About the role
Purple Land Management (PLM) is seeking a Landman with extensive experience reviewing oil and gas leases and interpreting lease provisions. This role is responsible for analyzing lease language, identifying key contractual obligations, summarizing lease provisions, and supporting land administration and development activities.
The ideal candidate will possess strong contract interpretation skills, a thorough understanding of oil and gas lease terms, and experience identifying clauses that impact operations, development, pooling, royalty obligations, and lease maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze oil and gas leases
- Interpret lease provisions and contractual obligations
- Identify clauses affecting development and operations
- Summarize lease terms and prepare lease analysis reports
- Evaluate pooling, unitization, depth severance, and continuous development provisions
- Review royalty, shut-in, and lease maintenance clauses
- Support land administration and operational teams
- Maintain accurate lease records and documentation
- Communicate findings to project teams and clients
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of lease analysis deliverables
Required Qualifications
- Oil and gas lease analysis experience
- Strong understanding of lease provisions and terminology
- Experience interpreting complex contractual language
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Strong written communication abilities
- Ability to work independently and manage deadlines
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Must be eligible to permanently work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
- Land administration experience
- Title experience
- Division order experience
- Experience supporting development and acquisition projects
- CPL, RPL, or equivalent industry designation
Company Description
Purple Land Management, LLC (“Purple”) is one of the nation’s largest tech-enabled providers of land services that negotiates the buying, selling, and leasing of mineral rights, determines and cures title, prepares mineral ownership reports, and performs other related services required for oil and gas operators to drill and produce wells. Overdrive, Purple’s proprietary software-as-a-service (“SaaS”), allows customers to track lease, well, and contract data in a web-based geographic information system (“GIS”) mapping platform powered by ESRI, a leader in GIS mapping software. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, and founded in 2010, Purple has the financial support of Satori Capital, a Texas-based multi-strategy investment firm founded upon the principles of conscious capitalism. Satori’s private equity business partners with leadership teams of companies that operate with a long-term perspective, commit to their mission or purpose, and create value for all stakeholders.
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Career Path: Opportunity for promotion based on performance and the team’s needs
Start Date: Immediately
Work Authorization: Candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States.