Lease Records Services:

• Input leases onto data system; either ARI’s integrated Petrocomp software system or remotely onto the client’s system.
• Scan leases for easy access by client
• Review and analyze leases for vital clauses and obligations 
• Prepare reports from system such as Acreage Inventory or Exhibit “A”s for assignments or custom reports as needed by client
• Research title opinions for curative requirements.  Obtain documentation for curative
• Research for mineral and company net acreage.  Calculate GWI, NRI, ORRI on a lease basis
• Review Chain of Title to confirm ownership
• Research well information using the Internet to setup producing leases
• Prepare leasehold ownership plats
• Organize and/or prepare lease record files
• Order recorded documents through county clerks or abstract companies
• Process leases for payment
• File instruments of record

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Division Order Services:

• Verify interest and prepare division orders for execution
• Research, calculate and prepare division of interests for producing wells
• Research and prepare burden breakdown spreadsheets 
• Review and research Division Order Title Opinions for requirements
• Obtain items needed for release of funds in suspense
• Prepare OCC filings for eschewed funds
• Prepare and/or furnish documents needed to satisfy any requirements
• Audit production for Overriding Royalty ownership’s to insure 100% funds received from all WI owners.

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Document Preparation Services:

• Prepare and/or furnish documents needed to satisfy division order/lease records requirements, i.e., Affidavit of Identity
• Prepare Joint Operating Agreements
• Prepare Farmout Agreements
• Prepare Gas Contracts
• Prepare Unitization Agreements

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Lease Offers/Well Proposals:

• Review, research and recommend terms for lease offers or well proposals
• Prepare leases with addendum with various clauses as desired by client
• Prepare mass mailings for lease offers or well proposals

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Due Diligence:

• Verify sellers cash flow representations
• Verify sellers working and net revenue interest representations
• Review well files - farmout agreements, joint operating agreements, etc.
• Review well payout status, reversionary interests, etc.
• Review gas contracts - terms, pricing, nominations, gathering agreements
• Review regulatory compliance - Federal and State
• Verify sellers gas imbalance representations
• Review gathering system imbalances
• Transfer of Title, revenue payments and contracts
• Notification to all purchasers, operators and vendors
• Preparation of Transfer Orders, exhibits to assignments
• Preparation and Recording of Agency Assignments (BIA, BLM, and State)
• Filing of Agency lease bonding requirements
• Preparation and distribution of letters in lieu
• Follow up of all correspondence
• Coordinate and supervise manual and mechanical conversion of records
• Review and organization of files to identify contract and marketing status
• Preparation of contract briefs and other organizational reports
• Automation of contracts and records
• Contract/Actual price reconciliation
• Identification of gas nomination and allocation problems

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