Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive surface and mineral title research at the Terrell County Courthouse (Sanderson, TX) and surrounding local jurisdictions from sovereignty to present.
- Examine conveyances, oil and gas leases, rights-of-way, CC&Rs, plats, tax records, and court filings to establish verified chains of title and identify encumbrances.
- Investigate probate, estate administration, affidavits of heirship, bankruptcy records, and judgment liens affecting record title.
- Track severed mineral and subsurface estates forward to present day, evaluating legal access and potential boundary discrepancies.
- Build accurate, traceable runsheets, title flowcharts, and ownership reports following standardized project checklists and reviewer standards.
- Identify title defects, missing conveyances, and unreleased liens, delivering practical curative recommendations to project leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience researching surface and mineral title, including at least 1 year actively running and reporting title in West or South Texas courthouses.
- Must be physically located in or able to work daily on-site in Sanderson, TX.
- Proven ability to execute complete abstracting workflows, deep chain-of-title research, and complex ownership calculations independently.
- Proficiency with digital public records databases, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with strict adherence to daily and weekly project reporting deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active membership in the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) with RL, RPL, or CPL designation.
- Juris Doctorate (JD) or Bachelor’s Degree in Energy Management, Real Estate, or related discipline.
- Prior experience conducting title examination under right-of-way/infrastructure acquisition guidelines.
Skills Required
- Minimum 3 years hands-on experience researching surface and mineral title, including at least 1 year running and reporting title in West or South Texas courthouses.
- Be physically located in or able to work daily on-site in Sanderson, TX.
- Proven ability to execute complete abstracting workflows, deep chain-of-title research, and complex ownership calculations independently.
- Proficiency with digital public records databases, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and adherence to daily/weekly project reporting deadlines.
- Authorized to work in the United States (must already be authorized).
- Active membership in the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) with RL, RPL, or CPL designation.
- Juris Doctorate (JD) or Bachelor's Degree in Energy Management, Real Estate, or related discipline.
- Prior experience conducting title examination under right-of-way/infrastructure acquisition guidelines.
What We Do
Purple Land Management, Overdrive Powered by ESRI®, is a full-service land management firm skilled at handling everything from title and leasing, due diligence and opinion certification to right-of-way acquisition, surveying and surface operations. We believe that standards can always be raised. That’s why we work so hard to give our clients – energy producers, mid-stream operators, mobile service providers, engineering firms and municipal and state agencies – more than they expect. That means we demand a lot from ourselves. It means we are always looking for new approaches, new perspectives, and new ideas to help us be better at what we do. And it means that every day, for every project, we push ourselves to exceed goals, elevate service and deliver results – not just for our clients, but also for our communities and our country. The Purple Way is about going above and beyond. Pushing the limits of what’s possible. Give more than you take. For our clients, it means we’re committed to being incredibly accurate, extremely efficient and doggedly results-oriented. For our communities, it means helping create jobs and stimulate the economy. For our country, it means being passionate about the domestic energy cause and working tirelessly to help reduce our dependence on foreign energy resources. Our Mission: Purple Land Management's mission is threefold: to hire the naturally ambitious and provide ongoing education outreach, to execute projects with the highest quality of excellence and detail, and to establish working relationships that give more than they take.
