What are the responsibilities and job description for the Landman position at Eckard Enterprises, LLC?
Eckard is seeking a Landman (Non-Op) with a minimum of 5 years in-house experience to join our office in Allen, Texas. The Landman (Non-Op) will primarily be responsible for managing the companies owned non-operated working interest across several basins, including New Mexico and Oklahoma. The Landman (Non-Op) should possess experience in handling all in-house functions related to these assets, while also managing special projects and future Non-Op acquisitions.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze land title to identify ownership discrepancies, recommend corrective actions, and implement resolutions as directed.
- Conduct all land-related duties on the non-op assets utilizing company and public data and report on all company owned interests.
- Proactively monitor the asset to identify unleased mineral interests and negotiate new oil and gas leases or other development agreements to encourage development of the asset.
- Proactively monitor the asset to ensure operator compliance with oil and gas lease terms and all other contractual terms and oversee corrective actions when necessary.
- Monitor drilling activity on and around company non-op interests, providing regular updates to management.
- Collaborate with oil and gas operators to ensure proper agreements (e.g., pooling, unitization) are in place for accurate and timely payments.
- Work alongside the Land and Engineering teams to accurately identify and calculate well net revenue interests.
- Provide general support to the Land team regarding their curative and division order efforts.
- Provide knowledge on Working Interest and Net Revenue decks and possess ability to communicate information to support staff
- Calculate working interest, net revenue interest, overriding royalties and non-participating royalties and extrapolate to Unit to Tract ownership per well
- Provide land information to other functional groups to support ongoing development of properties
- Identify and review possible future acquisition opportunities
- Identify and keep track of well election obligations
- Research and process non-operated well proposals and communicate with operator
- Provide support and/or prepare detailed custom spreadsheets and reports as needed
- Prepare and maintain reports for project tracking efforts
- Maintain accurate records of all research and communications within internal systems
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree
-Minimum of 5 years experience in a Landman position (non-op focused) (in-house preferred)
-Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft applications
-Strong understanding of local/state regulations in New Mexico & Oklahoma
-Proven ability to analyze complex title issues and provide solutions
