SUMMARY

Thirty-nine years of field and in-house experience as a professional land consultant and approximately forty-six total years in oil field related work. Experienced Supervisor, Manager and Business Administrator.

EXEPRIENCE

Independent Petroleum Landman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

January 1980 to Present

Title Landman, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Assisted in the development of an “in-house” Land Title Department. In addition to preparing detailed ownership reports, assisted in the development of the Excel based system used in this preparation. This system was eventually adapted as a database now known as CHK Land Title Pro®. (August 2004 to June 2009)

Independent Petroleum Landman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Provided professional land consulting services including property research for negotiated or auctioned sale of oil and gas properties, due diligence, lease acquisition, contract negotiation and division of interest (DOI) computations. Broker and sub-broker long and short-term projects. Managed and supervised field crews in excess of thirty individuals. Prepared and provided ownership reports, production reports, materials lists, lease data sheets, Joint Operating Agreement data sheets, gas contract summaries, division of interest summaries, assignment exhibit “A”s, Federal and State assignments, preferential right to purchase letters, Oklahoma Corporation Commission change of operator forms and all pre-sale requirements for bid and auction sales. Performed all aspects of title search and examination of public records to determine ownership of surface and mineral interests, acquisition of oil/gas leases and preparation and delivery of ownership reports, assignments of title and status reports tailored to client needs. Have acquired hundreds of thousands of acres of leasehold in over 70% of Oklahoma counties, and various areas of Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

Of the above period of time, off and on, based upon contractual agreements, worked in-house an estimated equivalent of six (10) years. A detailed list of companies and frames of times that were worked under contract are available upon request. (January 1980 to August 2004)

EDUCATION

Southwest Texas University, May 1972

North Texas University, May 1977

Liberal Arts

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen (OCAPL).

Member, American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL).

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