a lot of good feedback from multiple members, some said it “was the best one in years”. Everyone seemed interested in all the topics presented, and the food was great! We want to thank our speakers: Adrianne Lopez from Texas Pacific Water Resources, Jenna Wallace from Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson PC, Ryan Latham with Diamondback Energy, John Phillips with Endeavor Energy, Blake Pitcock with Henry Resources, and Paula Rauchfuss with Steptoe & Johnson. Also, a huge thank you to our board members who worked very hard planning the event. We are thrilled to announce that we were able to award two scholarships this year to the NADOA Institute in Oklahoma City. Hopefully, many PBADOA members will be able to attend. We look forward to networking and gaining valuable insight from professionals in our field. For more information regarding PBADOA, please visit our website at www.pbadoa.org. ………………………………… SOONER ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION ORDER ANALYSTS (SADOA) Association based in the Tulsa, OK Area
can we improve, etc. Eye opening feedback was gained, recorded, and presented to the board for study and discussion on ways we can improve our attendance and better serve our membership. SADOA’s April Luncheon was presented in Webinar format on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Jamie Meyer, Senior Commercial Contracts Analyst for The Williams Companies presented the topic “Introduction to the Primary U. S. Survey Systems, With A Deep Dive Into the Rectangular Survey System: Reading, Writing, Mapping, and Calculating Acreage”. It was a definite success with 21 members in attendance as well as 11 guests. Our SADOA Annual Seminar was held Wednesday, May 22 at the Tulsa Country Club. Registration opened May 5, and all were invited to join us for a full day of fun, food, education, and networking. The cost was $125.00 for members and $150.00 for non-members, with a webinar option available for those who could not attend in person ($100.00 for members and $125.00 for non-members). Future activities include Webinars to be offered June 12 and October 16, an in-person luncheon at the Tulsa Country Club scheduled for August 21 featuring a presentation by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) and finishing out the year with our Annual Dinner on December 5. Check out our website for more information. We would love for you to join us! For more information regarding SADOA, please visit our website at www.oksadoa.org. ………………………………… “Practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes progress.” -Yo Yo Ma
It has been a busy year for the SADOA team. Our first luncheon of the year was held at the Tulsa Country Club on Thursday, February 15, 2024. It was a joint meeting of TALTA (Tulsa Association of Lease and Title Analysts) and SADOA, in which Ron Barnes and Grayson Barnes of Barnes Law, PLLC presented “The Operator Fight at the OCC”. The turn-out was excellent, food was delicious and the networking even better. Both associations thoroughly enjoyed the event and are looking forward to more like it in the future. Our membership was invited to take part in an Engagement Survey in February, as well. A survey prepared by our own Jamie Meyer was emailed to all our contacts, not just members, and we received 29 responses. Questions asked were regarding states/areas worked, possible previous service on a Board of an organization, if your company provides support for membership activity, particular interests, how
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