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Richard Hall

Experienced Field/ In-House Landman

Results‐proven professional with extensive experience in the field of oil & gas exploration and production. Skills translating across industries include deal structuring, contracts, planning, and scheduling. Effective working as a hands‐on manager, independently as a self‐motivated professional, or collaboratively as part of a cross‐ functional team.

Last Resume Update September 11, 2015
Degree Bachelors Degree
Experience 7+ to 10 Years
Category Landman
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City Mt Vernon
State IL

Experience

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

VirTex Eastern Producing Co., LLC / VirTex Operating Co., Inc. McLeansboro, IL / Corpus Christi, TX

Senior Landman 2014 – Present

Perform a wide range of assignments for this Oil & Gas E&P including managerial and operational duties
 Led a two‐year mineral leasing effort in numerous counties throughout Southern Illinois
 Performed strategic assessments and acquisition due diligence on an Illinois oil and gas prospect
 Co‐led 3‐month long due diligence effort to purchase natural gas pipeline, encompassing, inter alia, right‐of‐way document examination and existing lease abstractions
 Negotiated numerous oil and gas leases
 Perform and supervise curative work regarding numerous title defects
 Determine ownership of oil and gas rights through research of public and private records
 Educated in regulatory compliance relating to exploring for and producing oil and gas, including unitizing or pooling mineral interests
 Manage rights and obligations derived from the ownership of oil and gas interests

Dick B. Hall Land Management, LLC
Elysian Fields, TX

Landman 2012 – 2014

Owner and operator of a comprehensive land management company (sub-brokered primarily through Roger A. Soape, Inc.) providing a wide variety of services, including the following:
 Due Diligence, Acquisition and Divestiture, Lease Negotiation, Title Examination, Runsheets, Curative Actions, Damage Settlements, Ownership Reporting, Regulatory Compliance

Enrema, LLC
Cookeville, TN

Senior Landman 2012

 Led a six month mineral leasing effort throughout North Central Tennessee, resulting in 7K acres leased
 Assisted in transferring plugging bonds to individual landowners on 96 non-producing gas wells
 Implemented lease analysis standard operating procedures
 Coordinated division order activities
 Performed and supervised curative work regarding numerous title defects

Mason Dixon Energy, LLC
Denver, CO

Landman 2011

 Crew Chief of 12 title abstractors working in support of a major Colorado Front-Range oil and gas leasehold acquisition project

Maverick Land Services
Marshall, TX

Landman 2010

Performed a wide range of assignments for this land brokerage throughout Northern Louisiana and Northeast Texas, including the following:
 Title Examination, Contract Drafting, Lease Negotiation, Curative Actions, Ownership Reporting

Precision Oil and Gas, Inc.
Bridgeport, WV

Landman / Title Coordinator 2007-2009

 Performed quality assurance and control functions on several major leasing projects throughout North-Central West Virginia
 Distributed abstracting workload
 Checked accuracy of all Mineral Ownership Reports
 Facilitated Lease Negotiations
 Coordinated all mapping operations

United States Marine Corps, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment
Kaneohe Bay, HI

Artillery Electronics Technician 1996-2000

 Analyzed and repaired satellite tracking and global positioning systems
 Attained the rank of sergeant which gave me direct charge of the daily welfare and operations of up to 30 Marines

Education

 Masters of Jurisprudence in Energy Law: University of Tulsa School of Law – 2015 (expected)
 B.A. with Honors, Government: University of Texas at Austin – 2003
 Phi Beta Kappa
 Member of American Association of Professional Landmen