Oil & Gas News Archives

Whistling Past The Graveyard – Minerals Under Oklahoma Cemeteries

In rural Oklahoma, when running title on specific tracts near a town or townsite, an examiner may run into an issue of...

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Contingent payments become more common in oil patch deals

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s deal in January for a swath of Permian Basin drilling real estate came with a sweetener for the sellers. The heirs of oil...

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Rig Count Update November 3, 2017

Oklahoma drops 8; U.S. oil rig count falls by most in week since May 2016 U.S. energy companies cut eight oil rigs...

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Rig Count October 27, 2017

US Rig County drops by 4, OKLA gains 1. Weekly Summary: Rigs engaged in the exploration and production in the U.S. totaled...

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Choosing a Land Services Company

They go by many names to include petroleum landman, independent landman, field landman, and lease broker, but whatever title they bestow on...

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With Limited Supply, Oil Demand and Prices Rise

In the aftermath of category 5 hurricanes that hit the U.S. and the Caribbean, oil supply and the markets have seen change....

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Oklahoma Weekly O&G Report – 10/17/17

Does a Location Exception always leads to a horizontal completion? What is the value of tracking, analyzing, and mapping Location Exceptions? Intuitively, one...

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Post-Productions Decuctions, The Beast and Pesky Check Statement Details

First, a definition for post-production deductions (PPD) is necessary. Operators consider exploration and the drilling phase to be exclusively working interest owner’s...