★ THE PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS Articles appearing in The American Oil & Gas Reporter's annual Presidential Papers are written by the top elected officials of associations AOGR serves as official publication, as well as the top elected officials of selected national organizations. The following associations served by AOGR as official publication contributed articles: Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Colorado Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 Illinois Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Louisiana Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 New Mexico Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 208 THE AMERICAN OIL & GAS REPORTER