also revealed through our role playing. JUST DO IT works better for exercise than office situations. Better to establish a rapport before launching into our demands! Mid-morning found the group listening intently as George Snell of Snell Law Firm helped us through the suspense of royalty payment issues. He recommended references such as “Texas Title Standards” and “Texas Division Order Statute.” Major perk was offered as George welcomed phone calls at his office. The billing clock starts ticking only when he puts advice in writing. Let’s take him up on the offer and keep those phone calls coming into Snell Law Firm. Just prior to lunch we heard from Natalie Lea on equipping owners for success: knowledge is power. Among her great tips are that we communicate with owners early in the process, continuously improve communication and marry education with preparation. And remember, knowledge isn’t power until applied! A light sandwich and salad lunch fortified us for the afternoon speakers. We enjoyed a double blessing with Cyndi Harwell Nielsen, who gave the skinny on Legislative Updates and had her husband, Paul Nielsen complete the Q&A after the group put our heads together to interpret mineral reservations, whether floating or fixed. Kacie Bevers spoke on Case Law. Engaged in a bit of audience participation, Kacie briefed a few cases and we voted our best guess on court rulings. One specific case involved the question of royalty payment responsibility. There have been numerous conflicts on the payment obligations issue. Is the Lessee under Oil and Gas Lease, or the Operator under Joint Operating Agreement responsible? Will leave you in suspense regarding the correct answer! Curt Horne, Paradigm Land LLC was last on the docket with Conveyances, giving a warning on real estate fraud occurring through an Agent under Power of Attorney. Another interesting tidbit, AIFs and Trustees are unable to assign their responsibilities. Curt kindly kept it brief, sensing that the crowds were getting thirsty! Thanks to HADOA’s Board for making this happen, and for keeping us on schedule! And thanks again to Fortis Minerals and each of our inspiring speakers! Looking forward to NADOA’s big event at Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, September 5-7, 2018. See you there! For additional information regarding HADOA please view our website: www.HADOA.org. ………………………………… MID-AMERICA ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION ORDER ANALYSTS (MAADOA) Association based in the Wichita, KS Area Be sure to check out our website at maadoa.org. It has useful links to
various operations in Kansas.
Diana Richecky, MAADOA Secretary diana@dukedrilling.com 316-267-1331 ………………………………… PERMIAN BASIN ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION ORDER ANALYSTS (PBADOA) Association based in the Midland, TX Area
PBADOA has had a very busy quarter PBADOA was excited to host our first social on August 9. We know that life can get a little crazy and wanted to encourage our members to relax and interact on a more personal level. We were pleased with the turnout and
look forward to hosting another event very soon. September has been a busy month! As a result of corporate support and local scholarships, we were very pleased to see many PBADOA members, including the entire board, at the 2018 NADOA Institute in Nashville. Our September 20 luncheon will feature Emily Statton Smith, Senior Counsel for Pioneer Natural Resources. She will be discussing case law updates and recent issues in conveyancing. Fall is just around the corner and that marks the time for PBADOA Board Elections. We want to encourage all our members to consider serving on the local Board. Please contact any of the current officers or visit our website at www.pbadoa.org if you would like more information. I have had the privilege of being the Director of Publicity this year. I have really enjoyed the position. Not that I am very creative, but I have had the opportunity of being able to create our invitations for our monthly luncheons and create the PowerPoint presentations that continuously run at our luncheons before our speaker starts. It has definitely helped me learn new technology, such as the social media part of the position. I have enjoyed getting to know the other board members that work for other companies. It has been a great experience and I would definitely serve on the board in the future. I was also able to get some feedback from some of the past board officers. Mindy Warren, CDOA, CPLTA says, “I had the privilege and pleasure of being President on the PBADOA Board exactly 20 years ago. I had been in the industry only 8 years before that and had only worked for 2
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