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Why Invest in Oil & Gas?
Why should I consider Investing in Oil & Gas vs. other investment alternatives?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how you can potentially earn high returns with many tax advantages by investing in oil & gas.
Why Direct Participation?
Why should I invest in direct participation deals vs. buying stock in large public energy companies like Exxon/Mobil or Conoco/Phillips, etc?
In this lesson, the investor will learn more about the advantages of investing in direct participation programs.
How do you calculate net income?
How is the Net Income from my investment calculated?
In this lesson, the investor will learn about revenue and expenses and how your Net Income is calculated.
How often do I get paid?
How often do I get paid when I invest in a direct participation deal?
In this lesson, the investor will learn about the income and expense pipeline to understand the payment timeline.
When should I see income?
What is the time frame between writing a check, becoming an investor, and when I might see income from production?
In this lesson, the investor will learn about the funding and drilling timeline.
What is NRI and WI?
What is a Net Revenue Interest (NRI) vs a Working Interest (WI) and how are these interest percentages used to compute my Net Income?
In this lesson, the investor will learn the difference between Net Revenue (revenue entitlement) and Working Interest (expense obligation) and see how net income is calculated.
Do I have personal liability?
Is there any personal or contingent liability I may have as an investor when I invest in a direct participation program?
In this lesson, the investor will learn about the various liability protection levels involved in direct participation programs.
Where Do You Find Oil And Gas: The Source
Where does oil and gas come from?
In this lesson, the investor will learn where oil and gas are produced deep in the earth’s crust.
Where Do You Find Oil And Gas: The Reservoir Where Oil And Gas Get Trapped
Where does oil and gas end up?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how oil is trapped in formations where we can access it.
Where Do You Find Oil And Gas: Common Reservoir Types
What is the most common type of reservoir rock?
In this lesson, the investor will learn about the characteristics of Sandstone and Limestone to trap and store oil and gas.
Where Do You Find Oil And Gas: Geo-Sciences – Seeing the Subsurface World
How do we know where to look for oil and gas?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how geologists and geophysicists work together to locate oil and gas holding reservoirs.
What is well spacing?
Why is well spacing important to understand?
In this lesson, investors will learn about pay zones and reservoir properties that affect oil & gas field drainage and how these variables factor into the optimum spacing between wells.
What happens to my investment?
How is my investment allocated and what effect does this have on my taxes?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how to read an Authorization for Expenditures (AFE) to see how your investment is allocated and its effect on your taxes.
What are the long-term production expectations?
How long and how fast does a well produce oil and or gas?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how reservoir characteristics affect the production volume and rate of recovery.
Is it risky to invest?
Is it risky to invest in direct participation programs and what do I stand to lose?
In this lesson, the investor will learn about the risks associated with direct participation deals.
Getting A Well Into Productions: Drilling And Testing
How do we drill a well?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how oil and gas exploration companies secure the rights to drill, get it funded, drill a well, and perform tests to determine the quality of the well.
Getting A Well Into Productions: Well Completion
What does it take to get the well producing oil and gas?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how the decision to complete the well is made and the process of completing the well.
What can go wrong?
What can go wrong during the drilling and production phases?
In this lesson, the investor will learn what kinds of things can go wrong during the drill and subsequent production phases and how it could affect your investment.
Is it risky to invest?
Are there varying degrees of risk within direct participation projects?
In this lesson, the investor will learn the difference between wildcat and developmental wells and gauge the risk and potential rewards of different project types.
What is secondary recovery?
What is secondary or enhanced oil recovery?
In this lesson, the investor will learn about the different types of secondary recovery methods and how they can recover vast amounts of oil and gas still trapped after primary recovery is depleted.
What are the tax benefits?
What are the ongoing production-related tax advantages of investing in direct participation programs?
In this lesson, the investor will learn from CPAs and Investors the different deductions available to offset not only production income but other sources of income as well.
Can I sell my interest later?
What is the liquidity of a direct participation investment?
In this lesson, the investor will learn what options you potentially have if you wish to convert your cash flow annuity to cash today.
What’s in all these documents?
What are the typical documents I will see and what do they convey about the project?
In this lesson, the investor will learn what is included in and what salient information a savvy investor must understand in each of the many documents presented to him as part of a private placement offering.
How do I analyze an offering?
How can I determine the potential value or return of an offering?
In this lesson, the investor will learn how to calculate income potential and weigh the risk of an offering to make a go or no-go investment decision.
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