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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On February 28, 2020, as partial consideration for the Issuer's acquisition of certain limited liability company interests, the Issuer issued an aggregate 110,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to ILX Holdings, LLC (&quot;ILX Holdings&quot;), ILX Holdings II, LLC (&quot;ILX Holdings II&quot;), ILX Holdings III, LLC (&quot;ILX Holdings III&quot;) and Castex Energy 2014, LLC (&quot;Castex 2014&quot;).  Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 100 shares (subject to adjustments) of the Issuer's common stock immediately following the expiration of 20 calendar day period commencing on the stated date of distribution to the Issuer's stockholders of a definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C relating to the conversion of such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">David Leuschen and Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr. are the managing directors of Riverstone Management Group, L.L.C. (&quot;Riverstone Management&quot;), which is the general partner of Riverstone/Gower Mgmt Co Holdings, L.P. (&quot;Riverstone/Gower&quot;), which is the sole member of Riverstone Holdings LLC (&quot;Holdings&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Holdings is the sole shareholder of Riverstone Energy GP V Corp (&quot;Riverstone Corp&quot;), which is the managing member of Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC (&quot;Riverstone GP&quot;), which is the general partner of Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P. (&quot;Riverstone Energy Partners V&quot;), which is the general partner of Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund V (FT), L.P. (&quot;Riverstone Energy Fund V&quot;).  Each of Riverstone Energy Partners V and Riverstone Energy Fund V own an indirect interest in Castex 2014, and Riverstone Energy Partners V owns an indirect interest in ILX Holdings II.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Holdings is the owner of the ultimate general partners of each of ILX Holdings and ILX Holdings III.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each of Messrs. Leuschen and Lapeyre, Riverstone Management, Riverstone/Gower and Holdings may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by ILX Holdings and ILX Holdings III, and each of the foregoing entities and persons, together with Riverstone Corp, Riverstone GP, Riverstone Energy Partners V and Riverstone Energy Fund V may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Castex 2014 and ILX Holdings II.  Each such entity or person disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Riverstone Holdings LLC by: /s/ Peter Haskopolous, Authorized Person</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund V (FT), L.P. by: Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P., its general partner by: Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC, its general partner by: /s/ Peter Haskopolous, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P. by: Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC, its general partner by: /s/ Peter Haskopolous, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC by: /s/ Peter Haskopolous, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Riverstone Energy GP V Corp by: /s/ Peter Haskopolous, Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Riverstone/Gower Mgmt Co Holdings, L.P. by: Riverstone Management Group, L.L.C., its general partner by: /s/ Peter Haskopolous, Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Riverstone Management Group, L.L.C. by: /s/ Peter Haskopolous, Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ David M. Leuschen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Pierre F. Lapeyre</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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