- Texas Land and Mineral Owners' Association - A non-profit organization of land and mineral owners whose purpose is to advocate for the property rights of surface and mineral owners in Texas.
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Oil & Gas Exploration and Surface Ownership.pdf, from the Texas Railroad Commission
- Railroad Commission Production Reports Query, Link to Texas Railroad Commission production reports database
- Railroad Commission Drilling Reports Query, Link to Texas Railroad Commission drilling reports database
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Checklist for Negotiating an Oil and Gas Lease.pdf, by John B. McFarland
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Hints on Negotiating an Oil and Gas Lease.pdf
by Judon Fambrough, Texas A&M University Real Estate Center, 1997
- DrillingInfo - Requires subscription. The best single site for researching oil and gas leasing, drilling and production activities in Texas and many other producing states.
- The Baker Institute Energy Forum - Established by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Good, unbiased research and reporting on developments in international and domestic energy policy.
- Mineralweb.com - Articles providing basic information about managing mineral interests.
- Mineral Rights Forum - Good website for networking about mineral ownership issues, with access to good general information for mineral owners.
- Arkansas Leasing Manual.pdf - good summary of relevant law and advice regarding negotiation of oil and gas leases in Arkansas, by attorney Charles Morgan of Texarkana.
- http://recenter.tamu.edu/staff/jfambrough/ Judon Fambrough, at the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, is a lecturer and writer of good artcles useful to land and mineral owners covering topics from pipeline easements and condemnation procedures to oil and gas leasing.
- Good glossary of oil field terms by Schlumberger: http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/en/Terms/.aspx
