Experience

Self-Employed/Contractor/Consultant
• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Land Advisor

  • Mar 2020 - Present


Division Order Beginnings LLC

• Co-Owner

  • Jan 2005 - May 2021

  • Developed educational materials and taught interactive seminars for a two-day training class to teach land and accounting professionals the fundamentals, creation and management of division orders • Seminars located in Midland, Houston, and Denver • Seminar Speaker for TALTA and NADOA • 2019 speaker for TAPL “What Your Division Order Analyst Wishes You Knew” • Developed educational materials and taught interactive seminars for a two-day training class to teach land and accounting professionals the fundamentals, creation and management of division orders • Seminars located in Midland, Houston, and Denver • Seminar Speaker for TALTA and NADOA • 2019 speaker for TAPL “What Your Division Order Analyst Wishes You Knew”



Mid-Con Energy

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• V.P. Land

  • Mar 2009 - Jan 2020

  • Original management team that developed the company’s strategic plan to acquire production and develop waterflood units resulting in the monetization to public listing (MCEP)• Liaison with other senior managers in company’s pre-acquisition risk assessments, negotiations, purchase and sale agreements and due diligence• Provided direction, coordination, and supervision of land staff (4 to 6 direct reports) to manage the land operations on 800+ producing wells and 39 secondary projects covering Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Wyoming• Managed the grass roots formation of 18 secondary recovery units, requiring mineral, non-op working interest and regulatory approval• Chaired and organized the formation unit Operating Committees, which comprise all owners in a secondary recovery unit to determine how the unit will be operated and managed• Advised on the set up of complex joint interest and revenue decks for multiple units averaging 200 plus owners in most cases with multiple payout scenarios• Oversaw all surface negotiations and meetings with surface owners to obtain rights-of-way, favorable surface damage agreements and permission to conduct operations• Negotiated and maintained key relationships with oil marketing companies to achieve the highest value for Mid-Con’s oil sales• Promoted the strategic plan of the company by maintaining good relationships with other oil and gas companies and industry personnel by attending NAPE, A&D functions, state regulatory commission and Indian agency hearings

• Senior Landman

  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2009

  • Instrumental in the development of waterflood units by grassroots leasing, buyouts, farmouts, trades, obtaining royalty owner approval and partner participation• Testified at state commission hearings and collaborated with unitization team and commission attorneys on all protested hearings• Supervised field brokers during lease acquisition efforts and title due diligence• Ordered and examined title for preparation of waterflood units and maintained spreadsheets tracking ownership, ratification, and company interest• Prepared purchase agreements, assignments, unit agreements, confidentiality agreements, surface agreements, division orders and required state forms• Reviewed revenue checks, marketing, and production and inventory records to ensure proper payment to company and owners



Unit Corporation

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Manager of Land Administration

  • Mar 1981 - May 2001

  • 20 years in company progressing from accountant to Manager of Lease Records and Division Orders • Mastered operational structure of oil and gas companies with deep understanding of title, revenue, production, marketing, gas balancing and payouts • Managed five professionals who maintained land records, division order, JIB and revenue decks for approximately 700 operated and 2,200 non-operated wells • Traveled with acquisition team to prepare due diligence report of property acquisitions • Instrumental in selecting land software and personally responsible for implementing, testing data conversions, integrating and customizing with technical and accounting departments