An AAPL landman can help with an affidavit of heirship, which is often required to transfer the ownership of mineral rights from one person to another.
Very often, new mineral owners do not know exactly what they have inherited. A landman can do an extensive title search to figure out what you (and your family) own.
An AAPL landman can help you estimate the value of your mineral rights. Depending on how much you own, this might be an experienced-based estimate or the landman may recommend a mineral rights appraiser for a precise valuation.
A landman can help you get into pay status on producing oil and gas wells by performing curative work on the title.
Having an attorney and/or landman negotiate an oil and gas lease on your behalf is usually well worth the extra expense. Attorneys may be better for the prcice language and a landman may be better at coming to mutually agreeable terms.
There are a lot of helpful people on the Mineral Rights Forum, including landmen who would happy to do some work for you (for a fee, of course).
By googling your state and the term, "landman", may be able to find local listing for landmen.
Find a Landman LLC is a referral service that will connect you with a landman in your area.
A Registered Landman (RL) is the AAPL's initial level of certification, indicating a fundamental knowledge of the land industry and a commitment to further education.
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Request an OfferCertified Professional Landman (CPL) is the highest designation offered by the AAPL. The CPL certification is in indicator of competency, proficiency and professionalism.
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