This should set you up and be ready to start working with the AAPL Form 610 Model Form Operating Agreement. We will deal more with the specific provisions of the JOA in future contributions. It will take the rest of your career to understand the nuances of all the provisions and adhesions associated with them. I recommend, even if it is not part of your usual duties, to read and become familiar with the treaties. There is no need for unnecessary knowledge. Just pay attention to the JOAs, which are worked in a way that is not easily visible. These agreements must be thoroughly reviewed before they can be approved. It also seems a bit dodgy not to make your touch-ups easily visible, and you don`t want to look shady. There are two places where it is recommended to receive forms. You can buy pre-printed paper forms on Kraftbilt or the digital form on The Form Disc. I always recommend using Forms On-A Disk because I gave up my typewriter years ago and enjoys the ease of use and the ability to better keep up with changes with the digital version.

If you are negotiating with someone who does not use both, you must end up making a word-for-word comparison to be that no change you do not know has not been made. To begin the forms on the hard drive, I recommend that you obtain the following forms: the 1982 Joint Enterprise Agreement, the 1989 Joint Enterprise Agreement, the Registration Supplement, the Gas Compensation Agreement (JOA610E) and COPAS 2005. It should start. You can add additional forms to your library if necessary. If you use the form, note that when deleting something is simply crossed by the text instead of removing it from the document. This is planned because it is a written document and the other parties to the agreement should be able to easily view your revisions. Add the text inserted above the printed form line. You`ve added a convenient “Check-a-Box” feature to process document selection areas and removed a revision button under the Forms tab on a hard drive in MS Word. The inherent inefficiency of wheel reinvention for each drilling company led in 1956 to the development of the first American Association of Professional Lands (AAPL) Form 610 Model Form Operating Agreement (AAPL Form 610-1956). Revised forms followed in 1977, 1982 and 1989. AAPL forms have become the norm in the United States and will be at the center of this chapter.

The AAPL has begun the revision of Form AAPL 610-1989 Business Agreement Model (AAPL Form 610-1989) 19 and, in the coming years, it is likely that all industry professionals will discuss what the drafting board is proposing or what the editorial board should do. This chapter addresses some of the issues that often arise with enterprise agreements and proposes to the drafting committee a number of changes that they might consider.