Golden Group Services Ltd. STCAY 1, Road Town, Tortola BVI
Golden Group Services Ltd.
330 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ St. Wichham
STCAY ▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
BVI
Date: May 19, 2010
To: Shale Gas Partners, LLC and Checotah Pipeline, LLC (each a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers’)
Re: Letter of Intent for Checotah Field Development Project
Pursuant to our review of the above referenced property, the following letter provides the terms and conditions under which we are willing to consider purchasing the referenced property.
1. Property: The
property being acquired by Purchaser from Seller Shale Gas Partners, LLC includes the Working Interest in the leases as more fully described below:
The Working Interest in the leases that comprise 4,480 acres held by production within the Checotah AMI specifically that acreage contained in Section's 8, 9 both in 11N - 17E and Section's 19, 20, 27, 30 all in 12N - 17E. Section's, 36 both in 12N -16 E. together with eleven existing ▇▇▇▇▇ and equipment thereon as described in the attached equipment
list. All right, title and interest in any future leasing and development in the Checotah AMI which is more fully described on the attached map presentation and comprising 23,000 acres more or less. The Acreage HBP described above is listed here:
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Section |
8-11N-17E |
639.51 |
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Section |
9-11N-17E |
640.00 |
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Section |
19-12N-17E |
581.60 |
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Section |
20-12N-17E |
514.38 |
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Section |
30-12N-17E |
495.19 |
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Section |
27-12N-17E |
639.99 |
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Section |
36-12N-16E |
640.00 |
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Various |
329.33 | |
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Total HBP |
4,480.00 |
2. Property Purchaser: Golden
Group Services Ltd.
3. Property Seller: Shale
Gas Partners, LLC
4. Gathering System: The
property being acquired by Purchaser from Seller Checotah Pipeline, LLC includes the Gathering System as more fully described below:
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Gathering and Pipeline System including: |
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Gas gathering system consisting of eight miles of buried 4” poly-pipe. |
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Gas treatment facilities along the gathering system to the sales point. |
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Checotah compression station and sales point to Enogex low pressure line. |
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Water disposal through buried 2” poly-pipe with pumps and permitted water injection ▇▇▇▇▇. |
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Enogex CDP, 2”meter run (no meter) |
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500 gallon polyethylene liquid tank |
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Dehydration Unit – Large unit. |
5. Gathering System Purchaser: Golden
Group Services Ltd.
6. Gathering System Seller: Checotah
Pipeline, LLC
7. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money Deposit: Upon
mutual signing of an agreed upon Purchase and Sale Agreement, Purchaser agrees to deposit Twenty Thousand/100 dollars ($20,000.00) into an escrow account with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP. Said deposit shall become non refundable upon the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, and shall be immediately released to Sellers, and shall be considered liquidated damages
should Purchaser fail to close escrow.
8. Due Diligence Period: Purchaser
shall have a “Due Diligence Period” of sixty (60) days from the date of acceptance and execution of a mutually acceptable Purchase and Sale Agreement, in which to conduct various investigations regarding the property, including conducting interviews, perform physical inspections, reviewing documents of title and related agreements, investigating applicable Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, investigating the condition
of the soils and the presence of any hazardous materials and generally satisfying itself with respect to all aspects of this property.
9. Close of Escrow: Not
to exceed ten (10) days following expiration of the Due Diligence Period.
10. 1031 Exchange: At
no expense to either party, Sellers and Purchaser agree to cooperate with each other in facilitating Purchaser’s and/or Sellers’ 1031 tax deferred exchange, if necessary.
11. Property Condition: It
is Purchaser’s obligation to conduct all necessary studies, including but not limited to environmental, construction, market feasibility, title, zoning & CC&R’s during Purchaser’s Due Diligence Period.
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12. Purchase Contract: Purchaser
and Sellers shall promptly prepare and execute a form of purchase contract, including escrow instructions to Escrow, which shall embody each of the terms and conditions of this letter of interest. Said purchase contract is to be provided no later than May 31, 2010.
13. Purchaser Investment In Property Development; Sellers’ Retained Interest: Upon execution the Purchase Contract and the subsequent Close of Escrow, Purchaser shall
have the duty to invest a total of not less than six million Five Hundred Thousand dollars (US $6,500,000) staged over a period of time as agreed to within the purchase contract, however, the intial investment upon the closing shall not be less than (US $1,500,000), in the exploration and development of the Property. Purchaser’s investments shall include the drilling of new ▇▇▇▇▇, workover costs for certain well re-completions, administrative costs, and other items pursuant to a project
budget, and mutually agreed upon in writing by Purchaser and Sellers. Following the Close of Escrow, Sellers shall retain a twenty-five percent (25%) ownership interest in the Property and the Gathering System, respectively. In the event that Purchaser fails to perform, in whole or in part, its duty to invest in the development of the Property, Sellers shall be entitled to recover a proportional ownership in the Property and the Gathering System in a manner to be more specifically defined
in the Purchase Contract.
14. Standard Provisions: The
Purchase Agreement will include the standard provisions that are customary to the locality and/or that are required by law.
15. Additional Provisions:
Any additional provisions as Buyer/Sellers may wish and/or require.
16. Brokers:
Purchaser and Sellers acknowledge that they have dealt with no brokers in connection with this proposed purchase agreement.
17. Title: Sellers
shall pay the cost of a CLTA title policy and Purchaser, at Purchaser’s option, may pay for additional premium to obtain ALTA extended coverage in the amount of the sales price, insuring Purchaser’s fee simple title in the Property, subject only to those exceptions set forth in the preliminary title report. Purchaser shall obtain an engineering survey at Purchaser’s expense.
18. Legal Fees and Costs: Each
party to this transaction shall pay its own legal fees. Sellers and Purchaser shall each pay one half (1/2) of documentary transfer taxes and recording fees. All other costs and expenses shall be allocated as are customary in the purchase agreement.
This letter sets forth the base terms for negotiation of a purchase and sale agreement and is not a contract, offer or option. This letter does not provide Purchaser with rights in the Property or against Sellers or its affiliates. Neither party shall be bound to the other party until a Purchase Contract is executed by
both parties.
STAND STILL:
Sellers shall not initiate or carry on negotiations for the sale of the Property or the Gathering System with any party other than Purchaser unless either: (1) Purchaser and Sellers fail to enter into a binding Purchase Agreement by May 31, 2010, or (2) Purchaser and Sellers agree in writing to abandon this Letter of Intent.
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If this letter accurately sets forth your understanding of the basic business terms relating to this proposed transaction, please execute and return an original of the letter to the undersigned on or before 5:00 PM on May 31, 2010.
Sincerely,
Golden Group Services, Ltd.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Its: Director
Dated: 5/27/2010
AGREED AND ACCEPTED THIS DAY 27th DAY OF May, 2010.
Shale Gas Partners, LLC
By: /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Its: Member
AGREED AND ACCEPTED THIS DAY 27th DAY OF May 2010.
Checotah Pipeline, LLC
By: /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Its: Member