At Cresta Exploration, we don’t just explore for oil and gas- we solve complex land and title challenges with a commitment to creating value. Our team specializes in navigating the intricacies of mineral ownership, always with a focus on fair outcomes that benefit both the landowners and our company. If you’re driven to problem solving, passionate about energy, and want to make a real impact in a dynamic environment, we invite you to explore the opportunity to grow with us.
Cresta strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.
Summary/Objective
The Landman works closely with staff, mineral owners, operators, attorneys, as well as state and government agencies to ensure proper maintenance of ownership records on new and/or existing wells.
The Landman will be responsible for an asset area and will coordinate with teams and/or technical professionals to ensure the company objectives and goals are met.
This position requires a sound understanding of the Texas oil and gas industry, standard oil and gas leases, agreements, conveyance documents, division orders and other legal forms of title documentation.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Research and analyze leases, deeds, contracts, and other ownership details to assist and ensure accurate information and appropriate communication within the organization.
- Conduct research and analyze the production history of oil and gas wells to assess its impact on the perpetuation of oil and gas leases.
- Assist with land-related questions and concerns to generate standard periodic reports on ownership, payment and/or acreage information.
- Assist with title issues related to asset acquisitions and divestitures, including preparation and analysis of division orders/transfer orders, curative instruments, deeds, conveyances, affidavits, and any and all land related documents.
- Perform in-house due diligence on assets, working with internal and external parties to clear and cure title.
- Update and maintain weekly and monthly workflow reports and progress reports to monitor compliance with land policies and procedures.
Competencies
- Project Management.
- Aptitude to apply strategic thinking skills to identify and evaluate logically and creatively various factors that can have a current and future business impact.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Ability to operate both independently and as part of a team.
- Permian Basin experience preferred.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Proven track record of being able to problem solve and think creatively.
- Self-motivated and desire to work hard.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position is an individual contributor to the department and is responsible for their individual performance management within that department. This position may potentially supervise other department employees to support future workflow.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The ability to lift office equipment up to 25 pounds may be necessary on occasion.
Physical Demands
This position is located at the Cresta Exploration corporate office and is not a high risk for an injury environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional evenings and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. There is a reasonable expectation of employees to check their messages via electronic media after normal work hours.
Travel
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Energy Management, Petroleum Land Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- Four (4) to six (6) years of progressive land experience
- At least four (4) years of demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office, (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- High-level understanding of Land and exploration and production issues
- Strong interpersonal, analytical and communication skills
Preferred Education and Experience
- AAPL membership
- Registered Landman, Registered Professional Landman or Certified Professional Landman certification preferred.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None required for this position.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
About Us
At Cresta Exploration, we believe in responsible exploration. We are committed to safety, innovation, and sustainability, ensuring our operations benefit the mineral owners, environment and local communities.
Being a pioneer in oil and gas exploration, especially in the Permian Basin, means embracing cutting-edge technologies, solving complex problems, and navigating environmental and economic challenges. The Permian has become a symbol of innovation, resilience, and the ongoing transformation of the energy industry. We are proud to be leaders in such an environment!
What's different about Cresta Exploration’s approach to doing business?
Empowerment
Oil and gas companies, similar to ours, believe in holding an informational advantage over those they deal with. We empower with information.
Results
Cresta Exploration has a results-oriented method to everything we do. From leasing, to exploration, to interacting with our peers, Cresta gets things done.
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