The AAPL Standards of Practice: A Summary
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 03/31/2014
- Oil and Gas
The American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) sets forth high expectations for land professionals. From rigorous ethical and performance standards, the AAPL created its guidelines to advise landmen in all professional situations, ...
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What is Royalty Interest?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 03/21/2014
- Oil and Gas
Before investing time, money and resources into the extraction and development of oil and gas, the chief responsibility of those involved should be researching ownership of the land in question. Specifically, overall revenue generated from ...
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What is Surface Interest?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 03/19/2014
- Oil and Gas
For oil, gas, and title companies, as well as anyone else involved in the extraction and refinement of natural resources, thorough research of estate ownership is essential. Before delving into the implications of surface interest ...
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What is A Mineral Interest?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 03/14/2014
- Oil and Gas
The oil and gas industry is an ever-changing business that requires dedication and discipline. For many professionals who work within its ecosystem, it also requires familiarity with the sometimes-formidable terms that inform its bylaws ...
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The Different Types of Oil & Gas Land Professionals
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 03/12/2014
- Oil and Gas
The oil and gas industry relies on thousands of hardworking, experienced professionals to ensure that pre-drilling and exploration activities go off with minimal interruption. While many observers are familiar with the role of the landman, ...
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Useful Tips for Landing a Job in the Oil and Gas Industry
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 03/05/2014
- Oil and Gas
Although the U.S. oil and gas industry has enjoyed a secular expansion for much of the past decade, finding a lucrative job in the space isn't as easy as walking into a drilling office or calling up a connection in the industry. However, ...
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What is Texas SB873?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 02/28/2014
- Oil and Gas
The oil and gas industry has long been one of the most important drivers of the Texan economy, and the state's regulatory framework is notoriously sensitive to its needs. In many cases, Texas State Legislature bills live or die by the ...
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Texas Groundwater Ownership: Rule of Capture
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 02/07/2014
- Oil and Gas
Texas is a big state with a range of natural environments. While property owners in the state's well-watered eastern section rarely clash over issues relating to the capture of groundwater and surface water, water rights are a frequent ...
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Title Opinion: What Do You Need to Know?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 01/13/2014
- Oil and Gas
No matter how long they've lived on their properties or made use of their mineral rights, landowners need to have a full and nuanced understanding of the rights that property ownership entails. Unfortunately, not all land titles are alike: ...
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What is the Proportionate Reduction Clause?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 01/10/2014
- Oil and Gas
The ongoing revolution in oil and natural gas exploration has created a wellspring of interest in the formerly sleepy subject of mineral lease agreements. From Texas to North Dakota and Pennsylvania to California, landowners who enter into ...
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