Senior Contracts Landman

Harvest Operations Corp.•Calgary, AB

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Harvest Operations Corp. is a diverse energy company, based out of Calgary, offering exposure to conventional upstream oil and natural gas production and SAGD operations. We are focused on identifying opportunities to create and deliver value with an active development program and a technical approach taken to maximize our assets. Harvest is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our people, the public and the environment through every decision and action taken each day. Harvest Operations is currently recruiting a Senior Contracts Landman, reporting to the Team Lead, Land. This is a full-time contract / temporary position based out of the Calgary Corporate Office.

Requirements

Petroleum Land Certificate or equivalent experience.
10+ years of relevant land experience with at least 5 years of contract administration and/or negotiation.

Nice To Haves

Previous mineral administration experience

Responsibilities

Analyze and draft formal agreements in all areas of the company while utilizing Harvest and Industry standard/precedent forms and/or practices.
Update existing contracts and enter new contract data into CS Land to maintain the land records, identify earnings and monitor contractual obligations such as ROFR’s, ION’s, penalty & payout notices, abandonment notices, AFE’s etc. while tracking timelines to ensure deadlines are met.
Interpret contracts to confirm interests, operating procedure and accounting rates and elections, royalties, etc. and ensure that contracts and associated wells are correctly linked/related to leases and related contracts.
Conduct a title review of contract files and mineral leases to determine or confirm royalty interests or working interests for AFE’s as it pertains to new drills, recompletions, workovers, abandonments, etc.
Review and identify curative actions required to remedy contract and mineral lease deficiencies and ensure the completion of the documentation required to remedy deficiencies.
Review and track third party A&N’s, NOA’s, Assignments, CHOP’s, requesting revisions as required
Work with Land Staff and Finance to resolve discrepancies in working interests, royalty interests, royalty terms, invoices, etc. as they relate to mineral lease administration
Responsible for the setup and maintenance of contract and mineral lease files