Exhibit 25.1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b) (2)

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

A National Banking Association	94-1347393
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or	(I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)	Identification No.)
101 North Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	57104
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section
MAC N9305-175
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17^thFloor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
(612) 667-4608
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

ALTA MESA HOLDINGS, LP
ALTA MESA FINANCE SERVICES CORP.
SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS ON FOLLOWING PAGE
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Texas	1311	20-3565150
Delaware	1311	27-3555673
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Primary standard industrial	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	classification code number)	Identification No.)

15415 Katy Freeway, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77094
(281) 530-0991
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants’ principal executive offices)

     9.625% Senior Notes due 2018     

(Title of the indenture securities)

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANT GUARANTORS

	State or Other	Primary Standard
	Jurisdiction of	Industrial		I.R.S. Employer
	Incorporation or	Classification Code		Identification
Name	Organization	Number		Number
Alta Mesa Acquisition Sub, LLC	Texas		1311	27-1628512
Alta Mesa Drilling, LLC	Texas		1311	74-3236219
Alta Mesa Energy LLC	Texas		1311	45-1674374
Alta Mesa GP, LLC	Texas		1311	Disregarded
Alta Mesa Services, LP	Texas		1311	37-1517295
Aransas Resources, L.P.	Texas		1311	76-0524808
ARI Development, LLC	Delaware		1311	52-2135980
Buckeye Production Company, LP	Texas		1311	76-0524810
Brayton Management GP, LLC	Texas		1311	Disregarded
Brayton Management GP II, LLC	Texas		1311	Disregarded
Cairn Energy USA, LLC	Delaware		1311	23-2169839
FBB Anadarko, LLC	Delaware		1311	73-1119231
Galveston Bay Resources, LP	Texas		1311	76-0299036
Louisiana Exploration & Acquisition Partnership, LLC	Delaware		1311	Disregarded
Louisiana Exploration & Acquisitions, LP	Texas		1311	76-0524809
Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC	Delaware		1311	76-0548803
Navasota Resources, Ltd., LLP	Texas		1311	76-0524813
New Exploration Technologies Company, L.L.C.	Texas		1311	76-0488152
Nueces Resources, LP	Texas		1311	76-0524807
Oklahoma Energy Acquisitions, LP	Texas		1311	20-3583762
Petro Acquisitions, LP	Texas		1311	20-3565453
Petro Operating Company, LP	Texas		1311	20-3565354
Sundance Acquisition, LLC	Texas		1311	76-0338589
TE TMR, LLC	Texas		1311	76-0513342
Texas Energy Acquisitions, LP	Texas		1311	76-0524811
The Meridian Production, LLC	Texas		1311	76-0395200
The Meridian Resource & Exploration LLC	Delaware		1311	76-0348919
The Meridian Resource, LLC	Delaware		1311	76-0424671
TMR Drilling, LLC	Texas		1311	20-8676327
TMR Equipment, LLC	Texas		1311	20-8676198
Virginia Oil and Gas, LLC	Delaware		1311	26-3508385

     The address of the principal executive offices of all of the registrant guarantors is 15415 Katy Freeway, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77094 and the telephone number is (281) 530-0991.

Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

(a)	Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
	Comptroller of the Currency Treasury Department Washington, D.C.
	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C.
	Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco San Francisco, California 94120
(b)	Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
	The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

Exhibit 1.	A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*
Exhibit 2.	A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**
Exhibit 3.	See Exhibit 2
Exhibit 4.	Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***
Exhibit 5.	Not applicable.
Exhibit 6.	The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
Exhibit 7.	A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
Exhibit 8.	Not applicable.
Exhibit 9.	Not applicable.

*	Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC file number 333-130784-06.
**	Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of Trans-Lux Corporation file number 022-28721.
***	Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of Penn National Gaming Inc. file number 333-125274.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Dallas and State of Texas on the 27^th day of April, 2011.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 

/s/ Patrick T. Giordano  

Patrick T. Giordano 

Vice President 

EXHIBIT 6

April 27, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request thereof.

Very truly yours,


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 

/s/ Patrick T. Giordano  

Patrick T. Giordano 

Vice President 

EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of

Wells Fargo Bank National Association
of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
at the close of business December 31, 2010, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

		Dollar Amounts
		In Millions
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin		$	17,518
Interest-bearing balances			57,228
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities			0
Available-for-sale securities			150,439
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices			1,656
Securities purchased under agreements to resell			16,821
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale			38,095
Loans and leases, net of unearned income	691,483
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses	19,637
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance			671,846
Trading Assets			30,824
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)			8,129
Other real estate owned			5,713
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			659
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures			111
Intangible assets
Goodwill			20,931
Other intangible assets			26,452
Other assets			55,856
Total assets		$	1,102,278
LIABILITIES Deposits:
In domestic offices		$	747,742
Noninterest-bearing	165,559
Interest-bearing	582,183
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs			99,235
Noninterest-bearing	2,029
Interest-bearing	97,206
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices			2,930
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			16,102

	Dollar Amounts
	In Millions
Trading liabilities		15,647
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)		40,254
Subordinated notes and debentures		19,252
Other liabilities		37,554
Total liabilities	$	978,716
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus		0
Common stock		519
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)		98,971
Retained earnings		17,489
Accumulated other comprehensive income		5,280
Other equity capital components		0
Total bank equity capital		122,259
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries		1,303
Total equity capital		123,562
Total liabilities, and equity capital	$	1,102,278

I, Howard I. Atkins, EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Howard I. Atkins

EVP & CFO

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

John Stumpf
Dave Hoyt
Michael Loughlin Directors