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Oklahoma Energy Resources Board

Oklahoma Energy Resources Board is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oklahoma Energy Resources Board rather than just read about it. In short: The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. Funded voluntarily by Oklahoma's oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners, the OERB conducts environmental restoration of orphaned and abandoned well sites, encourages the wise and efficient use of energy, and promotes energy education.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. Funded voluntarily by Oklahoma's oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners, the OERB conducts environmental restoration of orphaned and abandoned well sites, encourages the wise and efficient use of energy, and promotes energy education. Unique is the OERB's funding process – though it is funded by a 0.1% assessment on oil and gas sales (not uncommon among similar agencies), it is a voluntary assessment. Any producer or royalty owner may opt out of the program by requesting OERB (between January 1 and March 31 of each year) for a refund of previously paid assessments. The OERB states that over 95% of participants remain in the program. The Board is composed of 21 members. 7 members are appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, 7 are appointed by the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and 7 appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. All members are either independent oil or natural gas producers or representatives of major oil companies that do business in Oklahoma. The Board, in turn, appoints an Executive Director to serve as the chief administrative officer of the Board. The current board chairman is David Le Norman, Managing Partner & Founder of Reign Capital Holdings LLC. OERB was created by the Oklahoma Legislature and energy industry leaders in 1993 during the term of Governor of Oklahoma David Walters.

Mission The stated missions of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board are:

to educate Oklahomans about the importance of petroleum (oil and natural gas) in their lives through traditional and non-traditional school curricula, advertising, and public relations to environmentally restore abandoned well sites to productive land use to promote environmentally sound production methods and technologies to research and provide educational activities concerning the petroleum exploration and production industry

Leadership OERB is under the leadership of a 21-member voluntary board of directors. David D. Le Norman serves as the Chairman and Mindy Stitt serves as the Executive Director.

Environmental restoration Since its creation in 1993, the OERB has committed $139 million to restore more than 18,000 abandoned and orphaned well sites as part of its environmental restoration program. It has made restoration progress in 70 of Oklahoma's 77 counties.

Education Throughout its history, the OERB has reached more than 3 million Oklahoma students with energy curricula, classroom supplies, field trips, college scholarships and presentations. The OERB reaches all academic grade levels – from kindergarten through college with its energy education programs, including:

The OERB Petroleum Scholar Program distributes up to $500,000 each year to Oklahoma college students majoring in petroleum-related fields. The deadline for these scholarships is March 1 of each year and applications can be found at OERB.com/scholarships. The PetroTech Program provides training and certification for Oklahomans interested in Geo Tech, Land Tech and Engineering Tech positions within the oil and natural gas industry. The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board created the PetroTech Program to help prepare Oklahomans for careers in the energy industry. A year after its inauguration, the program had accepted more than 400 students and industry employers are now hiring PetroTech graduates. Petro Pros gives oil and natural gas professionals an opportunity to volunteer their time to visit classrooms and show children the science and business side of the industry. Little Bits is a kindergarten through second grade energy curriculum that introduces simple energy terms through games and reading. Fossils to Fuel and Fossils to Fuel 2 are elementary school energy curricula. Petro Active is a middle school energy curriculum. Rockin' Ratios is a middle school math curriculum. Core Energy is a high school energy curriculum. Museum Partnerships allow the OERB to partner with several museums across the state to enhance energy education curricula and provide free classroom field trips. Well Site Safety Day is an annual event at the State Capitol to spread awareness that well sites are for professionals only to children, parents and teachers.

References

External links Official OERB Web site

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oklahoma Energy Resources Board

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oklahoma Energy Resources Board claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oklahoma Energy Resources Board before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oklahoma Energy Resources Board ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oklahoma Energy Resources Board

In research: Oklahoma Energy Resources Board appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oklahoma Energy Resources Board in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oklahoma Energy Resources Board is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1993 establishments in Oklahoma, Ecology organizations, Energy education, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oklahoma Energy Resources Board outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Oklahoma Energy Resources Board in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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