Oil Business Fundamentals: Exploration, Leasing, Drilling, Production, Marketing

This book is designed for the person who wants to learn about the business of oil...the writer, potential investor, reporter, and lawyer as well as the general reader. Written in simple language, Oil for Business Fundamentals explains the many activities of this complex industry, form how an oil lease is acquired to running the first tank of oil or thousand cubic feet of natural gas. Methods of financing, royalty interest, the tools and techniques of drilling and completing a well, and much more are discussed. Also includes a glossary.