
Valuation Information Request (VIR) Gas and Oil Rights 141
CHECKLIST 5-8: Valuation Information Request (VIR)
Gas and Oil Rights
Business Name: ________________________________________________________
Date of Taking: ________________________________________________________
This is a generalized information request. Some items may not pertain to your com-
pany, and some items may not be readily available to you. In such cases, indicate
N/A or notify us if other arrangements can be made to obtain the data. Items
already provided have been marked with an “X”. If you have any questions regard-
ing the development of this information, please call.
_____ 1. Financial statements for fiscal years ending FIVE YEARS (order of
preference: audited, reviewed, compiled, and internal).
_____ 2. Federal and state corporate income tax returns and supporting
schedules for fiscal years ending FIVE YEARS.
_____ 3. Division orders or other documents showing the subject interests,
property identification, and legal description for all producing
properties.
_____ 4. All reserve studies related to the producing properties.
_____ 5. All remittance advices, canceled checks, and statements from banks
and statements from entities controlling distributions related to the oil
and gas rights.
_____ 6. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of operators and purchasers
related to the producing properties.
_____ 7. Joint interest bills for the past twelve months.
_____ 8. Unit agreements.
_____ 9. Operating agreements.
_____ 10. Field descriptions, including geologic data and well logs, core analyses
or studies, pressure data, fluid analyses, drill stem tests, completion
reports, gravity information, and other geologic information related to
the producing properties.
_____ 11. Proposed drilling activities, timing related to the proposed drilling
activities, estimated costs, and other activities proposed.
_____ 12. Gas contracts, gathering and transportation agreements, gas balancing
and processing agreements.
_____ 13. Severance and ad valorem tax rates.
_____ 14. Gas BTU content including shrinkage data.
_____ 15. Production histories.
_____ 16. Decline curves and projections.
_____ 17. Future oil contracts.
_____ 18. Posted field prices for oil, gas, condensate, or other minerals or
metals.
_____ 19. Amounts of bonuses or delay rentals for nonproducing properties.
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assignment. The practitioner takes sole responsibility for implementation of this guide. The implied warranties of mer-
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