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re: Working as a landman
Posted on 10/12/17 at 1:59 am to IllegalPete
Posted on 10/12/17 at 1:59 am to IllegalPete
It does seem like a swell job but it seems the jobs aren't as common/high paying as they used to be and I'm worried if things will only get worse.
OR maybe I'm wrong...
OR maybe I'm wrong...
Posted on 10/12/17 at 2:14 am to Collegedropout
My guess is the Permian and Eagle Ford are the high demand places right now. EOG has a strong presence in both those locations, I don't know if they are hiring though.
Hopefully some others here have more knowledge or experience and chime in.
Landman sounds like my dream job, a mix of people skills, info/data analysis, and sales.
Hopefully some others here have more knowledge or experience and chime in.
Landman sounds like my dream job, a mix of people skills, info/data analysis, and sales.
Posted on 10/12/17 at 3:59 am to Collegedropout
Here is my real answer:
The People. . Land men are fun. Period. You just don't make it in that world unless you have a good personality and can get along. Many land men are very sharp.
The Money. When its good, it's good. Dayrates depend on oil prices, though. The real money is in providing crews of landmen by getting contracts with oil companies in good times. The owners of land services companies were killing it, I'm talking OT level killing it, in good times. Times ain't so good right now.
The Work. It's not all handing out checks to landowners. You do a lot of courthouse work running title. You have to figure out who is unleased and who you must lease. You have to know some land law.
The Locations. You'll go where the boom is. 10 years ago you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a landman in Shreveport (the Haynesville). Then North Dakota. Then Pennsylvania, Ohio, even Illinois. Right now there are a lot of coonasses working West Texas.
That's the basics. Also know that "landman" is gender neutral. Nearly all women in the field, and there are a good number, call themselves landman or landmen. Good luck.
The People. . Land men are fun. Period. You just don't make it in that world unless you have a good personality and can get along. Many land men are very sharp.
The Money. When its good, it's good. Dayrates depend on oil prices, though. The real money is in providing crews of landmen by getting contracts with oil companies in good times. The owners of land services companies were killing it, I'm talking OT level killing it, in good times. Times ain't so good right now.
The Work. It's not all handing out checks to landowners. You do a lot of courthouse work running title. You have to figure out who is unleased and who you must lease. You have to know some land law.
The Locations. You'll go where the boom is. 10 years ago you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a landman in Shreveport (the Haynesville). Then North Dakota. Then Pennsylvania, Ohio, even Illinois. Right now there are a lot of coonasses working West Texas.
That's the basics. Also know that "landman" is gender neutral. Nearly all women in the field, and there are a good number, call themselves landman or landmen. Good luck.
This post was edited on 10/12/17 at 4:00 am
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