Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, # the Domestic L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this [Section 2.03], # from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period, to issue Domestic Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Domestic Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection # below, and # to honor drawings under the Domestic Letters of Credit; and # the Lenders severally agree to participate in Domestic Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Domestic Letter of Credit, # the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, # the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and # the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Parent Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Domestic Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Parent Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Parent Borrower’s ability to obtain Domestic Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Parent Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Domestic Letters of Credit to replace Domestic Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

ARTICLE # THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Delivery of Letter of Credit. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, within ten (10) business days after Tenant's execution of this Lease, an unconditional, clean, irrevocable letter of credit (the "L‑C XE "L‑C" ") in the amount set forth in [Section 8] of the Lease Summary (the "L‑C Amount XE "L‑C Amount" "), which L‑C shall be issued by a money-center, solvent and nationally recognized bank (a bank which accepts deposits, maintains accounts, has a local San Francisco Bay Area office which will negotiate a letter of credit or will accept draw requests by facsimile, and whose deposits are insured by the FDIC) reasonably acceptable to Landlord (such approved, issuing bank being referred to herein as the "Bank XE "Bank" "), which Bank must have a rating from Standard and Poors Corporation of BBB+ or better (or any equivalent rating thereto from any successor or substitute rating service selected by Lessor) and a letter of credit issuer rating from Moody’s Investor Service of ​ or better (or any equivalent rating thereto from any successor rating agency thereto)) (collectively, the "Bank’s Credit Rating Threshold XE "Bank’s Credit Rating Threshold" "), and which L‑C shall be substantially in the form of [Exhibit H], attached hereto (with such commercially reasonable modifications required by the issuing bank as are reasonably approved by Landlord).. Landlord hereby agrees that Silicon Valley Bank is an approved “Bank” as of the date of this Lease. Tenant shall pay all expenses, points and/or fees incurred by Tenant in obtaining the L‑C. The L‑C shall # be "callable" at sight, irrevocable and unconditional, # be maintained in effect, whether through renewal or extension, for the period commencing on the date of this Lease and continuing until the date (the "L‑C Expiration Date XE "L‑C Expiration Date" ") that is no less than sixty (60) days after the expiration of the Lease Term as the same may be extended, and Tenant shall deliver a new L‑C or certificate of renewal or extension to Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the L‑C then held by Landlord, without any action whatsoever on the part of Landlord, # be fully assignable by Landlord, its successors and assigns, # permit partial draws and multiple presentations and drawings, and # be otherwise subject to the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (1993-Rev), International Chamber of Commerce Publication #500, or the International Standby Practices-ISP 98, International Chamber of Commerce Publication #590. Landlord, or its then managing agent, shall have the right to draw down an amount up to the face amount of the L‑C if any of the following shall have occurred or be applicable: # such amount is due to Landlord under the terms and conditions of this Lease, and has not been paid within applicable notice and cure periods (or, if Landlord is prevented by law from providing notice, within the period for payment set forth in this Lease), or # Tenant has filed a voluntary petition under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code or any state bankruptcy code (collectively, "Bankruptcy Code XE "Bankruptcy Code" "), or # an involuntary petition has been filed against Tenant under the Bankruptcy Code that is not dismissed within thirty (30) days, or # the Lease has been rejected, or is deemed rejected, under Section 365 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, following the filing of a voluntary petition by Tenant under the Bankruptcy Code, or the filing of an involuntary petition against Tenant under the Bankruptcy Code, or # the Bank has notified Landlord that the L‑C will not be renewed or extended through the L‑C Expiration Date, and Tenant has not provided a replacement L-C that satisfies the requirements of this Lease at least thirty (30) days prior to such expiration, or # Tenant is placed into receivership or conservatorship, or becomes subject to similar proceedings under Federal or State law, or # Tenant executes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or # if # any of the Bank's credit ratings have been reduced below the Bank's Credit Rating Threshold, or # the Bank ceases to satisfy the conditions required by this [Section 21.1], and Tenant has failed to provide Landlord with a replacement letter of credit, conforming in all respects to the requirements of this [Article 21] (including, but not limited to, the requirements placed on the issuing Bank more particularly set forth in this [Section 21.1] above), in the amount of the applicable L‑C Amount, within ten (10) days following Landlord’s written demand therefor (with no other notice or cure or grace period being applicable thereto, notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary) (each of the foregoing being an "L‑C Draw Event XE "L‑C Draw Event" "). The L‑C shall be honored by the Bank regardless of whether Tenant disputes Landlord's right to draw upon the L‑C. In addition, in the event the Bank is placed into receivership or

The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of any additional Letter of Credit Documents required by the L/C Issuer and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth # based upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this [Section 2.3], the L/C Issuer agrees # from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of the Borrowers (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the joint account of the Borrowers and any Subsidiary of a Borrower) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with [[Section 2.3(b), and (2)])]])] to honor conforming drafts under the Letters of Credit and # the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this [Section 2.3]; provided that the L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any such Letter of Credit if immediately after giving effect to such L/C Credit Extension, # the Revolving Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender's Revolving Commitment, or # the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

Transfer of Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall provide that Landlord, its successors and assigns, may, at any time and without notice to Tenant and without first obtaining Tenant’s consent thereto, transfer (one or more times) all or any portion of its interest in and to the Letter of Credit to another party, person or entity. In the event of a transfer of Landlord’s interest in the Building, Landlord shall transfer the Letter of Credit, in whole or in part, to the transferee and thereupon Landlord shall, without any further agreement between the parties, be released by Tenant from all liability therefor arising after such transfer, and it is agreed that the provisions hereof shall apply to every transfer or assignment of the whole or any portion of said Letter of Credit to a new landlord. In connection with any such transfer of the Letter of Credit by Landlord, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, execute and submit to the Bank such applications, documents and instruments as may be necessary to effectuate such transfer, and Tenant shall be responsible for paying the Bank’s transfer and processing fees in connection therewith.

To the extent that the Borrower fails to deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account the amount required by the last paragraph of [Section 2.09(a)], as and when so required, in respect of any outstanding Letters of Credit of any Class, each Lender of such Class hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, such Lender’s Applicable Dollar Percentage or Applicable Multicurrency Percentage, as the case may be, of such amount, promptly upon the request of the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, and in any event on or prior to the Commitment Termination Date. Such payment shall be made in the same Currency or Currencies of the applicable amount or amounts that the Borrower is required to deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account in respect of any such outstanding Letter of Credit to pursuant to [Section 2.05(k)]. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in [Section 2.06] with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and [Section 2.06] shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the ​), and the Administrative Agent shall hold such amount in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account in accordance with the provisions of [Section 2.05(k)]. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to paragraph # below, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that the ​ have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such ​ and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to deposit cash collateral as required by the last paragraph of [Section 2.09(a)].

“Credit Documents” means the Credit Agreement, the Note, the Letter of Credit Agreements, the Collateral Documents and all other Loan Documents.

Notwithstanding anything in this [Section 3.07] or [Section 3.08] to the contrary, # any Bank that acts as an Issuing Bank may not be replaced hereunder at any time it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements satisfactory to such Bank (including the furnishing of a backstop standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank) have been made with respect to such outstanding Letter of Credit and # the Bank that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of [Section 9.09].

Collateral. The repayment of the Indebtedness shall be secured by the following (the items and types of collateral described herein and/or in the Security Instruments being collectively referred to as the "Collateral") pursuant to: a first mortgage/deed of trust lien in and to the Mortgaged Property as more particularly described in one or more mortgages or deeds of trust dated as of the Closing Date (collectively, the "Mortgage"), which such Mortgage covers and encumbers not less than eighty percent (80%) of Borrowers' currently owned producing oil, gas and other leasehold and mineral interests, including without limitation, those situated in the State of North Dakota and Montana. Borrowers shall execute such financing statements, letters in lieu of production forms, assignments, notices and other documents and instruments as shall be necessary or appropriate to perfect the security interests thus created. Borrowers hereby acknowledge that all of the Collateral is granted to the Bank as security for the repayment of all of the Indebtedness. If the Revolver Note is paid in full or satisfied, but any portion of the Indebtedness remains unsatisfied, the Bank may retain its security interest in all of the Collateral until the remaining Indebtedness is paid in full, even if the value of the Collateral far exceeds the amount of Indebtedness outstanding.

Collateral. As security for the payment of the Obligations and satisfaction by Borrowers of all covenants and undertakings contained in the Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents, each Borrower reconfirms the first-priority continuing Lien and security interest in all of its right, title, and interest in, to and under all of the Collateral (except with respect to subsection # of the definition of Collateral to the extent that granting occurs pursuant to another security agreement or similar document), whether presently existing or hereafter acquired or arising, in order to secure prompt payment and performance by each Borrower of all its Obligations (other than subsection # of the definition of Collateral which granting shall be governed by such other applicable security document). Nothing herein contained is intended to in any manner impair or limit the validity, priority and extent of Agent’s existing security interest in and Liens upon the Collateral.