In the Dark So I was still in the dark about what had gone on the night before, but knew that it was something pretty fucking serious. The owner of our company drove over 4 hours to come chew us out, and my buddies were still inside talking with him. Everyone else didn’t want to …
Dazed & Confused As I got out of bed and tried to shake off the hungover/still drunk feeling from the night before I tried to call my coworkers that had been there but no one answered. Since I was already worried about the owner being in town and the disturbing call I had just received, …
This was originally posted on LandmanLife.com on June 11, 2014 back when I was a younger, dumber landman. Much like Nostradamus my words are still true today… “What do you do?” I’m sure almost any landman reading this has experienced this situation. Someone asks what you do for a living. What do you say? “I …
Land Work in the Grand Scheme of the Oil and Gas Industry [Repost] [Archives] Read More »
This is a Repost from December 2, 2013, which originally appeared on LandmanLife.com, written by TheNutShale The People Let’s talk about seismic permitting, especially seismic permitting in an urban environment. Probably one of the best jobs on earth, good pay, healthy exercise each day walking the neighborhoods and flexible working hours as you decide how …
Since the discovery of oil as an energy source (as opposed to a lighting product), mineral owners in oil rich areas have been making fortunes from the drilling and extraction of oil and gas. Many old families amassed fortunes from the oil business and established wealth that their children and grandchildren still possess today (read The …
Overnight Millionaires [Archives] [Repost from July 10, 2013] Read More »
Overspending in the Oil & Gas Industry I do not recall typing up, or publishing, this post. Reading through it, I remember everything…but since it was from July of 2014, let’s just say it wasn’t fresh on my memory. I’m invoking the “back when I was a younger, dumber landman” clause for this one. Fuck…clause…now …
An Industry of Waste [Repost from July 16, 2014] [Archives] Read More »
Fartin’ in the Deed Room by Metal Head initially appeared on February 8, 2015 before it was lost to the wold in a disastrous server update, which resulted in years of downtime for LandmanLife.com
The TitleNazi’s rant about the AAPL in all its glory. “AAPL – modern day Royal Order of the Water Buffalo.” This is a repost from November 25, 2012.
Define “good landman” because according to this definition for a “good lease man” I must not know any good landmen!
