Landman Magazine
Published bimonthly, Landman is the premier journal of the energy land management profession. The magazine tracks operational procedures, legislative activity, environmental developments and up-to-date oil and gas interests with technical articles as well as columns from AAPL's leadership.
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Current Issue
Featured articles include: "Field Reports," "Part Three: Turn Around, Don't Drown," "Permian Podcast a Boom for West Texas Journalist," "Part One: When Acquisitions Fail," "Unlocking Success in Land Data," "From Exxon Geophysicist to Auto-Tune Inventor," "Facilitating Collaborative Opportunities: The New AAPL Model Form Participation Agreement," and "Southwest Land Institute Recap."
Previous Issues
Each member has access to the electronic version of previous issues of the magazine through the Members Only section.
September/October 2024
Featured articles include: "70th AAPL Annual Meeting Recap," "This Land Is My Land, This Land Is Your Land" (AAPL's new Shared Use & Access Agreement), "Turn Around, Don't Drown" (Part Two: Washouts of working interest cotenants), "Our Industry's Most Valuable Asset: Its People" and the "2024 Compensation Study."
July/August 2024
Featured articles include: "Landmen and Licensing — New Mexico," "Avoid PSA PTSD," "CCS Permitting Roundup," "ESG Deception or Overreach," "Turn Around, Don't Drown," "Forgive Us Our Trespasses," "Field Reports," "Appalachian Land Institute Recap" and "Mining & Land Resources Institute Recap."
May/June 2024
Featured articles include: "Landmen and Licensing — Appalachian Basin," "Texas Runsheet 101 — Revisited 2024," "Inspiring Next-Gen Leaders," "2024 NAPE Summit Recap" and "2024-25 AAPL Officer Nominations."
March/April 2024
Featured articles include: "Landmen & Licensing in Mississippi," "Top 10 Texas Oil & Gas Cases of 2023," "Limiting Foreign Property Ownership," "Fixing the Ethical Dilemma," "Reports From the Field" and "Beyond the Gas Tank."
January/February 2024
Featured articles include: "Geothermal Energy's Lithium Connection," "Inaugural Women in Energy Institute Recap," "Putting Pencil to Paper," "Classification of Mineral Deed Conveyance," "Enhancing Efficiency in the Energy Business," "Landmen and Licensing" and "Boston Annual Meeting Preview."
November/December 2023
Featured articles include: "CCUS Regulatory Handbook," "Construction of Most-Favored-Nations Clauses in Oil and Gas Leases," "Unraveling Pore Space Ownership" and "Field Reports."
September/October 2023
Featured articles include: "The Impact of Globalization, Decarbonization and Politicization," "Expanding Landman Protections," "Analyzing CRR Rules" and "AAPL 69th Annual Meeting Recap."
July/August 2023
Featured articles include: "Cover Your Assets," "Freeze-Related Lease Litigation," "All Lit Up" and "Field Reports."
May/June 2023
Featured articles include: "Bitcoin and the Energy Revolution," "Responsible Labor and the Solar Industry," "Shale Property Valuations," "2024 NAPE Summit Recap" and the "2023-24 AAPL Officer Candidates."
March/April 2023
Featured articles include: "Safe Deposit Boxes Are for ... Valuables," "Organizational Ethics + Diversity, Equity and Inclusion," "Top 10 Texas Oil and Gas Cases of 2022," "Field Reports," "Correction Deeds: Just Who Needs to Sign Them Anyway?" and "If I Own Mineral Rights, Can I Do a 1301 Exchange?"
January/February 2023
Featured articles include: "AAPL's 69th Annual Meeting Preview," "Gearing Up for CCUS Growth," "Allocation Wells," "Carbon Capture Projects" and "Oil & Gas Trust Law."
November/December 2022
Featured articles include: "Field Reports," "Permian Water Solutions," "Determining the Ownership of Landfill Gas," "So, You Write Title Opinions?" and "AAPL Expands Accredited University Programs."
September/October 2022
Featured articles include: "68th Annual Meeting Recap," "2022 Compensation Survey Report," "West Virginia Adopts New Pooling Law" and "Those Who Favor Fire." Members must log in to access the magazine.
July/August 2022
Featured articles include: "Ohio Case Law Developments Impacting Landwork," "Surface Owners vs. Mineral Owners," "Managing Troubled Projects," "Played Out: Current Trends Affecting Idle Oil or Gas Wells," "Field Reports," and "AAPL Certification Program." Members must log in to access the magazine.
May/June 2022
Featured articles include: "Meet the 2022-23 AAPL Officer Nominees," "Nothing New Under the Sun: Transferring Independent Landman Skills," Marketability and Enhancement in the Utica" and "2022 NAPE Summit Recap." Members must log in to access the magazine.
March/April 2022
Featured articles include: "Joint Operations," "Top 10 Texas Oil & Gas Cases of 2021," "Ensure a Win-Win" and "Field Reports." Members must log in to access the magazine.
January/February 2022
Featured articles include: "Orphan Well Problem in America," "The Right Way to Look at Right-of-Ways," "Oil and Gas Roundup," "Meet the AAPL Staff" and "Member Spotlight." Members must log in to access the magazine.
November/December 2021
Featured articles include: "Field Reports," "NAPE Summit Returns," "NAPE Charities," "Drafting a Roadmap to Success," "The Pros and Cons of Buying the Cow" and "Class Dismissed." Members must log in to access the magazine.
September/October 2021
Featured articles include: "Despite Keystone XL Pipeline Cancellation, Canadian Oil Still Flows," "Old and New Issues Involving Operating Agreements," "AAPL 67th Annual Meeting," and "2020-21 Award Winners." Members must log in to access the magazine.
July/August 2021
Featured articles include: "Striking a Balance," "The Multistate Adventures of the Perilous Trust Trap," "Postproduction Expenses," and "AAPL Accredited Programs."
May/June 2021
Featured articles include: "Navigating Ethical Obligations," "Renewable Energy Technologies," "AAPL Officer Nominations," and "AAPL Annual Meeting."
March/April 2021
Featured articles include: "Top 10 Texas Energy Law Cases of 2020," "Is Slow Payment Misconduct?," "Poverty, Renewables and Reality," and "Jury in Tiny County Awards Giant Damages."
January/February 2021
Featured articles include: "Wait, What Am I Buying?," "Expanding AAPL's Diversity," "Renewable Natural Gas on the Rise," and "Court Unpacks 'Consent to Assign' Provision."
November/December 2020
Featured articles include: "Lease Maintenance Analysis," "The Search for a Cure," "A Year in Review – and a Look Ahead," and Field Reports.
September/October 2020
Featured articles include: "Not Your Father's Producers 88," "Mineral Liens in the Post-Pandemic Economy," "Silica Sand Mining," and the 66th Annual Meeting Recap.
July/August 2020
Featured articles include: "Expanding Solar Reach in Texas," "Texas Railroad Commission Declines to Prorate Crude Oil Production," "Understanding Title Records in California," and "Diversity and Inclusion."
May/June 2020
Featured articles include: "Wellbore Assignments of Oil and Gas Leases," "Drone Use Best Practices," "Meet the Officer Nomineess," and the 2020 NAPE Summit Recap.
March/April 2020
Featured articles include: "Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered," "Customizing the Oil and Gas Lease," "Field Reports," and "Top 10 Texas Oil and Gas Cases of 2019."
January/February 2020
Featured articles include: "The 'New Energy' Economy: An Exercise in Magical Thinking," "Dealmaker Spotlight," "Not Your Average Lessor" and "Applying Title Defects."
November/December 2019
Featured articles include: "Garbage In, Garbage Out," "Expanding the Pugh Clause," "Landmen Helping Landmen" and 2019 Summer NAPE Recap.
September/October 2019
Featured articles include: "Developments in Underground Trespass Law," "Comparative Analysis of Unique Title Issues," "The Commingling Doctrine and Horizontal Wells" and AAPL 65th Annual Meeting Recap.
July/August Landman 2019
Featured articles include: "Four Recent Drainage and Offset Cases," "The Obvious Biomass Emissions Error," "Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreements for Due Diligence," "Saltwater Disposal Well Leasing" and Field Reports.
May/June 2019
Featured articles include: "Escheat of Abandoned/Unclaimed Mineral Proceeds in Texas," "Benefits of Self-Employed Landmen," 2019 NAPE Summit Recap, "Global Warming," "Landmen's Landmines" and the 2019-2020 AAPL Officer Nominees.
March/April 2019
Featured articles include: "Royalty Confusion and Testamentary Intent in Pennsylvania," Field Reports, Government Affairs: AAPL Scores Legislative VIctory, "Are You Safe From Hackers," "Fracking Facts, Fantasies and Regulations in Texas and Beyond" and "eSignature is Not Enough."
January/February 2019
Featured articles include: "FAQs Federal O&G Leases, Part 2 of the Series," "The Woman Question," "Roughnecks of Sherwood Forest," "Top Texas Oil & Gas Cases of 2018" and the AAPL Annual Report.
November/December 2018
Featured articles include: "Environmental Citizen Suits Under the Trump Administration," "Are Health Care Options Expanding," "Drone Use iin the Oil Patch," "The Great Debate: Fixed of Floating Royalty" and Summer NAPE Recap.
September/October 2018
Featured articles include: "Environmental Citizen Suits Under the Trump Adminstration," "Protesters Aren't Stopping U.S. Pipeline Network Growth," "Teapot Dome: The Greatest Scandal in the History of the U.S. Oil Industry" and Local Association Spotlight: Black Warrior.
July/August 2018
Featured articles include: "Ohio Supreme Court Refuses to Impose an Independent Duty on Operators to Develop Deeper Strata," "Blockchain Technology — The Hype and The Hype" and "Grass-Roots Group Advocates for Energy Development in Canada."
May/June 2018
Featured articles include: "The Permian Basin: A Miracle of Technologail Innovation," 2018-2019 Officer Nominations, "Texas House Bill 40 From a Practitioner's Viewpoint," "The Changing Rold of Private Equity in the Energy Industry" and NAPE Summit Week Recap.
March/April 2018
Featured articles include: "Wood Mackenzie Outlook: More Questions Than Answers for 2018," "The Risk of Prematurely Forming a Binding Contract in the Age of Email" and "Developing Underground Gas Storage: From Leasing to Open Season."
January/February 2018
Featured articles include: "Permian Production Tug of War: Geology vs. Technology," "FAQs of Federal Oil and Gas Leases," "Top 10 Texas Oil and Gas Cases in the First 11 Months of 2017" and "West Virginia Confirms its Adherence to the Contract Theory of Pooling of Nonparticipating Royalty Interests."
November/December 2017
Featured articles include: "IHS Industry Highlights," "Geology for Landmen," "The New AAPL JOA Form," "Texas Supreme Court Rules Off-Lease Drilling Is Not a Trespass" and 2017 Summer NAPE Recap.
September/October 2017
Featured articles include: "Energizing New Mexico," "2016 AAPL Member Compensation Survey Results," "Shooters: A Fracking History" and the AAPL 63rd Annual Meeting Recap.
July/August 2017
Featured articles include: "Unwarranted Licensing of Landmen," "If I Own Mineral Rights, Can I Do a 1031 Exchange," "Denbury v. Texas Rice: Clarifying the Test for Common Carrier Status, Power of Eminent Doman" and Landman Field Reports.
May/June 2017
Featured articles include: "Texas Court Holds That an Injection Well Permit can be Challenged Outside Travis County via Injunctive Relift," "Potential Changes to the Oil and Gas Lease Protection Package," "Louisiana Update" and "NAPE Summit 2017 — Back in Action."
March/April 2017
Featured articles include: "Brackish Water: A New Moneymaker For Texas Landowners," "Applying Your Landmen Skills in the Right Way Workplace: Practical Tips for Navigating Common Hurdles" and "Not on my Land: Ingress and Egress vs. Easement."
January/February 2017
Featured articles include: "NAPE Denver Abuzz with Networking, Deal Making," "2016 Case Law Update: an Overview of Ohio and West Virgina Cases," "Certification Timeline: Major Change for RPL/CPL Exam Timing," "Landmen as Independent Contractors," and IHS Industry Highlights.
November/December 2016
Featured articles include: "How to Make Deductions from the Royalty Stream for Post-Production Expenses," "2016 Case Law Update: An Overview of Texas Supreme Court Cases" and "Oil and Gas Venture Capital Funding: Pitfalls and Recommendations for Staying Out of the Desert of Default and Defeat."
September/October 2016
Featured articles include: "Divestiture and Acquisition: Due Diligence 101 for Land Professionals" and "Full Court Press: EPA Issues Final Rulemakings and a Draft Information Collection Request in its Ongoing Effort to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry."
July/August 2016
Featured articles include: "A Model Form Title Opinion: Time for a Revisit?," "EPA Given Dec. 1 Deadline to Prepare Financial Rule-Making Process for Hardrock Mining Industry," "Petroleum Products," "Waters of U.S.: Navigating the Evolving Clean Water Rule" and Landmen in Action.
May/June 2016
Featured articles include: "NAPE Summit 2016: Reality, Tough Love and the Usual Whispers," "After 15 Years, Paul Nielsen Entrusts LANDNEWS to AAPL," "The Benefits of Self-Employment for Landmen" and "Texas Statutory Subordination of Mortgages."
March/April 2016
Featured articles include: "Title Examination Pitfalls in Researching Federal Mineral Records," "Completely Complete: Determining When a Well Can Be Considered Completed," "Determining the Ownership of Landfill Gas" and "A Crude History of Mabel's Eyelashes."
January/February 2016
Featured articles include: "Acquisitions, Due Diligence and Title," "Public Land Issues and Updates," "Ethics in Negotiations and Title Curative From the Landman's Perspective" and "Recent Developments in Louisiana Legislation and Jurisprudence: Mineral Rights."
November/December 2015
Featured articles include: "The Force Majeure Clause in a Time of Economic Downturn," "Duhig Rule," "To Sign or Not to Sign: Which Statute of Frauds Governs Oil & Gas Leases?" and "Farmout Agreements Require Careful Analysis."
September/October 2015
Featured articles include: "The Executive Right to Lease: A Primer and Recent Developments," "Importance of Lease Language that References Regulatory Rules," "What is a Well-Rounded Landman?" and "AAPL Accredits Energy Management Program at The University of Texas at Austin."
July/August 2015
Featured articles include: "Fracking, Disposal Wells and Induced Seismicity," "Texas Enacts House Bill 40 to Regulate Oil and Gas at State Level," "Texas Case Law & Legislative Update" and Landmen in Action.
May/June 2015
Featured articles include: "Fossil Fuels Will Save the World (Really)," "Surface Tension: Accommodation of the Estate Doctrine," "2015 Oil and Gas Case Law Update" and Landmen in Action.
Spring 2015
Featured articles include: "Shedding Cyclicality for Sustained Prosperity: The Road Map Ahead," "Landman Survival Guide," "Interest of Amicus Curiae" and "What's Next for One of America's Biggest Oil & Gas Producing States: Kansas."
Winter 2014-15
Featured articles include: "The Evolution of the Landman," "Keeping the 'Independent' in Independent Landman," "High-Limit Liability Insurance: A Necessity in a Litigious Society" and "AAPL Governmental Relations Update."
July/August 2014
Featured articles include: "The Joys of Title Law," "Landmen and the Unathorized Practice of Law in Wyoming," "The Independent Contractor Issue & You" and "50 Years of Membership."
April/June 2014
Featured articles include: "AAPL: Your Partner in the Marcellus Shale," "Acquisition Title Options – What Happend to the Basics?," "Developing the Next Generation of Landmen" and "Exporting Natural Gas Benefits Industry and America."
February/March 2014
Featured articles include: "The AAPL Operating Agreement and the Deadbeat Nonoperator," "Administration of Federal Oil and Gas Leases in New Mexico," "Recording Oil and Gas Documents in the Marcellus And Utica Shales" and "Communication: An Interview with Marlene Chism."
Winter 2013-14
Featured articles include: "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels: The Key to Winning Hearts and Minds," "A Primer on Oil and Gas Regulation in Texas: Spacing, Density, Permits, Exceptions," "Anatomy of a Costly Government Scare" and "Texas Countes' Authority to Mandate Construction Permits and Roas Use Agreements."