Investing in Oil and Gas Wells explains oil and gas investment in simple terms for the prospective investor. Following an overview of the process by which oil and gas is explored for and produced, it discusses the tax advantages of investments in oil and gas wells and the kinds of deal structures regularly encountered in the industry.

Note: The edition shown on this page (2011) is an older version of this book. The most recent version of this book is Investing in Oil and Gas 5th Edition for 2014 with ISBN ISBN-13: 978-1490383170. Investing in Oil and Gas is a book for individual oil and gas investors who are directly participating in the drilling of new wells or the acquisition of producing properties. It was written by a Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer with over 20 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production involving over 1,000 wells in multiple U.S. states and 15 countries with both international super major oil companies and small independent oil companies, in both vertical wells and deviated wells, and in all geologic settings. The book is divided in to three parts. Part I covers oil and gas operations in the field including geology, petroleum, subsurface control, seismic, drilling rigs and drilling a well, logging, coring, mud logging, completions, reservoir drive mechanisms, workovers, and selling your oil and natural gas. Part II is a discussion of legal matters and financial analyses in oil and gas investments. It covers oil and gas leases in great detail. It also delves in to deal structures and financial analyses including the construction of your projected cash flow and your return-on-investment. An additional chapter is dedicated to accounting and federal taxation of oil and gas companies. Part III is an 800-point checklist for you to use when you are evaluating oil and gas drilling investments. The checklist includes sections for reservoirs, geology, offset well information, production histories, maps, seismic data and seismic shoots, operations planning, cost estimates, financial analyses, oil and gas leases and other legal documents, deal structures, accounting and taxation, securities, personnel, and general risks. PART I: OIL AND GAS FIELD OPERATIONS Chapter 1: GEOLOGY Chapter 2: PETROLEUM Chapter 3: FINDING A PROSPECT Chapter 4: DRILLING A WELL Chapter 5: FORMATION EVALUATION Chapter 6: COMPLETIONS Chapter 7: PRODUCTION Chapter 8: RESERVOIR DRIVE MECHANISMS Chapter 9: WORKOVERS Chapter 10: PLUGGING AND ABANDONING PART II: LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSES Chapter 11: OIL AND GAS LEASES Chapter 12: OIL AND GAS DEAL STRUCTURES Chapter 13: ECONOMIC EVALUATION (FINANCIAL ANALYSES) Chapter 14: OIL AND GAS TAXATION PART III: 800-POINT CHECKLIST FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT EVALUATIONS Chapter 15: Reservoirs and Geology Chapter 16: Maps Chapter 17: Offset Wells Chapter 18: Seismic Chapter 19: Well Plan (Operations Plan) Chapter 20: AFE (Cost Estimate) Chapter 21: Financial Analyses Chapter 22: Oil and Gas Leases Chapter 23: Legal Documents Chapter 24: Oil and Gas Deal Structure Chapter 25: Accounting and Taxation Chapter 26: Securities Chapter 27: Personnel GLOSSARY APPENDIX

The intent of this book is to educate the reader about the vast complexities of the oil and gas industry and to motivate involvement in domestic oil and gas development, production and refinement. Explains the industry in non-technical language for an average person.

Investing in Oil and Gas 2015 is for oil and gas investors who want to directly participate in the drilling of new wells or the acquisition of producing properties. It was written by a Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer with over 20 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production involving over 1,000 wells in multiple U.S. states and 15 countries with both international super major oil companies and small independent oil companies, in both vertical wells and deviated wells, and in all geologic settings. The book is divided in to three parts. Part I covers oil and gas operations in the field including geology, petroleum, subsurface control, seismic, drilling rigs and drilling a well, logging, coring, mud logging, completions, reservoir drive mechanisms, workovers, and selling your oil and natural gas. Part II is a discussion of legal matters and financial analyses in oil and gas investments. It covers oil and gas leases in great detail. It also delves in to deal structures and financial analyses including the construction of your projected cash flow and your return-on-investment. An additional chapter is dedicated to accounting and federal taxation of oil and gas companies. Part III is an 800-point checklist for you to use when you are evaluating oil and gas drilling investments. The checklist includes sections for reservoirs, geology, offset well information, production histories, maps, seismic data and seismic shoots, operations planning, cost estimates, financial analyses, oil and gas leases and other legal documents, deal structures, accounting and taxation, securities, personnel, and general risks. There is a full glossary of oil and gas terms and an appendix with state and federal oil and gas references. There are over 70 photographs, illustrations, and diagrams throughout the book. PART I: OIL AND GAS FIELD OPERATIONS Chapter 1: GEOLOGY Chapter 2: PETROLEUM Chapter 3: FINDING A PROSPECT Chapter 4: DRILLING A WELL Chapter 5: FORMATION EVALUATION Chapter 6: COMPLETIONS Chapter 7: PRODUCTION Chapter 8: RESERVOIR DRIVE MECHANISMS Chapter 9: WORKOVERS Chapter 10: PLUGGING AND ABANDONING PART II: LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSES Chapter 11: OIL AND GAS LEASES Chapter 12: OIL AND GAS DEAL STRUCTURES Chapter 13: ECONOMIC EVALUATION (FINANCIAL ANALYSES) Chapter 14: OIL AND GAS TAXATION PART III: 800-POINT CHECKLIST FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT EVALUATIONS This one-of-a-kind checklist provides a systematic method of evaluating your oil and gas drilling opportunities. Chapter 15: Reservoirs and Geology Chapter 16: Maps Chapter 17: Offset Wells Chapter 18: Seismic Chapter 19: Well Plan (Operations Plan) Chapter 20: AFE (Cost Estimate) Chapter 21: Financial Analyses Chapter 22: Oil and Gas Leases Chapter 23: Legal Documents Chapter 24: Oil and Gas Deal Structure Chapter 25: Accounting and Taxation Chapter 26: Securities Chapter 27: Personnel GLOSSARY APPENDIX

If you are considering an investment in oil & gas, you need to read this book. Heshelow covers not only the big picture on oil & gas today, but also has compiled important facts any investor - or consumer - needs to know. Heshelow, who invests in these programs herself and assists investors on a daily basis, will lead you from the big picture right down to the basics on investments and energy. She provides the overview and details you absolutely need, and helps explain that: This investment can serve as a hedge against inflation, and a hedge against the high price of gas you pay at the pump; The drilling programs offer tremendous tax benefits; The investments offer potentially high cash flows. Now can be the right time for investors with the right profile to profit, and this book will help you determine if it right for you

This is a book about investing in oil and gas wells in the United States. (Sixth Edition)