Job Description

Position Summary

The Senior Land Negotiator is responsible for working within a Land group and multi-disciplinary team in support of development and partner relationship management in East Texas and North Louisiana.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manage internal and external relationships in support of active drilling programs and field-wide development in assigned areas.
• Identify and develop advantageous commercial arrangements for assigned area lands and execute on approved projects.
• Manage external title firms to procure new or supplemental abstracts and title opinions.
• Review title information and title opinions in support of subsurface land clearance for an active drilling program.
• Prepare and negotiate participation agreements, trades, letter agreements, farmout agreements, and similar commercial agreements in support of drill clearance.
• Prepare and negotiation JOAs, assignments, releases, amendments, pooling declarations, and other similar operational agreements in support of drill clearance.
• Prepare quarterly internal updates related to contractual compliance and performance, as well as drill inventory status in assigned development areas.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years in-house Land experience
• Bachelors degree required, preferably in Business, Energy, or related field
• East Texas & North Louisiana experience, as well as familiarity with cross-unit development strongly preferred
• Experience successfully negotiating and drafting agreements, assignments, etc.
• Aptitude to work independently and as part of a team with little to no oversight
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient Microsoft Word and Excel skills
• Experience with ArcGIS, Enverus, Quorum QLS and other products a definite plus

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