SUSAN COOPER

8 Years field experience as Independent Petroleum Landman, w/additional 5+ years surface land development experience. Personable and dedicated Customer Service Representative with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry. Solid team player with upbeat, positive attitude and proven skill in establishing rapport with clients. Motivated to maintain customer satisfaction and contribute to company success. Organized, self-starter, comfortable problem solving in the field; exceptional ability to communicate with Surface and Mineral Owners, as well as, Attorneys. Advanced level of competency with reporting, calculations, ancestry, and people locating. Articulate, enthusiastic and results-oriented with demonstrated passion for building relationships, cultivating partnerships and growing businesses. Have worked in the Permian Basin, South Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Acquisition/Mineral Ownership Experience

• Leasechecks (cursory and extended information); preparation of Title Memo Mineral Ownership Reports w/title notes for leasing single mineral owners off the Leasechecks.
• Leasechecks were primarily based in west Texas and Southeast New Mexico.
• Preparation of Mineral Ownership Reports, Leasehold Ownership Reports, Drill Site Title Runsheets.
• Preparation of Leasehold Ownership for due diligence on acquisition of leasehold and wellbore interests.
• Assisted in leasing programs, organizing large group lease presentations and signings; mineral owner follow-up; leasing activity reporting; bonus check remittance documentation; delivery of checks; and running general index prior to payoff.

Curative Experience

• Extensive amount of DOTO Curative, with preparation of Supplemental Runsheet updating to DOTOs, curative of same, and communications with title attorneys for potential curative needed with the updating.
• Skilled research techniques by means of both official/unofficial resources (Ancestry.com, FinAGrave.com, Obituaries, etc.) to establish heirship.
• Preparation of Affidavits of Heirship, Affidavit of Non-Production & Use, and Ratifications.
• Extensive amount of DOTO Curative, with preparation of Supplemental Runsheet updating to DOTOs, curative of same, and communications with title attorneys for potential curative needed with the updating.
• Extensive experience with attorneys representing Legacy ranching families for mineral ownership reports, curative; deed plotting historic ranchland for easements, well locations, and historic ruins.

Surface Experience

• Proficiently use web-based GIS and Tobin Mapping, as well as boundary and easement plotting with MapRight.
• Reporting on easement and rights of way.• Perform site inspections and reports.• Locating and connecting with people.
• Perform custom due diligence/feasibility studies including obtaining traffic study data, zoning, existence of utilities, easements, and rights of way, obtaining FEMA floodplain data and topographical surveys.
• Commercial real estate for land development, my job included research of public records for developable acreage, due diligence studies, traffic counts, zoning research, record keeping for time sensitive action items, analysis of title insurance commitments for correct legal descriptions, easements, rights of way, encroachments and the like that would prohibit or delay development.