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Mary Lou McGehee
Experienced Professional LandmanSeasoned professional Landman with over thirty years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. In fast-moving environments, we all do tasks outside our experience and functions. Everyone takes on new assignments and figures them out. I have always been one of those who willingly rolled up my sleeves and did things that were outside my expertise. Throughout my career, I have evaluated acquisitions, divestitures, and trade opportunities, built relationships with both surface and mineral owners, analyzed land data, cleared titles, negotiated joint operating agreements, contracts, and solutions, conducted title curative activities, due diligence, and managed multi-million dollar lease acquisition projects. I am passionate about this industry, am able to formulate strategic decisions independently, and am a member of the AAPL and HAPL. I possess a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Marketing and Merchandising.
| Last Resume Update | June 23, 2018 |
| Degree | Bachelors Degree |
| Experience | More than 15 Years |
| Category | Landman |
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| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
Experience
SENIOR STAFF PETROLEUM LANDMAN
A Senior Staff Petroleum Landman with a successful career history of identifying, negotiating, and acquiring large lease blocks that deliver maximum financial returns. Builds professional relationships with surface/mineral owners, analyzes land data in partnership with geologists/engineers, clears titles, negotiates and administers joint operating agreements/contracts/solutions, conducts due diligence, oversees land lease/acquisition programs, and manages multi-million dollar lease acquisition projects. Managed company minerals.
Assesses Acquisition, Divesture, and Trade Opportunities ~ Negotiates/Secures Leases ~ Due Diligence ~ Title Review/Curative Activities ~ Determines which requirements require action ~ Team Leadership/Management ~ Title Curative Activities ~ Contract Negotiation ~ Joint Operating Agreement ~ GIS Mapping ~ Project Management.
CAREER HISTORY
SENIOR STAFF LANDMAN
2006 – 2018
INDIGO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC (FKA, INDIGO MINERALS LLC
Involved in the due diligence process for acquisitions, divestitures, and trade opportunities and identi-fied/acquired optimal locations/open acreage for prospective drill sites to maximize investments. Hired third parties to identify tracks, assessed financial returns/expenses, circulated plats of lease acquisition areas to ex-ecutive stakeholders, adhered to budgets, partnered with engineers/geologists to analyze land data, and bid on state leases. Managed Companies Mineral Position. (~ 650,000 net mineral acres) throughout the US.
ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOLADES
Recognized for Superior Performance, Oil and Gas/Land Expertise, Negotiation Skills, Professional Integrity, and an Ability to Work Independently with a promotion from Staff Petroleum Landman to Senior Staff Petroleum Landman.
Managed a $50M Project to Identify and Secure Leases/Properties Within Core Areas. Managed and tracked AFE budgets (allowance for expenditures), supplemented/justified cost overruns, identified open land, and documented all activities/progress/negotiation terms in a live database.
Recognized with the Numerous Awards and Bonuses for contributions to the company.
Recruited Personally to Join the Organization as One of Its Primary Members after previously working with the firm’s founder, William (Bill) E. Pritchard III, at Peak Texas Resources.
Managed Company Mineral Position (~ 650, 000 net mineral acres) across the US to Gain Maximum Financial Profits/EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) throughout varying economic climates.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Analyzed, Completed, and Administered Complex Land Contracts, including joint operating agree-ments (JOA), subleases, surface damage agreements, and farm-ins/farmouts, between professional oil and gas companies (Fortune 500 to SMB) and surface/mineral owners.
Confirmed Land Titles/Availability for Leasing to Protect the Net Revenue Interest of the Company prior to beginning drilling operations. Worked with abstractors and title attorneys to identify surface/title owners, obtained title opinions, gained permits, identified/resolved breaks in chains, reviewed titles, and completed title curative operations while maintaining due diligence.
Mitigated Financial, Operational, and Legal Risks by proactively working with regulatory attorneys to obtain regulatory orders/approvals, interested party lists, and drilling permits. Attended hearings as needed.
Negotiated and Drafted Contracts/Joint Operating Agreements (JOA) on payments, costs, well locations/operations, surface damages, right of ways, standard units, working interests, and cross-unit laterals.
Fostered Synergic and Open Communication While Building Professional Alliances with the Surface/Mineral Owners as their primary point of contact and subject matter expert (SME) on land, legal, and oil and gas issues.
Delivered Pertinent Information on Lease Acquisitions/Deck Set Ups, Burdens, and Acquired Interests (working interest/WI and net revenue interest/NRI) to the Lease Records/Division Order Departments for them to set up and maintain accurate information on lease ownership, drilling operations, and accounting data in an electronic system.
Reviewed Working Interest Decks, identified partners, sent election letters/lease operating expenses (LOE), informed accounting of participants, and ensured each stakeholder received drilling/completion reports.
Formulated Action Plans for Delinquent Joint Interest Billing (JIB) Accounts. Contacted accounts to secure outstanding debts, designed payment plans, initiated settlement agreements, and filed lawsuits/liens in worst case scenarios.
LAND NEGOTIATOR
2005 – 2006
PEAK TEXAS RESOURCES
Assessed the potential returns of each site/location while determining land ownership, identifying mineral rights, building professional relationships with mineral/surface owners, performing GIS mapping/title clear-ing operations, leading teams, and negotiating/securing land and mineral leases.
HIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES
Oversaw Land Lease and Acquisition Programs and worked directly with the VP of Land while acquiring leases (right of ways/surface leases).
Recognized for Superior Performance with a Trip Award to Durango, CO.
Managed, Led, and Empowered Petroleum Landman Professionals to achieve and exceed performance benchmarks. Delivered consultative and positive leadership, communicated performance feedback, facilitated training, and fostered a positive working environment to retain top performers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviewed and Negotiated Contracts and Agreements that Secured Leases While Maximizing the Financial Returns of the organization. Analyzed contract provisions, negotiated royalty percentages, joint operating agreements, pooling agreements, farmout agreements, purchase/sale agreements, surface use agreements, right of way (ROW) agreements, and oil and gas leases, and coordinated activities with field brokers.
Identified and Communicated Acquisition/Trade Risks to executive leadership and conducted due diligence on properties (both producing and non-producing).
Cleared Titles by searching public information, determining property legal conditions, and analyzing records (deeds, mortgages, plats/maps, oil and gas leases, and judgments). Ordered title opinions from attorneys, aggregated lease takeoffs, completed title curative operations, identified issues, and determined chain of title.
Documented, Reported, and Tracked all activities, progress, and contractual terms in a variety of systems to seamlessly communicate and disseminate information to key internal stakeholders across the organization.
Partnered with Accounting on Payment Activities to proactively identify and resolve outstanding balances while maintaining professional and positive relationships.
Previously Served as an Independent Landman for both Fortune 500 organizations as well as small and medium sized oil and gas companies.
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.): MARKETING AND MERCHANDISING
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: Hattiesburg, MS
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
AAPL (American Association of Professional Landmen), HAPL (Houston Association of Professional Land-men), Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, and Previous YMCA Board Member.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
BOLO, LandWorks, ArcGIS, and MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
A Senior Staff Petroleum Landman with a successful career history of identifying, negotiating, and acquiring large lease blocks that deliver maximum financial returns. Builds professional relationships with surface/mineral owners, analyzes land data in partnership with geologists/engineers, clears titles, negotiates and administers joint operating agreements/contracts/solutions, conducts due diligence, oversees land lease/acquisition programs, and manages multi-million dollar lease acquisition projects. Managed company minerals.
Assesses Acquisition, Divesture, and Trade Opportunities ~ Negotiates/Secures Leases ~ Due Diligence ~ Title Review/Curative Activities ~ Determines which requirements require action ~ Team Leadership/Management ~ Title Curative Activities ~ Contract Negotiation ~ Joint Operating Agreement ~ GIS Mapping ~ Project Management.
CAREER HISTORY
SENIOR STAFF LANDMAN
2006 – 2018
INDIGO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC (FKA, INDIGO MINERALS LLC
Involved in the due diligence process for acquisitions, divestitures, and trade opportunities and identi-fied/acquired optimal locations/open acreage for prospective drill sites to maximize investments. Hired third parties to identify tracks, assessed financial returns/expenses, circulated plats of lease acquisition areas to ex-ecutive stakeholders, adhered to budgets, partnered with engineers/geologists to analyze land data, and bid on state leases. Managed Companies Mineral Position. (~ 650,000 net mineral acres) throughout the US.
ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOLADES
Recognized for Superior Performance, Oil and Gas/Land Expertise, Negotiation Skills, Professional Integrity, and an Ability to Work Independently with a promotion from Staff Petroleum Landman to Senior Staff Petroleum Landman.
Managed a $50M Project to Identify and Secure Leases/Properties Within Core Areas. Managed and tracked AFE budgets (allowance for expenditures), supplemented/justified cost overruns, identified open land, and documented all activities/progress/negotiation terms in a live database.
Recognized with the Numerous Awards and Bonuses for contributions to the company.
Recruited Personally to Join the Organization as One of Its Primary Members after previously working with the firm’s founder, William (Bill) E. Pritchard III, at Peak Texas Resources.
Managed Company Mineral Position (~ 650, 000 net mineral acres) across the US to Gain Maximum Financial Profits/EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) throughout varying economic climates.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Analyzed, Completed, and Administered Complex Land Contracts, including joint operating agree-ments (JOA), subleases, surface damage agreements, and farm-ins/farmouts, between professional oil and gas companies (Fortune 500 to SMB) and surface/mineral owners.
Confirmed Land Titles/Availability for Leasing to Protect the Net Revenue Interest of the Company prior to beginning drilling operations. Worked with abstractors and title attorneys to identify surface/title owners, obtained title opinions, gained permits, identified/resolved breaks in chains, reviewed titles, and completed title curative operations while maintaining due diligence.
Mitigated Financial, Operational, and Legal Risks by proactively working with regulatory attorneys to obtain regulatory orders/approvals, interested party lists, and drilling permits. Attended hearings as needed.
Negotiated and Drafted Contracts/Joint Operating Agreements (JOA) on payments, costs, well locations/operations, surface damages, right of ways, standard units, working interests, and cross-unit laterals.
Fostered Synergic and Open Communication While Building Professional Alliances with the Surface/Mineral Owners as their primary point of contact and subject matter expert (SME) on land, legal, and oil and gas issues.
Delivered Pertinent Information on Lease Acquisitions/Deck Set Ups, Burdens, and Acquired Interests (working interest/WI and net revenue interest/NRI) to the Lease Records/Division Order Departments for them to set up and maintain accurate information on lease ownership, drilling operations, and accounting data in an electronic system.
Reviewed Working Interest Decks, identified partners, sent election letters/lease operating expenses (LOE), informed accounting of participants, and ensured each stakeholder received drilling/completion reports.
Formulated Action Plans for Delinquent Joint Interest Billing (JIB) Accounts. Contacted accounts to secure outstanding debts, designed payment plans, initiated settlement agreements, and filed lawsuits/liens in worst case scenarios.
LAND NEGOTIATOR
2005 – 2006
PEAK TEXAS RESOURCES
Assessed the potential returns of each site/location while determining land ownership, identifying mineral rights, building professional relationships with mineral/surface owners, performing GIS mapping/title clear-ing operations, leading teams, and negotiating/securing land and mineral leases.
HIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES
Oversaw Land Lease and Acquisition Programs and worked directly with the VP of Land while acquiring leases (right of ways/surface leases).
Recognized for Superior Performance with a Trip Award to Durango, CO.
Managed, Led, and Empowered Petroleum Landman Professionals to achieve and exceed performance benchmarks. Delivered consultative and positive leadership, communicated performance feedback, facilitated training, and fostered a positive working environment to retain top performers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviewed and Negotiated Contracts and Agreements that Secured Leases While Maximizing the Financial Returns of the organization. Analyzed contract provisions, negotiated royalty percentages, joint operating agreements, pooling agreements, farmout agreements, purchase/sale agreements, surface use agreements, right of way (ROW) agreements, and oil and gas leases, and coordinated activities with field brokers.
Identified and Communicated Acquisition/Trade Risks to executive leadership and conducted due diligence on properties (both producing and non-producing).
Cleared Titles by searching public information, determining property legal conditions, and analyzing records (deeds, mortgages, plats/maps, oil and gas leases, and judgments). Ordered title opinions from attorneys, aggregated lease takeoffs, completed title curative operations, identified issues, and determined chain of title.
Documented, Reported, and Tracked all activities, progress, and contractual terms in a variety of systems to seamlessly communicate and disseminate information to key internal stakeholders across the organization.
Partnered with Accounting on Payment Activities to proactively identify and resolve outstanding balances while maintaining professional and positive relationships.
Previously Served as an Independent Landman for both Fortune 500 organizations as well as small and medium sized oil and gas companies.
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.): MARKETING AND MERCHANDISING
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: Hattiesburg, MS
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
AAPL (American Association of Professional Landmen), HAPL (Houston Association of Professional Land-men), Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, and Previous YMCA Board Member.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
BOLO, LandWorks, ArcGIS, and MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Education
University of southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg MS
