Senior Landman

Ring Energy, Inc.; The Woodlands, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ring Energy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Landman based in The Woodlands, TX, to support the Land Team in leasing, acquisitions, title work, and surface-use matters.

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team, provide guidance to junior staff, and handle complex land contracts and title curative tasks. The role requires 8–15 years of in-house land experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong communication, prioritization, and detail-oriented skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 8–15 years of in-house land experience with increasing responsibility.
• Experience in publicly traded company preferred.
• Goal- and solution-oriented with flexibility under fluid priorities and tight deadlines.
• Direct land experience in Permian Basin preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver results in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-disciplinary team to achieve goals within budget.
• Provide guidance and support to less experienced land professionals.
• Handle intermediate to senior-level tasks in land operations and title curative.
• Prepare oil and gas leases, lease purchase reports, assignments, division orders, and transfer orders.
• Interpret, negotiate, prepare, and administer land-related contracts such as joint operating agreements and farmout agreements.
• Coordinate with landowners to address surface use needs for drilling and operations.
• Calculate working interests, net revenue interests, overriding royalties, and non-participating royalties.
• Provide land information to other teams to support property development.
• Order take-offs, abstracts, title opinions and manage providers.
• Clear title for upcoming drilling locations.
• Understand county, state and federal regulatory rules.
• Conduct due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures.

Skills

Communication

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

The Senior Landman will be based out of the company’s office in The Woodlands, Texas. The position’s main focus will be to support the Land Team in all facets of company business including but not limited to developing leasing and acquisition/divestiture strategies, executing such strategies, title examination, settling surface damage claims and supporting overall development of a defined asset area. Must work well in a team setting and communicate efficiently with a strong emphasis on prioritization, accuracy, and attention to detail.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Working with a multi-disciplinary team to accomplish goals and objectives within budgetary guidelines
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision; have experience providing guidance and support to less experienced land professionals is desirable
• Handling intermediate to senior-level tasks associated with land operations and title curative
• Working with support staff/brokers in preparation of oil and gas leases, lease purchase reports, assignments of oil and gas leases, division orders, and/or transfer orders
• Experience in interpreting, negotiating, preparing and administering land-related contracts, such as: joint operating agreements, farmout agreements, term assignments, purchase and sale agreements, oil and gas leases and assignments of oil and gas leases
• Experience working with landowners to address all surface use needs associated with drilling, completing and operating oil and gas wells and associated infrastructure
• Ability to calculate working interests, net revenue interests, overriding royalties and non-participating royalties
• Providing land information to other functional groups to support ongoing development of properties
• Ability to order take-offs, abstracts and title opinions and manage the work of the providers rendering those services
• Experience in clearing title for upcoming drilling locations
• Understanding of applicable county, state and federal regulatory rules and procedures
• Conducting due diligence in connection with acquisitions and divestiture of producing and non-producing properties

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• 8-15 years of in-house land experience with rolls of increasing responsibility
• Experience in publicly traded company preferred
• Goal and solution-oriented with the ability to remain flexible, motivated, and focused during times of fluid priorities and compressed project deadlines
• Direct land experience in Permian Basin preferred
• Must be able to handle multiple projects and obtain results in a performance driven, team oriented environment
• Have excellent verbal/written communication, organization and time management skills