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OCAPL RecordOKLAHOMA CITY ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDMEN
VOLUME ��, ISSUE 8 OCTOBER 20�3
Treasurer’s LetterI sit down on the heels of the Weekend Take Off to write my Treasurer’s Letter and wanted to thank several people who made this year’s WTO one of the best! The chair, Tami Wheeler, and co-chair, Leslie Anderson, did a great job lining up some very interesting speakers. Candy, Gloria and this year they swindled Bree into helping out, and did an awesome job feeding the group. This is one weekend you just need to throw the diet out the window…between Dave Hampton’s famous grilled tenderloins and John Frank’s soon to be infamous Brandy Ice; we literally ate like kings and queens. Look for the committee to publish an article but I just wanted to thank some of the people that made this year’s event a huge success. Next year the WTO will celebrate our Ten Year Anniversary and along with the army it takes to pull a continuing education event like this off, we could not do it without the support of the OCAPL. With their help we have been able to keep the cost for the weekend to $250 per person. Not a bad price for 10-11 credits, housing, meals and entertainment.
This year’s Christmas Party will be held at the Skirvin Hotel on December 2nd, and the Community Affairs Committee has selected Infant Crisis Center, Youth Services of Oklahoma County and the Homeless Veterans as beneficiaries of the Christmas Raffle. Melissa Miller and her committee will soon be soliciting
Points of Interests
Jack Richards Letter 3-4
Industry Affair’s 5-6
New Members 7
Christmas Raffle 8-9
donations for door prizes so open your hearts and your wallets for these great organizations.
This year Teresa and I changed the format of the budget and instead of carrying a one line “net” entry for each event or expense, we have categorized our income and expenses to show how much was taken in (by sponsorship or registration) and how much was spent (for venue, prizes, etc.) We feel this new budget represents a much clearer image of the money that passes through our organization and my last duty as Treasurer will be to publish the 2013 Budget in the January 2014 Newsletter. I will be happy to answer any questions that our members have, once the annual report is published.
Dillon Orr, our Newsletter Chair has done an excellent job on not only bringing in many new advertisers, but also changing the looks of our monthly publication. I noticed in the September issue that he is still looking for members to participate in the Working Interest column. Don’t tell me I’m the only one with something on my mind…really folks? That can’t be true!
Aaron Ivey and Dan Dickensheet, Co-Chairs of the Website Committee, have been given the green light to update our website, making it more dynamic and easier to use. They have a lot of good ideas and I expect it to be even a better tool for us to use in our day-to-day business. If you or someone you know is a member of OCAPL and have that funny little icon as your photo, PLEASE upload a photo! It doesn’t have to be a professional photo. As a matter of fact the photo I used was cropped from last year’s vacation. Anything to help us put a name with a face ~ we’re not getting any younger.
Speaking of vacation, I’m on mine! Do any of you remember Linda Featherstone? She currently works for EnCana in Dallas and we are taking a trip to Italy together. We will be out of the country from September 28th through October 14th. We are spending the first week in Rome, Naples and the Isle of Capri and the second week will be spent in Tuscany where we have rented a Villa with her family and friends. I can hardly wait!
I hope you are all in good health and spirit and addio amico mia (goodbye my friend),
Amy Jo LoveOCAPL Treasurer
Points Of Interest
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3 MARCH 2014
President’s Letter
New Members 3
Industry Affairs 4-5
Legislative Affairs 6
Field Landman Seminar 8-10
The field of teams for the 2014 NCAA tournament has been finalized. I was pleased to see that Oklahoma will be well represented in the West Region with the University of Oklahoma seeded five and Oklahoma State holding the number nine seed. Madness is in the air and that means spring is too…hopefully!
As you know, with the safety of our membership on the forefront of our minds, the March luncheon and evening meeting were both cancelled on account of the weather. Teresa Portwood, OCAPL Manager, the Education Committee and the Monday Night Meeting Committee did an excellent job coordinating the last minute cancellation with the respective venues and caters. Rest assured, your opportunities to earn continuing education credits have not diminished as both meetings have been rescheduled for May 5, 2014. Thank you all for your flexibility.
With President’s Night on the horizon yet again, I want to highlight a little known type of OCAPL membership that honors our past presidents. OCAPL’s Senior Past President Membership allows past presidents that are at least sixty-five years of age to enjoy the benefits of an Active Member free of
charge. We hope all that qualify will take advantage! More information about the many different types of membership offered can be found in Article IV of the By-Laws of the OCAPL.
The OCAPL has been a longtime advocate of the AAPL accredited energy management programs in our state. In support of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Tulsa programs, the OCAPL Officers recently participated in scholarship interviews which will result in OCAPL awarding scholarships to ten very deserving and exceptionally bright students. The scholarship winners will be announced in the OCAPL Record in the coming months.
The fishing tournament and the golf tournament, two of the OCAPL’s most popular events, are officially full! These events take an inordinate amount of time to plan and execute. Both committees did an outstanding job soliciting donations and coordinating the sign-up efforts, and that is just the beginning of their time investment. If you are one of the fortunate participants in either of these events, please take a moment to thank Jeff Brooks and Richard Cope who comprise Fishing Tournament Committee, and Bhavin Naik, Derek Nicholas, Brandon Kammerer, and Dillon Orr who comprise the Golf Tournament Committee. Without their hard work these much anticipated events would simply not be possible.
Our membership numbers are still climbing! To date, 1480 individuals have recognized the value an OCAPL membership offers. We are truly a premier professional land association offering a variety of educational and mentorship opportunities, social networking activities, sporting and philanthropic events, and much more. I encourage you to share the value you derive from your membership with those land professionals who are not yet members of OCAPL.
Please visit our website to register for and learn more about all upcoming OCAPL events. Also, be sure to check out the website’s “Photo Gallery” to see pictures from recent and past OCAPL events! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Lindsey N. Miles, RPL2014 OCAPL President
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Calendar of Events
Go to our website, ocapl.org for the calendar of events and the latest information.Check out the Photo Gallery for pictures from past events.
September and October Meetings
November 4, 20�3 Educational Luncheon - Speaker: Darrell Noblitt, Topic: Ethics
Presentation entitled “Bedrock for Success is not PC”
November 4, 20�3 Monday Night Meeting - “Awards Night” – Landman
of the Year and WM Majors Distinguished Service Awards
(Sit Down Dinner)
December 2, 20�3 Christmas Party - Skirvin Hotel
Go to our website, ocapl.org for the calendar of events and the latest information. Check out the Photo Gallery for pictures from the past events.
April 3rd Field Landman Seminar– information attached & on website April 7th Educational Luncheon – Speaker – Jereme Cowan, Cowan & Fleischer PLLC Topic – “How Attorneys prepare their Opinions based on Landman’s Perspective” Worth 1 cpl/rpl credit – Reservation Required Monday Night Meeting – SPEAKER - Kevin Easley, CEO of New Dominion Topic – “Oil and Gas Production and Earthquakes & Senate Bill 1966” Worth 1 cpl/rpl credit – Reservation Required if staying for dinner
May 2nd OCAPL Fishing Tournament– Tournament Full!
May 5th Educational Luncheon – Speaker – Steve Sowers, OERB Topic – “A brief overview of the OERB’s abandoned well site cleanup program and howithasbenefittedthestate”Worth1cpl/rplcredit–ReservationRequired Monday Night Meeting - “Presidents Night” - Speaker – Don Key, AAPL President Worth 1 cpl/rpl credit – Reservation Required if staying for dinner
SUMMER BREAK – NO LUNCHEONS OR MONDAY NIGHT MEETINGS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 8TH
May 19th OCAPL Annual Golf Tournament – Tournament Full!
August 29th OCAPL Annual Sporting Clays Event – info will be emailed when available
September 8th Educational Luncheon – Speaker to be announced Monday Night Meeting – Social Meeting – No Speaker – No Reservations Required September 19-21stWeekendTakeoff–Infowillbeemailedwhenavailable
October 6th Educational Luncheon – Speaker to be announced Monday Night Meeting – Speaker – Aubrey McClendon
November 3rd Educational Luncheon – Speaker to be announced Monday Night “Awards Night” – Presentation of Landman of the Year & Wm Majors Distinguished Service Award
December 1st Christmas Party
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* Blaine Gamble Norwood Land Services, LLC [email protected]
* Matthew Athey Continental Resources, Inc. [email protected]
* Ryan Linduff RPL Energy Services, LLC [email protected]
Marshall Williams Continental Resources, Inc. [email protected]
* Trent Broach Continental Resources, Inc. [email protected]
* Nicole Hodges Continental Resources, Inc. [email protected]
* Thomas Myles Jess Harris III, LLC [email protected]
* Chase Graham Husky Ventures, Inc. [email protected]
Rick Gibbon United Land Company, LLC rick.unitedlandcompany.com
Lindsey Hylton Capstone Land Company [email protected]
* Aaron Allen Allen Land Enterprises, LLC [email protected]
* Samuel Cox Apache Corporation [email protected]
* Bryce Everett Allied Mineral Management [email protected]
Richard Torrey Schonwald Land Inc. [email protected]
Matthew Farber Turner Oil & Gas Properties, Inc. [email protected]
* Grant Wilson GPW Land Services, LLC [email protected]
Raygan Pierce Chain Attorney [email protected]
Christopher Gomez Terra Resources, LLC [email protected]
* Erin Lawrence Gateway Land Services, LLC [email protected]
New Members March 2014* AAPL MEMBER
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Industry AffairsBecause after all, if they don’t make a profit, they won’t remain in business for very long. And like Mr. Weinstein, the management teams at these companies must base their capital investment decisions on anticipated rate of return on capital dollars, because they have a fiduciary duty to their investors to maximize their profit margins.When Harvey Weinstein makes decisions on such a rational basis, he is roundly praised by Hollywood, favorably covered by the news media, and no one takes to the streets in protest. When Harvey Weinstein publicly advocates for tax policies favorable to him and his company, Hollywood applauds, no nasty op/eds appear on the LA Times condemning him for being on the public dole, no college students with nothing else to do call him nasty names, and no calls come from the White House to repeal tax incentives that benefit Hollywood’s billionaires. Funny how that works.
The film-related tax incentive programs offered in places like New Orleans, like Austin, and like Shreveport are smart and well-devised. They are designed to do one thing: attract significant capital investment into their jurisdictions to the detriment of Hollywood and other competing jurisdictions, and they have been extremely successful in doing just that. If they weren’t successful, Mr. Weinstein wouldn’t have been asking California for more incentives to operate there.
By the same token, federal tax treatments related to the oil and gas industry are similarly designed to encourage the formation of capital and have it be invested in oil and gas projects in the United States to the detriment of other competing countries, which are legion. These treatments have also been very successful, so much so that the United States today is closer to real energy security than it has been in more than half a century.Mr. Weinstein creates good, quality entertainment with his capital dollars. The capital dollars of the U.S. oil and gas industry played a major role in the winning of two World Wars, and created the feedstock that over the last 150 years enabled and fueled the development of the most prosperous society the world has ever known.I’m not sure why any U.S. president would feel the need to consistently demonize either enterprise for wanting to maintain a healthy tax environment so it can continue investing billions of capital dollars in its preferred jurisdiction. But that’s just me, I guess.
Russia Uses Natural Gas To It’s Advantage
Alex Mills, March 6, 2014, Editorial page of the Powell Shale Digest
International energy policy is playing a key role in the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. Russia sells natural gas to Europeans and it is not afraid to cut off supplies if European countries challenge Russia. Russia has used its “gas weapon” in 2006, 2008, and 2009 against its customers to the west. Gazprom, Russia’s largest gas producer, says it provides about 30% of the natural gas that powers electric generation plants, manufacturing facilities, and heats homes. How did the European Union – with member countries like Germany, France, and Spain - become so dependent upon such a ruthless energy partner? The answer is that the European Union (EU) bought the story of environmental groups that renewable energy (wind, solar, etc.) could provide their energy needs if given enough subsidies. The concept of introducing a mandatory and comprehensive European energy policy was enacted on Oct. 27, 2005 and it was based upon cutting greenhouse gases, reducing the use of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), and improving energy efficiency. The EU even created a cap-and-trade program to trade carbon coupons.
Sounds familiar to the Obama energy plan, doesn’t it? Well, how well has it worked?
Energy consumers in Europe face rising prices, that is, if Russia decides to sell
Harvey Weinstein, ‘Big Oil’, And Rational Tax PolicyDavid Blackmon, March 10, 2014, Forbes.comLast week saw a couple of news events that caught my attention and made me think about how silly our societal priorities have become.The first event was the Obama Administration’s release of its annual federal budget plan which, for the sixth consecutive year, proposed the repeal of every tax treatment related to oil and gas currently on the federal books. No surprise here – it’s what the industry has come to expect from a President who claims to favor an “all of the above” approach to energy policy, but a “let’s pick winners and losers” approach to energy tax code.The second event came from Hollywood, that bastion of support for President Obama since the day of his inauguration. It came in the form of a story in Variety titled, “Harvey Weinstein to California: Expand Production Tax Incentives, ‘Please’ “.
Yes, that Harvey Weinstein, the billionaire producer of dozens of blockbuster films over the last 30+ years, ranging from “Pulp Fiction” to “Shakespeare in Love” to “The Aviator” to “Django Unchained”, among many others. Good entertainment, high quality films – it’s hard not to admire the breadth, quality and depth of Mr. Weinstein’s filmography, which has made him deservedly a fabulously wealthy individual.
Yet, Mr. Weinstein believes his company is in need of more tax breaks from the state of California than it already receives. Why? Because tax breaks offered by other states, like Louisiana, have made Hollywood’s home state non-competitive for Mr. Weinstein’s capital dollars.Here’s a key passage from the Variety story:“There’s no reason for us not to shoot here, except when you do the numbers here and when you do the numbers in New Orleans, it is much more attractive financially,” Weinstein said in the Q&A on Saturday.He cited the example of “Southpaw,” directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, as project that could have shot in Los Angeles were it not for the generous tax incentives in the Big Easy.But Weinstein said that Los Angeles and California “doesn’t even have to give the same discount” to remain competitive, noting the cost and hassle of having to locate actors and other talent in New Orleans is an added expense despite their generous tax incentives.
Now, some of you may be thinking “Blackmon’s about to go on a tirade against Harvey Weinstein”, and that would not be correct, although I really can’t blame you for thinking it.No, to the contrary, one point we should take away from this is that Mr. Weinstein is an astute businessman who makes decisions on how to invest his capital dollars in a very rational way, designed to minimize his expenses and thus maximize his anticipated rate of return on investment. That is one of the main reasons why he is a fabulously wealthy individual, and we should never begrudge anyone the right to reap the rewards of such astute business decision-making.
But another point we should take away is this: when a fabulously wealthy movie producer like Harvey Weinstein goes public with requests for new or expanded government tax incentives, no one in Hollywood criticizes him. No one in the national news media accuses him of asking for undeserved “subsidies” from taxpayers. There is no organized “anti-Hollywood” protest movement to take to the streets waving placards accusing Harvey Weinstein of engaging in “corporate welfare”.
But when the oil and natural gas industry advocates for the retention of its existing tax treatments, none of which are in any way outside of the mainstream of tax treatments available in the federal tax code to all other U.S. industries, and some of which have been on the books for more than a century, we see a very different reaction from many in Hollywood, in the news media, and in the ever-present anti-development movement.Like Mr. Weinstein, oil and gas companies are in business to make a profit.
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them natural gas at all. Manufacturing plants are worried about being able to compete with other manufacturers around the world. Jobs are at risk. There is no realistic prospect that renewable energy can provide the power the EU needs to be a competitive market place. Their cap-and-trade program has been a failure, too. In theory, cap-and-trade is a market-oriented program where buyers and sellers trade emission certificates and everyone would benefit. Carbon emissions would decline through the reduction in the use of fossil fuels, which would be replaced bywind and solar. In reality, it has become nothing more than another tax and an additional cost of doing business in Europe. The result of this pie-in-the-sky energy policy has put millions of Europeans at the mercy of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia is dealing from a position of strength. Mr. Putin can use his “natural gas weapon” to dictate the actions, or in this case, inaction by European nations against the aggression of Russia in Ukraine. The EU is dealing from a position of weakness, because it must have Russia’s natural gas. Wind and solar cannot provide the energy security that the EU needs. Lawmakers in Washington need to learn from the mistakes made by the EU. Increased production of crude oil and natural gas in the U.S. has strengthened our national security. Companies Look For Cost-Reduction StrategiesBy Rhonda Duey, March 7, 2014, Oil and Gas Investor.com
HOUSTON -- High commodity prices have allowed the oil and gas industry to develop resources that would have been far too costly 15 years ago. But despite accusations of “obscene profits” from the uneducated public, many companies are finding their return on capital employed (ROCE) shrinking despite truly amazing discoveries. In addition to the increased complexity of modern projects, service and supply costs have escalated, squeezing margins and endangering long term investment.
This situation was the topic of the “E&P Strategies: New Challenges, New Business Models” panel at the recent CERAWeek event. Two operators and two service companies shared their views on the challenges and possible solutions.
Yves-Louis Darricarrère, president, upstream for Total SA (NYSE: TOT), outlined several challenges, among them a growing population and the emergence of developing countries. These factors will push worldwide oil demand to 55 million barrels a day (MMbbl/d) by 2029. Natural gas demand is expected to grow even more.
“The resources to fulfill this demand do exist,” Darricarrère said. “The industry has shown its ability to unlock shale oil and gas and has demonstrated that frontier exploration brings significant discoveries.”“The major question is whether or not we’ll be able to develop these resources at the right pace to meet the demand.”
Other challenges include societal and governmental expectations in terms of safety, environmental impact and social responsibility, he said. While the industry has proven itself up to these challenges, it also will be contending with larger, more difficult projects. And costs continue to rise.
“Costs to develop have increased dramatically since 2005,” he said, “escalating to the point where sustainability is at stake.” He added that Total’s ROCE dropped from 16% in 2012 to 13% in 2013. “We wonder if our investment risks are adequately rewarded,” he said.Lars Christian Bacher, executive vice president, development and production, international for Statoil ASA (NYSE: STO), had similar concerns. The company is expanding its footprint in North America, employing 2,000 people. “[International oil companies] are struggling to deliver returns,” Bacher said. “Increasing capital intensity is an issue that is preoccupying the industry and investors these days. I believe we can all agree that our industry has not had
the best track record when it comes to cost and capital discipline.”He noted that Statoil’s total oil and gas production has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, while capital deployed has doubled. “Returns are down 40%,” he said. “We’re spending more to stand still.”The goal is to balance short term profit with long term success, Bacher said, which will require more standardization and industrialization in oil and gas operations. “We need to be better at handling the complexity of our operations and in dealing with our different stakeholders and the public at large.”Both Darricarrère and Bacher stated that the solution to this problem is better industry collaboration, both between oil companies and between oil and service companies. Patrick Schorn, president, operations & integration for Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), suggested a business model that is gaining traction and can help in this regard.
Schorn showed a chart outlining different service levels, from discrete services (a sort of shopping cart approach to obtaining services) through bundled services and integrated services into integrated project management. “Integrated operations is one model where the interactions are fundamentally different than those in discrete or bundled services,” he said. “It’s more streamlined and coordinated, like a cohesive system with a single objective.”
So far the approach has worked well for Schlumberger’s clients. In unconventional plays, moving to a concept of “engineered wells” increased the number of productive perforations from 36% to 82%. “Spending $100,000 in lateral well measurements nets $1.5 million in year one,” he said.
Deepwater wells also benefit from this arrangement. Service companies can provide competency assurance, planning and risk management, a wide technology portfolio and integrated project management. “This type of integration can result in a 40% reduction in nonproductive time vs. discrete services,” he said. “In complex environments, the combination of these items translates into 20% [authority for expenditure] savings.“Integration leads to improved efficiency, reliability and cost.”
Bruno Chabas, CEO of SBM Offshore N.V. (Amsterdam: SBMO.AS), said that the “recipe” that the industry has employed for the past 20 years in trying to manage costs is outdated. While his co-panelists championed collaboration, he commented, “It’s certainly one way to go, but it will take a lot of courage for all of the parties to get to the next level.”
Chabas noted that national oil companies and the governments of resource-rich countries want to transfer more technology and know-how and to have more influence. “This is putting pressure on the international oil companies and the supplier market,” he said. “We need to find different ways of working.”SBM Offshore relies on a collaborative tendering process to control costs. This has resulted in the tons required, per barrel of oil produced, being 30% less for it than for other companies that provide floating production, offloading and storage solutions.
“There is opportunity,” he said. “Other industries have done this. The car industry, for example, has gone through the same cycle. It can bring value to the industry.”“Relationships can be tense, and that’s not the best way to work. The challenge the industry is facing is to find collaboration and new business models. This will reduce the cost.”
Industry Affairs
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Legislative Affairs
For the first month of the current legislative session, there were over 4,000 measures for review. 2,232 bills and joint resolutions had been filed prior to the January 16 deadline, and an additional 2,085 pieces of legislation were carried over from 2013. The deadline for hearing bills and joint resolutions in a committee of their chamber of origin was Thursday, February 27. Of the original 4,000 (plus) measures offered for deliberation, 1,287 bills and joint resolutions survived for consideration throughout the remainder of the session. Of those, 695 measures were approved in the House’s chamber of origin committee hearings, and 592 belonged to the Senate.Over the last two weeks of the session, lawmakers have been considering those measures which were approved in their respective chambers’ committees. The deadline for bills and joint resolutions to be heard in their chamber of origin is March 13, 2014 (the date of this writing); the deadline for the reading of bills and joint resolutions from the opposite chamber is Thursday, April 24.
As far as recent changes to the composition of legislative leadership, on Monday, February 10, Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, was elected to succeed T.W. Shannon as Speaker of the House by a margin of 69-29. Republicans hold a 79-29 majority in the House; all House Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Scott Inman, D-Oklahoma City. Mr. Shannon resigned his position the previous week in order to pursue the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Tom Coburn.
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My Furry Valentine!
Oklahoma Humane Society Event
On Saturday, February 15th, about 20 OCAPL members and OU Energy Management students volunteered at the Oklahoma Humane Society’s Valentine’s adoption event called My Furry Valentine. The volunteers showed up bright and early to set‐up for the much‐anticipated event. We set‐up crates and take‐home carriers, organized, and played with some adorable dogs and cats. The My Furry Valentine event was incredibly successful with people lined up outside to adopt a pet in the dark hours even before the volunteers showed up! In the end, 164 dogs and cats were adopted out. Thank you to all of the OCAPL volunteers and OU EMSA students who made it possible for these pets to find their forever home!
My Furry Valentine!
Oklahoma Humane Society Event
On Saturday, February 15th, about 20 OCAPL members and OU Energy Management students volunteered at the Oklahoma Humane Society’s Valentine’s adoption event called My Furry Valentine. The volunteers showed up bright and early to set‐up for the much‐anticipated event. We set‐up crates and take‐home carriers, organized, and played with some adorable dogs and cats. The My Furry Valentine event was incredibly successful with people lined up outside to adopt a pet in the dark hours even before the volunteers showed up! In the end, 164 dogs and cats were adopted out. Thank you to all of the OCAPL volunteers and OU EMSA students who made it possible for these pets to find their forever home!
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2014
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDMEN
www.landman.org
FIELD LANDMAN SEMINAR OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Starting @ 5:00pm
Willow Creek Country Club 6501 S. Country Club Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73159
Program Happy Hour
Buffet Dinner AAPL Update
2 RL/RPL/CPL CE Credits
Presentations Richard Gore, Mahaffey & Gore, P.C.
“Horizontal Poolings” And
Scott Stone, Spartan Resources “What Landmen Have Done to Get Into
Trouble”
Sponsored by AAPL & the AAPL Educational Foundation
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1/27/2014
The American Association of Professional Landmen and the AAPL Educational Foundation invite you to attend a FREE Field Landman Seminar to be held at the Willow Creek Country Club starting at 5:00pm. The Trustees of the AAPL Educational Foundation initiated these events to provide a forum for field landmen to gather for education, networking, and good food, all at no cost to all AAPL Active Members and $50.00 to non-members attending. This program designed for Field Landmen to have the opportunity to register to become a member of the AAPL. The $50.00 registration fee covers this education class, happy hour, dinner, plus your first year of membership dues. Please note: You can fill out your application prior to attending this seminar and bring it with you for processing. The program begins with happy hour and a Buffet dinner, and will be followed by an AAPL Update. We then have two interesting and informative presentations by: Richard Gore, Mahaffey & Gore, P.C. – “Horizontal Poolings” and Scott Stone, Spartan Resources - “What Landmen Have Done to Get Into Trouble”
REGISTRATION For all AAPL active members there is no charge for this event but you MUST pre-register. Please register online at www.landman.org through the education calendar page or by submitting the completed registration form on the following page. Space is limited to the first 100 registrants and seats will fill up quickly. Registration will close on Monday, March 31st
at 10:00 am. CANCELLATIONS There is no penalty for cancellation. Please contact AAPL should you need to cancel your registration in order to maintain an accurate count. ACCREDITATION This seminar is accredited by AAPL for two RL/RPL/CPL continuing education credits.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDMEN
www.landman.org
FIELD LANDMAN SEMINAR Thursday, April 3, 2014 • Starting at 5:00pm
Willow Creek Country Club 6501 S. Country Club Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73159
FREE TO ALL ACTIVE AAPL MEMBERS
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1/27/2014
REGISTRATION FORM (Please type or print legibly)
Field Landman Seminar 403FLS Oklahoma City, OK April 3, 2014 AAPL Contact: Dondria Roozee (817) 847-7700 [email protected]
Name: _______________________________ AAPL Member # _______ Company: ___________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ City, ST ZIP: __________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________ Fax : ________________________ E-mail: ______________________________________________________
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THE LANDMAN – A FAMILY TRADITION
February eleventh marked the Oklahoma History Center’s grand reopening of The Kerr McGee Gallery, a revolving and ever changing exhibit featuring, among other things, the Power to Grow. This exhibit highlights Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry from World War II to the present. In addition to recognizing the state’s pioneering companies and technological advances over the past seventy years, the exhibit features various professions within the oil and gas industry such as geologists, engineers, drillers, pumpers, and landmen. An explanation of each particular professional area is given in layman’s terms with a brief representation of the profession displayed on ten foot panels scattered throughout the gallery. The landman panel spotlights an Oklahoma family, all of whom are active members of the profession and of OCAPL. We are proud to have this family, which includes Tami Wheeler, Amy Jo Love, Bethany Love and Dawna Blanding to be the landman faces that will greet visitors to the Oklahoma History Center for the next five years.
Information about the Oklahoma Historical Society can be found on their website, www.okhistory.org.
Pictured left to right: Tami Wheeler, Amy Jo Love, Bethany Love and Dawna Blanding
by John Frank, OCAPL PR/Marketing Co-Chair
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All you have to do is “Like” us on Facebook and/or follow us on Twitter @OCAPL. When we reach 250 “Likes” on Facebook and have a total of 150 Followers on Twitter, 5 of our Facebook fans and 5 of our Twitter followers will be chosen at random to receive a free OCAPL logo shirt!!!
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“Our Goal is to provide the best petroleum land services to our clients as is possible, to do it with integrity, confidence and efficiency, to treat all persons with respect and courtesy, to always act in a professional manner and to enjoy and grow in our chosen profession.”
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St. John, Griffin & Krieg, PLLCSt. John, Griffin & Krieg, PLLCAttorneys at Law
Civilized Indian Oil & Gas Lease AcquisitionsCivilized Indian Oil & Gas Lease AcquisitionsSurface Damage DisputesSurface Damage Disputes
OCC MattersOCC MattersTitle OpinionsTitle Opinions
1219 Classen Drive 1219 Classen Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73103Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Phone: (405) 242Phone: (405) 242--27002700
INTERESTED IN PURCHASING
Producing & Non-Producing Minerals; ORRI; Oil & Gas
InterestsPlease Contact
Patrick Cowan, CPLCSW Corporation
P.O. Box 21655Oklahoma City, OK 73156-1655
(405) 755-7200; Fax (405) 755-5555
Email: [email protected]
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Next Newsletter Deadline:November ��, 20�3
2013 Newsletter Chair: Dillon Orr
Prepared by Dustin Burton
20�3 OCAPL Officers*Executive Officers
and Committee Chairmen
Oklahoma City Association ofProfessional Landmen Office
President *Walker, Mike [email protected] *Miles, Lindsey [email protected] *Love, Amy [email protected] *Watkins, Nick [email protected] Past President *Woodard, Julie [email protected] Past President *Askins, Carrie [email protected] Director *Loeffler, Kent [email protected]/Nominations *Irvin, Bill [email protected] Affairs Co-Chair Fixley, Lindsey [email protected] Community Affairs Co-Chair Miller, Melissa [email protected] Affairs Chair Gannaway, Stephanie [email protected] Education Co-Chair Noble, Lars [email protected] Co-Chair Entershary, Cameron [email protected] Co-Chair Davis, Kelly [email protected] Chair Rice, Robert [email protected] Co-Chair McCurdy, Sam [email protected] Wilpitz, Ken [email protected] Committee *Standage, Richard [email protected] Landmen Chair Oliver, Jim [email protected] Landmen Co-Chair Hardegree, Jerrod [email protected] Tournament Brooks, Jeff [email protected] Tournament Cope, Richard [email protected] Night Out Chair Wickham, Diana [email protected] Night Out Co-Chair Gallaway, Randis [email protected] Tournament Chair Naik, Bhavin [email protected] Tournament Co-Chair Nicholas, Derek [email protected] Tournament Co-Chair Vawter, Brandt [email protected] Tournament Co-Chair Kammerer, Brandon [email protected] Affairs Chair Parks, Colt [email protected] Affairs Co-Chair Coe, Ryan [email protected] Affairs Co-Chair Scruggs, Kyle [email protected] Affairs Co-Chair Dyer, Blaine [email protected] Beavers, Matt [email protected] Night Speakers Chair Carlozzi Brian [email protected] Night Speakers Co-Chair Biggs , Justin [email protected] Orr, Dillon [email protected]/EM Advisor Long, Steve [email protected]/EM Mentoring *Patrick, Larry [email protected] Relations Chair Beavers, Matt [email protected] Relations Co-Chair Frank, John [email protected] Advisor *Sweeney, Jack [email protected] Advisor Richards, Jack [email protected] Clays Noblitt, Darrell [email protected] Co-Chair Ivey, Aaron [email protected] Co-Chair Dickensheet, Dan [email protected] Wheeler, Tami [email protected] Anderson, Leslie [email protected] Chairman McGee, Jordan [email protected] Manager Portwood, Teresa [email protected]
Next Newsletter Deadline:April 11, 2014
2014 Newlsletter Chair: Michael Fleharty
Prepared by Dustin Burton
2014 OCAPL Officers*Executive Officers
and Committee Chairmen
President *Miles, Lindsey [email protected] President *Love, Amy Jo [email protected] *Watkins, Nick [email protected] *Rice, Robert [email protected] Past President *Walker, Mike [email protected] Past President/AAPL Director *Woodard, Julie [email protected]/Nominations Askins, Carrie [email protected] Affairs Chair Miller, Melissa [email protected] Affairs Co-Chair Fixley, Lindsey [email protected] Affairs Member Gannaway, Stephanie [email protected] Chair Enteshary, Cameron [email protected] Co-Chair Davis, Kelly [email protected] Member Biggs , Justin [email protected] Chair McCurdy, Sam [email protected] Co-Chair Carlozzi, Brian [email protected] Chair Wilpitz, Ken [email protected] Committee *Standage, Richard [email protected] Committee *Patrick, Larry [email protected] Landmen Chair Oliver, Jim [email protected] Landmen Co-Chair Hardegree, Jerrod [email protected] Tournament Chair *Brooks, Jeff [email protected] Tournament Co-Chair Cope, Richard [email protected] Night Out Chair Gallaway, Randis [email protected] Night Out Co-Chair Wickham, Diana [email protected] Tournament Chair Naik, Bhavin [email protected] Tournament Co-Chair Nicholas, Derek [email protected] Tournament Member Kammerer, Brandon [email protected] Tournament Member Orr, Dillon [email protected] Affairs Chair Parks, Colt [email protected] Affairs Co-Chair Mont, Sweeney [email protected] Affairs Chair Horkey, Trey [email protected] Affairs Co-Chair Quillin, Scott [email protected] Chair Davis, Allie [email protected] Night Speakers Chair Noble, Lars [email protected] Night Speakers Co-Chair Campo , Jennifer [email protected]/Publicity Chair Fleharty, Michael [email protected] EM Mentoring Co-Chair Vawter, Brandt [email protected] EM Mentoring Co-Chair Hennigan, Bryan [email protected] EM Advisor Long, Steve [email protected] Relations Chair *Beavers, Matt [email protected] Relations Co-Chair Frank, John [email protected] Advisor Sweeney, Jack [email protected] Advisor Richards, Jack [email protected] Clays Chair Noblitt, Darrell [email protected] Clays Co-Chair Reed, Shannon [email protected] Chair Dickensheet, Dan [email protected] Co-Chair *Ivey, Aaron [email protected] Chair Wheeler, Tami [email protected] Co-Chair Anderson, Leslie [email protected] McGee, Jordan [email protected] Manager Portwood, Teresa [email protected]
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