MONEY IN THE GROUND -
Insider's Guide to Oil Deals
is the Petroleum Industry Reference Book
on oil and gas investment.(ISBN 0-9615776-6-5)
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Table of Contents (416 pages)

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1 PETROLEUM - "Rock Oil" 2 GEOLOGY - Where are the rocks? 3 LAND - Who owns the land? 4 DRILLING - Getting to the rocks 5 CASING POINT ELECTION - Are there holes in the rocks? 6 COMPLETION - Is there oil in the holes? 7 PRODUCTION - Getting it out of the ground 8 SELLING OIL AND GAS - Who gets what? 9 TAXES - General Since the Boston Tea Party 10 TAX BENEFITS - For the oil and gas investor 11 DEAL STRUCTURES - Among oil industry partners 12 LIMITING LIABILITY - and the ‘flow-thru’ principle 13 OIL & GAS PROGRAMS - for investors 14 ALTERNATIVES - Investor’s Choice 15 PERFORMANCE - "A bird in the hand..." 16 NEW TECH - There’s always a better way... 17 WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE? Appendices A Oil Terms • Severance Tax • Basins B Authorization for Expenditure C Tax & Securities Law Influence Oil Deals D Classifications for Federal Income Tax Purposes E Risk Factors F New Technology Notes Recommended Resources Glossary Index

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