Lead Landman – Job Description
Scout Energy is a private energy investment firm that acquires, operates and improves upstream conventional
oil and gas properties for institutional investors. Scout’s business is both the management of private energy
funds and the operation of the oil and gas assets it owns. The current employee base is approximately 1000
with 175 employees in the Dallas (headquarters) office.
Scout is seeking a Landman with 3 years of in-house experience to join their office in Dallas, Texas. Of particular
focus will be experience in negotiating and drafting surface and subsurface land agreements and handling all inhouse
Land functions. This position will report to the VP of Land and Legal.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct Due Diligence on acquisitions and coordinate land functions required to integrate new acquisitions
- Research and document leases, rights-of-way, contracts and division order data
- Possess and demonstrate a working knowledge of oil and gas leases, contracts and title opinions
- Negotiate rights-of-way and easements and draft the agreements
- Review JOA’s and other contracts to send out AFE’s for drill wells, workovers and recompletions
- Calculate working interest, net revenue interest, overriding royalties and non-participating royalties and extrapolate to Unit to Tract ownership per well
- Provide knowledge on Working Interest and Net Review decks and possess ability to communicate information to support staff
- Provide land information to other functional groups to support ongoing development of properties
- Work new projects as assigned
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with interest and surface owners
Skills & Specifications
- Knowledge of title curative, support gathering, organizing and analyzing documents
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
- Strong organizational skills
- Self-motivated and detail oriented
- Problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills
- Ability to work in and promote a team environment across various disciplines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge and application of land and negotiation principles, theories and concepts
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an in-house Landman position
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of Excalibur is a plus
- Experience with the land aspects of an active drilling program a plus
- Experience with Federal land title and government rules and regulations is a plus
Skills Required
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in an in-house Landman position
- Bachelor's degree
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Experience negotiating and drafting surface and subsurface land agreements
- Working knowledge of oil and gas leases, contracts and title opinions
- Knowledge of title curative, document gathering, organizing and analysis
- Ability to calculate working interest, net revenue interest, overriding royalties and unit ownership
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and strong organizational skills
- Knowledge of Excalibur
- Experience with the land aspects of an active drilling program
- Experience with Federal land title and government rules and regulations
What We Do
Scout Energy Partners Scout is a private investment firm, acquiring and operating energy assets for institutional partners.
