Lead Landman

Lead Landman – Job Description

Scout Energy is a private energy investment firm that acquires, operates and improves upstream conventional

oil and gas properties for institutional investors. Scout’s business is both the management of private energy

funds and the operation of the oil and gas assets it owns. The current employee base is approximately 1000

with 175 employees in the Dallas (headquarters) office.

Scout is seeking a Landman with 3 years of in-house experience to join their office in Dallas, Texas. Of particular

focus will be experience in negotiating and drafting surface and subsurface land agreements and handling all inhouse

Land functions. This position will report to the VP of Land and Legal.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct Due Diligence on acquisitions and coordinate land functions required to integrate new acquisitions
• Research and document leases, rights-of-way, contracts and division order data
• Possess and demonstrate a working knowledge of oil and gas leases, contracts and title opinions
• Negotiate rights-of-way and easements and draft the agreements
• Review JOA’s and other contracts to send out AFE’s for drill wells, workovers and recompletions
• Calculate working interest, net revenue interest, overriding royalties and non-participating royalties and extrapolate to Unit to Tract ownership per well
• Provide knowledge on Working Interest and Net Review decks and possess ability to communicate information to support staff
• Provide land information to other functional groups to support ongoing development of properties
• Work new projects as assigned
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with interest and surface owners

Skills & Specifications

• Knowledge of title curative, support gathering, organizing and analyzing documents
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
• Strong organizational skills
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills
• Ability to work in and promote a team environment across various disciplines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge and application of land and negotiation principles, theories and concepts

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an in-house Landman position
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Excalibur is a plus
• Experience with the land aspects of an active drilling program a plus
• Experience with Federal land title and government rules and regulations is a plus