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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

TENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS TENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of October 26, 2012, is by and among Concho Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2008 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects.

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, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing of each condition precedent set forth inSection 3 of this Amendment, and in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall be amended effective as of the Tenth Amendment Effective Date (defined below) in the manner provided in thisSection 1.

1.1 Senior Notes Adjustment.Section 3.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

3.05Senior Notes Adjustment. Unless otherwise waived in writing by the Required Lenders, upon the incurrence of any Indebtedness under any Senior Notes permitted underSection 7.03(f) at any time and from time to time on and after November 2, 2013, the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base then in effect shall each be reduced by the lesser of (i) $300 for every $1,000 in stated amount of such Indebtedness as of the date such Indebtedness is incurred and (ii) such other amount, if any, determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion prior to issuance of such Senior Notes; provided that no such adjustment shall be required with respect to any Permitted Refinancing of any such Senior Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the stated amount of such Indebtedness that constitutes Permitted Refinancings of existing Senior Notes shall not be included for purposes of determining the reduction in the BorrowingBase and the Conforming Borrowing Base required by thisSection 3.05 and only the stated amount in excess of such Permitted Refinancings shall be included in calculating the adjustment required by thisSection 3.05.

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1.2 Indebtedness Under Senior Notes.Section 7.03(f) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

(f) subject to any adjustment to the Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base required under Section 3.05, unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower evidenced by unsecured senior notes or unsecured senior subordinated notes and Guarantees thereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000,000 at any time outstanding (“Senior Notes”) and any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness incurred under this clause (f); provided that (i) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to each issuance of such Senior Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the final stated maturity date of such Senior Notes is not earlier than the first anniversary after the Maturity Date (as in effect on the date of issuance of such Senior Notes), (iii) the non-default stated interest rate of such Senior Notes shall be consistent with market terms for issuers of similar size and credit quality at the time of issuance, (iv) no scheduled principal amortization is required under such Senior Notes prior to the stated maturity of such Senior Notes and (v) such Senior Notes are evidenced by an indenture and related documents containing terms and conditions, covenants and events of default that are customary for similar notes and that are, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

1.3 Dispositions. The initial clause ofSection 7.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

7.05Dispositions.Make any Disposition or Swap Modification, except:

SECTION 2.Redetermined Borrowing Base. This Amendment shall constitute notice of the Redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Credit Agreement, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower hereby acknowledge that the Borrowing Base is $3,000,000,000 as of the Tenth Amendment Effective Date and shall remain at $3,000,000,000 until the next Redetermination of the Borrowing Base. The Borrowers and the Lenders agree that the Redetermination provided for in thisSection 2 shall be the October 1, 2012 Scheduled Redetermination and shall not be construed or deemed to be a Special Redetermination for purposes of Section 3.03 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 3.Conditions.The amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth inSection 1 of this Amendment and the Redetermination of the Borrowing Base set forth inSection 2 of this Amendment shall be effective on the date that each of the conditions set forth in thisSection 3 is satisfied (the “Tenth Amendment Effective Date”).

3.1 Execution and Delivery. Each Loan Party and the Required Lenders shall have executed and delivered this Amendment and any other documents requested by the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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3.2 No Default. No Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result from the effectiveness of this Amendment.

3.3 Other Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and documents incidental and appropriate to the transaction provided for herein as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request prior to the date hereof, and all such documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:

4.1 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties/Further Assurances. After giving effect to the amendments contained herein, each representation and warranty of the Borrower or any Guarantor contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document is true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Amendment (except that any representation or warranty which by its terms was made as of a specified date shall be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date and any representation or warranty which is qualified by reference to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” is true and correct in all respects).

4.2 Corporate Authority; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each Guarantor (to the extent a party hereto or thereto) of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein are within the Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by necessary action and require no approval, consent or action by or in respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government.

4.3 Enforceability. This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower 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.

4.4

No Default. As of the date of this Amendment, no Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 5.Miscellaneous.

5.1 Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and 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 Borrower hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall not impair its liabilities, duties and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party or the Liens granted by it securing the payment and performance thereof. The execution, delivery

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and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver or amendment of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. Upon and after the execution of this Amendment by each of the parties hereto, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document, and all provisions in the Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply hereto.

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

5.3 Legal Expenses. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.

5.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. However, this Amendment shall bind no party until the Borrower, the Required Lenders, and the Administrative Agent have executed a counterpart. Delivery of photocopies of the signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of manually executed counterparts of this Amendment.

5.5 Complete Agreement. THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN 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 THE PARTIES.

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

5.7 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Texas.

[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Tenth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.


BORROWER:

CONCHO RESOURCES INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By:		/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:		Darin G. Holderness
Title:		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer