Meagan Epley

Comprehensive land services company specializing in Greenfield Development, Land Acquisition, Clearing Title, and Curative Responses. Successfully securing more than 20+ Sections or over 12,800 acres, countless Abstracts, and at least 3+ years worth of Title Opinions.

• Field Landman Work: Extensive experience in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Nevada, and Utah. Conducted leasing, title, and curative tasks, ensuring comprehensive and accurate Land Management.
• Solar & Wind: Leasing, Title, Market Analysis
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Program: Advised on contract content for CCS division, managed multiple landmen, reviewed their titles, set prices, and negotiated contracts with multiple landowners.
• Oil & Gas: Leasing, Title, Before and After Payout, Held-by-Production (HBP), Curative, Acquisitions, Instrument Preparation
• Client Acquisition and Land Acquisition: Secured multiple clients in Oil & Gas, Telecom, and Renewable Energy sectors for land acquisition, leasing, and title services. Managed time effectively across projects by implementing a CRM program while overseeing up to eight landmen.

An Oil and Gas Operator Landman is comparable to a VP/Director of Land in Renewable Energy. Both roles emphasize expertise in mineral rights while also requiring comprehensive knowledge of surface issues.

• Utilized across all Land Departments: Drilling, Acquisition, Surface, and Water.
• Primarily Focus: Due Diligence, Curative, and Title work. Handed some of the hardest projects to cure.
• Complex Analysis: Operator Requirements, including obligations under Joint Operating Agreements, Leases, Assignments, and Pooling Agreements.

An Oil and Gas Operator Surface Landman is similar to a Real Estate Manager or Land Acquisition professional with significant project management responsibilities, but with a focus on surface issues rather than minerals, in the Renewable Energy.

• Surface Use Agreements: Contracted and negotiated with government agencies, university lands, and surface owners
• Coordinated Internally: Work with Operations and Environment to ensure installation of project requirements within contractual scope.
• Conflict Resolution: Addressed and rectified any spills or breaches of contract to maintain compliance and project integrity.

An Oil and Gas Operator Land Coordinator is similar to a Project Manager in the Renewable Energy.

• Project Management: Confirmed accuracy, processed, tracked, and routed Communitization Agreements, Joint Operating Agreements, and Curative documents for th New Mexico Basin Team.
• Drill Schedule: Managed and updated the Drilling Schedule for 18 rigs under the direction of Landmen, Geologists, and Engineers.