Fifteen years of evidence

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There are easier ways to lose an afternoon. None of them involve this many county courthouses, oil busts, middle managers, bar tabs, and questionable career choices.

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Jul 21, 2024Reflections
The Value Of Geriatric Landmen: Evolution By Passing Down Experience
Apr 13, 2024The Ruckus Saga
Unpaid and Undeterred: My Ongoing Battle with Ruckus Energy CEO Avi Mirman
Feb 10, 2024EFT & Events
Leaning In: The Power Behind the #EFT Community
Feb 4, 2024EFT & Events
4th Annual NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour presented by LandmanLife
Feb 3, 2024Reflections
The Roadtrip to Nowhere and Why I’m Still Here
Dec 31, 2023Reflections
2023 Unwrapped: A Year of Unforgettable Fun in the Landman Life
Dec 30, 2023Reflections
2023: A Year of Growth, Gratitude, and Looking Forward to 2024
Dec 22, 2023The Ruckus Saga
Avi Mirman’s Battalion Oil Bid for $450 Million: A Personal Perspective on His Unpaid Debt to Me
Nov 20, 2023EFT & Events
The #EFT Community, Meetups, and Katy Trail Ice House TONIGHT
Oct 28, 2023The Landman Log
The Weight
Sep 2, 2023Reflections
Looking Back – August in Review
Aug 31, 2023Books & Reviews
Books that Stand the Test of Time, My All Time Favorites
Aug 30, 2023Rants
How Landmen Have Changed: The Badass Motherfuckers Before Us
Aug 29, 2023Rants
Loyalty Demanded but not Returned
Aug 25, 2023Books & Reviews
and a Bottle of Rum [Book Review]
Aug 25, 2023War Stories
Welcome to The Party – Motorboat’s Origin Story
Aug 25, 2023Rants
Burn it Down and Salt the Ground
Aug 24, 2023Rants
The Broken System – Time to Burn it Down
Aug 23, 2023Guides
How to Find Your Voice in a Broken System
Aug 22, 2023Rants
How the Shale Boom Ruined Landmen
Aug 22, 2023War Stories
How Landmen Are Made: The Interns Origin Story
Aug 21, 2023Guides
The Circle of Landman Life – How Landmen Are Made
Aug 20, 2023Rants
What Happens When You Hit a Career Dead End? The Last Landman
Aug 19, 2023Reflections
Life Comes At You Fast
Aug 18, 2023Guides
The Value of a Professional Image
Aug 17, 2023Beer & Leisure
What’s the Best Hazy IPA? Electric Jellyfish
Aug 16, 2023Reflections
What’s the Rush? Live Your Life
Aug 15, 2023Humor & Memes
Being Original and Owning an Idea
Aug 14, 2023Reflections
Letting Yourself Down and Overcoming Failure to Find Redemption
Aug 10, 2023Beer & Leisure
Cigars, Booze, Enjoy the Finer Things in Life
Aug 9, 2023Industry Analysis
Different Types of Financial Backing in Oil and Gas
Aug 8, 2023Reflections
Unplug and Unwind: Why Disconnecting is Essential
Aug 7, 2023Reflections
Realignment
Aug 6, 2023The Landman Log
Finding the Words
Aug 5, 2023Reflections
Clients or Friends
Aug 4, 2023Reflections
Falling Feels Life Flying
Aug 3, 2023The Landman Log
Before the Sun
Aug 2, 2023The Landman Log
Slowing Down to Explore Life
Aug 1, 2023Reflections
Enjoy the Journey, Not the Destination
Jun 12, 2023Reflections
A Toast to SBA, the Impermanence of Life, and the Value of EFT
May 4, 2023Books & Reviews
What’s on my Kindle? Reading List for May 2023
Apr 29, 2023Guides
Developing Curiosity – Thinking Like a Landman Can Change Your Life
Apr 28, 2023Guides
Scratching the Surface – Working as a Surface Landman
Apr 21, 2023Guides
Life on the Road in 2023 – Gear Guide – Part 1 – Business Essentials
Apr 21, 2023The Landman Log
Landman Log – April 21, 2023 – Life is What You Make it, Appreciate the Journey
Apr 17, 2023The Landman Log
Landman Log – April 17, 2023 – Practicing Gratitude, Adopting a Growth Mindset, and Being a Better Person
Apr 10, 2023Books & Reviews
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden – Book Review
Apr 6, 2023Guides
On the Road to Becoming an Independent Landman
Apr 3, 2023Guides
The Challenges of Becoming an Independent Landman
Jan 27, 2023EFT & Events
3rd Annual NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour
Jan 26, 2023The Landman Log
Landman Log – January 26 – Small Minded Middle Managers
Jan 24, 2023Rants
Peak Oil and the Cult of Renewables
Jan 13, 2023The Landman Log
Landman Log – January 13 – Creative Inspiration
Jan 12, 2023The Landman Log
Landman Log – January 12 – Burning Bridges
Jan 10, 2023The Landman Log
Landman Log – January 10, 2023 – Ignore the Gatekeepers
Jan 6, 2023War Stories
The Cow, The Lease Road, and The Sheriff (Part 1)
Jan 5, 2023Reflections
With All the Time in the World, How Important is Health?
Dec 30, 2022Rants
The Landman’s Worst Enemy
Dec 21, 2022Announcements
Store Closing – Reminder!!!
Dec 15, 2022Rants
The Digital Roadtrip to Nowhere
Dec 9, 2022Reflections
Shoes on a Wire
Nov 26, 2022Books & Reviews
Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2022 Review
Nov 9, 2022Announcements
What is LandmanLife?
Oct 17, 2022Reflections
The Hard Truth
Feb 12, 2022EFT & Events
Kick Off Happy Hour Wrap-Up
Dec 9, 2021Giveaways & Swag
LandmanLife Christmas Giveaway!
Nov 26, 2021Guides
2021 Christmas Gift Guide
Nov 26, 2021Books & Reviews
Winter Reading Guide
Nov 9, 2021Announcements
LandmanLife is 11 Years Old!!!
Nov 4, 2021Rants
The Shitco Suck
Nov 2, 2021Videos
On the Rocks Ep 6
Oct 18, 2021Reflections
The Oil and Gas Road
Oct 7, 2021Videos
Episode 10 – TejanoBrown on the Ground – TB-10 – Wireline Logging
Sep 19, 2021Books & Reviews
Summer Reading
Sep 10, 2021Videos
On the Rocks Ep 5
Sep 3, 2021EFT & Events
Summertime Madness
Aug 19, 2021Videos
On the Rocks Ep 4
Aug 12, 2021Videos
Episode 9 – TejanoBrown on the Ground – TB-9 – Bridge Plugs
Aug 5, 2021Videos
On the Rocks Ep 3
Jul 29, 2021Videos
Episode 8 – TejanoBrown on the Ground – TB-8 – Zero Degree Phasing
Jul 28, 2021Videos
On the Rocks Ep 2
Jul 21, 2021Videos
On the Rocks Ep 1
Jul 15, 2021Videos
Episode 7 – TejanoBrown on the Ground – TB-7 – Addressable Switches
Jul 8, 2021Videos
Episode 6 – TejanoBrown on the Ground TB-6 – Specialty Perf Guns
Jul 1, 2021Videos
Episode 5 – TejanoBrown on the Ground TB-5 – Depth Control
Jun 25, 2021Rants
A Better #EFT
Jun 24, 2021Videos
Episode 4 – TejanoBrown on the Ground TB-4 – Junk Baskets
Jun 17, 2021Videos
Episode 3 – TejanoBrown on the Ground TB-3 – Pressure Control
Jun 16, 2021Guides
What Does a Landman Do? – Answers from a Surface Landman
Jun 10, 2021Videos
Episode 2 – TejanoBrown on the Ground TB-2
Jun 8, 2021Announcements
LandmanLife has a New Facebook Page!
Jun 4, 2021Giveaways & Swag
Weekend Sale to Celebrate #EFTtattoo!
Jun 3, 2021Videos
Debut of TejanoBrown on the ground!!! TB-1
May 28, 2021Humor & Memes
THE BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF LANDMANLIFE ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 25, 2021Humor & Memes
Having Fun With the Business Side of Things
Apr 26, 2021War Stories
A Landman Walks into a Crawfish Boil…
Mar 25, 2021War Stories
The Poker Game (Part 3)
Dec 31, 2020Reflections
2020 Lookback
Oct 20, 2020Reflections
Career Regrets, NOT a Career of Regret
Sep 18, 2020War Stories
The Poker Game (Part 2)
Sep 18, 2020From the Archives
Land Work in the Grand Scheme of the Oil and Gas Industry [Repost] [Archives]
Sep 3, 2020War Stories
The Poker Game (Part 1)
Sep 2, 2020From the Archives
Seismic Permitting
Aug 19, 2020Humor & Memes
Too Big to Fail?
Aug 11, 2020Industry Analysis
EP 3: Slide Deck Breakdown
Aug 6, 2020Industry Analysis
EP 2: LPI Slide Deck Breakdown
Aug 4, 2020Giveaways & Swag
Winner of the Chuck90 Caption Contest
Jul 29, 2020Industry Analysis
EP 1: OVV Investor Relations
Jul 21, 2020Rants
The Post Apocalyptic Landman
Jul 19, 2020Giveaways & Swag
Ugly Swag Party Contest Winners!
Jul 18, 2020Giveaways & Swag
Ugly Swag Party [Contest] [Giveaway]
Jul 17, 2020Guides
Downturn Survival Guide Part 2 – Good Grief
Jul 16, 2020Guides
Downturn Survival Guide Part 1 – Diet Tips for the Struggling Landman
Jul 7, 2020Guides
State of the Industry: Intro to the Downturn Survival Guide
Jun 9, 2020Announcements
Forklift Frank – New Release from @LandmanRadio
May 20, 2020From the Archives
Overnight Millionaires [Archives] [Repost from July 10, 2013]
May 15, 2020Rants
Quit Your Bitching
May 14, 2020From the Archives
An Industry of Waste [Repost from July 16, 2014] [Archives]
May 14, 2020Guides
What Does a Landman Actually Do?
May 11, 2020Giveaways & Swag
Winners of the Reverse Caption Contest, 1st Place @MOAR_Drilling!
May 8, 2020Guides
Going Independent
May 7, 2020From the Archives
Fartin’ in the Deed Room [Archives] [Repost from February 8, 2015] [Metal Head]
May 6, 2020From the Archives
AAPL – modern day Royal Order of the Water Buffalo [Archives] [Repost from November 25, 2012] [TitleNazi]
May 6, 2020From the Archives
Define “Good Landman” [Archives] [Repost from November 27, 2012]
May 3, 2020Giveaways & Swag
#EFT Caption Contest Giveaway Winners
May 3, 2020Humor & Memes
I mean…I had to get rid of that oil [Meme]
May 2, 2020Giveaways & Swag
#EFT Caption Contest Giveaway!
Apr 30, 2020Guides
“You’re a businessman first and a Landman second.”
Apr 30, 2020Guides
What is a Landman?
Apr 6, 2020Rants
Moral Dilemma – Stuck in the Middle
Mar 27, 2020Industry Analysis
A Farewell to Shale (Part 1) [ft @AandDBadBoy]
Mar 16, 2020From the Archives
[REPOST] The Future of Landmen with Lowering Oil Prices
Feb 21, 2020War Stories
The Legend of Jim Malloy
Feb 21, 2020EFT & Events
2 Lessons from NAPE
Nov 10, 2010The Blogspot Years
Another day another dollar, but always the same bullshit
Nov 10, 2010The Blogspot Years
Unproductivityness
Nov 9, 2010The Blogspot Years
A preview of more things to come
Nov 9, 2010The Blogspot Years
A Regular Tuesday Night
Nov 9, 2010The Blogspot Years
The most wasteful, inefficient industry you could ever imagine

The Value Of Geriatric Landmen: Evolution By Passing Down Experience

Unpaid and Undeterred: My Ongoing Battle with Ruckus Energy CEO Avi Mirman

Leaning In: The Power Behind the #EFT Community

4th Annual NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour presented by LandmanLife

The Roadtrip to Nowhere and Why I’m Still Here

2023 Unwrapped: A Year of Unforgettable Fun in the Landman Life

2023: A Year of Growth, Gratitude, and Looking Forward to 2024

Avi Mirman’s Battalion Oil Bid for $450 Million: A Personal Perspective on His Unpaid Debt to Me

The #EFT Community, Meetups, and Katy Trail Ice House TONIGHT

The Weight

Looking Back – August in Review

Books that Stand the Test of Time, My All Time Favorites

How Landmen Have Changed: The Badass Motherfuckers Before Us

Loyalty Demanded but not Returned

and a Bottle of Rum [Book Review]

Welcome to The Party – Motorboat’s Origin Story

Burn it Down and Salt the Ground

The Broken System – Time to Burn it Down

How to Find Your Voice in a Broken System

How the Shale Boom Ruined Landmen

How Landmen Are Made: The Interns Origin Story

The Circle of Landman Life – How Landmen Are Made

What Happens When You Hit a Career Dead End? The Last Landman

Life Comes At You Fast

The Value of a Professional Image

What’s the Best Hazy IPA? Electric Jellyfish

What’s the Rush? Live Your Life

Being Original and Owning an Idea

Letting Yourself Down and Overcoming Failure to Find Redemption

Cigars, Booze, Enjoy the Finer Things in Life

Different Types of Financial Backing in Oil and Gas

Unplug and Unwind: Why Disconnecting is Essential

Realignment

Finding the Words

Clients or Friends

Falling Feels Life Flying

Before the Sun

Slowing Down to Explore Life

Enjoy the Journey, Not the Destination

A Toast to SBA, the Impermanence of Life, and the Value of EFT

What’s on my Kindle? Reading List for May 2023

Developing Curiosity – Thinking Like a Landman Can Change Your Life

Scratching the Surface – Working as a Surface Landman

Life on the Road in 2023 – Gear Guide – Part 1 – Business Essentials

Landman Log – April 21, 2023 – Life is What You Make it, Appreciate the Journey

Landman Log – April 17, 2023 – Practicing Gratitude, Adopting a Growth Mindset, and Being a Better Person

Permanent Record by Edward Snowden – Book Review

On the Road to Becoming an Independent Landman

The Challenges of Becoming an Independent Landman

3rd Annual NAPE Kickoff Happy Hour

Landman Log – January 26 – Small Minded Middle Managers

Peak Oil and the Cult of Renewables

Landman Log – January 13 – Creative Inspiration

Landman Log – January 12 – Burning Bridges

Landman Log – January 10, 2023 – Ignore the Gatekeepers

The Cow, The Lease Road, and The Sheriff (Part 1)

With All the Time in the World, How Important is Health?

The Landman’s Worst Enemy

Store Closing – Reminder!!!

The Digital Roadtrip to Nowhere

Shoes on a Wire

Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2022 Review

What is LandmanLife?

The Hard Truth

Kick Off Happy Hour Wrap-Up

LandmanLife Christmas Giveaway!

2021 Christmas Gift Guide

Winter Reading Guide

LandmanLife is 11 Years Old!!!

The Shitco Suck

On the Rocks Ep 6

The Oil and Gas Road

Episode 10 – TejanoBrown on the Ground – TB-10 – Wireline Logging

Summer Reading

On the Rocks Ep 5

Summertime Madness

On the Rocks Ep 4

Episode 9 – TejanoBrown on the Ground – TB-9 – Bridge Plugs

On the Rocks Ep 3

Episode 8 – TejanoBrown on the Ground – TB-8 – Zero Degree Phasing