EXHIBIT 10.10 FIRST SUPPLEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO DEED OF TRUST, MORTGAGE, LINE OF CREDIT MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT, SECURITY AGREEMENT, FIXTURE FILING AND FINANCING STATEMENT THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO DEED OF TRUST, MORTGAGE, LINE OF CREDIT MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT, SECURITY AGREEMENT, FIXTURE FILING AND FINANCING STATEMENT (this "Supplement") is entered into as of the effective time and date hereinafter stated (the "Effective Date") by ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY ("Parent"), a Delaware corporation (Taxpayer I.D. No. 41-0518430); ST. MARY ENERGY COMPANY ("Energy"), a Delaware corporation (Taxpayer I.D. No. 76-0554924); NANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATION ("Nance"), a Montana corporation (Taxpayer I.D. No. 81-0309883); ST. MARY MINERALS INC. ("Minerals"), a Colorado corporation (Taxpayer I.D. No. 84-1200318); ROSWELL, L.L.C. ("Roswell"), a Texas limited liability company (Taxpayer I.D. No. 74-2788509); and ST. MARY OPERATING COMPANY ("Operating"), a Colorado corporation (Taxpayer I.D. No. 84-0723492) (individually and collectively called "Mortgagor"); to Jay Chernosky, as Trustee with respect to Property located in the State of Texas, whose address for notice is 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2255, Houston, Texas 77002, and First American Title Company of Utah, as Trustee for Property located in the State of Utah, whose address for notice is 3300 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, in both cases for the benefit of WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the "Agent") for the lenders (collectively, the "Lenders") party to the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement. RECITALS A. Parent, Bank of America, N.A., as Agent (the "Former Agent") and the "Former Lenders" (as hereinafter defined) entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 1998, by and among Parent, the Former Agent, and each of the lenders (collectively the "Former Lenders") party thereto (together with all amendments or modifications thereof and supplements thereto the "Existing Credit Agreement"). B. The indebtedness of the Parent under or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement is secured by, among other things, that certain Deed of Trust, Mortgage, Line of Credit Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement, Fixture Filing and Financing Statement dated May 2, 2002, from Mortgagor to Agent (together with all supplements and amendments thereto, the "Mortgage"). C. The Mortgage was duly recorded as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. D. By separate Assignment of Note and Liens dated of even date herewith, each of the Former Lenders assigned to the Former Agent all indebtedness of Parent owing to such Former Lender under or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement (all such indebtedness herein and in the Mortgage called the "Assigned Indebtedness"), together with their beneficial interest in and to all -1-liens securing the payment thereof including, without limitation, the liens created by and existing under the Mortgage. E. By Assignment of Undivided Interest in Notes and Liens dated of even date herewith, the Former Agent has assigned to Agent the Assigned Indebtedness and all liens securing the payment thereof including, without limitation, the liens created by and existing under the Mortgage. F. Parent, Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated of even date herewith (together with all amendments or modifications thereof and supplements thereto, the "Credit Agreement"), the initial advance of loan proceeds thereunder to be used to renew, extend, rearrange and modify the Assigned Indebtedness. G. Energy, Nance and Operating have guaranteed the prompt payment and performance of all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Parent to the Lenders and/or Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the "Guaranty Agreement" (as defined in the Credit Agreement). H. In view of the foregoing, Mortgagor and Agent mutually desire to supplement and amend the Mortgage as hereinafter provided. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration in hand paid by Mortgagor to Agent and in consideration of the debts and trusts hereinafter mentioned, the receipt and sufficiency of all of which is hereby acknowledged, Mortgagor and Agent do hereby agree as follows: 1. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Mortgage, as supplemented and amended hereby. 2. All references in the Mortgage to "this Mortgage" shall mean the Mortgage as supplemented and amended hereby and as the same may from time to time be further amended or supplemented. 3. All references in the Mortgage to "Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement (as defined in the Recitals hereto). 4. All references in the Mortgage to "Agent" shall mean Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. 5. All references in the Mortgage to "Lenders" shall mean the Lenders now or hereafter party to the Credit Agreement. 6. All references in the Mortgage to "Trustee" shall mean (a) with respect to Property located in the State of Texas, Jay Chernosky, as Trustee for the benefit of Agent, whose address for notice is 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2255, Houston, Texas 77002, and (b) with respect to Property located in the State of Utah, First American Title Company of Utah, as Trustee for the benefit of Agent, -2- whose address for notice is 3300 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. 7. All references in the Mortgage to "secured indebtedness" shall mean all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of Mortgagor referred to in Section 1.3 of the Mortgage, as amended and supplemented hereby, together with any and all renewals, rearrangements, modifications, increases and extensions thereof. 8. All references in the Mortgage to "Notes" shall mean the promissory notes issued, executed and delivered by the Parent to the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, together with any and all renewals, rearrangements, modifications, increases and extensions thereof. 9. All references in the Mortgage to "Loan Documents" shall mean the Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement). 10. Section 1.3 of the Mortgage is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Section 1.3 Secured Indebtedness. This Mortgage is executed and --------------------- delivered by the Mortgagor to secure and enforce the payment and performance of the following: (a) Payment of and performance of any and all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities, including interest (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the "Loans" (as defined in the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement) made by each Lender and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Parent, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) of the Parent whether now existing or hereafter arising under or in connection with that certain Credit Agreement dated as of January 27, 2003, by and among Parent, Agent and the Lenders (as the same may from time to time be amended or supplemented, the "Credit Agreement") or any other "Loan Document" (as defined in the Credit Agreement), including, without limitation, the "Notes" (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in the aggregate original principal amount of $300,000,000 with final maturity on or before January 27, 2006. To the extent set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Loans made by the Lenders to the Parent under the Credit Agreement represent a renewal, extension, rearrangement and modification of the Assigned Indebtedness. (b) Payment and performance of any and all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of Energy, Nance and Operating whether now existing or hereafter arising under or in connection with the -3- "Guaranty Agreement" (as defined in the Credit Agreement). (c) Any sums which may be advanced or paid by the Agent or any Lender under the terms hereof or of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document on account of the failure of the Mortgagor to comply with the covenants of the Mortgagor contained herein or in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document; and all other indebtedness of the Mortgagor arising pursuant to the provisions of this Mortgage. (d) Payment of and performance of any and all present or future obligations of the Mortgagor according to the terms of any present or future interest rate or currency swap, rate cap, rate floor, rate collar, forward rate agreement or other exchange or rate protection agreements or any option with respect to any such transaction now existing or hereafter entered into between the Mortgagor and any Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender). (e) Payment of and performance of any and all present or future obligations of the Mortgagor according to the terms of any present or future swap agreements, cap, floor, collar, forward agreement or other exchange or protection agreements relating to crude oil, natural gas or other hydrocarbons or any option with respect to any such transaction now existing or hereafter entered into between the Mortgagor and any Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender). (f) Performance of all "Letter of Credit Agreements" (as defined in the Credit Agreement) executed from time to time by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and all reimbursement obligations for drawn or undrawn portions under any "Letter of Credit" (as defined in the Credit Agreement) now outstanding or hereafter issued under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement." 11. Mortgagor hereby confirms that it has heretofore granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned, set over, mortgaged, warranted, pledged and hypothecated to the Former Agent, and granted a security interest to the Former Agent in, the "Property" (as defined in the Mortgage), and Mortgagor hereby further grants, bargains, sells, conveys, transfers, assigns, sets over, mortgages, warrants, pledges and hypothecates to Agent, and grants a security interest to Agent in, the Property, to secure the payment and performance of the "secured indebtedness" (as such term has been amended hereby). 12. Mortgagor hereby confirms that it has heretofore absolutely and unconditionally assigned, transferred and set over and does hereby absolutely -4- and unconditionally assign, transfer and set over to Agent, its successors and assigns, all of the "Production" (as defined in the Mortgage) which accrues to Mortgagor's interest in the Mortgaged Properties, and all Production Proceeds (as defined in the Mortgage), together with the immediate and continuing right to collect and receive all such Production Proceeds. 13. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that except as specifically amended, changed or modified hereby, the Mortgage shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. None of the rights, titles and interests existing and to exist under the Mortgage are hereby released, diminished or impaired, and Mortgagor hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Mortgage. 14. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and it shall not be necessary that the signatures of all parties hereto be contained on any one counterpart hereof. 15. For purposes of Louisiana law, including but not limited to the availability of executory process, Mortgagor has appeared on this date before the undersigned Notary Public and witnesses in order to execute this Supplement. Mortgagor attaches, as Annex I, to counterparts hereof being recorded in Louisiana certified resolutions of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution and delivery of this Mortgage. Mortgagor acknowledges that no promissory note or other instrument has been presented to the undersigned Notary Public to be paraphed for identification herewith. [SIGNATURES BEGIN NEXT PAGE] -5- THUS DONE AND PASSED this 24th day of January, 2003, to be effective, however, as of January 27, 2003, in my presence and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses who hereunto sign their names with Mortgagor and me, Notary, after reading of the whole. WITNESSES: ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION /s/ KAREN M. POLLY COMPANY - ----------------------------------- Name: Karen M. Polly ---------------------------- By: /s/ MILAM RANDOLPH PHARO ------------------------------------ Milam Randolph Pharo /s/ ROBERT T. HANLEY Vice President - Land & Legal - ----------------------------------- Name: Robert T. Hanley ---------------------------- /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ----------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC The address and tax identification number of Parent are: 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 (Denver County) Taxpayer ID. No. 41-05 18430 The address of Agent is: 201 South College Street 8th Floor NC 0680 Charlotte, NC 28288 The addresses of Trustees are: Jay Chernosky 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2255 Houston, Texas 77002 The First American Title Company of Utah 3300 East 400 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 This instrument prepared by: Craig W. Murray Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. 1001 Fannin, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77002 -6- STATE OF COLORADO ss. ss. COUNTY OF DENVER ss. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, the undersigned authority, a notary public duly qualified, commissioned, sworn and acting in and for the county and state aforesaid, and being authorized in such county and state to take acknowledgments, hereby certify that, on this 24th day of January, 2003, THERE personally appeared before me: Milam Randolph Pharo, the Vice President - Land & Legal of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company, a Delaware corporation, known to me to be such officer, such corporation being a party to the foregoing instrument. MONTANA, NEW The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this MEXICO, NORTH day, by such person, the above designated officer of the DAKOTA corporation specified following such person's name, on OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, behalf of said corporation. UTAH, WYOMING and LOUISIANA On this date before me, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared such person, to me personally known and known by me to be the person whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing document as the above designated officer of the corporation specified following such person's name, who signed said document before me in the presence of the two witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed as such, being competent witnesses, and who acknowledged, in my presence and in the presence of said witnesses, that he signed the above and foregoing document as his own free act and deed on behalf of such corporation by authority of its board of directors and as the free act and deed of such corporation and for the uses and purposes therein set forth and apparent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal in the City of Denver, Denver County, Colorado on the day and year first above written. /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ----------------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC, in and for the State of Colorado James C. Robertson ----------------------------------------------- My commission expires: (printed name) Feb. 14, 2005 - --------------------- [SEAL] -7- THUS DONE AND PASSED this 24th day of January, 2003, to be effective, however, as of January 27, 2003, in my presence and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses who hereunto sign their names with Mortgagor and me, Notary, after reading of the whole. WITNESSES: ST. MARY ENERGY COMPANY /s/ KAREN M. POLLY - ----------------------------------- Name: Karen M. Polly ---------------------------- By: /s/ MILAM RANDOLPH PHARO ---------------------------------- Milam Randolph Pharo /s/ ROBERT T. HANLEY Vice President - Land & Legal - ----------------------------------- Name: Robert T. Hanley ---------------------------- /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------ NOTARY PUBLIC The address and tax identification number of Energy are: 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 (Denver County) Taxpayer ID. No. 76-0554924 STATE OF COLORADO ss. ss. COUNTY OF DENVER ss. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, the undersigned authority, a notary public duly qualified, commissioned, sworn and acting in and for the county and state aforesaid, and being authorized in such county and state to take acknowledgments, hereby certify that, on this 24th day of January, 2003, there personally appeared before me: Milam Randolph Pharo, the Vice President - Land & Legal of St. Mary Energy Company, a Delaware corporation, known to me to be such officer, such corporation being a party to the foregoing instrument. MONTANA, NEW The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this MEXICO, NORTH day, by such person, the above designated officer of the DAKOTA corporation specified following such person's name, on OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, behalf of said corporation. UTAH, WYOMING and LOUISIANA On this date before me, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared such person, to me personally known and known by me to be the person whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing document as tile above designated officer of the corporation specified following -8- such person's name, who signed said document before me in the presence of the two witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed as such, being competent witnesses, and who acknowledged, in my presence and in tile presence of said witnesses, that he signed the above and foregoing document as his own free act and deed on behalf of such corporation by authority of its board of directors and as the free act and deed of such corporation and for the uses and purposes therein set forth and apparent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal in the City of Denver, Denver County, Colorado on the day and year first above written. /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC, in and for the State of Colorado James C. Robertson ------------------------------------------------- My commission expires: (printed name) Feb. 14, 2005 - --------------------- [SEAL] -9- THUS DONE AND PASSED this 24th day of January, 2003, to be effective, however, as of January 27, 2003, in my presence and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses who hereunto sign their names with Mortgagor and me, Notary, after reading of the whole. WITNESSES: NANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATION /s/ KAREN M. POLLY - ----------------------------------- Name: Karen M. Polly ---------------------------- By: /s/ ROBERT T. HANLEY ------------------------------------ Robert T. Hanley /s/ RICHARD C. NORRIS Vice President and Treasurer - ----------------------------------- Name: Richard C. Norris ---------------------------- /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------ NOTARY PUBLIC The address and tax identification number of Nance are: 550 North 31st Street, Suite 500 Billings, Montana 59101 (Yellowstone County) Taxpayer ID. No. 8 1-0309883 STATE OF COLORADO ss. ss. COUNTY OF DENVER ss. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, the undersigned authority, a notary public duly qualified, commissioned, sworn and acting in and for the county and state aforesaid, and being authorized in such county and state to take acknowledgments, hereby certify that, on this 24TH day of January, 2003, there personally appeared before me: Robert T. Hanley, the Vice President and Treasurer of Nance Petroleum Corporation, a Montana corporation, known to me to be such officer, such corporation being a party to the foregoing instrument. MONTANA, NEW The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before mc on this MEXICO, NORTH day, by such person, the above designated officer of the DAKOTA corporation specified following such person's name, on OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, behalf of said corporation. UTAH, WYOMING and LOUISIANA On this date before me, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared such person, to me personally known and known by me to be the person whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing document as the above designated officer of the corporation specified following -10- such person's name, who signed said document before me in the presence of the two witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed as such, being competent witnesses, and who acknowledged, in my presence and in the presence of said witnesses, that he signed the above and foregoing document as his own free act and deed on behalf of such corporation by authority of its board of directors and as the free act and deed of such corporation and for the uses and purposes therein set forth and apparent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and official seal in the City of Denver, Denver County, Colorado, on the day and year first above written. /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC, in and for the State of Colorado James C. Robertson ------------------------------------------------- My commission expires: (printed name) Feb. 14, 2005 - --------------------- [SEAL] -11- 0THUS DONE AND PASSED this 24th day of January, 2003, to be effective, however, as of January 27, 2003, in my presence and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses who hereunto sign their names with Mortgagor and me, Notary, after reading of the whole. WITNESSES: ST. MARY MINERALS INC. /s/ KAREN M. POLLY - ----------------------------------- Name: Karem M. Polly ---------------------------- By: /s/ RICHARD C. NORRIS ----------------------------------- Richard C. Norris /s/ ROBERT T. HANLEY Vice President - Finance - ----------------------------------- Name: Robert T. Hanley ---------------------------- /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------ NOTARY PUBLIC The address and tax identification number of Minerals are: 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 (Denver County) Taxpayer ID. No. 84-12003 18 STATE OF COLORADO ss. ss. COUNTY OF DENVER ss. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, the undersigned authority, a notary public duly qualified, commissioned, sworn and acting in and for the county and state aforesaid, and being authorized in such county and state to take acknowledgments, hereby certify that, on this 24th day of January, 2003, there personally appeared before me: Richard C. Norris, the Vice President - Finance of St. Mary Minerals Inc., a Colorado corporation, known to me to be such officer, such corporation being a party to the foregoing instrument. MONTANA, NEW The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this MEXICO, NORTH day, by such person, the above designated officer of the DAKOTA corporation specified following such person's name, on OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, behalf of said corporation. UTAH, WYOMING and LOUISIANA On this date before me, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared such person, to me personally known and known by me to be the person whose genuine -12- signature is affixed to the foregoing document as the above designated officer of the corporation specified following such person's name, who signed said document before me in the presence of the two witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed as such, being competent witnesses, and who acknowledged, in my presence and in the presence of said witnesses, that he signed the above and foregoing document as his own free act and deed on behalf of such corporation by authority of its board of directors and as the free act and deed of such corporation and for the uses and purposes therein set forth and apparent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal in the City of Denver, Denver County, Colorado, on the day and year first above written. /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ----------------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC, in and for the State of Colorado James C. Robertson ----------------------------------------------- My commission expires: (printed name) Feb. 14, 2005 - --------------------- [SEAL] -13- THUS DONE AND PASSED this 24th day of January, 2003, to be effective, however, as of January 27, 2003, in my presence and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses who hereunto sign their names with Mortgagor and me, Notary, after reading of the whole. WITNESSES: ROSWELL, L.L.C. /s/ KAREN M. POLLY - ----------------------------------- Name: Karen M. Polly By: St. Mary Land & Exploration ---------------------------- Company, as Member /s/ ROBERT T. HANLEY By: /s/ MILAM RANDOLPH PHARO - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Name: Robert T. Hanley Milam Randolph Pharo ---------------------------- Vice President - Land & Legal /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------ NOTARY PUBLIC The address and tax identification number of Roswell are: 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 (Denver County) Taxpayer ID. No. 74-2788509 STATE OF COLORADO ss. ss. COUNTY OF DENVER ss. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, the undersigned authority, a notary public duly qualified, commissioned, sworn and acting in and for the county and state aforesaid, and being authorized in such county and state to take acknowledgments, hereby certify that, on this 24th day of January, 2003, there personally appeared before me: Milam Randolph Pharo, the Vice President - Land & Legal of St Mary Land & Exploration Company, a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as a member of Roswell, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, known to me to be such officer of such corporation, such corporation acting in its capacity as member and on behalf of such limited liability company, and such limited liability company being a party to the foregoing instrument. MONTANA, NEW The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this MEXICO, NORTH day, by such person, the above designated officer of St. DAKOTA Mary Land & Exploration Company acting in its capacity -14- OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, as member of the limited liability company specified UTAH, following such person's name, on behalf of said corporation WYOMING, acting ill its capacity as member of the limited liability and company, and on behalf of said limited liability company. LOUISIANA On this date before me, the undersigned authority. personally came and appeared such person, to me personally known and known by me o be tile person whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing document as the above designated officer of the above mentioned corporation acting in its capacity as member of the limited liability company specified following such person's name, who signed said document before me in the presence of the two witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed as such, being competent witnesses, and who acknowledged, in my presence and in the presence of said witnesses, that he signed the above and foregoing document as his own free act and deed on behalf of such corporation acting in its capacity as member of such limited liability company, and on behalf of such limited liability company, by authority of its board of directors and by authority of its members, respectively, and as the free act and deed of such corporation, acting in its capacity as member of such limited liability company, and of such limited liability company and for the uses and purposes therein set forth and apparent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal in the City of Denver, Denver County, Colorado, on the day and year first above written. /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC, in and for the State of Colorado James C. Robertson ------------------------------------------------- My commission expires: (printed name) Feb. 14, 2005 - --------------------- [SEAL] -15- THUS DONE AND PASSED this 24th day of January, 2003, to be effective, however, as of January 27, 2003, in my presence and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses who hereunto sign their names with Mortgagor and me, Notary, after reading of the whole. WITNESSES: ST. MARY OPERATING COMPANY /s/ KAREN M. POLLY - ----------------------------------- Name: Karen M. Polly ---------------------------- By: /s/ MILAM RANDOLPH PHARO ----------------------------------- Milam Randolph Pharo /s/ ROBERT T. HANLEY Vice President - Land & Legal - ----------------------------------- Name: Robert T. Hanley ---------------------------- /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------ NOTARY PUBLIC The address and tax identification number of Operating are: 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 (Denver County) Taxpayer ID. No. 84-0723492 STATE OF COLORADO ss. ss. COUNTY OF DENVER ss. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, the undersigned authority, a notary public duly qualified, commissioned, sworn and acting in and for the county and state aforesaid, and being authorized in such county and state to take acknowledgments, hereby certify that, on this 24th day of January, 2003, there personally appeared before me: Milam Randolph Pharo, the Vice President - Land & Legal of St. Mary Operating Company, a Colorado corporation, known to me to be such officer, such corporation being a party to the foregoing instrument. MONTANA, NEW The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this MEXICO, NORTH day, by such person, the above designated officer of the DAKOTA corporation specified following such person's name, on OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, behalf of said corporation. UTAH, WYOMING and LOUISIANA On this date before me, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared such person, to me personally known and known by me to be the person whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing document as the above designated officer of the corporation specified following -16- such person's name, who signed said document before me in the presence of the two witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed as such, being competent witnesses, and who acknowledged, in my presence and in the presence of said witnesses, that he signed the above and foregoing document as his own free act and deed on behalf of such corporation by authority of its board of directors and as the free act and deed of such corporation and for the uses and purposes therein set forth and apparent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal in the City of Denver, Denver County, Colorado, on the day and year first above written. /s/ JAMES C. ROBERTSON ---------------------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC, in and for the State of Colorado James C. Robertson ---------------------------------------------------- My commission expires: (printed name) Feb. 14, 2005 - --------------------- [SEAL] -17- THUS DONE AND PASSED this 27th day of January, 2003, to be effective, however, as of January 27, 2003, in my presence and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses who hereunto sign their names with Agent and me, Notary, after reading of the whole. WITNESSES: WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL /s/ JEFF CARMICHAEL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent - ----------------------------------- Name: Jeff Carmichael ---------------------------- By: /s/ PHILIP J. TRINDER ---------------------------------- Name: Philip J. Trinder /s/ LUKE ALBRECHT Title: Vice President - ----------------------------------- Name: Luke Albrecht ---------------------------- /s/ MICHELE J COX ------------------------------------------ NOTARY PUBLIC The address of Agent is: 201 South College Street 8th Floor NC 0680 Charlotte, North Carolina 28288 STATE OF TEXAS ss. ss. COUNTY OF HARRIS ss. BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, the undersigned authority, a notary public duly qualified, commissioned, sworn and acting in and for the county and state aforesaid, and being authorized in such county and state to take acknowledgments, hereby certify that, on this 27th day of January, 2003, there personally appeared before me: Philip J. Trinder, the Vice President of Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, known to me to be such officer, such banking association being a party to the foregoing instrument. MONTANA, NEW The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this MEXICO, NORTH day, by such person, the above designated officer of the DAKOTA banking association specified following such person's name, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, on behalf of said banking association. UTAH, WYOMING and LOUISIANA On this date before me, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared such person, to me personally known and known by me to be the person whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing document as the above designated officer of the banking association specified following such person's name, who signed said document -18- before me in the presence of the two witnesses, whose names are thereto subscribed as such, being competent witnesses, and who acknowledged, in my presence and in the presence of said witnesses, that he signed the above and foregoing document as his own free act and deed on behalf of such banking association by authority of its board of directors and as the free act and deed of such banking association and for the uses and purposes therein set forth and apparent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal in the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas, on the day and year first above written. /s/ MICHELE J COX ---------------------------------------------- NOTARY PUBLIC, in and for the State of Texas Michele J. Cox ---------------------------------------------- My commission expires: (printed name) 9-4-05 - --------------------- [SEAL] -19-