Senior Landman, Texas Energy Asset Management

Caturus; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Caturus, a Houston-based energy company, is seeking a Landman to manage and optimize land assets across Texas assets, including Eagle Ford and Haynesville regions. You will lead lease negotiations, title work, and due diligence while coordinating with cross-functional teams to secure drilling locations and asset acquisitions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years as an in-house Landman with strong communication skills and regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• 4+ years of experience as an in-house Landman
• Texas asset experience
• Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and prepare leases; identify and procure surface contracts including easements, ROWs, surface agreements, water agreements, subsurface easements, etc.
• Manage obligations, payments and expirations for existing agreements, including lease and contract analysis
• Examine, evaluate and cure title requirements
• Verify ownership, form units or negotiate PSAs where applicable
• Negotiate and prepare all necessary agreements for joint development
• Work with cross-functional team to prepare locations for drilling and maintain acreage after production
• Support land reporting on ownership position and competitor activity
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Maintain outside operated wells and interest through ownership research and management of inbound proposals
• Support lease and asset acquisitions through due diligence and integration
• Calculate working interest, net revenue interest, overriding royalties, non-executive mineral interests, non-participating royalties and payout reversion interests

Skills

Land negotiations

Lease administration

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Petroleum Management, Energy Management or Energy Commerce

Tools

GIS

Job description

Caturus, a Houston-based energy company, is seeking a Landman to manage and optimize land assets across Texas assets, including Eagle Ford and Haynesville regions. You will lead lease negotiations, title work, and due diligence while coordinating with cross-functional teams to secure drilling locations and asset acquisitions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years as an in-house Landman with strong communication skills and regulatory knowledge.