# Books and resources for Oil & Gas Mineral Owners
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965
**Category:** Miscellaneous
**Created:** [February 13, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965 "2020-02-13T14:03:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Countryboy62420](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Countryboy62420)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/1 "2020-02-13T14:03:15Z")
Ok newbie here. I have ordered some of the books Kenny has in a locked post. Is there any other books y’all would recommend for someone trying to learn all the terminology?
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/2 "2020-02-13T14:04:48Z")
Not knowing which ones you have already ordered makes answering a bit difficult. List the titles and we can fill in with some more unless you have the best already. What areas are you interested in?
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### Author:  [@CTucker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CTucker)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/3 "2020-02-13T15:55:13Z")
What area of oil and gas are you wanting to learn more about? For most mineral owners, I’d probably say Oil & Gas Law in a Nutshell by John Lowe is the best starting point. If you’re just wanting some quick help with terminology, a useful online source is the Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary. It gets a little more technical than what you may be looking for, though. Finally, this forum itself contains a wealth of free knowledge. Doing some searches or just browsing around may lead you to what you’re looking for. Best of luck!
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### Author:  [@Countryboy62420](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Countryboy62420)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/4 "2020-02-13T18:42:53Z")
Money in the ground by John Orban I have ordered and should be in tomorrow. I’ve read “Investing in Oil and Gas” by Mike May. And currently reading “Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases“ by Mike May. I got “Look Before You Lease” from NARO on my list to order.
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### Author:  [@Countryboy62420](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Countryboy62420)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/5 "2020-02-13T18:44:45Z")
I will add the Oil and Gas Law in a Nutshell to my list. And add the website to my bookmarks to CEO’s reference terms I see on here. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/6 "2020-02-13T19:49:02Z")
Those are on my bookshelf. What states are you in? Oklahoma has some booklets particular to them on the OCC main website. I also have the books by Marsha Brazeale for Texas. She is on the forum. Her books were advertised at the NARO convention and they have been helpful.
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### Author:  [@Countryboy62420](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Countryboy62420)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/7 "2020-02-13T20:01:50Z")
I am in Illinois and that’s where the lease is at too.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/8 "2020-02-13T20:22:27Z")
Check your Illinois oil and gas commission as they may have booklets or suggestions pertinent to Illinois.
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### Author:  [@Countryboy62420](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Countryboy62420)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/9 "2020-02-14T13:16:24Z")
Thank you @M_Barnes and @CTucker for the information.
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### Author:  [@LongtableHoldingsLLC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/LongtableHoldingsLLC)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/10 "2020-02-14T22:28:14Z")
Recent copy of Black’s Law Dictionary.
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### Author:  [@Forum\_Administrator](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Forum_Administrator)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/11 "2020-02-18T15:49:29Z")
One of the business members here [Profile - Marsha\_Breazeale - Mineral Rights Forum](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/marsha_breazeale/summary) is the author of a book from her experience as a Division Order Analyst for many years. I’d recommend it.
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### Author:  [@Countryboy62420](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Countryboy62420)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/12 "2020-02-19T14:34:08Z")
Thank You Forum Administrator
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### Author:  [@Marsha\_Breazeale](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Marsha_Breazeale)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/13 "2020-02-23T17:04:13Z")
Oil Patch Press publishes several books of interest to mineral owners.
_How an Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Company Operates_ is a book written for mineral owners and for newbies entering the workforce in oil and gas land administration. It is written strictly from the viewpoint of the oil and gas lease, an explanation of what can happen to an oil and gas lease during its lifetime.
There are also companion reference books, _Principles of Oil and Gas Lease Analysis: Common Clauses_ and _Principles of Oil and Gas Lease Analysis: Uncommon Clauses_ that can be ordered individually or as a set. These are actually reference books for land professionals in the oil and gas industry (landmen, lease analysts, division order analysts, etc.) and contain a complete analysis of hundreds of oil and gas lease clauses for use by these professionals. But mineral owners find them helpful from the standpoint of learning how their oil and gas lease is handled internally inside the oil company that owns it.
_Oil and Gas Lease Pooling Calculations Workbook_ is an 8-1/2 x 11 spiral-bound book that walks a mineral owner or oil and gas land professional through the calculations for how ownership shares inside a pooled unit are calculated.
Visit my business profile and click through to the website for Oil Patch Press.
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### Author:  [@Countryboy62420](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Countryboy62420)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/14 "2020-02-24T16:33:00Z")
Thank you @Marsha_Breazeale
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/books-and-resources-for-oil-gas-mineral-owners/55965/15 "2020-05-13T14:03:18Z")
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