved in or the first work done The down rash payment is consideration for this lease according to its terms, and shall
not be allocated as a mere rental for a period Payments or tenders of rental may be made by mailing or delivering cash or Lessee's check
or draft to Lessor or to any depository bank on or before such date of payment If any depository bank shall fail or refuse to accept
rental, this lease shall not terminate, nor Lessee be held in default for failure to pay rental, unless Lessee shall fail to pay suds rental
for thirty (30) days after Lessor has delivered to Lessee a recordable instrument designating another depository bank Any bank herein
or hereafter designated as depository shall continue as such and as Lessor's agent, regardless of trances in ownership of Lessor's interest
Lessee may pay or tender rental Jointly to the credit of all parties having any interest hereunder If Lessee shall, in good faith and with
reasonable diligence, attempt to pay any rental hue shall fail to pay, or incorrectly pay some portion thereof, this lease shall not terminate
unless Lessee, within thirty (30) days dear written notice of its error or failure, shall fail to rectify the sense Lessee may at any time
or times surrender this lease as to all or any portion of said land by mailing or tendering to Lessor or to the depository bank or by
filing for record a release or releases, and be relieved of all obligation thereafter accruing as to the acreage surrendered, end thereafter
the rental shall be reduced in the rime proportion that the acreage covered hereby is reduced
5 If at any time or times after the primary term or within three (3) months before expiration of the primary term, all opera-
tions and all production hereunder shall cease for any cause, this lease shall not terminate if Lessee shall commence or resume drilling,
mining or reworking operations or the production of any mineral within three (3) months after such cessation
6 Lessee shall pay for damages caused by Lessee's operations to growing crops, buildings irrigation ditches, feed lots and
fences When required by the surface owner Lessee will bury pipe lines below ordinary plow depth when crossing cultivated land Na
well shall be drilled within two hundred (200) feet of any residence or barn now on said land without the consent of the surface owner
Lessee shall have the right at any time to remove all Lessee's property and fixtures, including the right to draw and remove all casing
Lessee shall drill any well which a reasonably prudent operator would drill under the same or similar circumstances to prevent substantial
drainage from said land by wells located on adjoining land not owned by Lessor, when such drainage is not compensated by counter
drainage No default of Lessee hereunder with respect to any well, mine or portion of said land shall impair Lessee's rights with respect
to any other well, mine or portion of said land
7 The rights of Lessor and Lessee hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part No change in ownership of Lessor's interest
(by assignment or otherwise) shall be binding on Lessee uncl Lessee has been furnished with notice, consisting of certified copies of all
recorded instruments or documents and other information necessary to establish a complete chain of record title from Lessor, and then
only with respect to payments thereafter &wide No other kind of notice, whether actual or constructive, shall be binding on Lessee, and
Lessee may continue to make payments precisely as if no change hid occurred No present or future division of Lessor's ownership as to
different pornons or p•srcele of said land shill operate to enlarge the oblig•itions or diminish the rights of Lessee, and Lessee's operations
may be conducted without regard to any such division If all or any part of the Lessee's interest hereunder shall be assigned, no leasehold
owner shall be liable for any act, or omission of any other leasehold owner, and failure by one to pay rental shall not affect the rights
of others —rental being apportionable in proportion to acreage
8 Whenever, as a result of any cause beyond Lessees control (such as fife, flood, windstorm or other Act of God, law, order
or regulation of any governmental agency, or inability to secure men, material or transportation) Lessee is prevented from complying with
any obligation of thus lease, Lessee shall not be liable for damages or forfeiture of this lease and Lessee's obligations shall be suspended
so long as such cause persists If by any such cause, all operations and all production hereunder are prevented after the aspiration of
the primary term Lessee may at any time or times and at Lessee's election pay Lessor as royalty (in addition to any royalties based on
acmal production) a sum equal to one fourth 11/4) of tho rental heresnabove provided on the acreage then held by Lessee hereunder,
whereupon it shall be considered for all purposes of this laue that oil, gas or other mineral is being produced hereunder for a period
of three months from the date such payme•st is made Any such p•iyment may be made in the same manner as provided elsewhere in
this lease for the piyment of renal
9 Lessee may at any time or times unitize this lease and the lands covered hereby, in whole or in pert, or as to any stratum or
stria, with other lands and lease• in the same field, so is to coast tura a unit of units, whenever, in Lessee's Judgment, required to pro
mote or encourage the conservation of natural resources by facilitating nn orderly or uniform well spacing parent, a cycling, pressure -
maintenance, re pressuring or secondary recovery program, or anv cooperative or unit plan of development or operation approved, by
Upon the termination of this lease in whole or in part by election or
by failure to make payments as aforesaid, lessee or his assigns shall
within 30 days release by written instrument the land or portion
thereof as which said lease terminates. It is expressly understood
that this lease is subject to and controlled by any law of the State
of Colorado now in effect restricting or limiting the powers of
Counties or Boards of County Commissioners and provision herein in
conflict therewith shall be inoperative and void.
AZTEC EXPLORATION, LLC
P.O. Box 621925
Littleton, CO 80162
Josh Witter
214-505-6534
jwitterl6@gmail.com
February 14, 2018
Large Tract Nomination for Oil and Gas Lease Auction:
Legal:
Township 3 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M.
Section 9: Part of the SE/4 being more particularly described as follows:
In the Town of Mead, Weld County, Colorado, formerly platted as Blocks 17, 18, 19 and 20,
and all even numbered Lots in Blocks 13, 14 and 16 and the West 140 feet of Block 15,
consisting of more than four blocks adjacent to each other, and all that part of the streets and
alleys which are wholly included therein and which lie wholly within the exterior lines of said
blocks, all of which has been vacated by Deed of Vacation recorded in Book 258, at Page 45,
Weld County Records. Except reservations as contained in Patent recorded in Book 20, Page
357, Weld County Records.
Containing 18.3 acres, more or less
Thank you,
Josh Witter
Weld County Government
Clerk to the Board
1150 0 Street
P.O. Box 758
Greeley CO 80632
970-400-4226
Fax 970-336-7233
Date: May 16, 2018
Receipt # 89906
JOB: Oil and Gas Lease Auction - TO: Grizzly Petroleum Company, LLC
MAY 16, 2018 - 1801 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
CHECK # DESCRIPTION
26930 Filing Fee (Lease 5)
1200107482 Bonus Amount (S9 T3 R68, SE1/4) (Lease 5)
80127 First yr rental (Lease 5)
UNIT PRICE
10.00
6,252.00
45.75
Subtotal
Total
Make all checks payable to:
LINE TOTAL
10.00
114,411.60
45.75
$114,467.35
114,467.35
Weld County Government
Attention: Clerk to the Board
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS!
RECEIPT
RECEIVED FROM
ADDRESS
FOR
DATE JI6`Zocl
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NO 89 06
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BY
*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:
Envelope not provided
Grizzly Petroleum Company, LLC
1801 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
Please include the following in the mailing:
*Only the Original Recorded Lease - DO NOT SEND BACK-UP OR MAP,
THAT STAYS WITH OUR COPY OF THE LEASE.
Thanks.
Amanda
Date sent to Recording 5f.`D
Date mailed out
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