26-198.A - Landman - Sr.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Assists Vice President of Land and Land Manager with delegated tasks.
• Negotiates, writes, reviews, and amends agreements (farmout, joint-operating, and participation, surface), conveyances, and other contracts, subject to Vice President, Land approval.
• Interacts with and manages various problems with landowners, partners, and third parties.
• Verifies and routes Authorization for Expenditure’s (“AFE’s”) to partners for all well activities.
• Advises and coordinates with other departments to develop and operate potential and producing properties.
• Investigates and approves title for operation of company assets.
• Reviews and approves working interests and net revenue interests for expense and revenue decks.
• Reviews, evaluates, and assimilates newly acquired properties for future operations.
• Prepares prospect summary report for divestment purposes.
• Supervises outside Landmen on acquisition of leases and agreements from landowners. Reviews and monitors non-operated properties for the company’s assets.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
• Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressively in-house responsible landman experience with an established oil and gas company. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities without close supervision.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of oil and gas laws, rules, and regulations of the respective state.
• Working knowledge of geology, engineering, accounting, and regulatory responsibilities as they apply to the oil and gas industry.
• Excellent negotiation skills with intra/inter-company personnel.
• Preferred: Permian Basin experience.
• Proficiency in the use and application of the following software:
  Required: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
  Preferred: Microsoft Office PowerPoint and oil and gas related land software system.

Education Requirements:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year university or college.
  Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Land/Energy Management from an accredited four-year university, or Law degree.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• CPL Preferred