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                       basis thereafter, unless and until                             
                       terminated by either party upon 30 days                        
                       written notice prior to the end of the                         
                       primary term or any monthly extension                          
                       (the "Release Period"), all gas otherwise                      
                       deliverable by Seller each day from any well                   
                       or wells committed to the performance of the                   
                       Contracts which is (i) gas that is priced                      
                       pursuant to the applicable Contract above                      
                       the replacement cost of gas deliverability                     
                       estimated by Buyer to be available on its                      
                       system at the time of this release; (ii)                       
                       gas that was not committed or dedicated to                     
                       interstate commerce as of November 8, 1978                     
                       (within the meaning of Section 2(18) of the                    
                       Natural Gas Policy Act), or if so committed                    
                       or dedicated gas that qualifies under Sec-                     
                       tions 102(c), 103(c), or 107(c)(1-4) of                        
                       the Natural Gas Policy Act; and (iii) gas                      
                       deliverability that is in excess of the                        
                       quantities of gas requested by Buyer, from                     
                       time to time, from Seller's interest in such                   
                       well or wells under the subject Contracts;                     
                       and Seller shall have the right to sell such                   
                       excess gas deliverability to third parties                     
                       on such day during the Release Period.                         
                  2.   Buyer further agrees to release from                           
                       commitment to the Contracts during the                         
                       Release Period, subject to the prior receipt                   
                       of any necessary governmental authorizations                   
                       on terms and conditions acceptable to both                     
                       parties, any other supplies of natural gas                     
                       deliverable by Seller each day from any well                   
                       or wells committed to the performance of the                   
                       Contracts, provided that the gas released                      
                       shall be limited to (i) gas from wells,                        
                       priced at the lower of the contract price                      
                       or maximum lawful price for such gas, which                    
                       when combined with the deliverability and                      
                       contract price of the gas released under                       
                       Paragraph 1 hereof, exceeds the current                        
                       replacement cost of gas deliverability                         
                       estimated by Buyer to be available on its                      
                       system; and (ii) deliverability from such                      
                       wells which is in excess of the quantities                     
                       of gas requested by Buyer, from time to                        
                       time, during the Release Period from                           
                       Seller's interest in such wells under the                      
                       subject Contracts; and Seller shall have the                   





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