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3rd Annual NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour
Come join us for the 3rd Annual NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour on Tuesday, January 31 at Reserve 101 from 5pm to 7pm Make sure you register before the event to make the check in processes quicker! REGISTER HERE Hosted by LandmanLife and Holmes Law Sponsored by USI, All Points Equipment and Hauling, Truist Wealth, and

Landman Log – January 26 – Small Minded Middle Managers
This is a similar sentiment to “The Shitco Suck” which was published on November 24, 2021 Read it here Frustrating and Dangerous One of the most frustrating aspects of working with, or for, a public company is dealing with the entrenched small minded middle managers. These are the people who enjoy playing politics in the

Peak Oil and the Cult of Renewables
This post was in an old drafts folder, and I don’t think there has ever been a better time to find it… LandmanLife Where the fuck are we going? As a civilization, a society, an industry, and as landmen…I can’t answer that question. I don’t have the answer. What I can say, is that we

Landman Log – January 13 – Creative Inspiration
The Inspiration Over the past 12, going on 13 years working as a landman, I’ve seen a lot of shady shit, drank (probably too many) beers, told a lot of stories, and met a lot of really interesting people. Most times if you had the chance to meet a master mechanic down in Gonzales, Texas,

Landman Log – January 12 – Burning Bridges
Burning Bridges We’ve all been there before. Somebody does or says something that really pisses you off. Maybe they let you down, threw you under the bus, screwed you on a deal, or are just being an asshole. Your first reaction is “fuck that guy(or girl)!” It’s a natural response when you feel like someone

Landman Log – January 10, 2023 – Ignore the Gatekeepers
Ignore The Gatekeepers I’ve been reading Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent. The benefits of reading in his words how smart he is are…somewhat dubious, but it is entertaining none the less. One of the points that actually hit home for me was about ignoring the “gatekeepers.” All too often, when
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Each week Tejanobrown gives us a video breakdown of various equipment and processes of wireline operations
Colin is a geologist that manages the production of a field in the Big Horn Basin, each week he shows us a bit more about how that operation works
Doug Shittles is one of our favorite CEOs and he’s got no shame calling out all the Shitco’s Slide Decks