Landman

Caturus Management Services • Houston, TX

5d

About The Position

The Landman will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing the company’s land assets. This position requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in land acquisition, title examination, lease negotiations, and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of land-related matters, and the ability to lead complex land transactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Petroleum Management, Energy Management or Energy Commerce required
• 4+ years of experience as an in-house Landman required
• Texas asset experience required
• Proven ability to manage large amounts of information with accuracy and critical attention to detail
• Willingness to handle multiple projects and obtain results in a performance driven, team-oriented environment
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Developed skillset in managing complex title issues and providing solutions
• Strong understanding of Texas legal and regulatory landscape

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and prepare leases; identify and procure needed surface contracts include easements, ROWs, surface agreements, water agreements, subsurface easements, etc.
• Manage obligations, payments and expirations for existing agreements, including extensive lease and contract analysis and application
• 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 is established (GIS, regulatory, drilling, completions, subsurface, land administration, production, accounting)
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level