January 2012 President’s Letter
Happy New Year to all of you! I am so honored to be able to serve as your President for 2012 and I want to thank each one of you for your commitment as a member of OCAPL. We have a lot of great member events planned this year and I anticipate that you will agree.
Our first event took place on January 9, 2012 at the Petroleum Club, where Dave Hampton gave a presentation to our members at the CPL Luncheon, titled, “A River Runs Through Your Drilling Unit”. This educational event focused on the BIA & BLM and riparian rights and surveys. This was one of our highest attended lunches to date with over 200 people present. We continued the day with our annual Monday Night Meeting social. Despite the OU/OSU Men’s Basketball game as well as the National Championship game, we had a full house.
Our membership count is on track to be one of the largest yet as we already have had over 1,000 members renew their membership for 2012. In December, we were close to 1,500 members and we have also already accepted 140 new applications this year. Our association is one of the largest in the country and it continues to grow, which is so encouraging for our industry on a local and national level. The talent and experience amongst our members is second to none.
Our first Board Meeting took place at Junior’s on January 11, 2012. There are many new people on the board this year and I have been overwhelmed with the contacts I have received from members wanting to serve on the board.
Our next Monday Night Meeting is President’s Night, and will be held February 6, 2012. We are honored to have our very own, AAPL President, Mr. Jack Richards speak to us at this event.
I look forward to a great year, thank you for allowing me to serve OCAPL!
Regards,
