Please join us for this year’s Presidents Meeting on June 19, 2013 to be held at the Doherty Hotel in Clare, Michigan.  This year’s speaker will be Tim Maness and he will present a film detailing the drilling process from beginning to end.

Date:          June 19, 2013

Place:         Doherty Hotel,  604 North McEwan. Clare, Michigan  48617

(800) 525-4115          http://dohertyhotel.com/

Schedule:  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (cocktail hour)

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (dinner)

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (presentation)

Cost:          $40.00; $50.00 after June 12^th for MAPL members     (Past Presidents are free.)

$50.00; $60.oo after June 12th for non-MAPL members

(This includes dinner, two drink tickets and presentation)

Lodging at the Doherty:  $65/single; $72/deluxe

You can register for this event either by clicking on the “Yes” button in your email invite from Tad Stuart [Tad@Michiganlandman.com] or by selecting the event date on the event calendar on our website and selecting the June 19 date on the Michigan Association of Professional Landmen website.  Both will redirect you to the event website for on-line registration.

We look forward to seeing you there!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact MAPL President, Tad Stuart at:

Office 231-941 4769     Mobile 989-619 1033      tstuart@linnenergy.com

MAPL members and their guests are invited to participate in a day of golfing fun and prizes at Buck’s Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for a 9:00 AM shotgun start on Friday July 26, 2013.  This is a four-person golf team event using the best ball scramble format.  At least two (2) golfers on each team must be an MAPL member.  Single golfers and those who do not have a full team may indicate so on the registration form and will be combined with similar players to complete a foursome.

The 2013 MAPL Buck’s Run Golf Outing includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, access to free range balls and putting greens, drink tickets, and a box lunch on the course. There will be awards for the longest drive and closest to the pin.  The cost for the golf outing is $135.00 for MAPL members and $150.00 for non-members.

If you are unable to golf but would like to join us at the Buck’s Run Golf Club for the buffet dinner, the cost is $25.00 for MAPL members and $30.00 for non-members.  Dinner will be served upon arrival of all golfers back at the clubhouse where awards and door prizes will be given.

The enclosed Registration Form indicates two separate divisions for golfing teams, competitive and non-competitive.  Please indicate how serious your golf team is by marking the appropriate division.

Please register your team as early as possible.  Wednesday, July 17th is the sign up deadline. 

Buck’s Run Golf Club is located at 1559 S. Chippewa Road, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.  For additional information and directions visit the website at www.bucksrun.com.

You can register for this event either by clicking on the “Yes” button in your email invite from Steve Rapanos or by selecting the event date on the event calendar on the Michigan Association of Professional Landmen website.  Both will redirect you to the event website for registration.

You can also contact Steve Rapanos for the Registration Form to print and Submit with your checks payable to MAPL and mail to MAPL, 711 Bayliss Street, Midland, Michigan, 48640.

Have questions?  Call Steve Rapanos at (989) 631-4520 or e-mail at steve@coughlinlandservices.com

Hope to see you there!!

Check out this video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBPEGvg8mqg

Please join us on May 8, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM for MAPL’s General Membership Meeting.  The meeting will be held the evening prior to the State of Michigan Oil and Gas Lease Auction at the Radisson Lansing at the Capitol located at 111 North Grand River Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48933, adjacent to The Lansing Center. The Radisson is connected to the auction site via an enclosed walkway.  MAPL has a block of 15 rooms reserved at the Radisson at a rate of $126.95 and valet parking for $8.00.  Please contact the Radisson directly for reservations and use promotion code MAPL13. 

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh will be the keynote speaker for the meeting.

Meet the Director: Keith Creagh brings a vast amount of experience and love of the outdoors to his position as director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He has a robust background in policy development, strategic planning and relationship building and avidly pursues his lifelong interests in outdoor recreation, such as hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking.

Dear MAPL Members,

The Michigan Association of Professional Landmen has scheduled the Eighteenth Annual Winter Mini-Seminar for Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Mt. Pleasant Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel and Conference Center, located at 2424 S. Mission St., Mount Pleasant, MI  48858.  Our schedule for this year includes:

12:30 – 1:15

Presenter:         Michael G. Stefanko, Esq., CPA, Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, P.C.

Subject:              Land Contract and Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights

An analysis of issues presented when the Land Contract and the Deed pursuant to the Land Contract are inconsistent as to the owner of the oil, gas and mineral rights.

1:15 – 2:00

Presenter:         Lee Smith, President of Optimal Value Energy LLC

Subject:             Resource Manufacturing in Michigan

                           A presentation on the business of high-volume hydraulic fracturing in Michigan.

 2:00 – 2:15 BREAK

2:15 – 3:00

Presenter:         Erik Bauss, Energy-In-Depth, Michigan Field Director

Subject:              Knowing your Energy-In-Depth through Research, Education, and Outreach

A presentation about why it is important for members of our industry to ‘research, educate, and reach out’ using tools and information provided by Energy-in-Depth.

3:00 – 3:45

Presenter:         Gary Worman, Worman & Dixon, PLC

Subject:              Orders for Payment

A presentation of the history Order for Payments; what are they, current issues and suggested language to clarify and avoid future problems.  Time permitting; Mr. Worman will also address the status of the proposed legislation that addresses the priority of a Mortgage to the Oil & Gas lease. 

If you are interested in attending this meeting, please fill out the registration form below and return it to me at the address below no later than February 15, 2013. Cost for the seminar is $25.00 for MAPL and MOGA members and $35.00 for non-members.   Registration for the seminar will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a buffet lunch starting at 11:45 p.m. and the first speaker beginning at 12:30 p.m.  The meeting will conclude no later  4:00 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you in Mt.Pleasant. Should you have any questions please contact me at by e-mail at steve@coughlinlandservices.com or by phone at (989) 631-4520.

Hope to see you there!

Steven N. Rapanos, RPL

MAPL Secretary