Analyst Real Estate
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SUSAN MUSSER MODIKOANE
*** ***** **** **** ****, Apt. 5203
San Antonio, TX 78232
************@********.***
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Custer Resources & Associates, LLC
Independent Landman (2010-Current)
. Prepared Runsheets in the Eagle Ford Shale area
Griffith Land Services, Inc.
Independent Landman (2006-2010)
. Prepared Runsheets for prospects in various Texas counties
. Performed Due Diligence for large transactions
. Performed Lease Checks for various prospects and negotiated leases
with Landowners
. Prepared a 259-page Runsheet index Excel Spreadsheet, by property, for
a private client with thousands of interests, from Courthouse records
in Liberty County, Texas
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (formerly Calpine)
JUNIOR LANDMAN - SENIOR DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (2004-2006)
. Worked with Land Manager, reviewed title opinion objections prior to
drilling
. Reviewed large, old prospect in Arkansas to determine current
ownership for further development
. Created Pay Decks and Joint Interest Decks for new wells, kept current
well ownership updated with curative received from royalty owners,
attorneys and other working interest owners
. Promoted to Junior Landman
. Used Oracle Software
Nuevo Energy Company
SENIOR DIVISION ORDER ANALYST- JR. LANDMAN (2002-2004)
. Took over Land Function when Landman walked out over Christmas
Holidays - worked with Regulatory and Drilling Departments to file
Plats and P-15's with the Texas Railroad Commission, created schedule
of wells being drilled, surface releases, election letters, etc.,
tracking new wells that Landman hadn't worked on for 6 months
. Input and maintained Leases and Right-of-Way Agreements in Oracle
Computer System. Paid monthly and yearly rentals to land owners
. Tracked Minimum Royalty Payments
. Found $200,000 for company in unclaimed property
. Researched, reported and paid unclaimed property to 50 states
(including negative reporting).
. Handled Texas Unclaimed Property Audit with Franchise Tax Specialist
of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
. Set up new properties and maintained producing properties ownership
for Revenue Accounting and Joint Interest Billing Departments in the
Oracle Computer System
. Sent Division Orders, requested curative and located owners for wells
in California and Texas
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Stewart Title Company - National Title Services
COMMERCIAL CLOSING COORDINATOR (2001-2005 full-time and part-time)
. Analyzed mineral and surface leases, title opinions and title
documents for mineral and environmental issues, reporting to
underwriting attorney
. Analyzed surveys, documents, title opinions and curative documents to
prepare comprehensive title opinions for property throughout the
United States for large restaurant chains, real estate investment
companies, wind farms, gas station chains, etc.
. Contacted local taxing authorities, platted property, corresponded
with local title companies, court house personnel, etc. to close multi-
million dollar deals for large clients
. Used in-house computer system known as Stewartlink.com
Graves & Company
LAND ANALYST (2001)
. Researched lending sources available from various tiers of lending for
a report to clients
. Performed due diligence for an acquisition by a client
. Analyzed ownership documents, leases and division orders for private
mineral interest owner, finding property about which owner was
previously unaware
PetroAcct, L.P.
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1999-2000)
. Set-up Division Order Department for this start-up outsourcing
company. Prepared templates for Division Orders and Division of
Interest Changes for clients. Set-up DOI's for joint interest billing
and revenue distribution in Excalibur computer software.
. Set-up filing system. Set up Leases in software system for clients.
. Prepared and sent out Division Orders for acquisition of 50 properties
by a client
Petroleum Financial, Inc.
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1996-1998)
. Handled all Division Order duties for the two largest clients of this
sub-contracting firm
. Used Excalibur software to access accounting and land records to
process requests from clients, research existing decks, determine
ownership
. Organized the records on the computer system for the acquisition of
450 properties by a client and prepared the new decks required by a
change in marketing
. Researched files for transfers of ownership, preparation of after
payout decks and responses to inquiries
. Requested curative documents and corresponded with attorneys, brokers,
landmen, marketing and accounting departments as well as royalty
owners to resolve discrepancies and answer questions
Contract Land Staff, Inc.
TITLE EXAMINER (Evenings 1997-1998)
. Determining current ownership and analyzed clouds on the title of
tracts of land to be used for fiber optic cable to be laid from
Pennsylvania to Houston along an old pipeline right-of-way
. Input information in the Powertrac software written for the project
and matched tracts described to corresponding maps
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Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1996)
. Analyzed documents and title opinions, prepared Division Orders,
Transfer Orders and corresponding accounting decks, accessed owner and
accounting information using the AS/400 computer system
. Resolved discrepancies between payments received and decks received
from Apache Corporation in an acquisition
Shell Services Company
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1995)
. Maintained established wells and units. Handled correspondence,
transfers, estates, lawsuits, etc.,
Generated Division Orders and accessed owner and accounting
information using the Division Order Generation System (DOGS)
TGX Corporation
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1994-1995)
. Ran Division Order Department while training assistant
. Researched historical information to ascertain value of uncollected
revenues after numerous bankruptcies, mergers, sales and ensuing
personnel turnovers
. Found $1million outstanding loan due company by restructuring filing
system
. Reconciled discrepancies in interest figures for an internal audit
Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc.
SENIOR DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1989-1994)
. Reviewed and processed documents including Indemnifying Division
Orders and curative documents
. Coordinated drilling reports, marketing arrangements, title opinions
and associated documents
. Prepared Division Orders and Division of Interests (Decks for
Accounting Department)
. Assisted in conversion and maintenance of related information for
thousands of wells on DOMS computer system
. Found and collected over $500,000 in unpaid revenues due the company
. Prepared spreadsheets and completed 100% payment revision of wells in
Oklahoma to comply with Senate Bill 168 requirements
Mitchell Energy Corporation
DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1984-1989)
. Reviewed documents and prepared Division Orders and Division of
Interests.
. Trained Junior Analysts
. Input and maintained well and owner information on IDMS computer
system
. Found hundreds of unlocated royalty owners when escheat laws were
enacted in Texas
. Assisted attorneys in settling a 30 year-old lawsuit finding numerous
errors in the ownership as presented to me by them
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Pogo Producing Company
DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1982-1984)
. Reviewed documents and title opinions and subsequently prepared
Division Orders and Division of Interests for new wells
. Created and maintained files for new wells
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Linguistics and Portuguese, Georgetown University,
Washington, D.C.
Real Estate Law and Business Law - Houston Community College, Houston,
Texas
Unclaimed Property Reporting - Deloitte & Touche LLP, Houston, Texas
Negotiating Skills & Techniques - UHD PLM Certificate Program, Houston,
Texas
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