Landman
Resume:
Loveland, CO *****
************@*****.***
Spanish; Fluent
Hiking
Gardening
Biking
Reading
Drawing
Genealogy
Skiing
My Dog
Golfing
Available upon request
15+ years in-house experience and 6 years of field duties in all areas of oil and gas land work including:
• Colorado, North Dakota & Wyoming regulatory
issues (statutory pooling, exception locations,
spacing, notices), Michigan, Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas, Montana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
• title research, including fee, federal and state lands
• title curative (drilling & division order)
• contract analysis and negotiations (JOAs)
• acquisitions, divestitures, trades
• right-of-way acquisition
• leasing
• extensive work in subdivision areas (abstract
building, title updates, title curative, leasing,
statutory pooling)
• division order preparation
• due diligence
• management of land title groups for special
projects
• field landmen supervision of 20+ landmen
• proficient in BOLO, Excalibur and all Microsoft
programs
• excellent writing and public speaking skills
• work equally well in teams or independently
• lease analysis
• prepared JIB set ups
• clearing wells for drilling
• scheduling the ordering of abstracts and title
opinions
• analysis of contracts and writing contract briefs
• coordinated all activities prior to drilling for special drilling projects
• worked with operated and non-operated wells
M A R I E M c C O R D
L A N D M A N
E D U C A T I ON
AREAS OF EXPERTISE - SKILLS
BA
Elementary Education
English as a Second
Language
ADD I T I O N A L
L A N G U A G E S
My Top 5 Cs:
Open to CHANGE
Always COMMITTED
Take CHANCES
Be CREATIVE
Remain CALM
PERSONAL INTERESTS
R E F E R E N C E S
CONSULTING LANDMAN, VARIOUS OIL COMPANIES AND BROKERS, Denver, CO August 2016 – Present
Due diligence, drilling and division order curative, title research for lease purchase reports and abstract building in subdivisions. Title research for fee and federal lands for notice purposes and lease analysis for input into BOLO after big acquisitions. OFFICE MANAGER, DRONE INSPECTION SERVICES, Loveland, CO May 2015 – August 2016
Performed all functions necessary to run a busy office. Wrote all application and amendments submitted for FAA approval and continue followed any changes regarding FAA rules and regulations for UAV operations for commercial purposes. Coordinate all field jobs, put together teams, organize the logistics, ensure that licenses and insurance amounts are in place for each job. Upon completion of jobs, followed up to ensure client satisfaction, prepared billings and payments to contractors and performed general bookkeeping. Managed marketing for potential clients and handled social media.
IN-HOUSE CONSULTING PETROLEUM LANDMAN, PDC ENERGY, INC., Denver, CO August 2004 – May 2015
Performed all land duties for wells in the Wattenberg area. Was responsible for Colorado Oil Gas Conservation Commission regulatory issues including all statutory poolings, spacing issues and some surface issues. Responsible for follow up on state governing agency compliance issues. Assisted with divestitures and acquisitions. Analyzed contracts, wrote briefs (i.e. farm-in, farm-out, Joint Operating Agreements, trades. etc.) and worked on due diligence projects.
Extensive work with drilling curative including wells to be drilled in several subdivisions and released wells to be drilled; After wells were drilled, researched title for division order curative. Worked with field landmen regarding surface issues prior to drilling. Led drilling projects in new drilling programs, coordinated with geologists, engineers and field landmen. Ordered and tracked title opinions for drilling purposes. Gave JIB set up instructions to accounting department for each well. For two years work on lease analysis from UK IN-NHOUSE CONSULTING PETROLEUM LANDMAN, QUESTAR EXPLORATION, Denver, CO
January 2004-August 2004
Due Diligence. Property locations include Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and off-shore.
IN-HOUSE CONSULTING PETROLEUM LANDMAN, WPX ENERGY (formerly Williams Production Company), Denver, Colorado contracted through LONETREE ENERGY CORPORATION - Denver, CO
September 2000 – December 2004
Performed all land duties including; title research, drilling curative, divestitures, acquisitions, contract organization and preparation, contract negotiation with other oil companies (i.e. farm- in, farm-out, Joint Operating Agreements, trades. etc.) and due diligence projects. Worked extensively on drilling curative and releasing wells to be drilled; also completed some division order curative. Worked with field landmen concerning surface issues prior to drilling. Coordinated and prepared all applications for filing with Wyoming and Colorado Oil Gas Conservation Commissions for exception locations, force pooling, spacing and surface issues. Clinical Services Manager – Colorado Colorectal Screening Program University of Colorado – School of Public Health 2005 - 2012 W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
PETROLEUM LANDMAN (In House Employee), PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION Denver, CO
4 years
Performed all land duties including; ordering all abstracts and title opinions, title research and curative, contract writing and contract negotiation with other oil companies (i.e. farm-in, farm- out, Joint Operating Agreements, trades, etc.), preparation of division orders and due diligence projects. Extensive work on drilling curative and releasing wells to be drilled; also extensive division order curative, Coordinated with field landmen concerning surface issues prior to drilling. Extensive coordination with Colorado Oil & Gas Commission concerning permitting, statutory pooling, variance locations and surface issues. Supervised 20+ field landmen
PETROLEUM LANDMAN (Contract & In-House), Patina Oil & Gas Corporation - Denver, CO
5 years
Performed all land duties from the field and in house including title research, drilling and division order curative, released wells for drilling, contract development, due diligence, divestitures, acquisitions, pipeline right-of-way acquisition, surface inspections, division order preparation, lease purchasing, lease analysis and supervised 20 title landmen. Developed training and work manuals for the land department, provided land training workshops for company geologists, engineers and landmen concerning Colorado Oil & Gas Commission rules and regulations. Worked as a consultant for three years prior to accepting an employee position.
CONSULTING PETROLEUM LANDMAN - (Contract), ANSCHUTZ, PDC ENERGY, AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPAMY, SHELL OIL CORPORATION, MERIDIAN OIL CORPORATION, SNYDER OIL CORPORATION, BASELINE MINERALS, ACCESS RESOURCES,, LCM LIMITED, CONTEX ENERGY, MEAGHER OIL & GAS, LANG & HOLT, SCOUT EXPLORATION, LANG & MARTIN AND OTHER COMPANIES - Colorado, Michigan, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, Texas & North Dakota Provided land consulting for long term (three to twelve years) and short-term (1 week to 9 months) projects. Abstract building, lease buying, lease analysis, title curative (drilling & division order), division order preparation, acquisition and divestitures preparation, contract preparation, writing contract briefs, due diligence and right of way acquisition. WORK EXPERIENCE UNRELATED TO OIL AND GAS:
Public Relations and promotions for Hollywood film stars, authors and writers (Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, Carlos Palomino, Ray Bradbury and others) 4 years
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