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Petroleum Landman

Location:
Houston, TX, 77002
Salary:
90,000
Posted:
March 28, 2009

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Tamara K. Wink

**** ******* ******, #****

Houston, TX 77003

**.****@*****.***

713-***-**** / 713-***-**** cell

Summary

An inquisitive self-starter dedicated to achieving results. Experience of 7 years as Landman with strengths in analyzing and interpreting title documents, DO, liaison with interest owners. Strong skills in various PC applications, works well independently. In-House Landman skills include the ability to determine Company WI, NRI, payment provisions, and distribution obligations in JV & outside-operated producing properties. Maintain and Process Shut-In Payments, Rental Payments, AFE Interoffice Processing, MSA, Well and Service contracts setup in Solomon, verification of yearly tax payments for wells, use OGSYS Accounting Software for revenue payments, suspense, and general interest owner maintenance. Dependable, creative, thorough, direct, and displays an ability to easily gain the trust of other parties in contract negotiations. References Available upon Request.

Experience

Chroma O & G, LP 8/08 to 2/09

In-House Landman / Lease Administration Houston, TX

• Shut In Payments, Farm-outs, Joint Venture Agreements; MSA & Contract maintenance, Rental Pmts

• Responsible for establishing ownership records through analysis of Title Opinion and other legal instruments (deeds, assignments, probates, affidavits, etc), determine Unit revisions based on ownership/mkt. arrangements, Analyze DO for proper firm ownership & prepare corresponding op/purchaser revisions, Review legal docs supporting complex ownership changes, Respond to intra company and outside correspondence, Review of Leases, ROW agreements, Surface Lease Agreements, and Rental Agreements; maintained/updated Rental Calendar , internal approval for mgmt & 3rd party WI owners for joint operated properties; Special Projects

• AFE proposals/reconciliations, Rental Payments, ROW and Surface Lease Payments

• Verification of well location on maps & plats for new proposals and taxing entities for tax purposes

• Solomon Software database setup and maintenance of various contracts and database upkeep

Field Landman 1/08 - 7/08

Independent Landman Houston, TX

• Title and Deed Research at County Courthouses, Appraisal Districts, Abstract Offices, and Tax Offices

• Contact Mineral and Surface owners to negotiate Leasing terms for E & P and drilling firms

• Performed research for Title Run Sheets, Drilling Title Opinions in Texas, and N LA (Haynesville Shale)

• Leasehold Title, Mineral Title, and Working Interest ownership in Texas, N LA (Haynesville Shale)

• Travel, attention to details, good follow through and ability to negotiate solid lease terms

ERG Resources, LLC 5/07 - 12/07

Division Order Analyst / Lease Administration Houston, TX

• Responsible for establishing ownership records through analysis of Title Opinion and other legal instruments (deeds, assignments, probates, affidavits, etc), determine Unit revisions based on ownership/mkt. arrangements, Analyze DO for proper firm ownership & prepare corresponding op/purchaser revisions, Review legal docs supporting complex ownership changes, Respond to intra company and outside correspondence, Review of Leases, ROW agreements, Surface Lease Agreements, and Rental agreements; maintained/updated Rental Calendar

• Worked closely with accounting department for reconciliation of suspense items and other owner issues, worked closely with product gatherers and special projects as needed

Whittier Energy Corporation 12/06-3/07

Lease Administrator Houston, TX

• Re-organization of entire land dept. file system. Instrumental in moving files from various areas to central location, alphabetized/labeled according to producing, non-producing, property, field, tract and state. Attention to detail very important. Scan entire file system to electronic database.

• Responsible for establishing ownership records through analysis of Title Opinion and other legal instruments (deeds, assignments, probates, affidavits, etc), determine Unit revisions based on ownership/mkt. arrangements, Analyze DO for proper firm ownership & prepare corresponding op/purchaser revisions, Review legal docs supporting complex ownership changes, Respond to intra company and outside correspondence, Review of Leases, ROW agreements, Surface Lease Agreements, and Rental agreements; maintained/updated Rental Calendar

Heisey Ventures dba Liberty Bell Energy 1/06 – 12/06

Lease Administration – FT Student Houston, TX

• RI, ORRI, NRI, NPRI pmt. issuance, RRC monthly production reports, est. utility for new lease sites, A/P, WI monthly statements & revenue payments, mail, deciphering monthly oil & gas operator spreadsheets for statements, heavy operator contact, calculated interests based on legal documents, created leases with all agreed issues included, recording leases at courthouses, insurance on proposed sites & wells.

• Maintenance of all lease files, master and working, with conveyance changes affecting RI, ORRI & NMI issues, the size of this independent firm was two brothers.

• Bank reconciliations of firm and president, involved with transition of operator, old (Hunt) to new (Crawford), with files sent and disseminated appropriately to file storage and new operator.

Kerr-McGee Corporation 1/05 – 11/05

College Intern – JV Audit Dept. Houston, TX

• Prepare files for auditors to sign off, incl. reconciliation of issues to incl. verifying costs with proper documentation, contact with various departments for verifying documentation, creation of spreadsheets of A/P amounts for A/P dept. to bill, verification A/R monies were properly aligned to percentages owned in venture, SAP work, verification of modifications reflected in legal land docs appeared in land dept docs, entering o & g audits into system so that all participants were properly paid, sent correspondence to participants of audits with request for payments, verification of misc. audit issues.

• Creation of File Room to include perm., project, and work paper files that were arranged alphabetically according to property, venture and status of open/close. Reviewed and collected relevant information from Engineering and Land files relevant for audits. Collected and distributed mail and/or filed accordingly. Prepared written and email correspondence to Partners to assist in the Audit Resolution Process. Contacted vendors to facilitate the Audit Resolution Processes.

• Prepared Preliminary Audit Lead Schedules of Partner oil properties in preparation of the Audit Process. Reconciled JADE data (detailed expenditures) against Partner monthly billings to help facilitate the audits performed by Kerr-McGee. Prepared JADE data for distribution to Partners to facilitate audits performed on Kerr-McGee.

Patrick Energy 5/03 -11/03

Oil & Gas Lease Analyst - FT Student Tulsa, OK

• Responsible for State & Federal reporting. File maintenance. Responsible for driving to Osage Nation, Pawhuska, OK, to speak to lessee’s to get leases signed for Coal Bed Methane exploration that was underway, maintenance of spreadsheet of such activity, firm size was small with one person departments.

Miscellaneous Positions

• OPMI, Inc. – Executive Administrator for Independent O&G Business 2.5 years

• Choctaw Energy - Executive Admin at Independent O&G firm 2.5 years

• Chisos Operating – Executive Admin at Independent O&G firm 2.5 years

• Koch Refining – CC, TX Plant – Administration of Contracts 1.5 years

• Columbia Gas Transmissions – Gas Transmission Dept. Administrator 1.0 years

• CCFA – Chapter Administrator of Major Non-Profit Agency 2 years

• Stage Stores/Bealls/Palaise Royale – Executive Admin to CMO 1.0 years

• Kent Datacomm – Inside Sales 1.0 years

Education 5/07

University Houston

• BBA / International Business, Petroleum Land Management minor @ UHD

Skills & Professional Affiliations

• Certified Texas Notary, MS Office Professional-intermediate/advanced user

• OGSYS, QuickBooks Pro, Excalibur, SAP, ACT, AP/AR/GL, Tobin Suite, OSX & Laptop owner;

• AAPL Member, HAPL Member, Osage Nation & Kaw Nation Tribal Member



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