When the Oilpatch Comes to Your Backyard

1st Edition

February 1, 2001
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Mary Griffiths

The 1st edition of When the Oilpatch Comes to Your Backyard was produced in 2001. A revised and updated version of this Guide was produced in 2004, and 3rd edition, renamed the Landowners’ Guide to Oil and Gas Development, was produced in 2016.

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