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0961577622 978-0961577629 November 1991 1st
This small stand-alone volume is designed to be pocket-handy ... and affordable ... for anyone with an interest in oil and gas.

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"The practical value of the book comes from its plain-English explanations of terms vital to all kinds of oil and gas deals." -- Pioneer Teletopics, Kingfisher, OK

"This pocket-sized paperback ...is a handy reference for anyone needing to decipher oil and gas terminology." -- Oil & Gas Journal

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LANDOWNERS & LANDOWNERS-TO-BE, see discussion of: ...mineral rights ...royalty ...severance ...correlative rights ...farmout.

INVESTORS, take a look at: ... back-in ...payout ...overriding royalty ...net revenue interest ...mullet.

OIL & GAS PROFESSIONALS, See: ...behind pipe ...EUR ...blue sky laws ...MWD ...undivided interests ...depletion.

EVERYONE! Take a look at: ...bottoms-up ...jug-hustler ...weevil ...doodlebugger ...roustabout ...turnkey.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 120 pages
  • Publisher: Meridian Press; 1st edition (November 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0961577622
  • ISBN-13: 978-0961577629
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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John Orban is an experienced oil & gas consultant. He lives with his wife in Oklahoma City. Following graduation from Princeton University (BSE in Geological Engineering), he spent three years in the Naval Civil Engineer Corps as division officer with the Seabees in Vietnam (for which he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal),and as Officer In Charge of Construction in Yokohama, Japan. He has worked as roustabout at Sun Oil, mud-logger at Baroid, and explorationist at: Mobil, Aramco, a four-man start-up oil company in Oklahoma City and Callon Petroleum.

Established in 1983, J. Orban & Company specializes in upstream oil and gas opportunities, providing services to the U.S. and international petroleum industry and to investors. Corporate clients include multi-national corporations from both the U.S. and overseas including the Pacific Rim (where Mr. Orban spent several years studying Japanese at Keio University in Tokyo, and Mandarin Chinese at Nanyang University in Singapore and Taiwan Normal University in Taipei). Individual clients include private investors from the U.S. and from overseas.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Handy Pocket Reference To Most Used Terms, July 4, 2006
This review is from: Let's Talk an Oil Deal: Your Key to Oil Patch Lingo (Paperback)
This is a handy resource for many of the terms used in oil & gas deals. It is useful as a quick reference when talking details of a deal over the phone or out on the field. It's small size makes it easy to tuck into a hip or jacket pocket. If you own Mr. Orban's other book, "Money In The Ground", you'll find most terms listed there as well.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal booket, November 24, 2007
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Like any and all industries today, a specialized language serves the oil and gas business. This booket is ideal for landowners, investors and anyone interested in exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources. This is a shortcut and a very handy one at that.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Information already included in "Money in the Ground-Insider's Guide to Oil and Gas Deals", December 15, 2008
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This review is from: Let's Talk an Oil Deal: Your Key to Oil Patch Lingo (Paperback)
Amazon recommended this book as a companion purchase; however, this very small book is already included as a chapter in the larger "Money in the Ground-Insider's Guide to Oil and Gas Deals" book.

IMO, both books are overpriced for the information; however, they are easy-to-read.
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