It is assumed that the spirit of free enterprise in the United States will provide favorable environment for the formation of many new oil and gas companies in the years ahead. It is further assumed that many petroleum geologists and engineers have or will develop the desire and ambition to play the part of entrepreneurs in the oil and gas industry. The contents of this paper should prove helpful to a majority of technical men whose experience in public financing is limited.

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