The Presidential P apers 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . .184 California Independent Petroleum Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Illinois Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 Independent Oil Producers Association, Tri-State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Indiana Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Kentucky Oil & Gas Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 Liaison Committee of Cooperating Oil & Gas Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 182 THE AMERICAN OIL & GAS REPORTER