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&lt;p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note 3. Acquisitions &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"&gt;On June&amp;nbsp;2, 2010, we completed an acquisition of oil and natural gas properties from certain unaffiliated third parties in an effort to explore and develop more oil rich plays. The properties were purchased for approximately $73.7 million in cash, after post close adjustments. The purchase price allocation was $48.7 million for proved properties and $25.0 million for undeveloped leasehold not being amortized. The acquisition included approximately 45,000 net leasehold acres and 10 producing oil wells and is focused on the Marmaton horizontal oil play located mainly in Beaver County, Oklahoma. Proved developed producing net reserves associated with the 10 acquired producing wells is approximately 762,000 BOE &amp;#8212; consisting of 511,000 barrels of oil, 155,000 barrels of NGLs and 573 MMcf of natural gas. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 12px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"&gt;Also during the second quarter of 2010, we completed an acquisition of approximately 32,000 net acres of undeveloped oil and gas leasehold located in Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas for approximately $17.6 million. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"&gt;During 2008 and 2009, we acquired interests in approximately 60,000 net undeveloped acres in the Marcellus Shale Play, located mainly in Pennsylvania and Maryland for approximately $43.6 million. In July 2009, we received $7.1 million and approximately 1,500 net undeveloped acres, representing payment for our 50% interest in 4,000 gross undeveloped acres and reimbursement for costs we paid on their behalf. On September&amp;nbsp;30, 2009,&amp;nbsp;per our agreement with certain unaffiliated third parties, we were paid approximately $14.9 million for our 50% interest in approximately 18,000 gross undeveloped acres of the Marcellus Shale and $26.1 million for a receivable from the third parties for their 50% share of the costs we paid on their behalf to acquire the acreage. The sales proceeds reduced undeveloped leasehold and no gain or loss was recorded on this sale. We now have an interest in approximately 50,500 net undeveloped acres.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</NonNumbericText><NonNumericTextHeader>Note 3. Acquisitions

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