FLSA Status: Salary, Exempt

Salary: Based on experience

Location: Permian Basin

Company Overview

Mewbourne Oil Company is a leading privately held oil and gas exploration and production company, founded in 1965 by Curtis W. Mewbourne. Headquartered in Tyler, Texas, Mewbourne operates primarily in the Permian and Anadarko Basins. With over 60 years of industry experience, the company has established itself as one of the largest and most stable producers in the United States. Mewbourne Oil Company is known for its commitment to sustainable, long-term growth and innovation.

Position Summary

The position of Administrative Landman (Land Administration) is responsible for creating and maintaining ownership decks, processing ownership transfers, proposing subsequent operations, drafting Assignments, and conducting leasehold acreage reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct leasehold ownership reviews prior to well recompletions, plugging wells, and acreage trades
• Conduct extensive analysis and interpretation of the provisions of Leases, Contracts, Deeds, Assignments, and Title Opinions to determine ownership
• Process transfers, propose workovers to industry partners, revise DOI Decks after payouts, and conduct shut-in reviews
• Preparing Assignments, Joint Operating Agreements, Letter Agreements and Wellbore Farmout Agreements
• Setup Division of Interest Decks in computer software (Quorum)
• Coordinate with Revenue and JIB Accounting to process ownership changes based on completed document analysis
• Proficient in calculating and verifying all ownership interests
• Interact with owners, district landmen, and attorneys to clarify and resolve ownership issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 1 to 3 years of Landman experience or other industry related experience
• Experience or knowledge of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma real estate property law
• Proficient in Quorum software or a similar oil and gas software system
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Excel and Word
• Ability to multitask and shift priorities readily
• Ability to work with others, take direction from supervisors, focus attention on details and follow work rules