AED Group has successfully completed a wide variety of projects throughout the U.S., including:

• Permian Basin (Midland, Ector, Andrews, Crane, Ward and Winkler Counties)
• Eastern New Mexico (Lea, Eddy and Chavez Counties)
• Southern Kansas and Oklahoma (Trego, Ellis, Gove, Stafford, Carter, Atoka & Bryan Counties)
• Northern Colorado (Piance Basin)
• Fort Worth Basin (Tarrant, Wise, Johnson, Hood, Montague and Parker Counties)
• Central/East Texas (Freestone and Robertson Counties)

 

Activities on our projects have encompassed:

• Performing diligent search of records and exact division of interest for possible JOA and Farm in/outs
• Ensuring exploration and production deadlines were met using client-provided drilling and operating schedule
• Performing complete mineral take-offs for lease play
• Acting as liaison and managing field duties from remote locations, bridging separation from client to location and
   continuously informing client regarding competitors in project proximity
• Providing detailed information on division of interest in and to existing production and pertinent JOAs, and supplying
encompassing runsheets on over 12,000 acres
• Due diligence and lease acquisition, including:
   - Over 30,000 acres acquired by client with over 200 existing wells
• Forecasting increased drilling activity pursuant to market trends and geology
• Purchasing viable minerals and leases with solid production
• Managing and maintaining all costs and expenses involved with lease and ROW acquisition, providing client with
   detailed reporting for full accountability and transparency of expenses
• Completing title curative on over 700 title opinions (ODTO, SDTO and DOTO)
• Implementing and refining process for obtaining subordinations of interests to existing/speculative leases covering
   more than 24,000 acres
• Becoming primary contact with financial institutions such as Wells Fargo Bank N.A., J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of
   America and Wachovia Bank, N.A regarding:
   - Subordinations
   - Easements
   - Leases
   - Liens
   - ROWs
• Purchasing countless leases concerning unleased interests discovered in title opinion examination
• Handling all negotiations with land owners’ attorneys and other forms of representation
• Interpreting and consulting on instruments containing Non-Executive Mineral Interests and advising on ownership of
   NPRI owners and their likeliness to execute a pooling agreement
• Providing in-depth division of interest interpretations on a case by case situation dealing with certain “what if’s”