EX-10.6 (Ninth Amendment to Eighth Restated Credit Agreement)

This Ninth Amendment to Eighth Restated Credit Agreement (this “Ninth Amendment”) is effective as of May 24, 2012 (the “Ninth Amendment Effective Date”), by and among CHAPARRAL ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), the Borrowers, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent (“Administrative Agent”), and each of the Lenders party hereto.

WHEREAS, Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent, the other Agents party thereto and Lenders are parties to that certain Eighth Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 12, 2010 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) (unless otherwise defined herein, all terms used herein with their initial letter capitalized shall have the meaning given such terms in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Ninth Amendment); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have made revolving credit loans to Borrowers; and

WHEREAS, in connection with Parent’s and the Borrowers’ refinancing of the Permitted 2007 Bond Debt, Parent and Borrowers have requested that the Credit Agreement be amended to permit Parent and Borrowers to add certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing to Consolidated Net Income in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDAX; and

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1.Amendments. In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Ninth Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date in the manner provided in this Section 1.

1.1    Amended and Restated Definitions. The definitions of “Consolidated EBITDAX” and “Loan Documents” contained in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to read in full as follows:

“Consolidated EBITDAX” means with respect to Parent and the Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for any applicable period: (a) Consolidated Net Income of Parent and the Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, plus, to the extent deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income, (b) the sum of (i) income or material franchise Taxes paid or accrued; (ii) Consolidated Net Interest Expense; (iii) amortization, depletion and depreciation expense; (iv) any

non-cash losses or charges on any Swap Agreement, including those resulting from the requirements of ASC Topic 815, for that period; (v) other non-cash charges (excluding accruals for cash expenses made in the ordinary course of business), including, without limitation, non-cash employee compensation; (vi) costs and expenses associated with, and attributable to, oil and gas capital expenditures that are expensed rather than capitalized; (vii) reasonable and customary expenses and fees up to a maximum aggregate amount of $4,500,000 incurred in connection with the Closing Transactions (including, without limitation, in connection with the termination or monetization of Swap Agreements that occurred contemporaneously with the refinancing of the Existing Indebtedness) to the extent such expenses and fees were incurred and paid on or before June 30, 2010; (viii) reasonable and customary fees and expenses relating to the refinancing of the Permitted 2005 Bond Debt; and (ix) reasonable and customary fees and expenses relating to the refinancing of the Permitted 2007 Bond Debt; less, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income, (c) the sum of (i) the income of any Person (other than Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person) unless such income is received by such Person in a cash distribution; (ii) gains or losses from sales or other dispositions of assets (other than Hydrocarbons produced in the normal course of business); (iii) any non-cash gains on any Swap Agreement, including those resulting from the requirements of ASC Topic 815, for that period; (iv) any cash proceeds received from the termination or other monetization of any Swap Agreement (including, as applicable, any trade confirmations made pursuant thereto) unless such termination or other monetization was permitted under Section 9.12 hereof, and (v) extraordinary or non-recurring gains, but not net of extraordinary or non-recurring “cash” losses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all calculations of Consolidated EBITDAX shall be (A) in all respects, acceptable to, and approved by, the Administrative Agent, (B) for any applicable period of determination during which a Credit Party has consummated an acquisition or disposition (to the extent permitted hereunder) of Properties, calculated and determined on a pro forma basis as if such acquisition or disposition was consummated on the first day of such applicable period, and (C) calculated, determined and adjusted for any applicable period to exclude any income, loss or other adjustments with respect to Unrestricted Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP, except income received pursuant to a cash distribution shall be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDAX.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, the Ninth Amendment, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Agreements, the Letters of Credit, the Certificate of Effectiveness, and the Security Instruments.

1.2    Additional Definition. Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to add the following definition to such Section in appropriate alphabetical order:

“Ninth Amendment” means that certain Ninth Amendment to Eighth

Restated Credit Agreement dated effective as May 24, 2012, among Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

SECTION 2.    Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of the amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 hereof is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

2.1    No Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred which is continuing and the total Credit Exposures of all Lenders shall not exceed the Borrowing Base.

2.2    Other Documents. Administrative Agent shall have been provided with such other documents, instruments and agreements, and Parent and Borrowers shall have taken such actions, as Administrative Agent may reasonably require in connection with this Ninth Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 3.    Representations and Warranties of Borrowers. To induce the Lenders and Administrative Agent to enter into this Ninth Amendment, Parent and Borrowers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Lenders and Administrative Agent as follows:

3.1    Reaffirm Existing Representations and Warranties. Each representation and warranty of each Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents is true and correct on the date hereof and will be true and correct after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 1 hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such specified earlier date.

3.2    Due Authorization; No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Borrowers of this Ninth Amendment are within Parent’s and Borrowers’ corporate and limited liability company powers (as applicable), have been duly authorized by all necessary action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not violate or constitute a default under any provision of applicable law or any material agreement binding upon Parent, any Borrower or any other Credit Party or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of Parent, any Borrower or any other Credit Party except Excepted Liens.

3.3    Validity and Enforceability. This Ninth Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Parent and Borrowers enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general application.

3.4    No Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency. No Default or Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and the total Credit Exposures of all Lenders do not exceed the Borrowing Base.

SECTION 4.    Miscellaneous.

4.1    Reaffirmation of Loan Documents; Extension of Liens. Any and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall, except as amended and modified hereby, remain in full force and effect. The amendments contemplated hereby shall not limit or impair any Liens securing the Indebtedness, each of which are hereby ratified, affirmed and extended to secure the Indebtedness after giving effect to this Ninth Amendment.

4.2    Parties in Interest. All of the terms and provisions of this Ninth Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

4.3    Legal Expenses. Parent and Borrowers hereby jointly and severally agree to pay on demand all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to Administrative Agent incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Ninth Amendment and all related documents.

4.4    Counterparts. This Ninth Amendment may be executed in counterparts, and all parties need not execute the same counterpart; however, no party shall be bound by this Ninth Amendment until Parent, Borrowers and Majority Lenders have executed a counterpart. Facsimiles or other electronic transmission shall be effective as originals.

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

4.6    Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Ninth Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Ninth Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.

4.7    Effectiveness. This Ninth Amendment shall be effective automatically and without necessity of any further action by Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent or Lenders when counterparts hereof have been executed by Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent and Majority Lenders, and all conditions to the effectiveness hereof set forth herein have been satisfied.

4.8    Governing Law. This Ninth Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Ninth Amendment to be duly executed by their respective Responsible Officers on the date and year first above written.