Role Description

Engineering > Land Men (Petroleum)

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Short Description:

A Landman negotiates deals to draw up contracts and complete reports and project management in the gas and oil exploration industries. Their primary task is getting permission to drill new wells. In addition, a landman will draft contracts, negotiate deals with individuals and companies, and ensure they are within compliance with governmental regulations.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Evaluating and negotiating routine well acquisitions and divestitures
  • Addressing operational hurdles such as access issues, pipeline rerouting, and permitting support
  • Ensuring appropriate communications and paperwork are submitted to Management
  • Coordinating requests for domestic house gas and drafting house has agreements when appropriate
  • Obtaining and recording documents from courthouses
  • Resolving routine and complex ownership issues
  • Supporting acquisition due diligence and records assimilation
  • Serving as point-of-contact for assigned projects
  • Researches and provides documentation of leases, rights-of-way, joint ventures, and other types of oil and gas agreements
  • Performs in-house title information gathering, organizes and analyzes title documents to assess rights information, and performs internal title updates
  • Provide support to the Engineering, Drilling, and Operations teams
  • Experience in or ability to prepare and execute leases, rights - of way documents
  • Ability to manage Land Contractors or Land Brokers on a particular project
  • Knowledgeable with Joint Operating Agreements, Farm-ins & Farm-outs, and other Oil & Gas related agreements
  • Ability to identify omissions or errors on a lease or title and takes the appropriate steps to cure them

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Education: Energy Management Degree or law degree from an accredited university required
  • Experience: Minimum two years experience or a maximum of 6 years experience in a similar role required, Experience with GIS and Land Systems.
  • Software: Must be proficient in using advanced Microsoft Excel functions
  • Skills: Effective negotiation, advocacy, and influencing skills. Strong critical thinking skills: ability to exercise business judgment and make sound decisions. Detail-oriented and capable of producing results in time-constrained situations.
  • Miscellaneous: Adaptable to changing business needs and requests. Acquisitions and divestitures experience. Surface fee / easements / ROW acquisition experience

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