Download or read book Investing in Oil and Gas Sixth Edition written by Mike May and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about investing in oil and gas wells in the United States. (Sixth Edition)
Download or read book Investing in Oil and Gas written by Mike May and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: The edition shown on this page (2011) is an older version of this book. The most recent version of this book is Investing in Oil and Gas 5th Edition for 2014 with ISBN ISBN-13: 978-1490383170. Investing in Oil and Gas is a book for individual oil and gas investors who are directly participating in the drilling of new wells or the acquisition of producing properties. It was written by a Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer with over 20 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production involving over 1,000 wells in multiple U.S. states and 15 countries with both international super major oil companies and small independent oil companies, in both vertical wells and deviated wells, and in all geologic settings. The book is divided in to three parts. Part I covers oil and gas operations in the field including geology, petroleum, subsurface control, seismic, drilling rigs and drilling a well, logging, coring, mud logging, completions, reservoir drive mechanisms, workovers, and selling your oil and natural gas. Part II is a discussion of legal matters and financial analyses in oil and gas investments. It covers oil and gas leases in great detail. It also delves in to deal structures and financial analyses including the construction of your projected cash flow and your return-on-investment. An additional chapter is dedicated to accounting and federal taxation of oil and gas companies. Part III is an 800-point checklist for you to use when you are evaluating oil and gas drilling investments. The checklist includes sections for reservoirs, geology, offset well information, production histories, maps, seismic data and seismic shoots, operations planning, cost estimates, financial analyses, oil and gas leases and other legal documents, deal structures, accounting and taxation, securities, personnel, and general risks. PART I: OIL AND GAS FIELD OPERATIONS Chapter 1: GEOLOGY Chapter 2: PETROLEUM Chapter 3: FINDING A PROSPECT Chapter 4: DRILLING A WELL Chapter 5: FORMATION EVALUATION Chapter 6: COMPLETIONS Chapter 7: PRODUCTION Chapter 8: RESERVOIR DRIVE MECHANISMS Chapter 9: WORKOVERS Chapter 10: PLUGGING AND ABANDONING PART II: LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSES Chapter 11: OIL AND GAS LEASES Chapter 12: OIL AND GAS DEAL STRUCTURES Chapter 13: ECONOMIC EVALUATION (FINANCIAL ANALYSES) Chapter 14: OIL AND GAS TAXATION PART III: 800-POINT CHECKLIST FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT EVALUATIONS Chapter 15: Reservoirs and Geology Chapter 16: Maps Chapter 17: Offset Wells Chapter 18: Seismic Chapter 19: Well Plan (Operations Plan) Chapter 20: AFE (Cost Estimate) Chapter 21: Financial Analyses Chapter 22: Oil and Gas Leases Chapter 23: Legal Documents Chapter 24: Oil and Gas Deal Structure Chapter 25: Accounting and Taxation Chapter 26: Securities Chapter 27: Personnel GLOSSARY APPENDIX
Download or read book Investing in Oil and Gas 5th Edition written by Mike May and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-08 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing in Oil and Gas 2015 is for oil and gas investors who want to directly participate in the drilling of new wells or the acquisition of producing properties. It was written by a Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer with over 20 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production involving over 1,000 wells in multiple U.S. states and 15 countries with both international super major oil companies and small independent oil companies, in both vertical wells and deviated wells, and in all geologic settings. The book is divided in to three parts. Part I covers oil and gas operations in the field including geology, petroleum, subsurface control, seismic, drilling rigs and drilling a well, logging, coring, mud logging, completions, reservoir drive mechanisms, workovers, and selling your oil and natural gas. Part II is a discussion of legal matters and financial analyses in oil and gas investments. It covers oil and gas leases in great detail. It also delves in to deal structures and financial analyses including the construction of your projected cash flow and your return-on-investment. An additional chapter is dedicated to accounting and federal taxation of oil and gas companies. Part III is an 800-point checklist for you to use when you are evaluating oil and gas drilling investments. The checklist includes sections for reservoirs, geology, offset well information, production histories, maps, seismic data and seismic shoots, operations planning, cost estimates, financial analyses, oil and gas leases and other legal documents, deal structures, accounting and taxation, securities, personnel, and general risks. There is a full glossary of oil and gas terms and an appendix with state and federal oil and gas references. There are over 70 photographs, illustrations, and diagrams throughout the book. PART I: OIL AND GAS FIELD OPERATIONS Chapter 1: GEOLOGY Chapter 2: PETROLEUM Chapter 3: FINDING A PROSPECT Chapter 4: DRILLING A WELL Chapter 5: FORMATION EVALUATION Chapter 6: COMPLETIONS Chapter 7: PRODUCTION Chapter 8: RESERVOIR DRIVE MECHANISMS Chapter 9: WORKOVERS Chapter 10: PLUGGING AND ABANDONING PART II: LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSES Chapter 11: OIL AND GAS LEASES Chapter 12: OIL AND GAS DEAL STRUCTURES Chapter 13: ECONOMIC EVALUATION (FINANCIAL ANALYSES) Chapter 14: OIL AND GAS TAXATION PART III: 800-POINT CHECKLIST FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT EVALUATIONS This one-of-a-kind checklist provides a systematic method of evaluating your oil and gas drilling opportunities. Chapter 15: Reservoirs and Geology Chapter 16: Maps Chapter 17: Offset Wells Chapter 18: Seismic Chapter 19: Well Plan (Operations Plan) Chapter 20: AFE (Cost Estimate) Chapter 21: Financial Analyses Chapter 22: Oil and Gas Leases Chapter 23: Legal Documents Chapter 24: Oil and Gas Deal Structure Chapter 25: Accounting and Taxation Chapter 26: Securities Chapter 27: Personnel GLOSSARY APPENDIX
Download or read book Fundamentals of Investing in Oil and Gas written by Chris Termeer and published by Chris Termeer. This book was released on 2013 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intent of this book is to educate the reader about the vast complexities of the oil and gas industry and to motivate involvement in domestic oil and gas development, production and refinement. Explains the industry in non-technical language for an average person.
Download or read book Investing in Oil and Gas Wells written by Nick Slavin and published by . This book was released on 2007-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing in Oil and Gas Wells explains oil and gas investment in simple terms for the prospective investor. Following an overview of the process by which oil and gas is explored for and produced, it discusses the tax advantages of investments in oil and gas wells and the kinds of deal structures regularly encountered in the industry.
Download or read book Investing in Oil and Gas written by Kathy Heshelow and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are considering an investment in oil & gas, you need to read this book. Heshelow covers not only the big picture on oil & gas today, but also has compiled important facts any investor - or consumer - needs to know. Heshelow, who invests in these programs herself and assists investors on a daily basis, will lead you from the big picture right down to the basics on investments and energy. She provides the overview and details you absolutely need, and helps explain that: This investment can serve as a hedge against inflation, and a hedge against the high price of gas you pay at the pump; The drilling programs offer tremendous tax benefits; The investments offer potentially high cash flows. Now can be the right time for investors with the right profile to profit, and this book will help you determine if it right for you
Download or read book Profit from the Peak written by Brian Hicks and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-06-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profit from the Peak contains the information you need to successfully navigate the end of our oil-based economy. It takes a hard look at the future of oil and gas, examines how you can effectively invest in these resources, and profit from energy alternatives that are poised to power the years ahead. Along the way, this book also explores the potential, and possible limitations, of each major energy source, while carefully cover the investing angles of each one.
Download or read book The Oil and Gas Business written by Michael Wright and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investing in Oil and Gas the ABC s of Dpps Direct Participation Program written by Kathy Heshelow and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are considering an investment in oil & gas, you need to read this book. Heshelow covers not only the big picture on oil & gas today, but also has compiled important facts any investor - or consumer - needs to know. Heshelow, who invests in these programs herself and assists investors on a daily basis, will lead you from the big picture right down to the basics on investments and energy. She provides the overview and details you absolutely need, and helps explain that: This investment can serve as a hedge against inflation, and a hedge against the high price of gas you pay at the pump; The drilling programs offer tremendous tax benefits; The investments offer potentially high cash flows. Now can be the right time for investors with the right profile to profit, and this book will help you determine if it right for you!
Download or read book Oil and Gas Investment Pocket Guide written by Consolidated Capital Communications Group and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 1985-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fundamentals of Oil Gas Industry for Beginners written by Samir Dalvi and published by Notion Press. This book was released on with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prominent linchpin in world politics and in security policies world over, oil and gas have tremendous value in both, the political and economical sectors of global relations, business establishments and policy. Regardless of whether one is a novice to a given field, or a well accomplished veteran in the field, there is a need for the continued engagement with the basics that underlie the core subjects. With that in mind, the Fundamentals of Oil and Gas is a perfect primer for the first-timer in the field, while also a copious text to help a seasoned veteran stay abreast with the nuances of the world of Oil and Gas.
Download or read book Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Volume 1 written by William C. Lyons and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1996-10-16 with total page 1450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petroleum engineering now has its own true classic handbook that reflects the profession's status as a mature major engineering discipline. Formerly titled the Practical Petroleum Engineer's Handbook, by Joseph Zaba and W.T. Doherty (editors), this new, completely updated two-volume set is expanded and revised to give petroleum engineers a comprehensive source of industry standards and engineering practices. It is packed with the key, practical information and data that petroleum engineers rely upon daily. The result of a fifteen-year effort, this handbook covers the gamut of oil and gas engineering topics to provide a reliable source of engineering and reference information for analyzing and solving problems. It also reflects the growing role of natural gas in industrial development by integrating natural gas topics throughout both volumes. More than a dozen leading industry experts-academia and industry-contributed to this two-volume set to provide the best , most comprehensive source of petroleum engineering information available.
Download or read book Oil and Gas Production Handbook An Introduction to Oil and Gas Production written by Havard Devold and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Oil and Gas Investing Checklist written by Mike May and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investors: Please carefully review the contents of this book before you commit to investing funds in any oil and gas drilling project in the United States.This book contains a due diligence check list created by a Licensed Petroleum Engineer. It holds over 800 points for you as an Oil and Gas Investor to consider before you invest in a single well or a group of wells. Employing this checklist will keep you out of most wanting or unsatisfactory deals and it will illuminate and distinguish superior offerings. It is the first and only comprehensive due diligence check list to be published for oil and gas well drilling investments. There is nothing else like it.The 800-Point Checklist includes chapters for:Geology and Reservoirs, Maps, Offset Well Information, Seismic, Well Operations Plan, Oil and Gas Leases, Authorization for Expenditure (AFE), Oil and Gas Deal Structure, Pro Forma Cash Flow, Legal, Accounting, Securities, Personnel, and General Risks.Use this book to:(1) Avoid bad deals.(2) Illuminate good deals.(3) Analyze investment opportunities faster.(4) Avoid hundreds of possible mistakes.(5) Have confidence and reason in your investment decisions. Note: There are also lists of oil and gas industry resources in the back of the book: List of State Oil and Gas Regulatory Agencies, List of Private Log Libraries, List of Petroleum Clubs in the United States, List of Industry Organizations, and a comprehensive Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms.
Download or read book The Investor s Guide to Investing in Direct Participation Oil and Gas Programs written by Steven Imke and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Imke is the worlds foremost expert on educating investors in oil an gas direct participation programs. His book The Investor's Guide to Investing in Direct Participation Oil and Gas Programsis based in his best selling videos.An an Investment Adviser and the founder of a documentation and training company he used his personal experiences as and oil and gas investor and his instructional design knowledge to interview investors and industry experts to determine the specific information investors really need to know to make informed investment decision. The book provides pointers to free online tools that help investors determine if investing in direct participation is right for them and to analyze prospective investment opportunities before making investment decisions.The book answers the follow 20 questions every investor needs to know:1. Why invest in oil and gas vs. other investment options?2. Why invest in direct participation vs. buying stock in public energy companies?3. Is it risky to invest in direct participation oil and gas deals?4. How is my Net Income calculated?5. How often do I get paid?6. What is time frame between writing a check to when I get paid from production?7. Where do you find oil and gas?8. Why is understanding well spacing important?9. What does it take to get a well into production?10. What can go wrong during drilling and production?11. How is my investment allocated and why is it important?12. How much revenue am I entitled to and how much of the expenses am I obligated to pay?13. Are there varying degrees of project risk within direct participation deals?14. How long and how fast does a well produce and what effects it?15. What is secondary or enhanced oil recovery?16. What are the ongoing production-related tax advantages of investing in direct participation deals?17. What is the liquidity of a direct participation investment?18. What are the typical documents I will see and what do they convey?19. Is there any personal liability I have as an investor when I invest in direct participation deals?20. How do I analyze an offering?Most books written on the subject of investing in oil and gas programs are written by academics or industry insiders and are filled with lots of technical information and industry jargon. While important topics to these, authors our research has determine that most investor just doesn't need to know the parts of drilling rig or when the Paleozoic period was. They have repeated told us they want to understand what effects an investment in oil and gas will have on their taxes and the kind of return they can really expect to receive. It is for these everyday investors that this this book was written.
Download or read book The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing written by Jay R. Young and published by Forbesbooks. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oil and gas industry is old and is notoriously resistant to change. Author Jay Young wants to revolutionize it. In his book, The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing, Jay Young presents a new investment model for the oil and gas industry that represents a total change in the way much of the smaller, independent companies in the industry operate. He dissects the industry in detail, showing you the pitfalls investors can find themselves falling into when they sign onto a deal structured according to the old model. Aiming to give investors the opportunity to participate in the extraordinary investment of oil and gas with a transparent understanding of both the downside risks and the upside potential, Jay Young outlines a new process that allows for efficiency, productivity, and, as a result, building wealth quickly.