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Petroleum Resources The Energy Land and Lease Inventory System (ELLIS) An Internet mapping project developed by the Texas General Land Office to provide an inventory of state owned submerged lands. LIWR Map Graphics The Louisiana Internet Well Reference links you to current geographic information regarding specific wells in LA from DNR's oil and gas database. SLERO Data State Lands Energy Resource Optimization Project. Best of the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) This is a list of a few of the useful resources available from the national and regional Petroleum Technology Transfer Council's sites on the Internet. Enjoy! Best of the Department of Energy's Petroleum Internet Resources This is a list of a few of the useful resources available from the Department of Energy. This section contains links and overviews of several of the best sites run by the Department of Energy. See your tax dollars at work - you'll be impressed! Maps, Data, and GIS Links Maintained by WTRG, with a heavy focus on economic and production data; also includes on-line maps, and downloadable GIS data sets. Project STARR: State of Texas Advanced Resource Recovery Drill a sucessful, profitable well and help Texas schools at the same time! Project STARR has only one goal: increased royalty income to the Permanent School Fund, through drilling of profitable wells. Sustained funding from the State Legislature of Texas has permitted complete reservoir characterization analysis of several major State Lands oil and gas fields per year, thus bringing life back into the Permanent School Fund. Resources for Royalty Owners A section devoted entirely to Internet links for royalty owners. Petroleum Meta Indexes Master indexes of all of the Petroleum and Energy sites on the Internet, containing thousands of links. Internet Search Tools Several of the best search engines available. Find a homepage, an E-mail address, or any other Internet resource with the click of a mouse. Comprehensive Oil and Gas Information System (COGIS) Energy statistics, historical production, and much more. Energy Information Administration Home Page Another good energy statistics page. DCOPS's Homepage Drilling Council of Professional Societies Interested in attending or promoting a petroleum-related technical or social event? The purpose of DCOPS is to provide a Gulf Coast Oriented Drilling and Completions Events Calendar, Notifying Industry Professionals of Upcoming "Technical" and "Social" Events.  Public Affairs Resources IDEAS @ WORK The latest from Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business School Publishing. AllPolitics Brought to you by CNN/TIME, this is another good site for all of you politico junkies. Contents include recent news from the political front, analysis, transcripts from CNN's political programming, and don't miss the bulletin board section -- have a political debate of your own! Texas Railroad Commission Homepage Everything about the Railroad Commission of Texas, except legislative code, which can be found under the Texas Secretary of State Webpage (next link). If you are interested in getting production data from Texas Oil and Gas wells, then go here! Texas RRC Oil and Gas Division, Waste Minimization Program Download free oil and gas source reduction and recycling planning software Legislative rules and regulations for the Railroad Commission of Texas The rules and regulations that the RRC enforces; part of the Texas Secretary of State Homepage. The Land and Minerals Section of the GLO The other Texas State agency besides the RRC involved in oil and gas. This agency leases state-owned lands, and has periodic s ales; this site lists all of the appropriate contacts for the twenty something divisions of the GLO related to oil and gas.  IOGCC's Homepage The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission represents the governors of 37 states in the U.S. and serves as a balanced forum in developing and conserving the energy resources of the United States and the world.  This site also features an Online Guide to Federal Oil and Gas Legislation. The 'Lectric Law Library This well-rated site is primarily intended for business people who have legal questions of any type. It's the next best thing to having an in-house corporate attorney! THOMAS: U.S. Legislative Information Nice site to keep informed with current and past activities of Federal legislators; searchable by keyword. Texans for Lawsuit Reform The Tort Reform people. Chock full of reasons why tort reform is overdue. Texas Legislative Information Similar service to THOMAS, but specifically for Texas. Links to Legislative/Government Servers Comprehensive site of Federal Web sites. Good for looking up key contacts in these organizations. Fedworld on the Net Read your Fedworld Here! Government Agency Gateway Another good list of government agencies. Texas State Agencies A list of Texas Agency Homepages. Texas Window on State Government One of the best and oldest Internet sites. All about Texas! Texas Ethics Commission A storehouse of financial disclosure statements required of state officials, political candidates, political committees and lobbyists. Financial Resources StockMaster An excellent, easy to read reference for financial information, market updates, current quotes (15-20 minute delay), historical data covering major U.S. and Canadian publicly traded equities.