A.A.P.L. Model Form Operating Agreement
Accounting Procedures – see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Acreage
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Six): Copas Should Cover Acreage Costs," November/December, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 6)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Contents - see In General, below
Costs - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Development - see In General, below
Exhibits
Accounting Procedure - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Gas Balancing Agreements - see Gas Imbalance and Gas Balancing Agreements
In General
Mosburg, "An Introduction to Oil & Gas Contracts (Part Two): Joint Operating Agreements," December, 1996 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Gas Imbalance/Gas Balancing Agreements - see Gas Imbalance and Gas Balancing Agreements
In General
Mosburg, "An Introduction to Oil & Gas Contracts (Part Two): Joint Operating Agreements," December, 1996 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Integration of Accounting Procedure - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
International Joint Operating Agreements, Comparison with - see International Joint Operating Agreements, below
Leases
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Six): Copas Should Cover Acreage Costs," November/December, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 6)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Net Revenue Interest
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Overview - see In General, above
Production
Accounting for
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Eight): Copas Should Govern Revenue Practices," March/April, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 2)
Revenues
Accounting and Accounting Procedures - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Acreage
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Six): Copas Should Cover Acreage Costs," November/December, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 6)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
A.I.P.N. - see International Joint Operating Agreements, below
Audits - see Audits and Audit Rights
Commingling Funds - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Costs - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Escrow Accounts - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Exploration Agreements, Contrasted with
Mosburg, "The Use of Seismic Options and Exploration Agreements as Exploration Tools (Part Five): Exploration Agreements; Conclusion,"
January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Fiduciary, Operator as - see Operator
Future Interests, Development of Pursuant to Operating Agreement - see Present and Future Interests
Gas Imbalance/Gas Balancing Agreements - see Gas Imbalance and Gas Balancing Agreements
In General
Mosburg, "An Introduction to Oil & Gas Contracts (Part Two): Joint Operating Agreements," December, 1996 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 2)
International Joint Operating Agreements
"Accounting Procedure," Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Accounting Procedure, In General – see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
"Agreed Interest Rate"
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Three): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: 'Parties'
and 'Definitions': In General," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
"Agreement," Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
A.I.P.N. Model Form - see In General, below
Assignment – see Transferability, below
"Commercial Discovery"
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Three): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: 'Parties'
and 'Definitions': In General," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Confidentiality Provisions
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Five): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: Effective
Date and Term of the Agreement," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Contract Area
Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Costs
Exclusive Operations – see Exclusive Operations, below
Joint Operations – see Joint Operations, below
Date
Effective Date of Agreement – see Effective Date, below
Definitions
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Three): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: 'Parties'
and 'Definitions': In General," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
"Discovery"
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Three): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: 'Parties'
and 'Definitions': In General," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Duration of Agreement – see Term of Agreement, below
Effective Date of Agreement
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Five): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: Effective
Date and Term of the Agreement," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Exclusive Operations
Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Exhibits
In General
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Government Contract
Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Interrelationship with Operating Agreement
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part One): "Introductory Concepts,"
December, 1996 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Three): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: 'Parties'
and 'Definitions': In General," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Five): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: Effective
Date and Term of the Agreement," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Hydrocarbons
Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
In General
Moerbe, "International Operations: Contracts with the Government and Basic Concepts of International Operating Agreements," November, 1996 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part One): "Introductory Concepts,"
December, 1996 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Two): "An Overview of the AIPN Model Form,"
January/February, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 1)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Three): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: 'Parties'
and 'Definitions': In General," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Five): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: Effective
Date and Term of the Agreement," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Interest Rate, Defined - see "Agreed Interest Rate," above
Joint Account
Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Joint Operations
Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Joint Property
Defined
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Parties
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Three): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: 'Parties'
and 'Definitions': In General," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Substances – see Hydrocarbons, above
Successors – see Transferability, below
Tax Considerations - see Tax Considerations, below
Term of Agreement
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Five): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form: Effective
Date and Term of the Agreement," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Transferability
"Party" as Including Successors and Assigns
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part Four): "Coverage of Preliminary Matters in the AIPN Model Form:
Definitions: Definition of Specific Terms of General Use," May/June, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 3)
Leases
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Six): Copas Should Cover Acreage Costs," November/December, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 6)
Limited Liability Companies, Use in Lieu of JOA
Bogard, "Oil & Gas Accounting and Tax Tips: 'Using LLC's in the Oil & Gas Industry'," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Model Forms
A.A.P.L. Model Form - see A.A.P.L. Model Form Operating Agreement, above
A.I.P.N. Model Form - see International Joint Operating Agreements, above
Net Revenue Interest
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Operator
Accounting – see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Acreage Costs - see Costs, below
AFEs
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Five): AFEs and Well Costs," September/October, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 5)
Affiliates, Use of
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Two): Disclosure of the Use of Affiliates of the Operator," March/April, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 2)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Eight): Copas Should Govern Revenue Practices," March/April, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 2)
Commingling Funds
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Three): Maintaining Escrow Accounts," May/June, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 3)
Compensation and Profit
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part One): Statement of Purpose and Disclosure of Profit Arrangements," January/February, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 1)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Two): Disclosure of the Use of Affiliates of the Operator," March/April, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 2)
Costs
Acreage
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Six): Copas Should Cover Acreage Costs," November/December, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 6)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Estimates
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Five): AFEs and Cost Overruns," September/October, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 5)
In General - see Accounting and Accounting Procedures
Lease - see Acreage, above
Limitation on Review of Charges, Etc.
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Ten): Copas Should Delete Its Limitations-Shortening Forfeiture Clause," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Overruns
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Five): AFEs and Cost Overruns," September/October, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 5)
Drilling Costs - see Operator, Costs, above
Duty to Monitor Production - see Gas Imbalance and Gas Balancing Agreements
Escrow Accounts
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Three): Maintaining Escrow Accounts," May/June, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 3)
Leases
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Six): Copas Should Cover Acreage Costs," November/December, 1997 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 6)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Net Revenue Interest
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Seven): Copas Should Display the Net Revenue Interest," January/February, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Overruns - see Operator, Costs, above
Production, Accounting for
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Eight): Copas Should Govern Revenue Practices," March/April, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 2)
Revenues, Accounting for
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Eight): Copas Should Govern Revenue Practices," March/April, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 2)
McArthur, "Reforming Oil and Gas Accounting Protections (Part Ten): Copas Should Delete Its Limitations-Shortening Forfeiture Clause," July/August, 1998 Issue (Vol. 3, No. 4)
Well Costs - see Operator, Costs, above
Present and Future Interests, Development of Minerals Pursuant to Operating Agreements - see Present and Future Interests
Tax Considerations
Mosburg, Lewis Mosburg's Internet Oil & Gas Primer™ on International Joint Operating Agreements (Part One): "Introductory Concepts," December, 1996 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 2)
