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Exhibit 10.42
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL AND AMENDED
AGREEMENT FOR
FIRM DISPOSAL OF SALT WATER
BETWEEN
HECKMANN WATER RESOURCES CORPORATION
AND
EXCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.
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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR
FIRM DISPOSAL OF SALT WATER
THIS document, which will become effective the 25th day of January, 2010, shall constitute the FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR FIRM DISPOSAL OF SALT WATER (as amended and restated, this “Agreement”), by and between HECKMANN WATER RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Texas corporation (individually and as successor to CHARIS PARTNERS, LLC a Texas limited liability company), hereinafter referred to as “HWR” and EXCO OPERATING COMPANY LP. (individually and as successor to EXCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, LP) hereinafter referred to as “EXCO.” Each party to this Agreement is hereinafter referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.” This document amends and restates in its entirety the original AGREEMENT FOR FIRM DISPOSAL OF SALT WATER entered between the parties predecessors in interest in that original Agreement the third day of September, 2008, as subsequently amended or supplemented.
WHEREAS, EXCO owns or controls salt water produced in association with oil and gas operations in various fields in north Louisiana;
WHEREAS, HWR is the successor to all of the rights and obligations of Charis Partners, LLC and Silversword, LP (and its affiliates) respecting the original Agreement For Firm Disposal of Salt Water entered September 3, 2009, and this Agreement;
WHEREAS, EXCO desires that HWR construct a salt water pipeline for the purpose of accepting, transporting and disposing such salt water in the salt water disposal wells in and around Joaquin, Texas, owned by HWR; and
WHEREAS, HWR has the ability and desire to construct, operate and maintain such a pipeline and to accept and dispose of such salt water in the Disposal Wells.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Except as otherwise herein provided, the following words and/or terms as used in this Agreement shall have the following scope and meaning:
1.1 The term “barrel” shall mean 42 U.S. gallon equivalents.
1.2 The term “day” shall mean a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours beginning and ending at 9:00 a.m. Central Clock Time.
1.3 The term “month” shall mean the period beginning at 9:00 A.M. Central Clock Time on the first day of the calendar month and ending at 9:00 A.M. Central Clock Time on the first day of the next succeeding calendar month.
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1.4 The term “Contract Year” shall mean one-year periods with the first such contract year (i) beginning at 9:00 A.M. Central Clock Time, on the In Service Date if such date is on the first of a month or (ii) beginning at 9:00 A.M. Central Clock Time, on the first day of the month following In Service Date.
1.5 The term “Custody Transfer Point(s)” shall mean those valve assemblies located along the Pipeline at points identified on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, including additional points between the Billing Meter Point and the Easternmost Custody Transfer Point, which may be identified by EXCO from time to time, where EXCO may deliver water to, or, with prior written consent of the parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or withheld except for reasons that HWR’s downstream operations will be adversely affected, extract Water from, the Pipeline without charge (except as to the Billing Meter Point, defined below, for which charges are calculated as provided in Article 3), and where the custody of and liability for the Water transfers between HWR and EXCO, as further provided in Sections 8.2 and 8.3.
1.6 The term “Primary Term” shall mean a term commencing on the In Service Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the date seven (7) years and zero (0) months after the In Service Date or (ii) the date when the total amount of fees for Water delivered by EXCO to HWR under this Agreement equals or exceeds $****.
1.7 The term “In Service Date” shall mean the first day of the month following the date when the entire Pipeline (from Disposal Wells to the Easternmost Custody Transfer Point (the last point listed on Exhibit A), all Custody Transfer Points are complete and functional, and the Pipeline is commissioned so that HWR is able to receive Water at all Custody Transfer Points.
1.8 The term “Water” shall mean any and all salt water produced in association with oil and gas operations in and around the Custody Transfer Points.
1.9 The term “Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders regulating or otherwise pertaining to (a) the use, generation, migration, storage, removal, treatment, remedy, discharge, release, transportation, disposal, or cleanup of pollutants, contamination, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances or toxic pollutants, (b) the soil, surface waters, ground waters, land, stream sediments, surface or subsurface strata, ambient air and any other environmental medium on or off any Property or (c) the environment or health and safety related matters; including the following as from time to time amended and all others whether similar or dissimilar: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980, the Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980, and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Toxic Substance Control Act, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Clean Water Act, as amended, and all regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
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1.10 The term “Billing Meter Point” shall mean the EXCO Holly Common Point 1 (or, Holly CP1), and is further identified on the maps and drawings previously provided to Charis and HWR.
1.11 The term “Disposal Wells” shall mean the salt water disposal wells located in and around Joaquin, Texas, currently owned by Silversword LP.
1.12 The term “Pipeline” is identified in Exhibit A.
1.13 The phrase “at or downstream of a Custody Transfer Point” shall mean the point at each Custody Transfer Point where the Water passes out of the EXCO meter and into the HWR meter or into the main Pipeline.
1.14 The phrase “upstream of a Custody Transfer Point” shall mean any point before the Water reaches the HWR meter at each Custody Transfer Point, including the points when the Water is stored in any tanks or flows through the pump filter skid from such tanks, or, if the Water is being extracted with prior approval of the parties, the point after the Water has passed from the HWR meter back into EXCO’s meter.
ARTICLE 11.
FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
2.1 Construction and Operation of Pipeline. HWR shall obtain all necessary permits, rights of way and other approvals as may be required to construct operate and maintain the Pipeline. Upon receipt of such permits, rights of way and other approvals, HWR, at its sole cost risk and expense, except as otherwise provided herein, shall install, own, operate and maintain a twelve-inch (12") or greater main pipeline from the Disposal Wells in Joaquin, Texas, to the Billing Meter Point and an eight-inch (8") or greater main pipeline of approximately 13.5 miles from the Billing Meter Point to the Easternmost Custody Transfer Point as further described in Exhibit B attached hereto and made part hereof, and the related equipment, including measurement equipment necessary to deliver, receive and measure, and with prior written consent of the parties as otherwise provided herein, extract, Water for EXCO’s Holly and Kingston Fields located in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana (collectively, the “Pipeline”). The Pipeline will connect to each of the Custody Transfer Points described on Exhibit A, and HWR will install the measurement equipment at each Custody Transfer Point. EXCO will provide, at no cost to HWR, a site of sufficient size, at or near each Custody Transfer Point for HWR’s measurement equipment.
2.2 Pressure. HWR shall construct, maintain and operate the Pipeline at the following pressure specifications:
a. Normal operating pressures of the Pipeline shall be 175 psig or less.
b. Maximum allowable operating pressure (“MAOP”) will be no greater than 200 psig.
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EXCO agrees to install pumps at each Custody Transfer Point sufficient to transport the water from the Custody Transfer Point to the Disposal Wells. If the average pressure at any Custody Transfer Point exceeds the MAOP for ten consecutive (10) days during any calendar month, then the fee per barrel set forth in Section 5.1 below shall be reduced by **** ($****) during such month. Nevertheless, for the purpose of determining if EXCO has met its financial commitment in Section 3.2, the full fee (without any deduction) will be used in calculating the total fees EXCO had paid for such deliveries.
2.3 Deadlines. HWR shall use its best efforts to commence construction of the Pipeline on or before December 31, 2008, and complete construction as soon as possible thereafter. If pipeline construction has not commenced by April 30, 2010, EXCO may terminate the contract.
HWR represents to EXCO that HWR is successor to the salt water disposal agreement with Silversword, LP (“Silversword”), which agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit “C”. Effective July 1, 2009, HWR purchased and consolidated Charis and Silversword under HWR and owns the disposal wells and Pipeline contemplated by this Agreement.
In the event EXCO so terminates this Agreement, all fees paid to HWR (and Charis as predecessor) pursuant to Section 5.1 shall be promptly repaid to EXCO (and not more than 5 business days following receipt by HWR of written notice of termination of this Agreement by EXCO). In lieu of returning cash, HWR may elect to assign to EXCO all right of way purchased with EXCO funds. All such right of way assigned to EXCO shall be credited against the cash payment otherwise owed hereby to EXCO in an amount equal to the cash payment from Escrow made upon purchase of said right of way by HWR (including purchases from Charis as predecessor; for example only, if on November 1, 2008 Charis delivered ‘written evidence of the purchase of right of way tract A in the amount of $50,000 upon which disbursement of $50,000 from Escrow was made thereafter, upon termination pursuant to this Section 2.3, HWR may elect to assign to EXCO right of way tract A and credit $50,000 against the monies otherwise owed in cash pursuant to a termination under this Section 2.3).
2.4 Easements. To the extent allowed under EXCO’s lease agreements, EXCO shall partially assign easements and rights of way to HWR to assist in constructing of the Pipeline provided HWR indemnify EXCO from any and all claims or damages that arise from HWR’s operations on the granted rights.
ARTICLE III.
DISPOSAL SERVICE DEDICATION & COMMITMENT
3.1 Firm Quantity.
a. EXCO may deliver or cause to be delivered to HWR for EXCO’s account at the Billing Meter Point a total or aggregate amount of up to twenty five thousand (25,000) barrels of Water per day (the “Firm Quantity”), and HWR shall accept, transport and properly dispose of such Water;
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b. HWR may accept and dispose of quantities greater than the Firm Quantity on any day as HWR in its sole discretion determines to accept and dispose from time to time at such points depending on HWR’s operating capabilities and requirements; and
c. EXCO shall be entitled to use all capacity in the Pipeline in excess of the Firm Quantity should HWR not be fully utilizing the total capacity of the Pipeline.
d. This Section 3.1 constitutes HWR’s agreement and covenant to accept delivery of at least the Firm Quantity of Water from EXCO and such additional quantities of EXCO Water as provided in Section 3.1 during the Primary Term and any extension thereof, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Sections 3.3 and 4.6) permitting HWR to temporarily suspend acceptance of Water. HWR covenants to promptly remedy any situation requiring a temporary suspension of acceptance of EXCO Water that meets the Water quality and pressure requirements set forth in this Agreement.
3.2 Minimum Fees. In addition, EXCO agrees to guarantee that, during the Primary Term, the total amount of fees for Water delivered by EXCO to the Billing Meter Point under this Agreement, carried forward from prior Contract Years will not be less than the following amounts (the “Minimum Fees”):
| Contract Year |
Minimum Fees | |
| Year One |
$**** | |
| Year Two |
$**** | |
| Year Three |
$**** | |
| Year Four |
$**** | |
| Year Five |
$**** | |
| Year Six |
$**** | |
| Year Seven |
$**** | |
| Total EXCO Obligation |
$**** |
For the purpose of this Section 3.2, if, for any Contract Year, the fees for Water delivered to the Billing Meter Point during such Contract Year is more than the Minimum Fees for that Contract Year, then such excess shall be carried forward to the next Contract Year and shall be included in the calculation of the total fees for Water delivered to HWR for that subsequent Calendar Year. If, for any Contract Year, the total of the fees for Water delivered to HWR during such Contract Year is less than the Minimum Fees for such Contract Year, then EXCO shall pay to HWR an amount equal to such shortfall. Such payments are due within 30 days of EXCO’s receiving an invoice from HWR for such shortfall.
3.3 Failure to Accept Water. If, on any day after the In Service Date, HWR is unable for any reason to accept EXCO’s Water at any Custody Transfer Point(s), then, for the purpose of determining if EXCO has met its financial commitment in Section 3.2, such undelivered and unaccepted Water up to 25,000 barrels per day shall be counted as if such Water had been delivered by EXCO and accepted by HWR at the Billing Meter Point, and EXCO had paid the fees for such delivery. The amount of Water that was not accepted shall be deemed to be equal to the difference between (i) the amount of Water actually accepted, if any, and (ii) 25,000 barrels.
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In addition, during the pendency of any such Pipeline outage EXCO will pay a disposal fee of $**** per barrel for any such Water transported by EXCO through alternative means for disposal at the Disposal Wells to which the Pipeline normally delivers water.
3.4 Commencement of Minimum Obligations. In order to simplify the accounting under this Agreement, the Parties have agreed to start the Primary Term on the first day of the month. following the In Service Date. During the time period before the commencement of the Primary Term, EXCO may deliver Water at any Custody Transfer Point(s), but EXCO shall have no obligation to deliver or to pay any Minimum Fees in regards to any such Water prior to the commencement of the Primary Term. Nevertheless, the fees paid by EXCO for such Water shall be included in the calculation of the total fees paid for Water delivered in the first Contract Year for purposes of determining whether the Minimum Fees for the first Contract Year have been paid.
3.5 No Minimum Obligations after Primary Term. After the Primary Term, during any Renewal Term, there shall be no minimum fees.
ARTICLE IV.
FACILITIES & MEASUREMENT
Other than the Pipeline and related measurement equipment, HWR and EXCO recognize that HWR has facilities and equipment currently in place (or access to such), necessary to provide the disposal service contemplated hereunder. HWR shall install, own, operate and maintain, or cause the same to be done, at the Billing Meter Point and Custody Transfer Point(s) the meters, instruments, and equipment necessary to accept delivery of the Water under this Agreement at each Custody Transfer Point and the Billing Meter Point. Installation and operation of additional check meters, and other related measurement equipment instruments shall be at EXCO’s sole option, and such meters and equipment shall be operated by, and the responsibility of, EXCO.
4.1 Meters. The meters to be installed at each Billing Meter Point shall be Cameron’s “Nu Flo” Industrial-grade liquid turbine meters or equivalent meters manufactured by other manufacturers, sized to operate near the mid-point of their linear operating range. Specific meter sizes for each Custody Transfer Point shall be determined based upon the specific pumps that EXCO installs at or near the relevant Custody Transfer Point, to be determined at least 60 days prior to first delivery at such Custody Transfer Point.
4.2 Installation and Operations. Each Party shall have access at all reasonable times to the premises of the other insofar as such premises are connected with any matter or thing covered hereby for inspections, installation, maintenance, removal, repair and testing of their own equipment. Each Party may only operate and test its own meters.
4.3 Testing and Repair of Equipment at Billing Meter and Custody Transfer Points. The accuracy of HWR’s measuring equipment shall be verified by HWR at reasonable intervals and, if requested, in the presence of EXCO’s representatives; provided, however HWR shall not be required to verify the accuracy of such equipment at its cost and expense more frequently than once in any three (3) month period. Testing will be done by comparing HWR’s meter data to
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EXCO’s check meter data over a continuous 24-hour period, as well HWR’s meter data to EXCO’s theoretical pump volume over a one-hour period of continuous pumping. In the event either HWR or EXCO notifies the other Party that it desires a special test of any measuring equipment, HWR and EXCO shall cooperate to secure a prompt verification of the accuracy of such equipment. In the event that a special test is requested; and after such test, the equipment is determined to register no greater than two percent (2%) difference from EXCO’s check meter or 5% from EXCO’s theoretical pump volumes, either high or low, the requesting Party shall pay all costs for said test.
4.4 Correction of Metering Equipment. Any meter found, by test, to register not more than two percent (2%) high or low shall be deemed to be correct as to past measurements but shall be corrected to record accurately. In the event any meter, by test, proves to be more than two percent (2%) high or low, adjustment shall be made to fully correct the readings of such meters; provided, however, that if the period in which the error occurred is not known or cannot be agreed upon, then the period shall be deemed to be the last half of the time elapsed since the last test, or forty-five (45) days, whichever is the lesser period. If the Billing Meter Point meter is out of repair or is being tested or in the event that HWR’s meter otherwise become inoperative, then the quantity of Water delivered to the Billing Meter Point during the period HWR’s meter or meters were inoperative or manifestly in error shall be determined using EXCO’s check meter, or if that meter is also in error by two percent (2%) or more or out of service, by estimating as nearly as possible the quantity of Water delivered to the Billing Meter Point during like periods under similar conditions when such meter was registering accurately or correctly within the tolerance set forth herein. Corrective action will consist of internal inspection to ensure integrity of the meter body, and replacing the internals with a new turbine kit, plus re-calibration of the display/recording equipment to reflect the new kit’s meter factor. The meter will be tagged with the new factor.
4.5 Inspection of Charts and Records. The charts and records from the measuring equipment shall remain the property of the Party operating the measuring equipment and shall be kept for a period of two (2) years. At any time within such period, upon written request of the Party not in possession, the Party in possession shall submit records and charts from the measuring equipment, together with calculations there from, for inspection and verification subject to return within twenty (20) days from receipt thereof.
4.6 Water Quality. EXCO shall make reasonable efforts to remove oil and other liquid contaminants from the Water by using normal field separation methods prior to pumping it into HWR’s system but shall not be required to remove one hundred percent of such contaminants. EXCO shall also install filtering equipment (with 100 micron or smaller particle removal capability) between its pump and check meter (upstream of HWR’s meter) at each Custody Transfer Point. EXCO shall install industry standard equipment at each Custody Transfer Point to safe guard against over pressuring the Pipeline. HWR shall not accept Water from third parties that will negatively affect the capacity of the Pipeline or which would prevent HWR from accepting all of EXCO’s Water up to the Firm Quantity. Any such constraints will be deemed to be a failure to accept EXCO’s Water under Section 3.3 of this Agreement, if such acceptance of third party water precludes HWR from accepting EXCO’s water in accordance with Section 3.3 of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE V.
FEES
5.1 Fees. Subject to the increases provided in Section 5.3, EXCO shall pay to HWR each month a fee equal to **** ($****) per barrel for each barrel of water delivered to HWR at the Billing Meter.
5.2 Construction Fees. Additionally, EXCO agrees to contribute $**** toward the cost of construction of HWR’s pipeline, as provided in the Authorizations for Expenditure attached as Exhibit “D.” Payments from EXCO to HWR will be due according to the following time table and such proceeds shall be used exclusively for the project contemplated under this agreement:
| (1) | $**** due upon execution of the original Agreement. |
| (2) | $**** due upon the initiation of pipeline construction. |
| (3) | $**** due upon initiation of the pipeline segment connecting the El Paso delivery point and the EXCO Billing Meter Point. |
| (4) | $**** due upon the initiation of construction of the pipeline segment connecting the Billing Meter Point and the Easternmost Custody Transfer Point. |
| (5) | $**** due upon In Service Date. |
Each of the contributions described in Items (1), (2) (3) and (4) above will be deposited into escrow (the “Escrow”) with a mutually acceptable escrow agent. The $**** contribution described in Item (1) shall be paid to HWR upon EXCO’s written instruction to the escrow agent made promptly after EXCO’s receipt of written evidence of payment for right of way for the Pipeline. All such disbursements from Escrow to HWR shall be in an amount equal to the right of way for which evidence was provided to EXCO. Any such monies (and any interest thereon) shall be disbursed to HWR upon delivery to Escrow of the $**** contribution called for in Item (2) above.
The contributions called for in Items (2), (3) and (4) above, respectively, shall likewise be held in Escrow and disbursed from Escrow to HWR upon written instruction from EXCO after EXCO’s receipt of written evidence of payment by HWR towards Pipeline construction costs. All such disbursements shall be in an amount equal to the amount of pipeline costs paid by HWR and for which written evidence was provided to EXCO. Any such monies (and any interest earned thereon) from the Item (2), Item (3), or Item (4) payment shall be disbursed to HWR upon payment into Escrow of the next installment of the contribution (for example, upon the payment into Escrow of $1,200,000 called for in Item (3) above, all monies remaining in Escrow from Item (2) shall be disbursed to HWR).
The total cost for construction of the Pipeline, as shown by the sum of the attached AFEs, is expected to be $****. Any construction costs that exceed $**** will be considered “overages.” EXCO and HWR shall split, dollar-for-dollar, the overages, provided however, that EXCO’s contribution towards overages is capped at, and shall not exceed, $**** (the “overage cap”). Once EXCO has reached this overage cap, all additional overages shall be borne and paid solely
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by HWR. Under no circumstances will EXCO pay, or this Agreement be interpreted to require EXCO to pay more than a total of $**** (which number is inclusive of the overage cap) towards the construction cost of the Pipeline.
In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 2.3, all monies held in Escrow (including interest thereon) shall be disbursed to EXCO upon its written instruction to the escrow agent.
5.3 Increase in Fees. During the Primary Term, the rates set forth in Section 5.1 will be increased annually at the beginning of each Contract Year, beginning with the Contract Year commencing in 2010. The rates set forth in Section 5.1 will be increased annually at the beginning of each Contract Year using the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers U.S. City Average, All Items, Not Seasonally Adjusted, as reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the previous 12-month period for which changes are reported, rounded up to the nearest penny. However, in no event will the annual increase be less than three percent (3%) per year.
5.5 Invoices. HWR shall invoice EXCO for the Water delivered to the Billing Meter Point by EXCO each month for the water delivered by EXCO in the prior month with the amounts due within thirty (30) days from the date of the invoice. The invoice shall include the amount of Water delivered at the Billing Meter Point, the rate at the Billing Meter Point, and the total amount owed.
5.6 Payments. EXCO agrees to make payment hereunder to HWR for its account within thirty (30) days after receipt of HWR’s invoice by (1) wire transfer or (2) at the address indicated on the billing, or such other address as HWR may designate in writing to EXCO from time to time.
5.7. Disputed Payments. EXCO will not be in breach of the Agreement by reason of the withholding of any payment pursuant to any provision of this Agreement provided EXCO in good faith and by written notice to HWR disagrees with any invoice, or any part thereof, and such notice sets forth the reasons for such disagreement. If EXCO disputes only a portion of any invoice, EXCO shall timely pay the undisputed portion in accordance with Section 5.6.
ARTICLE VI.
TERM
6.1 Term. This Agreement shall become binding on the Parties hereto on the date first hereinabove written, and shall remain in full force until the end of the Primary Term and for successive terms of one (1) year. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party at the end of the Primary Term or at the end of any successive term thereafter upon ninety (90) days prior written notice to the other Party.
6.2 Regulatory Filings. Each Party reserves the right to pursue any necessary regulatory filings with any governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction which maybe necessary to implement or continue this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII.
NOTICES AND ADDRESSES
7.1 Notices. All notices are required to be given in writing. Any correspondence provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed sufficiently given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the respective Parties at such address or such other addresses as the Parties respectively shall designate by written notice; provided however, any notice to cancel this Agreement shall be sent Certified Mail.
7.2 Addresses
a. Notices and Correspondence to HWR - Until EXCO is otherwise notified in writing by HWR, notices and payments to HWR shall be addressed to HWR at the addresses set forth below or at such other addresses as HWR may hereafter designate by notifying EXCO in writing:
| Notices and Correspondence: |
Payments: | |
| Heckmann Water Resources Corporation |
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| 210 S. Broadway, Suite 210202 CR 3267 |
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| Tyler, TX 75702 |
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| Attention: Mr. David Melton |
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| Heckmann Corporation |
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| Attn: Donald G. Ezzell |
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| 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive |
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| Palm Desert, CA 92211 |
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b. Notices and Correspondence to EXCO. Until HWR is otherwise notified in writing by EXCO, notices and invoices to EXCO shall be addressed to EXCO at the address set forth below or at such other address as EXCO may hereafter designate by notifying HWR in writing:
| Notices/Correspondence: |
Invoices: | |
| EXCO Production Company, LP | EXCO Production Company, LP | |
| Attn: Mike Chambers | Attn: Accounts Payable/ Meredith Kruer | |
| 12377 Merit Dr., Suite 1700 | 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 1700 | |
| Dallas, TX 75251 | Dallas, Texas 75251 | |
| Fax: (318) 687-3236 | Fax (214) 438-1403 | |
| EXCO Resources, Inc. General Counsel | ||
| 12377 Merit Dr., Suite 1700 | ||
| Dallas, TX 75251 | ||
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ARTICLE VIII
WARRANTIES AND INDEMNITIES
8.1 Warranty of Title. EXCO warrants to HWR that EXCO has good title to, or the unqualified right to tender, the Water gathered hereunder. EXCO hereby agrees to indemnify HWR against all suits, actions, debts, accounts, damages, costs (including attorney’s fees), losses and expenses arising from or out of any adverse claim of any and all persons to or against title and possession to said Water or any royalties, payments or taxes due thereon arising or accruing prior to or upstream of the Custody Transfer Points. Such indemnification shall be provided to HWR regardless whether EXCO’s liability for such suits, actions, debts, accounts, damages, costs (including attorney’s fees), losses and expenses arise from joint, sole, concurrent, comparative or contributory fault or negligence, or fault impose by statute, rule or regulation or strict liability of EXCO, its officers, agents, and/or employees.
8.2 Liability. EXCO shall have responsibility for the Water upstream of each Custody Transfer Point including responsibility for any spills that occur upstream of a Custody Transfer Point. Title to the Water delivered by EXCO to HWR shall pass to HWR at each Custody Transfer Point. HWR shall have responsibility for the Water at and down stream of the Custody Transfer Point(s) including the responsibility for properly disposing of the Water and for any spills that occur at or downstream of a Custody Transfer Point. Nothing herein will be construed to make any Party liable for consequential damages, which may occur or be asserted by reason of events or occurrences related to this Agreement.
8.3 EXCO’s Indemnities. EXCO agrees to defend, indemnify and hold HWR harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, causes of action, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, any and all reasonable costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, consequential damages and other costs incurred in defense of any claim or lawsuit arising therefrom), of whatsoever nature arising out of or relating to EXCO’s ownership, operation or administration of the Water upstream of any Custody Transfer Point including, without limitation, damages to persons or property, fines, penalties, monetary sanctions or other amounts payable for failure to comply with applicable Environmental Laws, securities, safety or health, requirements of law (whether federal, state or local), except in each case for those arising out of HWR’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
8.4 HWR’s Indemnities. HWR agrees to defend, indemnify and hold EXCO harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, causes of action, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, any and all reasonable costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, consequential damages and other costs incurred in defense of any claim, or lawsuit arising therefrom), of whatsoever nature arising out of or relating to HWR’s ownership, operation or administration of the Water downstream of any Custody Transfer Point, including, without limitation, damages to persons or property, fines, penalties, monetary sanctions or other amounts payable for failure to comply with applicable Environmental Laws, securities, safety or health law (whether federal, state or local) except in each case for those arising out of EXCO’S gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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8.5 Notification. As soon as reasonably practical after obtaining knowledge thereof, the indemnified party shall notify the indemnifying party of any claim or demand which the indemnified party has determined 1: given or could give rise to a claim for indemnification under this Article 8. Such notice shall specify the agreement, representation or warranty with respect to which the claim is made, the facts giving rise to the claim and the alleged basis for the claim, and the amount (to the extent then determinable) of liability for which indemnity is asserted. In the event any action, suit or proceeding is brought with respect to which a party may be liable under this Article 8, the defense of the action, suit or proceeding (including all settlement negotiations and arbitration, trial, appeal, or other proceeding) shall be at the discretion of and conducted by the’ indemnifying party. If an indemnified party shall settle any such action, suit or proceeding without the written consent of the indemnifying party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the right of the indemnified party to make any claim against the indemnifying ,party on account of such settlement shall be deemed conclusively denied. An indemnified party shall have the right to be represented by its own counsel at its own expense in any such action, suit or proceeding, and if an indemnified party is named as the defendant in any action, suit or proceeding, it shall be entitled to have its own counsel and defend such action, suit or proceeding with respect to itself at its own expense. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article 8 neither party shall, without the other party’s written consent, settle, compromise, confess judgment or permit judgment by default in any action, suit or proceeding if such action would create or attach liability or obligation to the other party. The parties agree to make available to each other, and to their respective counsel and accountants, all information and documents reasonably available to them which relate to any action, suit or proceeding, and the parties agree to render to each other such assistance as they may reasonably require of each other in order to ensure the proper and adequate defense of any such action, suit or proceeding.
ARTICLE IX
CHOICE OF LAW
9.1 Choice of Law: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Modifications. Exhibit A may be amended as often as quarterly by EXCO on providing notice to HWR of an amended substitute list of Custody Transfer Points, which shall constitute an amendment to the Agreement. No other modifications of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be or become a effective except by the execution of a supplementary written agreement executed by the parties.
10.2 Audit Rights. EXCO, upon notice in writing to HWR, shall have the right to audit HWR’s accounts and records relating to this Agreement for any calendar year within the twenty-four (24) month period following the end of such calendar year HWR shall bear no portion of EXCO’s audit cost. The audits would be conducted during the normal business hours of HWR and shall not be conducted more than once each year without prior approval of HWR. HWR shall reply in writing to an audit report within ninety (90) days after receipt of such report.
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10.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; however, such assignment shall be subject to the rights of the other party, and shall not be effective until consent has been given. In the event EXCO elects to sell or assign its interest in some, but not all of the oil and gas properties from which the Water under this Agreement is produced said sale or assignment shall be made subject to this Agreement. EXCO’s assignment of oil and gas properties, if any, shall not relieve EXCO of its financial obligations under the Primary Term of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed effective as of the date and year first above written.
| WITNESSES: | HECKMANN WATER RESOURCES CORPORATION | |||
| By: /s/ Donald G. Ezzell | ||||
| Name: Donald G. Ezzell | ||||
| WITNESSES: | EXCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, LP. | |||
| By: EXCO Partners OLP GP, LLC, | ||||
| its sole general Partner | ||||
| By: /s/ Harold L. Hickey | ||||
| Name: Harold L. Hickey | ||||
| Title: VP and COO | ||||
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Exhibit “A”
Definition of Pipeline and Identification of
EXCO Custody Transfer Point(s)
The Pipeline includes the saltwater disposal line including the twelve inch (12") or greater main pipeline from the Disposal Wells in Joaquin, Texas, to the Billing Meter Point, and an eight inch (8") or greater main pipeline approximately 13.5 miles in length from the Billing Meter Point to the Easternmost Custody Transfer Point, as further described in Exhibit B attached hereto and made part hereof, including all related facilities, equipment, and measurement equipment necessary to deliver and measure, and, with prior written agreement by the parties to which HWR shall not unreasonably withhold consent or withhold consent except where HWR’s downstream would be adversely affected, extract (with technology, facilities, equipment and measurement equipment changes or additions thereto to be determined, but once determined, the costs for any such changes or additions will be borne by EXCO), Water for EXCO’s Holly and Kingston Fields located in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, in accordance with this Agreement.
The Custody Transfer Points, identified by common point name and latitude and longitude are as follows:
| 1. | HCP-2 (K.B. FULLER 2) | 32.181466/-93.74535 | ||
| 2. | FLOURNOY 19-1 CP | 32.192962/-93.731026 | ||
| 3. | HCP-1 “A” (MEANS #10) | 32.18508/-93.774412 (the Billing Meter Point) | ||
| 4. | ALLEN 9-1 CP | 32.220626/-93.71179 | ||
| 5. | JACKSON 13-1 CP | 32.208025/-93.655539 | ||
| 6. | STILES 18-1 CP | 32.208368/-93.628849 | ||
| 7. | STATE LEASE 6760 #2 CP | 32.2261339/-93.7149336 | ||
| 8. | BRAZZELL 9-1 CP | 32.2102405/-93.71171898 | ||
| 9. | LANE 14-1 CP | 32.207285/-93.672669 |
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Exhibit “B”
Pipeline Route and Size
| 1. | Pipeline Route as shown on the attached map, made a part of this Exhibit B. The Pipeline will also be built according to the schematics previously exchanged between and approved by the parties, which are incorporated herein by reference into this Exhibit B. |
| 2. | Minimum 12-inch - 14-inch main line from the Disposal Wells in Shelby Co., TX to the Billing Meter Point located in SEC 33, 14N, 14W, Desoto Ph., LA. |
| 3. | Minimum 6-inch to 10-inch pipeline from the Billing Meter Point to EXCO’s Easternmost Custody Transfer. |
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Print - Maps
Exhibit “B”
Live Search Maps
Winchester Map
| 1. | Winchester DP 1 Delivery Point |
| 2. | Winchester DP 2 Delivery Point |
| 3. | Winchester DP 3 Delivery Point |
| 4. | Winchester DP 4 Delivery Point |
| 5. | Winchester DP 5 Delivery Point |
| 6. | 8" FPVC 10.5 miles |
| 7. | 10" FPVC Winchester to El Paso 2.7 miles |
| 8. | 14" FPVC Line 18.8 miles |
| 9. | El Paso Holly CP Sec. 33 1 14N - R14W |
| 110. | Pickering #2 Active |
| 111. | Childress #1 SWD Active |
| 12. | Childress #2 SWD Active |
| 13. | Cook SWD Active |
| 14. | Hill SWD Active |
| 15. | Watson SWD Active |
| 16. | Strong SWD Permitted |
| 17. | Dickerson SWD Permitted |
| 18. | Pickering #3 Permitted |
| 19. | Beersheba SWD Permitted |
| 20. | Harvco #1 Permitted |
| 21. | Harvco #2 Permitted |
| 22. | Harvco #,3 Contract |
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Exhibit “C”
Silverswood Disposal Agreement
SALT WATER AGREEMENT
COUNTY OF SHELBY
STATE OF TEXAS
This Agreement for Salt Water Disposal (“Agreement”) is entered into as of this 25th day of August, 2007 by and between Charis Partners, LLC (Charis). A Texas corporation with a mailing address of 202 Cr 3267, Joaquin, TX 75954, Silversword, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership (“SLP”) with an office at 23750 Via Trevi Way, #504, Bonita Springs, FL 34134, and Greer Exploration, Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (“Greer”) with an office 202 Cr 3267, Joaquin, TX 75954.
WHEREAS, SLP (as Owner) and GREER (as Operator of Record) have put in place certain Water Disposal Facilities (“Facilities”) in Shelby County, Texas, and
WHEREAS, “Charis” desires to dispose of Produced and Flowback Water (“Water”) in the Facilities owned by SLP and Operated by GREER.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, it is agreed as follows:
| 1. | SLP grants to Charis the right and privilege of disposing of Produced Water if the Facilities subject to the terms and conditions herein contained. |
| 2. | Charis will receive from SLP a statement with paid invoices attached that detail the actual cost and Charis will pay SLP within ten (10) days upon receipt. |
| 3. | Disposal of Water under this Agreement shall be interruptible service and neither party shall have the obligation to the other party to dispose of a specific volume of Produced Water or provide a specific level of service. |
| 4. | SLP and GREER shall not be liable for any damages to wells, equipment, trucks, or for the loss of income thereof for failure to accept and dispose of water for any reason, including rejection of Winchester Produced Water, failures or omissions due to lack of capacity of the Disposal Facility, accidents, breakdowns, closing for repairs, remedial work, labor difficulties, strikes, walkouts, fires, storms, acts of GOD, sabotage, interference by order of or compliance with requests of military or civil authority, whether federal, state or local, or appropriation. requisition, or confiscation of all or any part of the Disposal Facility. |
| 5. | SLP will charge Charis and Charis agrees to pay a **** ($****) per barrel fee for each barrel of Produced or Trucked Water transferred to GREER’s custody and **** ($****) per each barrel of Flowback Water transferred to GREER’s custody. The disposal fee shall be increased at the beginning of each new calendar year. The increase will be the greater of the rise in Consumer Price Index for the prior year or a minimum of four percent (4.0%) per year rounded up to the next penny. |
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| 6. | Water Accepted for Disposal - Charis agrees to deliver to the salt water disposal facilities only Produced Water of Flowback water, specifically excluding any type of pit water or hazardous water. |
| 7. | This Agreement may be modified only by the written agreement of SLP, Greer and Charis. |
| 8. | This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto. their respective representatives, successors and assigns until terminated upon fifteen (15) days written notice by Charis, SLP, or GREER. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be addressed to the respective parties at the following addresses or such other address as any party may hereafter designate in writing, to wit: |
| Charis Partners, LLC. | Silversword, L. P. | |
| 202 Cr 3267 | Greer Exploration, Corporation | |
| Joaquin, TX 75954 | 23750 Via Trevi Way, #504 | |
| Bonita Springs, FL 34134-7186 |
Charis, SL.P and GREER agree to comply with all applicable environmental rules and regulations, including obtaining and maintaining all required permits) and authority to dispose of Produced and flowback water.
| 10. | This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Texas and all disputes must be heard and settled in Shelby County, Texas. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed the Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above.
| Charis Partners, LLC. | Greer Exploration, Corporation | |||||||||||
| By: | By: | |||||||||||
| Name: | David Melton | Name: | James Greer | |||||||||
| Title: | President | Title: | President | |||||||||
| Silversword, L.P. By: Hibiscus/GP, LLC |
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| By: | ||||||||||||
| Name: | James Greer | |||||||||||
| Title: | Hibiscus/GP, LLC, General Partner | |||||||||||
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Attached to and made of part of
That certain Commercial Salt Water Disposal Agreement
Dated August 253 2008,
By and between Charms Partners, LLC, Silversword, L. P., and Greer Exploration, Corporation
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF SMITH
This instrument was acknowledged before me on , 2008, by of Charis Partners, LLC., a , on behalf of said company.
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF SMITH
This instrument was acknowledged before me on , 2008, by as of Hibiscus/GP, LLC, the General Partner of Silversword, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, on behalf of said limited partnership.
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF SMITH
This instrument was acknowledged before me on , 2008, by as of Greer Exploration, Corporation, a Louisiana corporation, on behalf of said corporation.
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Exhibit “D”
Authorizations for Expenditure
| 1. | Dated September 10, 2009 for $**** |
| 2. | Dated September 10, 2009 for $**** |