Chris E. Manning, Cpl Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Greater Denver Area

• Review, present and develop all new prospects and exploration and productionopportunities for additional capital investment to management.
• Acquisition and divestment of non-operated working interests, mineral interests, leasesand overriding royalty interests in company focused areas of development and interest.
• Review, manage, draft and prepare all contractual agreements from inception throughexecution.
• Responsible for land management of all company oil and gas assets in the Arkoma andAnadarko Basins (Oklahoma and Kansas). Report and update management on capitalexpenditures for all non-operated interests. Review and.
• Negotiate all exploration agreements, purchase and sale agreements (acreage and welltrade), farmout agreements and other oil and gas agreements.
• Develop, direct and lead all field broker efforts including leasing and creation anddevelopment of new prospects and necessary due diligence.

Greater Denver Area

• Land responsibilities and management for all company operated and non-operated assetsin multi-state region including Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Areas offocus included San Juan Basin, Uinta Basin.
• Negotiate exploration agreements, well trades, farmout agreements, acquisition of mineraland non-operated working interests, IRS 1031 exchanges, confidentiality agreements andother related oil and gas agreements.
• Marketing and divestment of in-house developed prospects and company wells andleasehold including $3.8 million in divestitures.
• Managed feasibility, evaluation and acquisition of proprietary 3-D seismic optionagreements covering 17,000 acres.
• Draft, prepare and review oil and gas leases, extensions, joint operating agreements (JOA),JOA elections, declarations of pooling, communitization agreements, surface use and rightof-way agreements.
• Management of planning for infill drilling, pipelines (oil, gas, produced water), accessroads, electrical and related oversight for drilling programs.

Greater Denver Area

• In-house and field land-related activities for E&P company clientele including mineral rightsresearch, ownership identification, runsheet creation and curative of title and deck defects.
• Meet with clients to assess, strategize and discuss potential solutions to title defectsdiscovered and reported during due diligence process.
• New lease negotiation, reporting and analysis and successful extension of existingleasehold. Mapping, reporting and management of leasehold.
• Review agreements and leases to identify preferential rights to purchase, consentrequirements, Pugh clauses and other obligations of concern.
• Calculate working and net revenue interests in producing properties.
• Review of production and operational histories for lease maintenance obligations.

Bba, Business Administration

Oil And Gas Law; Continuing Education

* Comprehensive Rulemaking for the Colorado Oil and Gas Convervation Commission. * Joint Operating Agreements. * Mineral Title Examination.

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