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Oil Patch Press
Jul 7, 20192 min read
New Additions to Our Bookstore!
Check out the newest additions to our Bookstore: Oklahoma Corporation Commission: How to Find Information for Wells on Your Property, by...
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Oil Patch Press
Jun 23, 20193 min read
A Letter To Myself on the First Day of My Career
Dear Self, Today is the first day in a long journey for you in a career you don’t comprehend yet. You will learn that you will be forced...
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Oil Patch Press
Jun 12, 20194 min read
Lost Money – Unclaimed Royalties Not in the Owner’s Name
Every oil company I’ve ever worked for has routinely paid unclaimed royalties for an account usually title, “Unknown Owners” or some...
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Oil Patch Press
Jun 7, 20193 min read
The Other Company Didn’t Ask Me for That. Why Are YOU?
This is one of the most frustrating experiences for a mineral rights owner or a royalty owner. They are being paid by two (or more)...
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Oil Patch Press
May 23, 20192 min read
5 Habits Every Analyst Should Have
One. Always look for new information in the areas of oil and gas industry legal issues. Save as favorites websites such as...
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Oil Patch Press
May 18, 20192 min read
Most Common Reason Why Your Check Decimal Doesn’t Match Your Division Order
When the decimal on your check for a gas well does not match the decimal on the division order you signed—or that you received but never...
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Oil Patch Press
May 8, 20193 min read
Inside Scoop on Anadarko-Oxy Deal
Every major paper in America (and the world, perhaps) will provide the most current details of Anadarko’s decision to terminate their...
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Oil Patch Press
Apr 26, 20192 min read
New Hope to Increase U. S. Natural Gas Sales
An article appearing in the Bloomberg website on April 24, 2019 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/trump-jones-act-natur...
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Oil Patch Press
Apr 19, 20192 min read
Introducing Landfocus Training Online
A new online training system is about to be launched that will change the way companies approach training new hires into oil and gas land...
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Oil Patch Press
Apr 3, 20193 min read
Aliens From Pluto Have Landed
At least, it feels that way. On March 21, 2019 the United States District Court of Western Louisiana handed down a ruling that made the...
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Oil Patch Press
Mar 22, 20197 min read
Lease Analysis: Advanced Tracting in a Lease Record
Three skills essential for a senior-level lease analyst are (1) title analysis, (2) lease clause interpretation for data extraction, and...
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Oil Patch Press
Mar 18, 20193 min read
What is a horizontal allocation well?
Simply put, a horizontal allocation well is a horizontal well that begins on one lease or pooled unit and ends in another lease or pooled...
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Oil Patch Press
Mar 7, 20194 min read
"Wait a minute! My lease doesn't say that!"
Not too many mineral owners know what happens to their oil and gas lease after it disappears into the vaults of the company that took it...
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Oil Patch Press
Mar 1, 20193 min read
Part 2: Little-Known Truths About Louisiana Royalties Due Under Risk Fee Statutes
This blog entry continues where last week’s entry left off, about to discuss Reason No. 2 for why far too many Louisiana royalty owners...
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Oil Patch Press
Feb 22, 20194 min read
Part 1: Little-Known Truths About Louisiana Royalties Due Under Risk Fee Statutes
The majority of Louisiana royalty owners do not know about what is called Louisiana Risk Fee Royalties. As a division order analyst who...
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Oil Patch Press
Feb 8, 20192 min read
It's All Good News In the Oil Industry
Of course, there are many who would disagree with that assessment. It’s all relative, of course. And highly subjective. For industry...
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Oil Patch Press
Oct 25, 20185 min read
The Case of the "UH-OH!" Email
Just the other day, I received an email from a royalty owner, addressed to me. It raised my eyebrows for a number of serious reasons,...
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Oil Patch Press
Oct 12, 20182 min read
Number One Skill in 2018 Every Land Analyst Must Have
Microsoft Office. Repeat after me, “Microsoft Office.” Particularly Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook. Power Point...
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Oil Patch Press
Oct 8, 20183 min read
OKLAHOMA!
Many division order analysts are squeamish about working Oklahoma as a geographic area. This is because Oklahoma is unique in its royalty...
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Oil Patch Press
Sep 29, 20182 min read
What is the status of my oil & gas lease?
This question usually is the first one on a mineral owner’s mind after a lease is signed and the bonus money paid. Sometimes, after a few...
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