NHAPL Message From the President

Happy New Year to everyone at NHAPL. I hope each of you had a safe and happy Holiday Season and are ready to plunge head long into the New Year! I am writing this letter to update you on some of the plans NHAPL has in store for you this coming year and to briefly recap some of the events of last year. NHAPL held two landman socials at Crush Wine Bar in the Woodlands and both were major successes based on the response from the membership and the numbers in attendance. They were the largest and most well attended socials in recent years at NHAPL. We ended the year by donating $1500 to local charities. They were The Montgomery County Women’s Center and The Giving Tree. Thanks to all of you, NHAPL made a huge impact on the lives of many needy families in the Woodlands/Conroe region. Thank you all for continuing to support NHAPL and all it does for the local community.

NHAPL has a busy 2011 planned for all of our members. The following events are scheduled to take place:

Thursday January 20th will be the annual joint meeting of NHAPL/WHAPL/HAPL to be held at The Petroleum Club downtown. This year the event will be hosted by HAPL and the speaker will be Steve Wentworth, current President of AAPL and General Manager of EOG Resources. He will be giving the State of the Association address. You can sign up for the event through our website link which will direct you to register through the HAPL website. I hope that NHAPL will be aptly represented this year.

Thursday February 10th, NHAPL will be conducting its annual ½ Day Seminar at Anadarko Petroleum’s training facility and a landman social to follow immediately after the seminar at Landry’s Seafood Restaurant which is walking distance from Anadarko’s offices. NAHPL would like to thank Caleb Fielder, the event chairman as well as Anadarko Petroleum for allowing us to continue to hold our event at this outstanding training facility. Caleb has lined up an excellent slate of speakers. This event provides a convenient and affordable opportunity for our membership to pick up 4 continuing education credits as well as a perfect setting to meet new industry contacts and broaden our industry contacts. You can sign up for this event through the NHAPL website.

Thursday March 10th and April 14th, my birthday will be the next two regularly scheduled NHAPL luncheons at The Greenspoint Club starting at 11:30. Speaker details and registration can be found on the NHAPL’s website. We have been averaging about 40 members at each luncheon. I hope each of you can register and attend one or both of the luncheons.

Tuesday May 10th, NHAPL will host the Second Annual Night at the Ballpark on the roof of Union Station at Minute Maid Park. This is NHAPL’s signature landman social and is becoming the “must attend” social of the year. The Astros will be playing the Cincinnati Reds. Last year’s event had over 90 landmen in attendance and this year promises to be even bigger. It is a great evening of baseball, hot dogs and networking on the roof of one of major league baseball’s premier viewing venues. Please mark the date on your calendar for this stellar night with friends and colleagues.

Thursday May 20th, we end the year with our final luncheon at The Greenspoint Club.

As you can tell from the above mentioned events, socials and seminars, NHAPL is providing you the members plenty of quality events to pick up certification points as well as network with your fellow professionals in the land business. We hope that each of you can take advantage of one or all of the opportunities available.

I would be remiss, if I did not take this opportunity to thank my fellow Board members, for without them all of this could not be possible. They are the hardest working Board I have ever served with and for that I am truly grateful! My heartfelt thanks goes out to each one of them.

As we head into 2011, it is my hope for each of you to have a successful and prosperous year. I hope that you can take advantage of some if not all of the opportunities this great organization provides each of you in this great industry we call "The Oil Bidness"!! It is truly an honor and privilege to serve as your president. I hope that I can meet and exceed your expectations. Know that I am truly humbled by the opportunity to serve each and every one of you. Happy New Year!

Best Wishes for a Successful New Year!

Randy Helms

2010-11 President, NAHPL