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Professional Land Management (PLM)
Curing Land Titles
One of the goals of every drilling project is to successfully proceed without any major title surprises. Understanding the critical impact of curing title is priceless in achieving that goal and knowing how to cure these issues is vital for every land professional. This detailed packed workshop offers the tools necessary to do just that!
The JOA & the Land Professional
This class focuses on what may be the most common upstream contract for oil and gas operations. Discussions will deal with the operator, what happens when interests are lost, drilling and development, how interests are calculated, liabilities of parties, non-consent and other risk management issues.
Critical Title Issues
This one-day class covers crucial information for the land professional dealing with several critical title issues and conveyances that impact how oil and gas interests are calculated and maintained. The class will focus on non-participating royalty and its peculiarities; Joint Tenants, Tenants in Common and Tenants by the Entirety; Life Estates and Usufructs, Strangers in Title; after acquired title; the Duhig Rule and the rule related to interest conveyed vs, land described; descent & distribution; and term mineral conveyances.
Contracts - the Heart and Soul of the Industry
Contracts are the heart and soul of the oil and gas industry and this 1-day interactive course focuses on several of the most important that impact the jobs of land and land administration professionals. Group exercises help demonstrate why and when contracts are used and the challenges they may pose. This workshop highlights specific features and characteristics of AMI’s, Joint Venture Agreements, Surface Agreements, Seismic Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Participation Agreements and financial agreements that create a Production Payment.
Becoming a Great Negotiator
By its very definition a negotiation is a dialogue between two people intended to resolve disputes or produce an agreed consensus. We negotiate for many reasons. However, we are not born a great negotiator. Great negotiators learn their craft! The purpose of this course is to reveal practical negotiating tools that, if mastered, can help anybody negotiate through business and the issues of life. Topics include: Defining a Great Negotiator, Seven Skills Mastered by Great Negotiators, Three Strengths used by Great Negotiators, Fives rules of a Great Listener, Eleven Negotiating Tactics and Four Concessions Tactics and much more.