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2020 December 7th Meeting - Martha Barnes "Managing Private Mineral Rights"

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Martha Creager Barnes is an owner and managing partner at Santa Clara Minerals, LLC which manages mineral rights for private mineral owners.  Prior to starting SCM, she was an exploration and production geologist for Marathon Oil Company for nearly 29 years.  Martha grew up in New Mexico and is a third-generation geologist and a fourth-generation mineral owner.  She has a BA in Geology and Managerial Studies from Rice University, a MS in Geology from the University of South Carolina and is a Registered Geologist with the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) and a Certified Geologist with the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists (AAPG).  She is a Certified Minerals Manager with the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) and currently serves as a Director on the OK NARO Board and the US NARO Board.  She is a member of AAPG, HGS, and AAPL.