DAPL UPCOMING EVENTS:

April 4, 2016 Formal Meeting Dallas Petroleum Club

May 2, 2016 Casual Meeting Pappadeaux’s Seafood

OTHER INDUSTRY UPCOMING EVENTS:

April 14, 2016 Dallas Geological Society 17th Annual Crawfish Boil Dallas, Texas

April 16, 2016 Society of Petroleum Engineers 9th Annual SPE Dallas Softball Tournament Plano, Texas

April 25, 2016 2016 Southwest Land Institute Fort Worth, Texas

May 12, 2016 Texas Energy Council 28th Annual Symposium Dallas, Texas

DEAR MEMBERS: During the year we will continue to provide a variety of articles within our newsletter that we believe will benefit our membership. I invite any of you to contact the DAPL Publications Director if you have an article, paper, or topic you wish to submit for potential inclusion in future DAPL publications.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Recent News 3

April Executive Meeting 4

The Assumed Contract Chimera 6

DAPL Board Member Ballot 8

Next Generation Landman 9

2016 SPE Dallas Softball Tournament 10

AAPL Education Calendar 13

DAPL New Members 15

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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PRESIDENT Adam Griffin, CPL J-W Energy Company agriffin@jwenergy.com (972) 661-4787

1ST VP (ENTERTAINMENT) D.J. Cherry PetroVen, Inc. dj@petroveninc.com (972) 781-6666

2ND VP (MEMBERSHIP) Keri Sweet, CPL Northern Trust kks5@nrts.com (972) 738-8474

3RD VP (WEBSITE) Jerry Padilla, RPL Land Management Partners jdpadilla952@gmail.com (817) 717-9471

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Joel Robbins, CPL Merit Energy joel.robbins@meritenergy.com (972) 628-1647

TREASURE Alicia Surratt JP Morgan alicia.surratt@jpmorgan.com (214) 965-2225

SECRETARY Brooks Yates Ventex Oil & Gas, Inc. jbyates@ventexoilandgas.com (214) 520-2929

PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR Matt McCauley, CPL Comstock Resources, Inc. mmccauley@comstockreources.com (972) 668-0607

EDUCATION DIRECTOR Nick Peters Merit Energy nick.peters@meritenergy.com (972) 628-1507

NGL & MEMBERSHIP CO-DIRECTOR Ryan Boschetti, RPL Hunt Oil Company rboschetti@huntoil.com (214) 438-1370

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Yaroslav Andrus, CPL Pioneer Natural Resources yaroslav.andrus@pxd.com (972) 969-3920

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Josh Raley, CPL EXCO Resources, Inc. jraley@excoresources.com (214) 438-1370

AAPL DIRECTOR Iris Bradley, CPL/ESA Northern Trust Ilb1@ntrs.com (972) 838-8458

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Texas Energy Council 28th Annual Symposium

May 12th, 2016 George W. Bush

Presidential Center

The Texas Energy Council is excited to announce this year’s symposium will again be hosted at the George W. Bush Institute on the Campus of SMU in Dallas. Building on the success of the last two symposiums, the Council is working with leaders in industry, government and education to continue the proud tradition of the Energy Sector in Education.

Additional information and registration for the event is available at www.texasenergycouncil.org

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Recent NewsFederal — JudicialGathering Agreements; Covenants – Texas. As part of the Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. bankruptcy case, In re: Sabine Oil & Gas Corp., et al. (Case No. 15-11835), a federal judge ruled on March 8 that under Texas law, the gas gat-hering agreements at issue do not constitute or contain covenants running with the land. As a result, Sabine will be permitted to reject the contracts and the counterpar-ties would be treated as unsecured creditors. Read more.

Federal — RegulatoryMethane Emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said last Thursday it will develop regulations to expand its clamp down on methane emissions from oil and natural gas drilling to all existing wells as part of a joint strategy unveiled by President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector. “We will begin with a formal process to require companies operating existing oil and gas sources to provide information to assist in the development of comprehensive regulations to reduce methane emissi-ons,” said EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy. Read more.

State — RegulatoryPermitting – Michigan. (Update to 2/22/16 Weekly Report) The state’s environmental agency has granted a permit to drill an exploratory oil well on church pro-perty in suburban Detroit. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is allowing Traverse City-based Jordan Development to drill at Word of Faith International Christian Center in Southfield, despite city leaders actively opposing drilling on the site. The agency decision came after a February 17 meeting in Southfield that attracted about 1,000 supporters and opponents. Read more.

State — LegislativeDrilling Permits – Louisiana. On March 4, HB 632 was pre-filed by Rep. Jim Morris (R) and provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. The bill provides for specified amounts of financial secu-rity required by applicants for drilling permits, and allows exemptions for certain operators in good standing. (See

more below under State-by-State Legislative Session Over-view) Read more.

Mineral Rights – Louisiana. On March 4, HB 634 was pre-filed by Rep. Tanner Magee (R) and provisionally refer-red to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. The bill amends existing law to include lands appropriated by an acquiring authority, such as a government or agency, to allow for prescription of nonuse and the intent to reserve or exclude mineral rights from such lands. Read more.

Employee Misclassification – Louisiana. On March 4, HB 665 was pre-filed by Rep. Patricia Smith (D) and provisi-onally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. The Democratic bill provides for an increase in the administrative penalties assessed for the misclassifi-cation of employees. Given the Republican control of both chambers of the legislature, and the brief legislative ses-sion which ends on June 16, committee and bill passage is highly unlikely. Read more.

Spacing; Pooling – Pennsylvania. On March 4, SB 1145 was introduced by Sen. Gene Yaw (R) and referred to the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. The bill would exclude from the state Oil and Conservation Law any wells that unintentionally penetrate the Onondaga horizon and do not intentionally produce oil or gas from the Onon-daga horizon, as it relates to spacing and pooling under current law. Read more.

State — JudicialPermitting – Colorado. On March 9, the Greeley City Council overturned a decision made earlier this year by Greeley’s planning commission to deny an oil and gas operator a permit to drill 22 wells near neighborhoods. The Council’s decision maintained Greeley’s consistent record of green-lighting oil and gas proposals that come before the city situated in the mineral-rich Denver-Julesburg Basin. “We have to protect the private property rights of many citizens of Greeley who have mineral rights and have the right to access them,” said Mayor Tom Norton in support of the permit approval. Read more.

Royalty Payments – Texas. A number of law firms have joined forces and filed multiple petitions in the District

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Recent News (cont’d)Courts of McMullen County, Dimmit County, and La Salle County, Texas against Chesapeake Exploration LLC and others for breach of contract. The legal consortium alleges that the defendants have materially breached contractual obligations resulting in underpaid royalties under lease agreements for wells on approximately 30,000 acres in the Eagle Ford. Read more.

Production Payments – Texas. On February 26, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that production payments, like overriding royalty payments, cannot survive the termination

of their respective oil and gas leases. In Apache Deepwa-ter, LLC v. McDaniel Partners, Ltd. (Case No. 14-0546), the Supreme Court disagreed with the El Paso Court of Appeals and handed down an opinion consistent with other prevailing oil and gas authorities. In reversing the appel-late court decision, the Court said that “[a]bsent express language in the assignment to the contrary, we apply the general rule that when an oil and gas lease terminates, the overriding royalty [or similar production payment] created in an assignment of the lease is likewise extinguished.” Read more.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

DAPL APRIL EXECUTIVE MEETINGMonday, April 4

5:30 PM–8:30 PM Dallas Petroleum Club

Our April 4th Executive Meeting is on Monday, April 4th. It will be held this year at the Dallas Petroleum Club! This annual meeting is one of our most important and most rewarding every year. The Executive meeting is your chance as a DAPL member to bring your manager/boss/co-worker so they can see for themselves what DAPL is about, plus they will also get a chance to hear from the current AAPL President Marc Strahn present “Professionalism and What to do In a Downward Trending Market”.

Come out and take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful facility that fellow oilman T. Boone Pickens helped make a reality, and catch up with some old, new or soon to be friends. Not to mention 1 CE credit will be available. Please join us at 5:30 pm for cocktails and dinner program to follow.

Guest / Non-Resident / Senior pricing is $60.

Additional information and registration for the event is available at www.dapl.org.

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February 26, 2016

The Assumed Contract ChimeraBy: Philip Eisenberg, Berry D. Spears, and Martin Gibson

We are often asked what to do if you have an operating agreement and your operator or one of the other working interest owners files for bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Code allows the debtor to assume or reject the JOA (it is usually an executory contract).

If the debtor assumes the JOA, then it must cure defaults that arose before and after the petition date and must provide adequate assurance of future performance. In some cases the debtor assumes the JOA and then assigns it to a third party notwithstanding contractual provision that might seek to limit assumption or assignment to third parties (with or without consent).

The purpose of the JOA, in addition to providing for operations, is to allocate costs and benefits and provide remedies in the event of a default by one of the parties. Once a JOA is assumed, the non-debtors may rest easier – but be careful because some of the default provisions may not work. Some courts have held that if a debtor defaults or makes a non-consent election, the accrual of amounts owed by the debtor for lease acquisition, capital spends, or operations are considered “borrowings” and must be separately approved even if the payment of such amounts must come from production and cannot be collected directly from the debtor. Thus, one of the primary functions of the JOA may be rendered illusory.

A non-operator under a JOA should take prompt action to protect its rights. As a general rule, once a debtor files bankruptcy no further action should be pursued without bankruptcy court approval; but a consultation with your counsel is advisable in the cases of setoff, recoupment, and M&M liens. The time period between a bankruptcy filing and the assumption or rejection of the JOA, is called, cleverly, “the Twilight Zone.” During the Twilight Zone, the JOA may be held to be enforceable by the debtor but not against the debtor. If the debtor is a non-operator and it chooses to enforce, or receive the benefits of a JOA, the debtor non-operator may become bound by the same terms of the agreement because “the debtor-in-possession is obligated to pay for the reasonable value of those services, which, depending on the circumstances of a particular contract, may be what is specified in the contract.” Under some circumstances the inadvertent assumption of an obligation can be a true trap for the unwary.

If a debtor rejects the JOA then the JOA is deemed breached. The time of breach is determined by the bankruptcy court which can be immediately prior to the petition date, the date of the filings of a motion to reject or at another time. The JOA then becomes ineffective as to the debtor but remains in effect as to the remaining parties to the JOA. The rejection is not a rejection of the underlying ownership interest and it is not clear in what capacity the debtor owns the interest (as a co-tenant, free of the JOA?).

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Philip Eisenberg | 713-226-1304 | peisenberg@lockelord.comBerry D. Spears | 512-305-4724 | bspears@lockelord.com Martin Gibson | 512-305-4743 | mgibson@lockelord.com

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Dallas Association of Petroleum LandmenBoard Member Ballot

For the 2016-2017 Term

This slate of incoming Board Members has been nominated by your DAPL Nominating Committee in accordance with the DAPL Bylaws.

Please return your ballot by e-mail to: jpadilla@landmanpartners.com

Indicate your choices by marking the appropriate boxes.

I vote for the entire slate as nominated and printed below. (No other votes are necessary if you mark this box.)

Matthew Rettke - Merit Energy Company, LLC Write in Candidate:_________________________________________ Ryan Boschetti - Hunt Oil Company Write in Candidate:_________________________________________ Andrew Swann - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital Write in Candidate:_________________________________________

VOTING MEMBER NAME:______________________ MEMBER SIGNATURE:________________________ (Please Print)

In order to be counted, the ballot provided to you must be signed and sent to: jpadilla@landmanpartners.com by April 25, 2016.

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NEXT GENERATION LANDMEN

Next Generation Landmen (“NGL”) is a group within the Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen (“DAPL”) that promotes the development of young professionals in an educational and social setting.NGL is mostly comprised of DAPL members ranging from 0-15 years of experience, but all members of DAPL are encouraged to attend events. Throughout the year NGL hosts educational luncheons, happy hours, seminars, sports events and joint meetings with other local energy associations. Participating in Next Generation Landmen is free and allows DAPL members to get additional value out of their annual dues.

NGL Connections is a mentor program that connects interns and NGL’s with Senior Landmen to address the experience gap within our profession. NGL Connections is a great way for experienced Landmen to invest in the future of our business. A mentorship is so valuable to the NGL’s education; it adds adimension of training not accomplished in the classroom. Participants arrange meetings based on their schedule and discuss important Land fundamentals, challenging work scenarios or current industry news.

Send an email to ngl@dapl.org to become more involved in NGL!

DAPL’s NGL Director

Ryan Boschetti started his career as a Land Intern at Southwestern Energy Company and joined J-WEnergy after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Psychology in 2008. Mr. Boschetti managed Haynesville and Barnett assets during his 4 years at J-W and now works across multiple basins as a Senior Landman in U.S. Exploration at Hunt Oil Company. Ryan achieved his Registered Professional Landman certification in 2012. He also serves on the Dallas YoungProfessionals in Energy Board as Education Director. Ryan Boschetti has a passion for the oil and gas industry and serving his fellow energy professionals.

A M B A S S A D O R S O F T H E O I L I N D U S T R Y • L A N D I S T H E B A S I S O F A L L W E A L T H

Dallas Section of the Society Petroleum Engineers Ninth Annual Oil & Gas Co-ed Softball Tournament

What: Co-ed (2:1 male:female) Oil & Gas Softball Tournament hosted by SPE Dallas encouraging industry camaraderie and benefitting SPE Dallas Community Outreach & Education, which assists with DFW educational programs including SPE Dallas’s annual full day oil and gas workshop for local science teachers, DFW Future City Science Fair, Brookhaven Earth Science Fair, Perot Museum events, etc. All teams are guaranteed at least two games. Tournament will be capped at 16 teams.

When: April 16, 2016 First games start at 8:30 or 9:00 am (pending number of teams)

Where: Heritage Yards Softball Complex Fields 2, 3, 6 & 7 on west end of complex 4525 Hedgcoxe Road, Plano, TX 75024

How: Email team name and contact information (name, email and cell phone number) to Brian.Chacka@Denbury.com and pay the $200 entry fee by April 7, 2016 at http://connect.spe.org/dallas/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=05d07520-0fc6-422f-8e11-fe771aa3c2ca&Home=/dallas/home or send a check to:

Brian Chacka - Denbury Resources 5320 Legacy Drive Plano, TX 75024

Who: Tournament is only open to oil and gas industry employees and their spouses over 18 (no ringers). If you don’t have enough players for a full team or are an individual, we can try to help you complete or join a team. All sponsors, participants and supporters will receive complimentary lunch, snacks and beverages, so invite your colleagues to attend. The winning team name will be inscribed on the Tournament Champions Cup and they get to keep the cup until next year’s tournament.

Sponsorship! PLEASE CONTACT YOUR EMPLOYER/COMPANY ABOUT SPONSORING THIS EVENT. SPONSORSHIP IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MAKING THIS EVENT A SUCCESS!

$500 – Gold Field Sponsor – Donation will help pay for field rental and umpire fees. Sponsorship includes recognition on the tournament bracket banner, tournament program, SPE webpage and during tournament announcements. You are welcome to hang your company banner on one of the fields.

$250 – Silver Food/Drink Sponsor – Donation will go towards paying for food and drinks for participants. Sponsorship includes recognition on the tournament bracket banner, tournament program, SPE webpage and during tournament announcements.

Bronze Sponsor – Donation of $100, prizes (sports tickets, gift cards, etc.) or giveaways (backpacks, cups, coozies, drinks, desserts, etc.) will be recognized at the tournament.

Sponsors may hand out promotional items at the tournament.

Additional: ASA umpires will officiate all games and game balls will be provided. Teams are required to furnish their own gloves and bats, which must be ASA certified. Uniforms (same colored shirts) and numbers are not required, but are encouraged. Tournament format will be double elimination with 55 minute games. Team seeding is based on the previous year’s finish.

Questions? Brian Chacka: Brian.Chacka@Denbury.com or 972.673.2177 o, 972.835.1920 c

2016 SPE Dallas Softball Tournament Rules

Teams must have at least 9 players, of which at least 3 must be female, or they will forfeit. Teams may play 10 players in the field like regular softball, but at least 3 must be female. There are no restrictions to where players can be positioned in the field and substitutions can be made freely anytime.

Teams can bat as many players as they want (bat the bench), but no more than two males can bat consecutively. If a team does not have an exact 2:1 M:F ratio of batters, they will make male and female batting orders and switch between the two M-M-F, etc. The batting order cannot change or an out will be taken. 8 male and 4 female players is a common lineup with 7 men and 3 women playing in the field.

All batters start with a 1-1 count and 1 courtesy foul is allowed after 2 strikes.

Standard men’s size 12” circumference softballs will be supplied for all games and used for all batters.

If a male batter walks and the next batter is male, the batter gets first base (like normal). If the next batter is female and there are less than two outs, the batter will be awarded second base. If the next batter is female and there are two outs, the female batter may elect to skip her at bat and take first base (automatic walk). This rule is to prevent teams from pitching around male hitters.

Pitching arc is 6’-10’. Fake or trick (like behind the back) pitches are not allowed.

There is no base stealing. If a runner leaves a base early, he/she will be called out without a warning.

Three over the fence home runs allowed per team each game. After three, any over the fence home run will be an out. There is no “one up” rule.

On a play at first after a batted ball (usually an infield grounder), the batter running to first is expected to touch the orange safety bag and the fielder use the regular white bag.

Uniforms and numbers are not required, but are encouraged. Teams will furnish their own gloves and bats. Bats must be ASA certified and will be checked. Absolutely no metal spikes allowed.

Batting team must retrieve any ball hit out of play (home run or foul) and return it to the field.

Teams are required to hustle on and off the field between innings. No warm-ups allowed after the first inning.

No new inning will start after 55 minutes. If tied at finish, extra innings will be played 1 pitch per batter with no courtesy foul.

Mercy run rule: 20 runs after 3 innings, 15 after 4, and 10 after 5. Flip-flop rule will be used.

ASA umpires will officiate all games, and any rules not mentioned above follow ASA’s slow pitch softball rules (http://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/about/about-us/asa-code) and will be interpreted by the Field Umpire(s) and if necessary Tournament Committee Chair Brian Chacka. You may protest an interpretation, but NOT a judgment call.

For any questions or issues contact Brian Chacka (972.835.1920) or 911 for an emergency.

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4/7/2016 Surface Use and Access Midland, TX 5.00 CEU/1.00 CEU ETHICS4/7/2016 Field Landman Seminar Coraopolis, PA 2.00 CEU4/12/2016–4/15/2016 Oil and Gas Land Review, CPL/RPL Exam Shreveport, LA 18.00 CEU/1.00 CEU ETHICS

4/19/2016 One Day JOA Workshop Tulsa, OK 7.00 CEU

4/21/2016 Surface Use and Access Denver, CO 5.00 CEU/1.00 CEU ETHICS

4/22/2016 Oil and Gas Lease Fundamentals Denver, CO 6.00 CEU

4/25/2016 2016 Southwest Land Institute Ft. Worth, TX 6.00 CEU/1.00 CEU ETHICS

4/28/2016 Marketable Title Grand Rapids, MI 4.00 CEU ETHICS

4/28/2016 Field Landman Seminar Oklahoma City, OK 2.00 CEU

5/2/2016 Negotiations Seminar Billings, MT 6.00 CEU

5/6/2016 Due Diligence Seminar Houston, TX 5.00 CEU

5/6/2016 WI/NRI Workshop Ft. Worth, TX 6.00 CEU

5/7/2016 WI/NRI Workshop Baton Rouge, LA 6.00 CEU

5/12/2016 Pooling Seminar Ft. Worth, TX

5/13/2016 Oil and Gas Lease Fundamentals Casper, WY 6.00 CEU

5/13/2016 Negotiations Seminar Lafayette, LA 6.00 CEU

5/17/2016–5/20/2016 Oil and Gas Land Review, CPL/RPL Exam Moon Township, PA 17.00 CEU / 1.00 CEU ETHICS

5/20/2016 WI/NRI Workshop Evansville, IN 6.00 CEU

5/20/2016 Basics of GIS Shenandoah, TX 5.00 CEU

5/24/2016 One Day JOA Workshop Midland, TX 7.00 CEU

6/2/2016 Basics of GIS Denver, CO 5.00 CEU

6/3/2016 WI/NRI Workshop Bridgeport, WV 6.00 CEU

6/3/2016 CPL EXAM ONLY Jackson, MS

6/3/2016 RPL EXAM ONLY Jackson, MS

6/7/2016 Marketable Title Oklahoma City, OK 4.00 CEU ETHICS

6/15/2016–6/17/2016 Annual Meeting 2016 Orlando, FL

6/23/2016 Pooling Seminar Salt Lake City, UT

6/24/2016 Negotiations Seminar Denver, CO

6/28/2016–6/29/2016 Fundamentals of Land Practices & Optional RPL Exam

Lafayette, LA 6.00 CEU / 1.00 CEU ETHICS

7/7/2016 Surface Use and Access Dallas, TX 5.00 CEU / 1.00 CEU ETHICS

7/8/2016 Ethics 360 Dallas, TX 4.00 CEU ETHICS

2016 AAPL Education Calendar

Note: Dates are subject to change, please check the AAPL Website at www.landman.org for event details.

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DALLAS ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM LANDMENP. O. Box 600096, 2016 Membership YearDallas, Texas 75360-0096 January-December

Please accept my application for membership in the Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen under the classification of membership I have checked below. I agree to be governed by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Association, including the Code of Ethics.

Check one of the following:

_____ ACTIVE Member ($150.00)– Active membership in the association shall be available to professional Landmen whose responsibilities primarilyinvolve the negotiation for the acquisition and/or divestiture of mineral rights, negotiation of business agreements that provide for the exploration , trading and management of oil, gas and all other mineral estates in land in a non-administrative or clerical manner. An applicant for active membership must have the sponsorship of two (2) Active Members of the Association who know the applicant.

_____ ASSOCIATE Member ($150.00) – Associate membership in the Association shall be available to all persons who are directly, primarily and regularly engaged in performing services in the oil, gas and mineral industry. Associate Members shall have all the rights and privileges of Active Members except they may not hold office in the Association, vote in Association affairs or sponsor membership applications. An applicant for associate membership must have the sponsorship of two (2) Active Members of the Association who know the applicant.

NON-RESIDENT Member ($40.00) – Non-Resident membership in the Association shall be available at the discretion of the Board to individuals residing at least seventy-five (75) miles from downtown Dallas. Non-Resident Members will pay reduced annual dues as set by the Board. Non-Resident Members will have all the rights of Active Members except they may not hold office in the Association, vote in Association affairs or sponsor membership applications, and they will pay their share of any and all activities attended. An applicant for Non-Resident membership must be sponsored by two (2) Active Members of the Association or two (2) non-member CPL’s. If the applicant is a CPL no sponsors are required.

_____ SENIOR Member ($40.00) – Senior membership shall be optional to those members who have reached the age of sixty (60) years, and have actively engaged as a Petroleum Landman for at least twenty (20) years, and an Active member of the Association (DAPL) for a period of at least five (5) years. A senior member shall be relieved of his obligation of paying full annual dues, without prejudicing his/her fair rights as an Active member of the organization; provided however, a Senior member shall pay his/her share of ANY and ALL activities attended, plus reduced annual dues which shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

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