Testimonial

I appreciate how exceptionally well you explained the information and the patience and humor you exhibited during our fundamental class this week. I got so much knowledge on quite a few things I have been fuzzy on. …Read MoreI still have a lot to learn and practice, but you were very instrumental in helping on the correct path that I have been struggling with. When I master the fundamentals, I look forward to taking the advanced class – you are a wonderful instructor.

I was in your workshops in Dallas. I just wanted to write and tell you I enjoyed the classes a great deal. I hope to do another one next year when you come back to town. I had alot of fun. I work with the lawyer and three other land guys that were in the …Read Moreclass. It was a great learning experience. Thanks.

I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful experience in your Fundamentals & Beyond Workshop this Tuesday and Wednesday. You provided me with new perspectives in areas of my job that I previously considered myself fairly familiar. …Read MoreI also enjoyed learning information new to me, which I know will help me to grow and develop my career in the oil and gas industry. Your ability to thoroughly explain the material, I am sure, comes from your personal experiences, and I want to thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with me. Do not retire too soon. You are an asset to the industry!

I enjoyed and appreciated your Land Admin Workshop this week. Your style of teaching is very refreshing, never boring and very informative. I was able to pull a lot of new information from it that will no doubt help me help my company …Read Moreand my career. Yes, you gave me the big picture of a land department as well as some great specific training.

On-line class – A Comprehensive Study on the Oil & Gas Lease – This class is very informative and allows the student to go forward at their own pace and concentrate on areas that may require more attention. The textbook matched…Read More the online text and quizzes and the information was very easy to follow. The examples were excellent. The quizzes at the end of each chapter are a great aspect to this class. They provide a way for the student to gage their knowledge of the chapter and require further focus on the material. There are some state specific items included in the course that may not be of immediate use for an analyst, but will generate an elevated thought process and be an excellent resource for future referral. I think the class definitely has advantages over the traditional classroom environment. In my opinion, the course covers information that you cannot go over enough as a new analyst. This class is a great tool for bringing the picture into focus.

On-line class – Comprehensive Study on the Oil & Gas Lease – “This course was great. I really wish I had some of this information when I was put out in the field last summer. Everything I had learned to this point in my career has come…Read More from shadowing other landmen in the field, and although that experience was great, it was less than thorough …… every chapter through this course helped me fill in the gaps of things I was never taught and build a solid working knowledge as far as the leasing process goes. In short this course was a blast, and I am definitely going to recommend it to some of the younger people I know who are interested in the O&G business.

On-line Class: “I just got started on the Property and Ownership class. The 1st 2 chapters have been very good and my employees and I have referred to the book on several occasions.

On-Line Class: I just finished the first three lessons and found them to be very detailed and informative. The information in these lessons have already proven very …Read Morevaluable in my day to day dealings with our owners, and the documentation they have provided, especially the differences in the language of the deeds and assignments, mineral interest and royalty ownerships. I truly look forward to reading and completing more of the lessons.

I just wanted to say thanks again for such a great class! I learned a ton and the workbooks are going to be really helpful for me to reference.

I attended the 2008 Advanced Workshop last week in Tulsa, which again was absolutely the best format and seminar I have attended in my 30 years in this industry.

I want to let you know that the two workshop I attended were very informational and have increased my level of knowledge in the industry. As a result, I am one step closer in realizing my goal to sit for the CPLTA exam. For that I am very thankful to you.

I am so glad you brought up the issues revolving around mineral deeds or conveyances that transfer “undivided” instead of just “transfer 35% of all of my interest”… I told my supervisor and it was determined that NOT all of us are correctly …Read Moretransferring interest. My boss was so glad that I questioned it… and will make sure we are ALL on the same page.. as half of our staff in Land .. is NEW.

Well, I thought you might like to know the update! I have accepted a position at El Paso in Houston as Sr. Landman!!!! I am so excited and I KNOW that the PLM Certificate that I earned as taught by you helped me to achieve this milestone in my career. …Read MoreI have told many of my fellow Landmen about your University of Houston Downtown PLM courses and some of them have started, some have signed up and some plan to in the future. ‘Keep on keeping on’ educating and making us better Landmen. Thank you for everything.