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Bay City, Mi

Saginaw, Michigan

Electrical/Gas Distribution

Charlotte, North Carolina

Entity created for contract 1099 Oil and Gas Work.

Parkersburg, West Virginia Area

Acquired seismic permitting and oil and gas leases in Ohio, with a focus on the Knox dolomite, a conventional oil and gas play. Participated in production meetings to review progress being made in the prospect area, address landowner questions, and relay new information to educate landowners. Prepared and reviewed lease documents, negotiated access rights of way, geotechnical survey permissions. Maintained activity logs and maps using iLandman software.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Conducted forty-year surface title research in multiple counties along the Dakota Access Pipeline throughout Iowa. Evaluated court records and prepared detailed reports outlining surface ownership. Reviewed title reports, identified concerns to be addressed by the legal department, and compiled data for client analysis. Performed curative and genealogy research in order to identify missing ownership interests. Drafted documents, prepared ownership reports and maintained updated progress reports. This project was subcontracted by Contract Land Staff, Inc., and was a temporary position lasting only two months.

Parkersburg, West Virginia Area

Researched surface and mineral ownership for drill sites in the Appalachian basin focused on the Marcellus Shale in West Virginia. Evaluated real estate title and provided detailed reports outlining surface and subsurface mineral ownership. Provided active and shut in well reports along with associated leases and assignments. Reviewed title reports, identified possible concerns for the legal department, and prepared abstracts. Drafted documents, prepared ownership reports, maintained landowner contact reports, and regularly updated progress reports.

Woodsfield, Oh

Negotiated leases and performed mineral ownership research in the Appalachian Basin focused on the Marcellus and Utica Shale in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Negotiated oil and gas leases, surface damage clauses, and seismic permitting with landowners, in an effort to increase the client’s leasehold position in the prospect. Conducted drill site title research; completed bring down title reports, and undertook curative actions, genealogy research, and estate searches to determine surface as well as mineral ownership. Drafted of documents, prepared ownership reports, maintained landowner contact reports, and maintained updated progress reports.

Allen, Mi

Negotiated of oil and gas leases in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan with focus on the Niagaran Reef Trend, a conventional oil and gas play. Participated in production meetings to review progress being made in the prospect area, addressing landowner questions landowners, and relay new information to educate landowners. Acquired mortgage subordinations for properties within defined drilling units, prepared and reviewed lease documents, negotiated access and geotechnical survey permissions, and maintained activity logs and updated mapping.

Tyler, Texas Area

Drill site title research and curative in West Virginia focused in the Marcellus shale formation for the development of oil and gas. Examined real estate title and provided reports outlining surface and subsurface mineral ownership. Development of survey packages needed for drilling permits in West Virginia. Provided active and shut in well reports with associated leases and assignments. Reviewed title reports and identified possible concerns for the legal department, and compiled abstracts and overnighted directly to client’s attorney for title opinions.

Alpena, Mi

Negotiated oil and gas leases with landowners in northeastern Pennsylvania in the Marcellus shale formation and in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the Glenwood and Prairie de Chein formations. Met with landowners and negotiated lease language and addendums prior to execution of oil and gas lease. Trained junior lease buyers to close leases and notarize documents associated with oil and gas leases. Researched mineral ownership in multiple counties in Michigan, and applied the principles of Michigan’s dormant mineral act to determine accurate mineral ownership. Completed mineral ownership reports for submission to client. Prepared and reviewed oil and gas leases, geotechnical survey permissions, maintained activity logs and updated mapping for the initial early stages of the project.

Scranton, Pa; Pittsburgh, Pa; Caro, Mi; Luddington, Mi; Cambridge, Oh

Researched mineral ownership and made leasehold acquisitions in the Marcellus shale and Utica shale in Pennsylvania, Ohio and in the Glenwood and Prairie de Chein formations in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Negotiated leases for oil and gas exploration and production in non-conventional plays. Acquired mortgage subordinations for properties within defined drilling units, prepared and reviewed lease documents, negotiated access right of way, geotechnical survey permissions. Maintained activity logs, and updated maps. Performed curative actions in multiple counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan to clear title for mineral ownership. Prepared reports outlining surface and mineral ownership, which included survey packages and active and shut in well reports. Reviewed title reports, and identified defects for the legal department.

Scranton, Pa

Negotiated leases and performed mineral ownership research in the Appalachian Basin focused on the Marcellus and Utica Shale in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Negotiated oil and gas leases, surface damage clauses, and seismic permitting with landowners, in an effort to increase the client’s leasehold position in the prospect. Conducted drill site title research; completed bring down title reports, and undertook curative actions, genealogy research, and estate searches to determine surface as well as mineral ownership. Drafted of documents, prepared ownership reports, maintained landowner contact reports, and maintained updated progress reports.

Scranton, Pa

Negotiated oil and gas leases with landowners in northeastern Pennsylvania in the Marcellus shale formation and in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the Glenwood and Prairie de Chein formations. Met with landowners and negotiated lease language and addendums prior to execution of oil and gas lease. Trained junior lease buyers to close leases and notarize documents associated with oil and gas leases. Researched mineral ownership in multiple counties in Michigan, and applied the principles of Michigan’s dormant mineral act to determine accurate mineral ownership. Completed mineral ownership reports for submission to client. Prepared and reviewed oil and gas leases, geotechnical survey permissions, maintained activity logs and updated mapping for the initial early stages of the project.

Charlotte, Nc

Performed surface ownership research, cell site acquisition, and right of way acquisition throughout central and southern Georgia in an effort to secure survey permissions. Determined and verified land ownership, drafted documents, prepared ownership files, negotiated property access rights for surveys. Met with town officials to determine and document constructability issues, prepare memorandum of change for route adjustments. Assisted the engineering department in locating control points and identifying construction concerns. Acquired non-conventional oil and gas leases covering the Marcellus Shale and Trenton Black River formations in New York and Pennsylvania. Prepared and reviewed lease documents and negotiated right of way access and geotechnical survey permissions. Maintained activity logs and updated maps of the prospects. Researched and undertook curative actions to clear title defects for multiple prospects. Examined real estate title and provided detail reports outlining surface and subsurface mineral ownership. Prepared survey packages for multiple clients.

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