Petroleum Landman traditionally is an individual who performs various services for oil and gas exploration companies.

Services include: negotiating for the acquisition or divestiture of mineral rights; negotiating business agreements that provide for the exploration for and/or development of minerals; determining ownership in minerals through the research of public and private records; reviewing the status of title, curing title defects and otherwise reducing title risk associated with ownership in minerals; managing rights and/or obligations derived from ownership of interests in minerals; and unitizing or pooling of interests in minerals.

Since the services provided by the “Landman” to the oil and gas exploration industry and other industries are so varied it is not uncommon for a “Landman” to specialize in certain aspects of the profession that requires specific knowledge, such as title and lease negotiations and acquisition, onshore/offshore contracts, rights-of-way and surface land management, federal lands, and numerous other areas.

Numerous other industries, in addition to the petroleum industry, often require the skills and expertise of the Landman, one of which is the wind industry. Wind development requires the locating of surface sites for turbines, determining surface ownership, negotiating lease agreements, and has many other similarities of duties performed by the “Petroleum Landman”. Telecommunications, mining, pipeline, power and transportation are just a few of the other industries that frequently engage the Landman’s services. The terms, landman and right of way agent, are often used interchangeably; however, their duties often vary significantly.

Westover Energy Landmen have various backgrounds, including, but, not limited to that of attorneys, E&P Veterans and Petroleum Land Management Educated Professionals.

Westover Energy uses the AAPL and various professional development resources to continue educate and train our landmen to grown in our dynamic industry that is constantly changing.