Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Seminar and Chapter Meeting: Law for Landmen

NALA presents:
Law for Landmen: The Basics
Seminar and Chapter Meeting

Join us Nov. 18 in State College, Pa., for a seminar on the law regarding landmen, and a NALA chapter meeting.

The seminar is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center, followed by a social hour at 5 p.m. and buffet-style dinner at 6 p.m. AAPL President Steve Wentworth will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m.

The seminar will be accredited for six RL, RPL, CPL continuing education credits,
one of which will be ethics. CE credit forms will be available at the seminar and meeting.

The cost is $75 for NALA members and $100 for others. It includes the seminar, lunch, social hour and dinner. The cost for just the dinner or just the seminar is $40 for NALA members, and $50 for non-members.

The Ramada offers attendees a special, $69 room rate. Make sure to mention you’re attending the NALA Landman seminar and meeting.

To reserve a spot, call Grace Brace at NALA, 814-724-5257, or fax her at 814-724-5259. You can also email her at gbrace@jimbourbeau.com. Reservations at the Ramada can be made by calling 814-238-3001.

If the Ramada is full, you can reserve a room at The Residence inn at 814-235-6960 or the Courtyard Marriott at 814-231-2100.

Here’s the schedule:

MORNING SESSION
10:00 – 10:10 A.M.: Welcome & Introduction
* Bernie Ulincy
* Cindy Perdue

10:10 – 10:40 A.M.: Transfer of Mineral Rights
* B. J. Black

10:40 – 11:10 A.M.: Basics of Abstracting Mineral Title
* Tim McKeen

11:10 – 11:20 A.M.: BREAK

11:20 – 11:50 A.M.: Rights and Parties Affected by the Oil & Gas Lease
* K. C. Carroll

11:50 – 12:05 P.M.: Horrors of the Record Room
* Tim McKeen

12:05 – 1:05 P.M.: LUNCH

AFTERNOON SESSION
1:05 – 2:05 P.M.: Basics of the Modern Oil & Gas Lease including Common Additional Provisions
* Andy Graham

2:05 – 2:50 P.M.: Special Provisions for Pooling
* Russ Schetroma

2:50 – 3:00 P.M.: BREAK

3:00 – 3:45 P.M.: Ethics Presentation
* Russ Schetroma

3:45 – 4:00 P.M.: BREAK

4:00 – 4:15 P.M.: Legislative Issues on the Horizon
* Andy Graham

4:15 – 5:00 P.M.: Marcellus Shale: Murky Water Issues
* Armando Benincasa

5:00 P.M.: ADJOURN

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Giving Back to the Community

It is important that we, as Landmen, realize that it is only due to the stakeholders or Lessors that we deal with within the areas we operate, (those areas being the Southern Tier of New York, and Northern and Western Pennsylvania), that we and our companies can be successful.  These landowners are our customers and we have a fiduciary duty to the landowners to undertake a standard of care for their properties.  In doing that we keep those landowners satisfied with us as their caretakers and we and the companies we represent can thrive and be successful as a result.

Consequently, in order for that relationship to be fostered and maintained, we have a continuing duty to the landowners and their communities to “give back” for all the positive things we have been able to realize by having this relationship.  NALA has made it their mission to reach out to those local communities through various means, whether through donations or conducting benefit golf tournaments that direct a portion of the proceeds to specific charities within our region.  We are always open to hear from various groups that are active within our operating region to learn of their needs and our executive committee will discuss those concerns when they meet.   If you represent a group or non-profit association that can benefit from this association we encourage you to e-mail your request to our main contact person for website content.                             

Bernie Ulincy, Range Resources

Annual golf outing set for Sept. 23

The Northern Appalachin Landman’s Association 2010 Golf Outing is Sept. 23 at Corning Country Club in Corning, N.Y.

The event features a four-person scramble and a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m.. It caps off with a social hour at 4:30 p.m. and a dinner at 5:30 p.m.

The event costs $140 per person, which includes golf, cart, beverages, lunch, social hour and dinner. Interested in just the dinner? That alone costs $40.

All deposits are non-refundable. Bu the prizes, lots of them, are yours to keep.

For reservations, which are required, contact Bob Devine at ollydevine@yahoo.com or at 607-936-1064.