Investing in Oil and Gas (Sixth Edition)

Investing in Oil and Gas (Sixth Edition)
Author: Mike May
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2017-12-28
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ISBN: 9781983409011
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This is a book about investing in oil and gas wells in the United States. (Sixth Edition)

The Investor's Guide to Investing in Direct Participation Oil and Gas Programs

The Investor's Guide to Investing in Direct Participation Oil and Gas Programs
Author: Steven Imke
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013
Genre:
ISBN: 9781301101627
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Steven Imke is the worlds foremost expert on educating investors in oil an gas direct participation programs. His book The Investor's Guide to Investing in Direct Participation Oil and Gas Programsis based in his best selling videos.An an Investment Adviser and the founder of a documentation and training company he used his personal experiences as and oil and gas investor and his instructional design knowledge to interview investors and industry experts to determine the specific information investors really need to know to make informed investment decision. The book provides pointers to free online tools that help investors determine if investing in direct participation is right for them and to analyze prospective investment opportunities before making investment decisions.The book answers the follow 20 questions every investor needs to know:1. Why invest in oil and gas vs. other investment options?2. Why invest in direct participation vs. buying stock in public energy companies?3. Is it risky to invest in direct participation oil and gas deals?4. How is my Net Income calculated?5. How often do I get paid?6. What is time frame between writing a check to when I get paid from production?7. Where do you find oil and gas?8. Why is understanding well spacing important?9. What does it take to get a well into production?10. What can go wrong during drilling and production?11. How is my investment allocated and why is it important?12. How much revenue am I entitled to and how much of the expenses am I obligated to pay?13. Are there varying degrees of project risk within direct participation deals?14. How long and how fast does a well produce and what effects it?15. What is secondary or enhanced oil recovery?16. What are the ongoing production-related tax advantages of investing in direct participation deals?17. What is the liquidity of a direct participation investment?18. What are the typical documents I will see and what do they convey?19. Is there any personal liability I have as an investor when I invest in direct participation deals?20. How do I analyze an offering?Most books written on the subject of investing in oil and gas programs are written by academics or industry insiders and are filled with lots of technical information and industry jargon. While important topics to these, authors our research has determine that most investor just doesn't need to know the parts of drilling rig or when the Paleozoic period was. They have repeated told us they want to understand what effects an investment in oil and gas will have on their taxes and the kind of return they can really expect to receive. It is for these everyday investors that this this book was written.

Investing in Oil and Gas

Investing in Oil and Gas
Author: Kathy Heshelow
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 059553192X
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If you are considering an investment in oil & gas, you need to read this book. Heshelow covers not only the big picture on oil & gas today, but also has compiled important facts any investor - or consumer - needs to know. Heshelow, who invests in these programs herself and assists investors on a daily basis, will lead you from the big picture right down to the basics on investments and energy. She provides the overview and details you absolutely need, and helps explain that: This investment can serve as a hedge against inflation, and a hedge against the high price of gas you pay at the pump; The drilling programs offer tremendous tax benefits; The investments offer potentially high cash flows. Now can be the right time for investors with the right profile to profit, and this book will help you determine if it right for you

Fundamentals of Investing in Oil and Gas

Fundamentals of Investing in Oil and Gas
Author: Chris Termeer
Publisher: Chris Termeer
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 098904341X
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The intent of this book is to educate the reader about the vast complexities of the oil and gas industry and to motivate involvement in domestic oil and gas development, production and refinement. Explains the industry in non-technical language for an average person.

Investing in Oil and Gas (5th Edition)

Investing in Oil and Gas (5th Edition)
Author: Mike May
Publisher:
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2013-06-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781490383170
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Investing in Oil and Gas 2015 is for oil and gas investors who want to directly participate in the drilling of new wells or the acquisition of producing properties. It was written by a Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer with over 20 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production involving over 1,000 wells in multiple U.S. states and 15 countries with both international super major oil companies and small independent oil companies, in both vertical wells and deviated wells, and in all geologic settings. The book is divided in to three parts. Part I covers oil and gas operations in the field including geology, petroleum, subsurface control, seismic, drilling rigs and drilling a well, logging, coring, mud logging, completions, reservoir drive mechanisms, workovers, and selling your oil and natural gas. Part II is a discussion of legal matters and financial analyses in oil and gas investments. It covers oil and gas leases in great detail. It also delves in to deal structures and financial analyses including the construction of your projected cash flow and your return-on-investment. An additional chapter is dedicated to accounting and federal taxation of oil and gas companies. Part III is an 800-point checklist for you to use when you are evaluating oil and gas drilling investments. The checklist includes sections for reservoirs, geology, offset well information, production histories, maps, seismic data and seismic shoots, operations planning, cost estimates, financial analyses, oil and gas leases and other legal documents, deal structures, accounting and taxation, securities, personnel, and general risks. There is a full glossary of oil and gas terms and an appendix with state and federal oil and gas references. There are over 70 photographs, illustrations, and diagrams throughout the book. PART I: OIL AND GAS FIELD OPERATIONS Chapter 1: GEOLOGY Chapter 2: PETROLEUM Chapter 3: FINDING A PROSPECT Chapter 4: DRILLING A WELL Chapter 5: FORMATION EVALUATION Chapter 6: COMPLETIONS Chapter 7: PRODUCTION Chapter 8: RESERVOIR DRIVE MECHANISMS Chapter 9: WORKOVERS Chapter 10: PLUGGING AND ABANDONING PART II: LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSES Chapter 11: OIL AND GAS LEASES Chapter 12: OIL AND GAS DEAL STRUCTURES Chapter 13: ECONOMIC EVALUATION (FINANCIAL ANALYSES) Chapter 14: OIL AND GAS TAXATION PART III: 800-POINT CHECKLIST FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT EVALUATIONS This one-of-a-kind checklist provides a systematic method of evaluating your oil and gas drilling opportunities. Chapter 15: Reservoirs and Geology Chapter 16: Maps Chapter 17: Offset Wells Chapter 18: Seismic Chapter 19: Well Plan (Operations Plan) Chapter 20: AFE (Cost Estimate) Chapter 21: Financial Analyses Chapter 22: Oil and Gas Leases Chapter 23: Legal Documents Chapter 24: Oil and Gas Deal Structure Chapter 25: Accounting and Taxation Chapter 26: Securities Chapter 27: Personnel GLOSSARY APPENDIX