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About the National Stripper Well Association
 

Who is the NSWA?

Who is the NSWA?

The National Stripper Well Association is the only national trade association which represents producers and operators of marginally economic crude oil and natural gas wells in the United States.

America’s stripper wells make up approximately 80% of all domestic wells, producing almost 20% of U.S. oil and natural gas.

NSWA believes it is essential to protect an industry that makes such a significant contribution to the nation’s economic security. The United States is the only country with significant production of stripper wells.

Approximately 400,000 jobs are directly or indirectly dependent upon marginal or stripper oil and gas wells. In fact, U.S. stripper wells collectively produce 1.2 million barrels per day- as much as we import from Saudi Arabia.

 

The NSWA is the only national association that represents solely the interests of the marginal well producers and operators before Congress, the Administration and the Federal bureaucracies.


NSWA was at the forefront of the battle to decontrol the price of stripper oil, helped lead the fight to eliminate the windfall profit tax on stripper well producers and recapture precious ground lost in the never ending battle over percentage depletion.

 

NSWA was established in 1934 to not only represent marginal well producers and operators, but also a number of affiliated professionals, including:

  • Consulting Geologists
  • Petroleum Engineers
  • Landmen and Lease Brokers
  • Oilfield Service and Supply Companies
  • Drilling and Workover Contractors
  • Bank and Investment Firms
  • Accountants
  • Attorneys
  • Royalty Owners