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Chainman-Shale

Chainman Shale: Could it be the Next Big Land Grab?

Posted on March 4th, 2013 · Posted in Land

With majors and independents alike constantly searching for the next big shale play in the United States, we have seen renewed interest in the Chainman Shale. It’s a little known area encompassing the eastern central portion of Nevada and stretching into Utah. All totaled the area covers about 20 million.. read more

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Cracking the Code: Is the Monterey Shale the Next Big Boom or Bust?

Posted on December 17th, 2012 · Posted in Land

California’s Monterey Shale could turn out to be one of the largest oil producing shales in the world. In fact, some experts believe it could hold more oil than the entire Bakken Shale. The Monterey Shale covers large concentrations of acreage in the San Joaquin, Los Angeles and Monterey Basins… read more

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Land Grab: How Major Players are Making Waves in the Mississippi Lime

Posted on December 5th, 2012 · Posted in Land

Over the past three years, the Mississippian Shale has captured the attention of E&P companies throughout the world. The play has good economic fundamentals. It’s relatively cheap to drill the wells ($3,000,000) and the play has an “oily” nature. The core area covers roughly 7,000,000 acres and straddles the line.. read more

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How Man Camps Play a Crucial Role in US Shale Plays

Posted on October 30th, 2012 · Posted in Land, Oilfield Services

At first glance, a “Man Camp” doesn’t sound like a place an upstanding member of society should spend any amount of time. But, with many roadside motels costing well over $150 per night and occupancy rates running at over 99% in most of the active Oil & Gas regions, Man.. read more

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How Smaller Independents Can Outperform the Majors

Posted on October 3rd, 2012 · Posted in Land

Given the industry’s embrace of unconventional plays, well-capitalized operators are leasing large amounts of “no miss” acreage to take advantage of perceived good returns. As a result, smaller operators can’t get in and lease large areas of land their exploration geology indicates could provide good-to-excellent ROIs. Shallower sands, deeper reefal.. read more

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This Month in Unconventionals

Posted on October 1st, 2012 · Posted in DI Analytics, Land

If you have any interest in the many unconventional plays taking place throughout the country, but don’t read the Unconventional Reservoir Blog, you’re really missing out. It’s put together by our very own DI Analytics team. They do a great job of mining the data throughout each play and bringing.. read more

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3 Reasons Your E&P Enterprise Needs to Go Pro

Posted on September 24th, 2012 · Posted in Announcements, DI Analytics, Land, New Features

2012 has been an exceptionally exciting year for us here at Drillinginfo. In March, Insight Venture Partners made a $165 million investment in the company. Then, we had a blast raising everyone’s Unconventional IQ at NAPE last month. But nothing can match our excitement as we announce Drillinginfo’s newest product!.. read more

Texas General Land Office – Lease Sale Announcement

Posted on September 14th, 2012 · Posted in Announcements, Land

October 2nd, 2012 Mark your calendars for the Fall Lease Sale. Every four months, the School Land Board holds sealed bid sales. This is one of the ways the Texas General Land Office earns money for the state’s Permanent School Fund. The next upcoming Texas General Land Office Lease Sale.. read more

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Did You Increase Your Unconventional IQ at Summer NAPE 2012?

Posted on August 31st, 2012 · Posted in Announcements, DI Analytics, DI Desktop, International, Land, New Features, Training & Events

Drillinginfo was on a mission to raise NAPE attendee’s oil & gas IQ this summer with insightful presentations and the release of DI Pro. This new package is comprised of DI Analytics, DI Geology, DI Land and DI Desktop. Those who attended the presentations not only got a first look at the.. read more

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Work Smarter Not Harder with DI County Scans!

Posted on August 29th, 2012 · Posted in Announcements, Land, New Features, Support, Training & Events

DI County Scans specializes in converting paper files into manageable, indexed electronic files accessible from any computer.  Search Grantee/Grantor Record for Property Ownership, Liens, Probates, Abstracts of Judgment or Title Plants by Abstract Name, Abstract Number, Subdivision, and Lot and Block. DI County Scans joins our LandTrac feature as part of our new DI Land package.. read more