Landman I

Responsibilities

• Review contracts, leases, deeds, wills, and other legal documentation to determine agency-owned mineral and royalty rights.
• Conduct a general analysis and interpretation of the provisions of deeds, leases, right of way agreements, run sheets, and title opinions in order to create and maintain appropriate property and lease records.
• Review and research title to protect the agency's interests and ensure that all necessary title curative work is performed.
• Analyze and interpret working interests and royalty interests based on deeds, leases, assignments, transfers, decrees, and wills.
• Analyze existing agreements and leases with lessees and operators to ensure compliance with lease and surface use terms and proper operations of wells.
• Review state/public websites for drilling operations, well status and production figures.
• Review production figures to determine if leases are held by production and/or meet lease production requirements.
• Monitor contract obligations in income-producing situations and analyze existing agency interests, including analysis of Division Orders to ensure proper calculation, distribution and collection of revenue.
• Prepare agreement summaries for new agreements and communicate same to all concerned departments/individuals.
• Clerical and data entry work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years related experience.
• Experience running full title, researching well specific production information in Texas, and identifying leases held by production and minerals available for leasing.
• Experience using word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of oil and gas contracts, leases, deeds, and title documents.
• Knowledge of oil and gas resources.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Out-of-town travel.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Petroleum Engineering, Land Management, Energy Management or related field.
• In-house experience in an oil and gas company.
• Registered Landman, Registered Professional Landman, or Certified Professional Landman certification from the American Association of Professional Landmen.
• Knowledge of basic oil and gas legal principles.
• Experience researching well specific production information in other states.
• Knowledge of foreign states' oil and gas resources.
• Geographic Information Systems mapping experience.
• Membership in American Association of Professional Landman.

Education And Experience

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Two years related experience are also required.

Salary

$3,742.67 - $6,250.00 per month commensurate with experience.