In the Oil and Gas world there are really only two types of Landman, ‘In-House’ and ‘Independent’ Landmen. For those of you that aren’t familiar with Landman terminology, an ‘In-House’ Landman is your OU and Tech polo wearing bro that sits in the offices of Apache, Concho, Diamondback, Oxy, etc and are mostly doing mineral […]
Fartin’ in the Deed Room by Metal Head initially appeared on February 8, 2015 before it was lost to the wold in a disastrous server update, which resulted in years of downtime for LandmanLife.com
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The TitleNazi’s rant about the AAPL in all its glory. “AAPL – modern day Royal Order of the Water Buffalo.” This is a repost from November 25, 2012.
Define “good landman” because according to this definition for a “good lease man” I must not know any good landmen!
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We had some good submissions, a couple that were a bit meh, and 1 or 2 that all of us keep shaking our heads at. There was a lot of focus on the safety aspect of speeding while tweeting, but let me assure everyone that no landmen were harmed during the creation of this post,
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Alright everybody, another weekend and another giveaway. This time we’re gonna do a Caption Contest. Here are the details: In order to enter, you need to Like and RT this post with your caption Only the first submission for each account will be entered There are multiple judges (myself @LandmanLife, @PermianLandman, and @HalliBu78316368) and multiple
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Time: Summer of 2014 Location: the offices of an undisclosed E&P, somewhere in Oklahoma City During my last internship in college, oil was over $100 a barrel (which didn’t last very long, you can read more about the crash here) and I remember hearing those words as I was sitting in my mentors office at
“You’re a businessman first and a Landman second.” Read More »
What is a landman? Fuck…there are a lot of answers to that question.
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Working as a surface landman presents challenges in ways I never imagined; mainly professional, but the personal challenges have been the most surprising. I am operating in a unique position where my employer (client) is paying me to maintain a working relationship with landowners. This means that I need to understand the landowners concerns, desires,
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