What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Exploration Landman position at Expand Energy?
Staff Exploration Landman
Apply now »Date: Sep 29, 2026
Location: Oklahoma City, OK, US, 73118 Spring, TX, US, 77389
Company: Expand Energy
Our core values — Stewardship, Character, Collaborate, Learn, Disrupt — are the lens through which we evaluate every business decision. As a dynamic, growing company that offers extremely competitive compensation and benefits, our employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of Expand's performance among our E&P competitors.
We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We realize that, historically, underrepresented groups feel the need to be 100% qualified in order to apply. If you meet any combination of our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.
Job Summary
This senior level professional position is responsible for attaining and managing the company's mineral and leasehold interests for an assigned geographical area in order to obtain the legal right to drill oil and gas wells on a specific property.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Verify the ownership of the property where the company seeks to explore for oil and gas
- Acquire oil and gas leases by contacting mineral and leasehold owners to negotiate the purchase of oil and gas leases, or assignments of oil and gas leases to allow the company the legal right to explore and drill for oil and gas
- Assemble the necessary government permits as required by law to execute a plan of oil and gas exploration
- Investigate and report the company's ownership position, competitor activity, potential legal issues, or other matters through various channels to top management to aid decision making and strategic planning
- Maintain outside operated wells where the company has interest by researching the company's interest should there be a discrepancy, also includes advising the team of new proposals made by outside parties
- Compile and update land maps that display pertinent land information pertaining to prospects within the assigned area of responsibility to convey current land positions to management at team meetings as well as at management meetings
- Manage and communicates with field lease brokers for the acquisition of oil and gas leases, lease title take offs, and abstract work. May make recommendations for employment of Brokers
- Order, review and cure title for the purposes of the wells to be drilled including the formation of units (DPU's)
- Strategize and communicate with representatives from internal departments such as operations landmen, GIS, and Title Specialists to ensure that the appropriate steps are taken to meet the company drilling goals and deadlines
- Perform other duties as assigned
Job Specific Skills
- Advanced knowledge and ability to apply land management principles including negotiations, contracts, leasing and multi-well drilling rig coordination with minimal supervision
- Advanced knowledge and ability to apply various laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders and agency rules with minimal supervision
- Advanced knowledge and ability to apply various oil, gas and mineral laws in various states and affiliated oil and gas leases, deeds, and title curative documents with minimal supervision
- Advanced relationship building and ability to proactively structure negotiations that achieve desired results
- Advanced knowledge of oil and gas vocabulary as well as be able to read and understand legal descriptions for a tract of land
- Ability to manage large amounts of information with accuracy and critical attention to detail
- Advanced knowledge of acquisitions and divestiture principles and methodologies and corporate strategy
Education
Minimum: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university - Energy Management OR
Preferred: Doctoral degree - from accredited university - Juris Doctorate
Preferred: Other - CPL
Experience
Minimum: 5 years related work experience
Expand Energy takes necessary action to ensure that all applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
Expand Energy Corporation's operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore in the United States.
Nearest Major Market: Oklahoma City
Nearest Secondary Market: Oklahoma
Job Segment: Oil Rig, Strategic Planning, GIS, Geology, Energy, Strategy, Technology, Engineering
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