LandmanLife: The Roadtrip to Nowhere
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New stories, field notes, and dispatches from wherever the road went this week.
Rants
Why landman day rates haven't moved in twenty years
I went quiet for two years. Landman day rates did not move while I was gone, and AAPL's own surveys say they have barely moved in twenty. Here are their numbers.
Guides
What Is a Mineral Title Runsheet?
There is no such thing as a mineral title runsheet. There is a limited title runsheet, and it is the evidence behind every Mineral Ownership Report anybody hands you.
Reflections
The Value Of Geriatric Landmen: Evolution By Passing Down Experience
A young landman emailed after one happy hour, and it turned into a case for the old hands and everything they still have to hand down.
The Ruckus Saga
Unpaid and Undeterred: My Ongoing Battle with Ruckus Energy CEO Avi Mirman
Ruckus Energy still owes us for land services rendered in 2022. Its CEO would prefer I stop posting about it, which is not how this works.
EFT & Events
Leaning In: The Power Behind the #EFT Community
Art Berman memes and behave-or-be-blocked are the only constants. What the #EFT melting pot has actually given me, and why I lean in.
EFT & Events
4th Annual NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour presented by LandmanLife
Dust off the roundtoes and get the sport coat back from the cleaners. Year four of the NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour, with a changed menu.
Reflections
The Roadtrip to Nowhere and Why I’m Still Here
A buddy asked what my plan was for LandmanLife and I had no answer for him. Years later, here is why the roadtrip is still running.
Reflections
2023 Unwrapped: A Year of Unforgettable Fun in the Landman Life
New #EFT friends in Houston and Dallas, a growing client list, letting go of the negativity, and still blasting Avi Mirman about the money.
Reflections
2023: A Year of Growth, Gratitude, and Looking Forward to 2024
The Intern on gratitude, Seneca, and a year of growth, plus the title that both El Jefe and ChatGPT said was wrong. He kept it anyway.
The Ruckus Saga
Avi Mirman’s Battalion Oil Bid for $450 Million: A Personal Perspective on His Unpaid Debt to Me
Avi Mirman is reportedly buying Battalion Oil for $450 million. He still owes me for land services. Both facts belong in the same post.
EFT & Events
The #EFT Community, Meetups, and Katy Trail Ice House TONIGHT
A 24-hour trip to Dallas for an #EFT meetup at Katy Trail Ice House, arranged as last minute as everything else around here.
The Landman Log
The Weight
I hate saying things like this, and it weighs on me when I do not. A somber one, with something uplifting at the end if you make it there.
Reflections
Looking Back – August in Review
Twenty-eight posts in thirty-one days, almost twenty percent of everything on the site. What posting daily for a month actually taught me.
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