Education Day 2026

Registration Fees:

• Early Bird until March 30th - $240 for current PASH members $280 for non-members
• After March 30th - $285 for current PASH members $325 for non-members

Discounted Early Bird rates available until March 30th! Don't delay, register today! Please share the event with your colleagues and anyone else who would be interested.

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37th Annual PASH Education Day Schedule of Events

7:00 - 7:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast

7:45 - 8:00 Welcome Address

8:00 - 8:50 Opening Session:

• Drilling and Completion of a Horizontal Well 
• Presented by: Paul Parsons (Energy Training Resources, LLC)

9:00 - 9:50 Breakout Session 1, your choice of:

• Oil and Gas Project Economics 
• Presented by: Paul Parsons (Energy Training Resources)
• Land for the Rest of Us
• Presented by: Jim Hoffman (University of North Texas)

9:50 - 10:15 Morning Break

10:15 - 11:05 Breakout Session 2, your choice of:

• Full Cost versus Successful Efforts
• Presented by: Eric Dulany
• Utah Oil & Gas Credits and Tax Updates
• Presented by: Lee Henagan & Samuel Marshall (Ryan, LLC)

11:15 - 12:05 Breakout Session 3, your choice of:

• Chargeability 101 - Is This Chargeable? 
• Presented by: Matt Pilkington (Martindale Consultants, Inc.)
• Recent Department of Interior Regulatory and Royalty Changes
• Presented by: Steve Dudgeon & Barbara Fedro (Ryan, LLC)

12:15 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 1:20 Lunch Session:

• AI & Upskilling in Oil & Gas Accounting 
• Presented by: Jerry Haney (Stonebridge Consulting)

1:20 - 1:40 After Lunch Break

1:40 - 2:30 Breakout Session 4, your choice of:

• An Overview of Texas Property Taxes with a Focus on Mineral Valuation
• Presented by: Leean West (Property Tax Partners)
• Industry trends in production tax and sovereign royalty
• Presented by: Stephen Bailey (Baker Tilly)

2:40 - 3:30 Breakout Session 5, your choice of:

• Market Trends: Water Y’all Talking About
• Presented by: Buffie Campbell (Whitley Penn, LLC)
• Wyoming Severance & Gross Products Tax Valuation
• Presented by: Derek Weekley (Martindale Consultants, Inc)

3:30 - 3:50 Afternoon Break

3:50 - 4:40 Closing Session:

• Deception as the new Ethical Normal: Understanding and Challenging Everyday Rationalizations
• Presented by: Phillip W. Hurd (University of Houston System)

4:40 - 4:50 Prize Drawings & Exhibitor Giveaways

5:00 - 5:50 Bonus Technical Session

• AI – Powered Finance Transformation
• Presented by: Ben Chacko & Viral Chawda (Grant Thornton)

CPE Reminders

To receive CPE credit and certificate for each course, at each session you will need to:

• Sign-in
• Make sure the box is marked that you want a certificate
• Turn in a completed evaluation form with you name on it (front or back of page)

Please allow us until the end of May to complete the paperwork and issue certificates. If you need the documents in May due to CPA filing requirements, please email Jennifer (pasheducation@gmail.com) and request it. Make sure Jennifer acknowledges your request.

Parking, Room and Payment Information

Parking is complimentary at the Hilton Houston North and is available:

• In the parking lot in the front of the building or
• In the attached parking garage by entering on the right side of the hotel. Pull up to the gate and it will open for you to pull inside and park.

The rooms might be chilly, for your comfort, consider bringing a sweater.

Credit card payments are preferred, but if your company needs to pay by check, please select "Pay at the Door" option and mail a check to the address listed along with an email of the company and attendee name(s). If you are registering for multiple individuals, simply add more "tickets" and select the courses for each attendee. Registrations are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual by sending an email.

Interested in More Education?

Interested in year round education opportunities? Become a PASH member today! For those who attend Education Day on April 21, 2026 and apply as a first time applicant by December 31, 2026 you will receive $50 off your first year of membership dues. Email pasheducation@gmail.com for the discount coupon.

Scholarship Opportunities

The PASH Education Committee organizes this annual event to provide meaningful educational opportunities to oil and gas accounting professionals and also to provide support to oil and gas accounting programs at local colleges and universities in the form of grants and scholarships. Your attendance and support is so valuable to the continuation of our industry!