December 18, 2009 Mr. Allen R. Stroder 6010 Highway 191, Suite 230 Odessa, TX 79762 Mr. Ryan John McNeel Brockett & McNeel LLP P.O. Box 1841 Midland, TX 79702 Mr. Eliot P. Tucker Tucker, Vaughan, Gardner & Barnes, P.C.

712 Main Street, Suite 1600 Houston, TX 77002-3297 Mr. Randal Patterson 3800 E. 42nd Street, Suite 500 Odessa, TX 79762 Mr. Steven C. Kiser Lynch Chappell & Alsup, P.C.

300 North Marienfeld, Suite 700 Midland, TX 79701 Mr. Eric Thomas Stahl Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C.

4514 Cole Ave. Dallas, TX 75205-4185 RE: Case Number: 07-0520 Court of Appeals Number: 11-06-00118-CV Trial Court Number: CV-43,929 Style: ED VANEGAS, JIMMY D. HALMAN, SAM ARMSTRONG, ALEX CARBAJAL, ROGER FARRINGTON, CURTIS HUFF, AND TITO BETANCUR v. AMERICAN ENERGY SERVICES, NIEWOEHNER PARTNERSHIP, L.P., et al.

Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in the above- referenced cause. You may obtain a copy of the opinion at: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp. If you would like the opinion by email, please contact Claudia Jenks at [email protected] or call (512)463-1312 ext. 41367.

Sincerely, [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk Enclosures |cc:|Ms. Vivian Wood | | |Ms. Sherry | | |Williamson |