Summary of Experience
Areas of Expertise
Title Research Degreed Petroleum Landman with broad experience in
Title Review all aspects of title research and curative work,
Curative Title Work lease negotiations and acquisitions, contract
Lease Preparations negotiations, JOA and COPAS, Farm-ins and Farm-outs,
Negotiations pipeline encroachments, ROWs and management.
JOA Experienced with regulatory agencies, including
COPAS Texas Railroad Commission and BLM. Proven managerial
RRC Compliance skills.
Due Diligence
Industry Experience 2013 - Present
Negotiations with Due Diligence Specialist - Contract Land Staff LLC.
Surface Owners Post-acquisition organization and analysis all files
Negations with Mineral of an oil and gas exploration company with assets
owners (wells and pipelines) across the United States.
Royalty Interest Owners Setting up virtual data room in preparation for
Liaison divestiture.
Regulatory Agency
Liaison 2012 - 2013
Division Order Analyst Senior Right-of Way Specialist / Land Rep. - Plains
All American Pipeline, LP
Working contract through Contract Land Staffing in
States Worked the Land Department of Plains All American handling
Texas ROWs, encroachments, land owner relations, title
Louisiana searches, pipeline easements, pipeline relocations,
Colorado FCC compliance etc. Working with District Managers
Pennsylvania and/or field personnel to organize projects.
Oklahoma Coordinated and monitored corporate directives to
New Mexico field personnel. Worked and completed projects with
Wyoming WYDoT and TxDoT
North Dakota
South Dakota 2002 - 2011
Illinois Land Manager - Coastline Exploration, Inc.
Mississippi Responsible for all land functions. Directed a team
Alabama of landmen in the research and acquisition of leases
California as well as performed title searches and curative
Idaho title work, prepared leases, farm-outs, farm-ins,
Utah Assignments, Division Orders, Joint Operating
Virginia Agreements and COPAS amendments. Prepared and
managed TCEQ permits and Texas Railroad Commission
filings (Drilling/Completion/Exception/Production).
Associations & Negotiated leases with land owners and/or their
Memberships representatives. Managed land records and filing
American Association of documents of record.
Petroleum Landmen
2004-2012 1989-1990
Sertoma - Life Member Due Diligence Manager - The Boston Company
Girl Scouts of America Researched and prepared all due diligence reports
for Drilling and Production Investment Programs
offerings in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Louisiana,
Colorado and Texas.
Education
1981-1986
University of Houston Accounting Manager/ Office Manager - Coastline
-B.S. Exploration, Inc.
Petroleum Land Handled all aspects of accounting: Accounts Payable,
Management Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Royalty payments,
Minor - Finance and Joint Interest Billings, etc. Oversaw hiring and
Pre-Law training of all office personnel. Generated and
monitored all Texas Railroad Commission and Texas
Houston Baptist Water Board filings
University - B.S. (Drilling/Completion/Exception/Production).
Business Administered lease records, including monitoring and
Management/Psychology assuring compliance with lease provisions.
Minor - Accounting Maintained COPAS compliance on all operated
properties.
1980-1981
Professional Continuing Petroleum Landman Trainee - Rockachaw Petroleum,
Education Inc.
Fundamentals of Titles, Responsible for all Texas Railroad Commission and
Leases and Contracts - TCEQ filings. Maintained and monitored lease
University of Tulsa records, including assuring compliance with lease
Advance Concepts of provisions. Assisted geologists with land
Title, Leases and information and record searches.
Contracts - University
of Tulsa
Problems and Pitfalls of 1977-1980
Joint Operating Petroleum Landman Trainee - O'Donohoe-Harrison
Agreements - University Exploration, Inc. Prepared Texas Railroad Commission
of Tulsa and TCEQ filings. Maintained Lease records,
Titles and Curatives - including assuring compliance with lease provisions.
AAPL
Oil and Gas Accounting
Other Experience
1994 - 2002
Time off to raise children.
Technical Skills
MS Word 1991 - 1994
MS Excel Owner -Global Eco-Systems
Deed Plotter Supplier of cross-linked polyacrylamide to golf
courses around the world. Worked with J. Pollard
Designs. Sponsored experiments at Colorado State
University Agriculture Department loading
polyacrylamides with all chemicals used on golf
courses, etc. to limit pollution runoff.
1990 - 1991
Securities Broker - Stuart-James Investment Company
Series 7 and Series 63 certified stockbroker in
Colorado, Texas, Washington, Oregon and California.
Specialized in oil and gas and energy stocks.
1986 - 1989
Customer Service Manager - United Video Cablevision
Handled all aspects of customer service including
hiring, firing, and training of personnel. Travelled
to new communities to appear before town selectmen
during a "new build" plant expansion phase.
Completed reports to "pay channels". Keep in
compliance with community contracts. Identify areas
for potential growth.
1986 - 1986
Accounting Manager - Bronze Craft Company
Handle all aspects of Accounts Payable and Accounts
Receivable including migration from manual
accounting practices to computer system.
Kathleen O. Koski