Landman II

Expand Energy Corporation; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

This Intermediate-level position at Expand Energy in Spring, TX is responsible for attaining and managing the company's mineral and leasehold interests in an assigned geographic area to secure the legal rights to drill oil and gas wells on a specific property.

Key duties include negotiating oil and gas leases, coordinating with landowners and brokers, assembling permits, and collaborating with geology, engineering, and operations to meet drilling goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum: High school diploma or GED.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree - Energy Management.
• Preferred: Juris Doctorate.
• Minimum: 2 years related work experience.
• Knowledge of oil, gas, and mineral laws and leases.

Responsibilities

• Verify property ownership for exploration sites.
• Acquire oil and gas leases or assignments through negotiations.
• Assemble government permits for exploration plans.
• Investigate ownership position and legal issues to aid decisions.
• Maintain outside operated wells and monitor company interest.
• Coordinate with field lease brokers for leases and abstracts.
• Review and cure title for wells and create units (DPUs).
• Compile land maps showing prospects for management discussions.
• Collaborate with geology, engineering, and operations to meet drilling goals.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Land management

Negotiations

Leasing

Drilling coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree - Energy Management

Juris Doctorate

Job description

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Company: Expand Energy

Our core values — Stewardship, Character, Collaborate, Learn, Disrupt — are the lens through which we evaluate every business decision. As a dynamic, growing company that offers extremely competitive compensation and benefits, our employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of Expand's performance among our E&P competitors.

We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We realize that, historically, underrepresented groups feel the need to be 100% qualified in order to apply.If you meet any combination of our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

Job Summary

Thisintermediate level professional position is responsible for attaining and managing the company's mineral and lease hold interests for an assigned geographical area in order toobtainthe legal right to drill oil and gas wells on a specific property.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Verify the ownership of the property where the company seeks to explore for oil and gas
• Acquire oil and gas leases by contacting mineral and leasehold owners to negotiate the purchase of oil and gas leases, or assignments of oil and gas leases to allow the company the legal right to explore and drill for oil and gas
• Assemble the necessary government permits as required by law to execute a plan of oil and gas exploration
• Investigate and report the company's ownership position, competitor activity, potential legal issues, or other matters through various channels to top management to aid decision making and strategic planning
• Maintain outside operated wells where the company has interest by researching the company's interest should there be a discrepancy, also includes advising the team of a new proposals made by outside parties
• Coordinate and communicates with field lease brokers for the acquisition of oil and gas leases, lease title take offs, and abstract work
• Order, review and cure title for the purposes of the wells to be drilled including the formation of units (DPU's)
• Compile and update land maps that display pertinent land information pertaining to prospects within the assigned area of responsibility to convey current land positions to management at team meetings as well as management meetings
• Coordinate and communicates with representatives from internal departments such as geology, engineering, and operations to ensure that the appropriate steps are taken to meet the company drilling goals and deadlines
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Job Specific Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of land management principles including negotiations, contracts, leasing and multi-well drilling rig coordination
• Intermediate knowledgeof laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders and agency rules
• Intermediate knowledgeof oil, gas and mineral laws in various states and affiliated oil and gas leases, deeds, and title curative documents
• Intermediate negotiation tactics and techniques
• Knowledge of oil and gas vocabulary as well as be able to read and understand legal descriptions for a tract of land
• Abilityto manage information with accuracy and critical attention to detail
• Intermediate knowledgeof acquisitions and divestiture principles and methodologies and corporate strategy

Education

Minimum: High school diploma or GED

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university - Energy Management OR

Preferred: Doctoral degree - from accredited university - Juris Doctorate

Experience

Minimum: 2 years related work experience

Expand Energy takes necessary action to ensure that all applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Expand Energy Corporation's operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore inthe United States.

Nearest Major Market: Houston
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