Landman

Elk Range Royalties is an active buyer of developed mineral and royalty interests in the US and have partnered with Natural Gas Partners (NGP), an investment firm with an over 30-year history of investing in the oil and gas business. This provides us with strong financial backing in the form of patient capital with a long-term horizon.

As a Landman, you will be working directly with the Business Development, Land, and Land Administration teams on a variety of acquisition and asset management projects. This position requires a motivated self-starter who is able to work independently with good decision-making skills while gathering and analyzing complex data from a wide range of sources. The source of data includes but is not limited to leases, contracts, division orders, title opinions, curative, and other such related documents.

Elk Range’s success is driven by our team’s diverse range of talents, from land to engineering to data science, and our ability to work and learn together to achieve the most challenging goals. All of Elk Range’s team members seek to live up to our 3 Core Values: Accountability, Transparency, and Improvement, through all our interactions, working alongside team members within the company and with mineral and royalty owners we seek to do business with.

This is an opportunity to join an exciting, knowledgeable, and active team with the ability to make an impact on day 1, gain experience and exposure to new skill sets, and grow with the company.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct due diligence for the acquisition and sale of mineral, royalty and overriding royalty interests, which would include performing leasehold and mineral title examinations and reviewing spacing orders, force pooling orders, pooling agreements, allocation agreements, operating agreements, confidentiality agreements, oil and gas leases, and assignments of leasehold interest

  • Prepare, review, and revise legal contracts for the acquisition of mineral, royalty and overriding royalty interests

  • Prepare closing statements related to the acquisition of mineral, royalty and overriding royalty interests

  • Handle lease inquiries by gathering information, analyzing each offer, conferring with other professionals, recommending a negotiating position, negotiating under management’s direction, and following through on successful negotiations by preparing accurate leases

  • Ensure all interests are incorporated into land management system

  • Negotiate damage claims, rights-of-way, easement, etc.

  • Advise division order and title analyst personnel regarding title matters including the preparation of all curative items needed for the interests to be placed in pay status with the appropriate operators

  • Oversee contract land personnel and all costs associated therewith

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Energy Management Degree or law degree from an accredited university required

  • Minimum 2 years experience or a maximum of 6 years experience in a similar role required

  • Experience with GIS and Land Systems

  • Must be proficient in using advanced Microsoft Excel functions

  • Effective negotiation, advocacy, and influencing skills

  • Strong critical thinking skills; ability to exercise business judgment and make sound decisions

  • Detail-oriented and capable of producing results in time-constrained situations

  • Adaptable to changing business needs and requests

  • Acquisitions and divestitures experience

  • Surface fee / easements / ROW acquisition experience

Benefits

  • Competitive salary

  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

  • SEP IRA Plan with 10% company contribution

  • Unlimited PTO

  • 14+ Paid Holidays

  • Annual Performance Based Bonus and potential for equity compensation

  • Brand new renovated office location in the Dallas Design District with in-office gym

  • Company-provided lunch on Fridays

  • Regular offsite team building events

Elk Range Royalties Holdings, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

If you are interested in this role, please submit your resume to careers@elkrange.com