ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO
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                      SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS  SECOND   AMENDMENT  TO  CREDIT   AGREEMENT   (herein  called  the
"Amendment") made as of June 27, 2000 by and among St. Mary Land and Exploration
Company,  a  Delaware   corporation   ("Borrower"),   Bank  of  America,   N.A.,
individually  and  as  Agent  ("Agent"),   and  the  undersigned   lenders  (the
"Lenders").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,  Borrower,  Agent and Lenders entered into that certain Credit
Agreement  dated  as of June  30,  1998  (as  heretofore  amended,  modified  or
supplemented,  the  "Original  Agreement"),  for the purpose  and  consideration
therein expressed, whereby Lenders became obligated to make loans to Borrower as
therein provided; and

         WHEREAS,  Borrower,  Agent and  Lenders  desire  to amend the  Original
Agreement for the purposes described herein.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
covenants and  agreements  contained  herein and in the Original  Agreement,  in
consideration  of the loans which may  hereafter be made by Lenders to Borrower,
and for other good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and  sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I.

                           Definitions and References

         Section  1.1.  Terms  Defined  in the  Original  Agreement.  Unless the
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context otherwise  requires or unless otherwise  expressly  defined herein,  the
terms defined in the Original  Agreement  shall have the same meanings  whenever
used in this Amendment.

         Section  1.2.  Other  Defined  Terms.   Unless  the  context  otherwise
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requires,  the  following  terms  when  used in this  Amendment  shall  have the
meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.2.

                  "Amendment" means this Second Amendment to Credit Agreement.

                  "Credit  Agreement"  means the  Original  Agreement as amended
                  hereby.

                                   ARTICLE II.

               Amendment to Original Agreement and Designation of
                          New Aggregate Borrowing Base

         Section 2.1.  Defined Terms.  The following definitions in  Section 1.1
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of  the Original  Agreement are  hereby  amended in their  entirety  to  read as
follows:


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                  "'Base Rate Margin' means with respect to each Base Rate Loan:

                  (a) when the Debt to Capitalization  Ratio in effect hereunder
         is less than 0.5 to 1.0, zero, or

                  (b) when the Debt to Capitalization  Ratio in effect hereunder
         is greater than or equal to 0.50 to 1.0, 0.25%."

                  "'Eurodollar Margin' means

                  (a) during the Tranche A Revolving Period with respect to each
         Eurodollar Loan:

                           (i) when the Debt to  Capitalization  Ratio in effect
                  hereunder is less than 0.30 to 1.0, 0.75%, or

                           (ii) when the Debt to Capitalization  Ratio in effect
                  hereunder  is  greater  than or  equal to 0.30 to 1.0 but less
                  than 0.40 to 1.0, 1.00%, or

                           (iii) when the Debt to Capitalization Ratio in effect
                  hereunder  is  greater  than or  equal to 0.40 to 1.0 but less
                  than 0.5 to 1.0, 1.125%, or

                           (iv) when the Debt to Capitalization  Ratio in effect
                  hereunder is greater than or equal to 0.50 to 1.0, 1.375%; and

                  (b) after the Tranche A Revolving  Period with respect to each
         Eurodollar Loan:

                           (i) when the Debt to  Capitalization  Ratio in effect
                  hereunder is less than 0.30 to 1.0, 0.875%, or

                           (ii) when the Debt to Capitalization  Ratio in effect
                  hereunder  is  greater  than or  equal to 0.30 to 1.0 but less
                  than 0.40 to 1.0, 1.125%, or

                           (iii) when the Debt to Capitalization Ratio in effect
                  hereunder  is  greater  than or  equal to 0.40 to 1.0 but less
                  than 0.5 to 1.0, 1.375%, or

                           (iv) when the Debt to Capitalization  Ratio in effect
                  hereunder is greater than or equal to 0.50 to 1.0, 1.625%."

                  "'Permitted  Investments'  means  (a)  Cash  Equivalents,  (b)
         Investments  by Borrower in any of its wholly owned  Subsidiaries,  and
         (c) so long as no  Default  or Event of  Default  has  occurred  and is
         continuing  and the Facility  Usage does not exceed the Borrowing  Base
         then in effect,  (1) loans to or  guaranties of  obligations  of or the
         acquisition  of  capital  stock or equity  interest  in Summo  Minerals
         Corporation  or a direct  property  interest in any  property  owned by
         Summo Minerals  Corporation  provided that

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         the aggregate  amount of such loans,  guaranties of  obligations of and
         consideration  paid by  Borrower  for  such  capital  stock  equity  or
         property  interest  does  not  exceed  the sum of  $12,500,000  and (2)
         repurchases  of capital  stock of Borrower  provided that the aggregate
         amount paid by Borrower in connection with such  repurchases  shall not
         exceed $20,000,000."

                  "'Tranche A Maturity Date' means December 31, 2006."

                  "'Tranche  A  Revolving  Period'  means  the  period  from and
                  including the date hereof until June 30, 2003."

                  "'Tranche B Maturity Date' means June 26, 2001."

         Section 2.2. Extension of Tranche A Revolving Period.  Borrower may, at
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its option and from time to time during the Tranche A Revolving Period,  request
that the  Tranche A  Revolving  Period be  extended  for a period of one year by
delivering to Agent,  not more than sixty (60) days and not less than forty-five
(45) days prior to the last day of the then current Tranche A Revolving  Period,
a written request that the Lenders extend the Tranche A Revolving Period.  Agent
shall  forthwith  provide a copy of such  request to each of the  Lenders.  Each
Lender shall,  within thirty (30) days after the date such Lender  receives such
request from Agent, either (i) notify Agent in writing of its acceptance of such
request,  and the  terms and  conditions,  if any,  upon  which  such  Lender is
prepared  to extend the  Tranche A Revolving  Period,  or (ii)  notify  Agent in
writing that such request has been  denied.  In the event any Lender  determines
not to grant any such extension, Agent shall promptly so notify Borrower.

         Section 2.3.  Tranche B Loan Commitment Fee.  Section  2.5(c)(i) of the
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Original  Agreement is hereby  deleted in its  entirety  and  replaced  with the
following:

                  "(i) when the Debt to Capitalization Ratio in effect hereunder
         is less than 0.50 to 1.0, 0.25% per annum;"

         Section  2.4.  Regularly  Scheduled  Payments of Principal of Tranche A
Note. Section 2.7(c) of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:

                  "(c)  Regularly  Scheduled  Payments of Principal of Tranche A
         Note.  The  principal of the Tranche A Note shall be due and payable in
         fourteen (14) quarterly  installments,  each of which shall be equal to
         the  greater  of (i)  one-fourteenth  (1/14)  of the  aggregate  unpaid
         principal  balance  of the  Tranche A Note at the end of the  Tranche A
         Revolving  Period or (ii)  sixty  percent  (60%) of the Net Oil and Gas
         Revenues during the applicable Accounting Quarter, and shall be due and
         payable on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, beginning September 30,
         2003 and continuing  regularly  thereafter until the Tranche A Maturity
         Date, at which time the unpaid principal  balance of the Tranche A Note
         and all interest accrued thereon shall be due and payable in full."

         Section 2.5. Indebtedness.  Section 7.1(h) of the Original Agreement is
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hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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                 "(h)  Miscellaneous  items of  Indebtedness  not  described in
         subsections (a) through (h) which do not in the aggregate  (taking into
         account  all  such  Indebtedness  of  all  Restricted  Persons)  exceed
         $3,000,000 at any one time outstanding."

         Section 2.6. New  Aggregate  Borrowing  Base.  Pursuant to Section 2.9,
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Agent  hereby  notifies  Borrower  that the  Aggregate  Borrowing  Base shall be
$40,000,000 from the date hereof until the next Determination Date.

         Section 2.7. Schedule 1. Schedule 1 of the Original Agreement is hereby
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deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule 1 attached hereto.

                                  ARTICLE III.

                           Conditions of Effectiveness

         Section 3.1.  Effective Date. This Amendment shall become  effective as
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of the date first above written when and only when:


                  (a) Agent shall have received all of the following, at Agent's
         office,   duly  executed  and  delivered  and  in  form  and  substance
         satisfactory to Agent, all of the following:

                           (i)      this Amendment;

                           (ii) a certificate of the Secretary of Borrower dated
                  the  date  of  this   Amendment   certifying:   (i)  that  the
                  resolutions attached to that certain Omnibus Certificate dated
                  as of June 30, 1998 (the "Original Certificate") authorize the
                  execution,  delivery  and  performance  of this  Amendment  by
                  Borrower;  (ii)  that the  names  and true  signatures  of the
                  officers of the Borrower attached to the Original  Certificate
                  are authorized to sign this  Amendment;  and (iii) that all of
                  the  representations  and  warranties  set forth in Article IV
                  hereof  are  true  and  correct  at and as of the time of such
                  effectiveness;

                           (iii) for subsequent  delivery to each Lender,  (A) a
                  new Tranche A Note for each Lender with appropriate insertions
                  payable to the order of the appropriate  Lender,  each in form
                  attached  hereto as Exhibit  A-1 and (B) a new  Tranche B Note
                  for each Lender  with  appropriate  insertions  payable to the
                  order of the appropriate  Lender, each in form attached hereto
                  as Exhibit A-2;

                           (iv) several  Assignment and Acceptances of even date
                  herewith by and between (i) U.S.  Bank  National  Association,
                  Comerica  Bank-Texas,  Borrower  and  Agent,  (ii)  U.S.  Bank
                  National  Association,  Norwest Bank Colorado,  N.A., Borrower
                  and  Agent,  and (iii) Bank of  America,  N.A.,  Norwest  Bank
                  Colorado,  N.A. and Borrower,  each in form attached hereto as
                  Exhibit B;

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                           (v) such  other  supporting  documents  as Agent  may
                  reasonably request; and

                  (b) Borrower  shall have paid,  in  connection  with such Loan
         Documents,  all fees and reimbursements to be paid to Agent pursuant to
         any Loan  Documents,  or  otherwise  due Agent and  including  fees and
         disbursements of Agent's attorneys.

                                   ARTICLE IV.

                         Representations and Warranties

         Section 4.1.  Representations  and Warranties of Borrower.  In order to
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induce  each  Lender  to enter  into this  Amendment,  Borrower  represents  and
warrants to each Lender that:

                  (a) The representations and warranties  contained in Article V
         of the Original Agreement are true and correct at and as of the time of
         the effectiveness hereof.

                  (b) Borrower has duly taken all action  necessary to authorize
         the execution and delivery by it of this Amendment and to authorize the
         consummation   of  the   transactions   contemplated   hereby  and  the
         performance of its obligations  hereunder.  Borrower is duly authorized
         to borrow funds under the Credit Agreement.

                  (c) The execution and delivery by Borrower of this  Amendment,
         the  performance  by  Borrower  of its  obligations  hereunder  and the
         consummation of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby do not and will
         not  (i)  conflict   with  any  provision  of  (1)  any  Law,  (2)  the
         organizational  documents of Borrower, or (3) any agreement,  judgment,
         license,  order or permit applicable to or binding upon Borrower,  (ii)
         result in the  acceleration of any  Indebtedness  owed by Borrower,  or
         (iii)  result in or require the creation of any Lien upon any assets of
         properties of Borrower.  Except as expressly  contemplated  in the Loan
         Documents  no  consent,  approval,  authorization  or order of,  and no
         notice to or filing  with,  and  Tribunal or third party is required in
         connection  with the execution,  delivery or performance by Borrower of
         this Amendment or to consummate any transactions contemplated hereby.

                  (d) When duly executed and  delivered,  each of this Amendment
         and the Credit Agreement will be a legal,  valid and binding obligation
         of Borrower,  enforceable in accordance with its terms,  except as such
         enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws of
         general application relating to the enforcement of creditors' rights.

                  (e) The audited annual  Consolidated  financial  statements of
         Borrower  dated as of  December  31, 1999 and the  unaudited  quarterly
         Consolidated  financial  statements  of Borrower  dated as of March 31,
         2000 fairly present Borrower's  Consolidated financial position at such
         dates  and  the  Consolidated  results  of  Borrower's  operations  and
         Borrower's Consolidated cash flows for the periods ending on such dates
         for Borrower.

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         Copies of such financial statements have heretofore been
         delivered to each Lender.  Since such dates no Material  Adverse Change
         has occurred.

                                   ARTICLE V.

                                  Miscellaneous

         Section 5.1.  Ratification  of  Agreements.  The Original  Agreement as
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hereby  amended is hereby  ratified  and  confirmed  in all  respects.  The Loan
Documents,  as  they  may  be  amended  or  affected  by the  various  Amendment
Documents,  are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.  Any reference to
the Credit  Agreement in any Loan Document  shall be deemed to be a reference to
the  Original  Agreement  as  hereby  amended.   The  execution,   delivery  and
effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly  provided herein,
operate  as a waiver of any right,  power or remedy of Lenders  under the Credit
Agreement,  the Notes, or any other Loan Document nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of the Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document.

         Section 5.2. Survival of Agreements. All of Borrower's representations,
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warranties,  covenants  and  agreements  herein shall  survive the execution and
delivery of this Amendment and the performance  hereof,  including the making or
granting of the Loans,  and shall further  survive until all of the  Obligations
are  paid in full to each  Lender  and all of  Lender  Parties'  obligations  to
Borrower  are  terminated.  All  statements  and  agreements  contained  in  any
certificate  or instrument  delivered by Borrower  hereunder or under the Credit
Agreement  to any  Lender  shall be deemed  representations  and  warranties  by
Borrower or agreements  and covenants of Borrower under this Amendment and under
the Credit Agreement.

         Section 5.3. Loan Documents. This Amendment is a Loan Document, and all
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provisions in the Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply hereto.

         Section 5.4.  Governing Law. This Amendment  shall be deemed a contract
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and  instrument  made  under  the laws of the  State of  Colorado  and  shall be
construed and enforced in accordance  with and governed by the laws of the State
of Colorado and the laws of the United States of America,  without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law.

         Section 5.5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be separately executed in
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any  number  of  counterparts  and  by  different  parties  hereto  in  separate
counterparts,  each of which when so executed  shall be deemed to constitute one
and the same Amendment.

         THIS  AMENDMENT  AND THE  OTHER  LOAN  DOCUMENTS  REPRESENT  THE  FINAL
AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS,  OR SUBSEQUENT  ORAL  AGREEMENTS  OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO
UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this  Amendment  is executed as of the date first
above written.

                                             ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY

                                             By:/S/RICHARD C. NORRIS
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                                                Name:RICHARD C. NORRIS
                                                Title:VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE

                                                Address:

                                                1776 Lincoln Street
                                                Denver, Colorado 80203
                                                Attention: Richard C. Norris
                                                Fax: (303) 861-0934

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                                             BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
                                             Agent, LC Issuer and Lender

                                             By: /S/TRACEY S. BARCLAY
                                                 --------------------
                                                 Tracey S. Barclay
                                                 Principal

                                                 Address:

                                                 901 Main Street, 64th Floor
                                                 Dallas, Texas 75202
                                                 Fax:     (214) 290-8371

                                                 with a copy to:

                                                 Tracey S. Barclay
                                                 Bank of America, N.A.
                                                 Energy Group
                                                 333 Clay Street, Suite 4550
                                                 Houston, TX  77002
                                                 fax:     (713) 651-4807

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                                             COMERICA BANK-TEXAS,
                                             a Lender

                                             By:/S/DAVID MONTGOMERY
                                                -------------------
                                                David Montgomery
                                                Vice President

                                                Address:
                                                P.O. Box 650282
                                                MC 6593
                                                Dallas, Texas 75265-0282
                                                Telephone:   (214) 969-6565
                                                Fax:         (214) 969-6561

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                                             WELLS FARGO BANK WEST, N.A.,
                                             formerly  known  as
                                             NORWEST BANK OF COLORADO, N.A., a
                                             Lender

                                             By:/s/THOMAS M. FONCANNON
                                                ----------------------
                                                Thomas M. Foncannon
                                                Senior Vice President

                                                Address:

                                                1740 Broadway
                                                Denver, Colorado  80274-8699
                                                Attention:  Thomas M. Foncannon
                                                Fax:   (303) 863-5196

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                                   SCHEDULE 1

                               LENDER COMMITMENTS
                                                                          MAXIMUM ALLOCATIONS
                                                                  -------------------------------------
                               PERCENTAGE       MAXIMUM LOAN          TRANCHE A          TRANCHE B
NAME OF LENDER                    SHARE            AMOUNT               LOAN               LOAN
---------------------------- ---------------- ------------------  ------------------ ------------------
<S>                          <C>              <C>                 <C>                <C>
Bank of America, N.A.              50%        $  100,000,000      $  100,000,000     $   25,000,000
Comerica Bank-Texas                25%        $   50,000,000      $   50,000,000     $   12,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank West, N.A.        25%        $   50,000,000      $   50,000,000     $   12,500,000
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