Assignment of Overriding Royalty Interest - O'Donnell & Masur and Search Exploration Inc.

                   ASSIGNMENT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST


THE STATE OF TEXAS                )
                                  )
COUNTIES OF TOM GREEN,            )
NOLAN AND COKE                    )

Dated:  _____________________, 1995

         THIS ASSIGNMENT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST (THE 'ASSIGNMENT') IS
FROM O'Donnell & Masur (the 'Assignor') to Search Exploration, Inc., whose
mailing address is 1500 Three Lincoln Centre, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas
75240 (the 'Assignee').

                              W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the Action by the Unanimous Written Consent of
the Board of Directors of Search Exploration, Inc. adopted September 20, 1993
(the 'Board Resolution'), Assignee purported to grant to Assignor a
proportionate share (as set forth in the Board Resolution) of a two percent
(2%) overriding royalty interest in Assignee's share of the Placid Venture oil
and gas leases (the 'Subject Interest') located in Tom Green, Nolan, and Coke
Counties, Texas as described more particularly on Exhibit 'A' hereto (the
'Leases');

         WHEREAS, Assignee has yet to execute and deliver a formal conveyance
of such Subject Interest to Assignor evidencing its ownership thereof;

         NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration as set forth
herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Assignor does hereby
assign, transfer, set over and deliver, upon  the terms, conditions, and
warranties set forth below, unto Assignee, its successors in title and assigns,
effective upon the execution of this Assignment, the Subject Interest and any
and all claims, rights, title, or interest that Assignor may own in and to the
Leases.

         Assignor hereby represents and warrants to Assignee, its successors in
title and assigns, as of the date of this Assignment, that Assignor has not,
either directly or indirectly, transferred, conveyed, sold, assigned, pledged
or encumbered all or any part of the Subject Interest.

         Assignor hereby releases any and all claims and rights to the Subject
Interest and the Leases to which it may have any claim or have been entitled to
under the Board Resolution.

         In consideration of this Assignment and relinquishment of all claims
and rights to such Subject Interest or any of the Leases pursuant to the Board
Resolution, upon execution and delivery





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of this Assignment, Assignor shall be entitled to receive, under certain
conditions, the shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of Harken Energy
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ('Harken'), pursuant to Sections 1.08 and
1.10 of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 8, 1994 and
amended on March 27, 1995 (as amended, the 'Merger Agreement'), by and among
Assignee, Harken, and Search Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.

         This Assignment and the assignment, transfer and conveyance of the
Subject Interest made herein is expressly made subject to the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

         The provisions of this Assignment shall be binding upon all the heirs,
successors, representatives and assigns of the Assignor and Assignee.   Neither
this Assignment nor any of the rights hereunder shall be assigned by any of the
parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor has executed this Assignment on the day
and year first above written.

                                              ASSIGNOR:

                                              O'DONNELL & MASUR



                                              By:  _____________________________
                                              Name: ____________________________
                                              Title: ___________________________


STATE OF TEXAS                    )
                                  )
COUNTY OF _________________       )

         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of
_________________, 1995 by ______________________________.


                                              _________________________________
                                              Notary Public in and for
                                              ___________________County,
                                              State of Texas

My Commission Expires:  ___________________





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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO BY:

                                              SEARCH EXPLORATION, INC.



                                              By:  _____________________________
                                              Name: ____________________________
                                              Title: ___________________________


                                              HARKEN ENERGY CORPORATION



                                              By:  _____________________________
                                              Name: ____________________________
                                              Title: ___________________________





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