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How to become a Landman?

My name is Traesey Horton, I have a, BA, in Business and Law, from DePaul University. I'm the owner of a mineral fee estate. This experience as owner of said estate, has given me experience in the following areas listed below:

!. abstract title opinion

2. real estate contracts and lease negotiation skills

3. civil litigation

4. mineral documentary tax law

I'm looking for companies willing to train me as entry level landman. I'm willing ready and able to relocate if given the opportunity to find gainful employment in this field.

Thank you

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Permalink Reply by r w kennedy on January 4, 2012 at 4:24am

Would you really leave Palm Springs for the frozen north for an entry level position ? If you really thought you had what it takes, I would say you could go into business for yourself in ND running title for mineral owners, if no one else. I think I could talk unwitting mineral owners into sending me a lease in exchange for a worthless 120 day draft tying up their minerals for 6 months. If you go to work for someone else you may have to do just that. I'm sure I wouldn't have the stomach for that and it may be a job requirement, or I would look into it myself.

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Permalink Reply by charles s mallory on January 4, 2012 at 6:31am

Traesey:

I would have to agree with RW's comments but if you're willing to reside in harsh winter conditions, there should be opportunities in the Williston Basin area. If you elect to hire onto an existing broker, there are plenty of those in the ND area. Also, the Eagle Ford Shale play in South Texas is currently a "hot" play with numerous landman opportunities. Sounds like you have a good foundation for this line of work and you just need some on hands experience but be sure and get a good reputable company to do work for as some fall in the undesireable category.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Lambert on January 5, 2012 at 3:56pm

West Texas (the Permian Basin), South Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Colorado and other places are all in need of good landmen. I would recommend becoming a member of the AAPL (landman.org) as well as any local landman associations. Taking classes on Petroleum Land Management if you are serious is never a bad idea. I would then look for a solid broker to get on with, all you need to do to find out if a broker is good is ask around locally. Getting online and checking out brokers is probably one of the better ways to find them if you are not local. I would also be sending out resume's to those folks as well. It might be worth it for you to get to a place like Denver, Midland, Tx, Houston, Dallas or Oklahoma City and try to set up some interviews. It might be hard to get in initially, but if you're willing to learn and work hard it's a good job.