Acceptance; Consideration of Release. Executive acknowledges that he has been provided twenty-one (21) days to consider and accept this Release from the date it was first given to him, although he may accept it at any time within those twenty-one (21) days following his termination of employment.

Absence of Alternative Consideration. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to to any Noteholder electing to exchange Indebtedness for Shares unless the same consideration is also offered to all Noteholders.

Additional Consideration – Seismic Survey. Buyer shall pay, to the extent of the Buyer Promoted Interest share, the actual costs of the 3-D Survey, as provided for in Article 9.

Additional Consideration – New Leases. Buyer shall pay, to the extent of the Buyer Working Interest, the actual costs of acquiring New Leases including, without limitation, the cost of rentals and broker fees, as provided for in Article 8.

Additional Consideration – Initial Well. Buyer shall have an option to participate in the drilling of the Initial Well by paying the Buyer Promoted Interest share of the actual costs of drilling, testing and completing (but not equipping) the Initial Well, as more fully described in Article 10.

Acknowledgment of Additional Consideration. The Executive acknowledges that the payments described above in paragraph 3 will fully discharge and satisfy the Company's obligations for monies due to Executive by reason of his employment with Company and which constitute valuable consideration for Executive’s release of claims and other promises herein.

Closing Consideration; Earn-Out. In consideration of the purchase and sale of the Acquired Assets and the Holding Corporation entering into the Restrictive Covenants, Purchaser shall assume the Assumed Liabilities and Purchaser shall pay to Seller the aggregate of the following (the “Purchase Price”):

Calculation of Consideration Received. If any option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Holder, the “Primary Security”, and such option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right, the “Secondary Securities”), together comprising one integrated transaction, the consideration per share of Common Stock with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be equal to the difference of # the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock was issued in such integrated transaction (or was deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) or 3(e)(ii) above, as applicable) solely with respect to such Primary Security, minus # with respect to such Secondary Securities, the sum of # the Black Scholes Consideration Value of each such option, if any, # the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) or the Black Scholes Consideration Value, as applicable, of such Adjustment Right, if any, and # the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) of such Common Stock Equivalent, if any, in each case, as determined on a per share basis in accordance with this [Section 3(e)(iv)]. If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

Revised Item 3 of SECTION THREE, CONSIDERATION. The second sentence of the third paragraph of Section Three, Consideration, of the Technology License Agreement is revised as follows:

No Consideration Absent Execution of this Agreement. Executive understands and agrees that the Company has no obligation to pay the consideration specified in Section 2 unless Executive executes this Agreement and the Bring Down Release, complies with the terms of this Agreement and does not revoke any portion of this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the monies and benefits offered are valid and adequate consideration for the Executive’s commitments.