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Book Review for The Prize: The Quest for Oil, Money and Power by Daniel Yergin
This book, written by Daniel Yergin, was published in 1991. To say much has changed in the industry in the past 27 years would be a gross...
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Oil Patch Press
Sep 14, 20182 min read
GREAT NEWS FOR OWNERS IN THE UTICA SHALE!
Chesapeake doesn’t have a stellar reputation with land owners and royalty owners, no matter how hard they try to massage it. They are...
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Oil Patch Press
Sep 3, 20182 min read
Labor Day: Let's Talk Oil & Gas Jobs
Now is a great time to begin a career as an oil and gas land professional. It's also an excellent time to change jobs for better pay and...
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Oil Patch Press
Aug 30, 20183 min read
Are We Staring Down the Gaping Yawn of War Over Oil?
Iran claims to completely control the Strait of Hormuz (T. Paraskova, oilprice.com, 8/29/2018). Saudi Arabia claims Iran cannot close the...
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Oil Patch Press
Aug 25, 20185 min read
Oil & Gas Lease Fiasco
This week has been quite a rollercoaster ride. My adult children and I learned last weekend that when their father died in 2015 (we had...
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Oil Patch Press
Aug 19, 20181 min read
Training for Oil & Gas Professionals
Many of those newer to land administration aren’t acquainted with Alice Hoge and her website, landtraining.net. Those interested in...
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Oil Patch Press
Aug 10, 20183 min read
What is a Lease Analyst?
The lease analyst is the employee at an oil company who monitors and maintains each oil and gas lease owned by the company. Companies own...
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Oil Patch Press
Aug 10, 20185 min read
Among my conversations with landowners...
I found myself on the phone a while back with a landowner who struck up a conversation about so-called “legal advice” he had received...
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Oil Patch Press
Aug 3, 20182 min read
I Say Tomayto, You Say Tomahto
It’s surprising how many court cases—Supreme Court cases, even—that literally turn on “a word.” The end of June, the Texas Supreme Court...
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Oil Patch Press
Jul 25, 20183 min read
Natural Gas Drilling and Production About to Skyrocket!
I’ve held off writing this week’s blog because Trump was scheduled to meet with a leader of the European Union, to tamp down the heat...
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Oil Patch Press
Jul 16, 20182 min read
North American Prospect Exposition
NAPE, for short. The American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)...
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Oil Patch Press
Jul 9, 20182 min read
The Next Oil Boom
They never cease to amaze me, experts. I stumbled across an article published last Friday, July 6, at https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-...
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Oil Patch Press
Jun 30, 20181 min read
Oil at $74.15? For real?
Oil rallied to $74.15 this week, the highest it’s been in over 3 years. Why? It has to do with Iran (again), according to Reuters in...
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Oil Patch Press
Jun 17, 20182 min read
The story behind Oil Patch Press
My best friend’s grandmother received monthly royalty checks for a time, while I was growing up. She lived with my best friend’s family...
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