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Live Classroom and Live Webinar courses are scheduled when the minimum student enrollment number is met. The minimum student enrollment numbers are 10 for Live Classroom and 5 for Live Webinar.
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(Updated April 15, 2022)
Courses Available for Enrollment
Essentials Series Courses
Combined Title & Lease Essentials
(40 Total Hours) – online video course - Recommended First Course
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This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the general practices of a Petroleum Landman.
The course comes with the Master Class Series – Title, Beyond the Courthouse, where the students learn how to use online sources for viewing title documents and search engines for finding missing heirs and people along with the BLM website.
In addition, the course comes with the Online Chain of Mineral Title Workshop where the student learns to create and work with a Title Worksheet, Run Sheet, Create an Ownership Report and actually chains mineral title on 640 acres in Oklahoma from using scanned images.
The course covers issues in Oklahoma and Texas as well as setting the stage for understanding how to perform this work in multiple states.
Combined Right-Of-Way Essentials
(40 Total Hours) – online video course
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This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience or for anyone wanting to enter the Right-of-Way Industry. It is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at many of the tasks and aspects of a Right-of-Way Agent and what they should know entering or working in the Right-of-Way Industry. It provides a very thorough instruction and discussion about surface title issues, surface damage issues, care and maintenance issues of a Right-of-Way and easement as well as understanding land ownership and route selection.
The course includes a Surface Chain of Title Workshop on a tract of land in Oklahoma and a workshop regarding working with Google Earth and other online resource guides. It deals with endangered species, wetlands, road crossings, pipeline, electric lines, canals, rivers, etc. The course comes with an Online Workshop – Route Selection. It covers issues unique to Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as issues common to all states.
Advanced Land Management Courses
Chaining Mineral Title
(20 Total Hours) – online video course
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The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the oil and gas lease and picks where the Combined Title and Lease Essentials course leaves off.
It provides a very thorough instruction and discussion about each common clause in the lease so the Landman can create more specific oil and gas leases customized fit the oil company’s needs. The course covers issues in Oklahoma and Texas as well as providing the essentials for drafting leases
in multiple states.
Concepts of the Oil & Gas Lease Essentials
(20 Total Hours) – online video course
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The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the oil and gas lease and picks where the Combined Title and Lease Essentials course leaves off.
It provides a very thorough instruction and discussion about each common clause in the lease so the Landman can create more specific oil and gas leases customized fit the oil company’s needs.
The course covers issues in Oklahoma and Texas as well as providing the essentials for drafting leases in multiple states.
Due Diligence - Avoiding the Landmines
online video course
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Due Diligence covers a very broad set of research skills, some of which require specialized degreed training in that particular aspect of the research, while others don’t such as courthouse and oil and gas commission research. There are many layers to performing Due Diligence. It applies to purchasing or selling producing oil and gas wells, leases and/or companies.
Held By Production
(16 Total Hours) – online video course
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This class is for Landmen with 5 to 15 Years’ Experience. It is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the oil and gas lease and other issues which can affect whether or not a producing well holds a specific area of leases. It is also designed to show how to work with and understand implied and express covenants, and applying them to a leasehold that is Held By Production.
The course covers, Idle Wells, Orphan Wells, Temporarily Abandoned Wells and Horizontal Wells as well the Idle Well Programs and Orphan Well Programs. It picks up where the Basic Combined Title and Lease Essentials course leaves off. It also provides a very thorough instruction and discussion about each saving clause in the lease so the Landman can create a comprehensive HBP report.
The course covers issues in Oklahoma and Texas as well as providing the tools for understanding how to perform this work in multiple states.
JOA – Before and After the Initial Well – What does it cover and what does it not
(10 Total Hours) – online video course
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The Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) was used traditionally to allow parties owning adjoining Leases or undivided interests in the same Leases to jointly develop the properties.
The JOA not only attempts to govern the operations and activities prior to the drilling of the ‘Initial Well’ but provides guidelines and options for operations after the Initial Well is drilled. There many Expressed Obligation set forth in the JOA, such Notice and time limits restrictions on marketing. It is important for the Operator to become very familiar with these obligations.
Operators and Non-Operators should also be aware of the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS) accounting procedures usually attached to and made a part of most JOAs.
JOA – Comparison 1956 – 2015 – Acquisition Necessities
(10 Total Hours) – online video course
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This course is a must for those who are getting involved with acquisitions and divestitures for the first time or for those who have been involved with them for years and brings out some key differences in the JOA from 1956 through 2015.
It is important to know these differences because in some acquisitions the properties are subject to older JOA’s such as the 1956, 1977, 1982 or 1989 model form agreement.
Oil and Gas Contracts – Critical Issues
(20 Total Hours) – online video course
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Beyond the Oil and Gas Lease, in the flow of prospect generating and developing, there are numerous and sometimes specific Contracts that are necessary in order to continue the process, including producing and marketing issues.
To have a Contract or Agreement, there are certain fundamental requirements. First, let us deal with the issue of whether there is a difference between a Contract and an Agreement.
Oil and Gas Accounting Procedures – Pay Decks, JIB’s and Revenue Distribution for Division Order Analysts
(10 Total Hours) – online video course
online video course
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This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the general practices of Oil and Gas Accounting procedures, including establishing pay decks and division of interest.
This course goes into great detail the steps of performing Oil and Gas Accounting from the “Tank to the Bank”, including Joint Operating Agreement and Production Sharing Agreement issues.
Production Sharing Agreement / Allocation Wells
(24 Total Hours) – online video course
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This class is for Beginners to 15 Years’ Experience and for Landmen in general or mineral owners worried about Pooling Clauses in their Oil and Gas Lease.
The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the many facets regarding the drafting of a Production Sharing Agreement and what is involved in applying for an Allocation Well in the case of “hold outs” or mineral owners who can’t be found.
It has a great workshop “What If” that will challenge the best.
Surface Use & Damage - Critical Issues
(20 Total Hours) – online video course
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The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at many of the many aspects and facets of negotiating a Surface Damage and Use Agreement and presents real life scenarios which are designed to get the student familiar with oil and gas operations and right of way operations to better equip them in negotiating settlement offers, such as dealing with Land Trusts. It comes with the Master Class Series: Surface Use and Damage course as a bonus.
Title Curative Necessities – Title Opinions
(24 Total Hours) – online video course
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This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the general practices of a Petroleum Landman.
This course goes into great detail the steps of curing title from Title Opinion Requirements, Joint Operating Agreement Issues, and issues found while chaining title in order to obtain oil and gas leases.
It comes with actual Title Opinions with their requirements and has a Title Curative Workshop.
Wills and Heirship - Title Opinions
(16 Total Hours) – online video course
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The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at issues surrounding Wills and Heirship Issues and applies them Chaining Mineral Title, Leasing Oil and Gas Minerals, Curing Title Defects and picks where the Basic Combined Title and Lease Essentials course leaves off.
Working Interest/Net Revenue Calculations
(12 Total Hours) – online video course
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This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and for CPA’s wanting to better understand the division of interest on revenue checks. The workshop focuses on the responsibilities of joint interest billings.
The course is designed to provide the student with an extensive look at the many ways to calculate WI/NRI interests, Non-Participating Royalty Interests, Before and After Payout Interests (Farmouts), Non-Consents Revenue Interest and picks up where the Basic Combined Title and Lease Essentials course leaves off. It addresses two way to calculate this interest, including the Net Tract Acre method.
The course comes with an interactive Spreadsheet which automatically calculates interest for the Lessor, Lessee on an individual tract Basis and entire Unit Basis along with Before and Payout Interest. This spreadsheet is a free download to students who take this course and is a vital tool to use while performing this work.
Online Self-Paced Workshops
Chain of Mineral Title
13 hours - online video course
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The course teaches the student how to create and work with a Title Worksheet, Run Sheet, and Create an Ownership Report. In this course the student actually chains mineral title on 640 acres in Oklahoma from using scanned images.
The course is included with the Master Class Series – Title, Beyond the Courthouse in which the students learn how to use online resources to view title documents, search engines to find missing heirs, as well as the BLM website.
HBP Chain of Title
30 hours - online video course
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The course teaches the student how to create and work with a Title Worksheet, Run Sheet, and Create an Ownership Report. In this course the student actually chains mineral title on 640 acres in Oklahoma from using scanned images.
The course is included with the Master Class Series – Title, Beyond the Courthouse in which the students learn how to use online resources to view title documents, search engines to find missing heirs, as well as the BLM website.
Right-of-Way Route Selection
8 hours - online video course
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This workshop is designed to teach the student to actually select a route on an approximately 7-mile
pipeline project in Texas. All discussion is based on Texas, but can be applied to other states, including
those with property descriptions using the Rectangle Survey System. Route selection is based on a
collaborative effort by all the disciplines working on a project.
This Workshop is an advanced Right of Way Route Selection designed for experienced individuals or
Project Managers and Team Leaders.
Surface Chain of Title
(8 Total Hours) - online video course
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The course is very similar to the Online Mineral Chain of Title course but deals with an irregular tract of land in Oklahoma.
The student will learn how documents are used from the County Clerk’s Office, County Assessor’s Office and the County Treasurer’s Office. The student will see how to create the chain of title from actual scanned documents and how to create the final ownership report.
This course is a must for those contemplating entering into the Right-of-Way Industry. It is included with the Combined Right-of-Way Essentials course and is also available as a stand-alone course.
Valuations/Successful Negotiations – Acquisitions/Divestitures Necessities
(13 Total Hours) – online video course
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This course compliments the Valuation Essentials Course by demonstrating the practical applications of the processes discussed in the Valuation Essentials course.
Students will learn to apply and use the Three Key Elements to Success by studying real-life negotiations and role-playing in an acquisition.
Master Class Series Courses
Manage Your Broker/Manage Your Budget – Answer to Where are We
(16 Total Hours) – online video course
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This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience. It is designed to provide the student with an extensive look at issues surrounding Wills and Heirships and how they apply to Chaining Mineral Title, Leasing Oil and Gas Minerals, and Curing Title Defects. This course picks up where the Basic Combined Title and Lease Essentials course leaves off.
It has a section titled “I got my minerals from Uncle Bob” and other such workshops whereby the student can see what happens when people claim to have acquired mineral interest when in fact they have not and how to resolve such issues.
The course covers issues in Oklahoma and Texas as well as teaching the basics for performing this work
Title, Beyond the Courthouse
(8 Total Hours) – online video course
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This Masterclass Series – Title: Beyond the Courthouse is designed for every skill level of field and in-house landmen.
It contains vital information for those chaining mineral title, performing title curative, and due diligence.
The days of “hanging out in the town square’s barber shop” to see if anyone could help you find someone are over.
One common mistake made by most field landmen is not taking the time to format their reports properly and make every effort to find current addresses, lost heirs and phone numbers.
Mineral owners do not pay property taxes on their mineral rights. Consequently, their current address and phone numbers are not readily available in the records of the County Assessor. The field landman is therefore required to be more diligent and creative when attempting to locate these owners.
Courses Listed by Type
Essentials Series Courses
Course Name | Hours | Enrollment Information |
|---|---|---|
This course is for those wanting to enter the Alternative Energy Sector for the first time. It is designed for beginning landmen, advanced landmen or those simply looking to start becoming a landman and are choosing this industry to begin their career. This course is a five-part series and provides an in-depth look at the general practices of a landman working in the Alternative Energy. The course addresses several key issues such as, comparing the oil and gas lease to a wind or solar lease – what rights come with who came first. The course comes with sample documents for download. | 32 Hours | |
This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and is designed to provide the student with an indepth
| 40 Hours | |
| 40 Hours |
Advanced Land Management Courses
Course Name | Hours | Enrollment Information |
|---|---|---|
The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the oil and gas lease and picks
| 20 Hours | |
The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the oil and gas lease and picks
| 20 Hours | |
Due Diligence covers a very broad set of research skills, some of which require specialized degreed | 8 Hours | |
This class is for Landmen with 5 to 15 Years’ Experience. It is designed to provide the student with an
| 16 Hours | |
The Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) was used traditionally to allow parties owning adjoining Leases
| 10 Hours | |
This course is a must for those who are getting involved with acquisitions and divestitures for the first
| 10 Hours | |
Beyond the Oil and Gas Lease, in the flow of prospect generating and developing, there are numerous
| 20 Hours | |
This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and is designed to provide the student with an indepth
| 10 Hours | |
This class is for Beginners to 15 Years’ Experience and for Landmen in general or mineral owners
| 24 Hours | |
The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at many of the many aspects and facets of negotiating a Surface Damage and Use Agreement and presents real life scenarios which are designed to get the student familiar with oil and gas operations and right of way operations to better equip them in negotiating settlement offers, such as dealing with Land Trusts. It comes with the Master Class Series: Surface Use and Damage course as a bonus. | 20 Hours | |
This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at the general practices of a Petroleum Landman.
| 24 Hours | |
The course is designed to provide the student with an in-depth look at issues surrounding Wills and Heirship Issues and applies them Chaining Mineral Title, Leasing Oil and Gas Minerals, Curing Title Defects and picks where the Basic Combined Title and Lease Essentials course leaves off. | 16 Hours | |
This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience and for CPA’s wanting to better understand the
| 12 Hours |
Online Self-Paced Workshops
Course Name | Hours | Enrollment Information |
|---|---|---|
The course teaches the student how to create and work with a Title Worksheet, Run Sheet, and Create
| 13 Hours | |
If you have not taken our online Chain of Mineral Title Workshop, you’ll need to so you can better | 30 Hours | |
This workshop is designed to teach the student to actually select a route on an approximately 7-mile
| 8 Hours | |
The course is very similar to the Online Mineral Chain of Title course but deals with an irregular tract of
| 8 Hours | |
This course compliments the Valuation Essentials Course by demonstrating the practical applications
| 13 Hours |
Master Class Series Courses
Course Name | Hours | Enrollment Information |
|---|---|---|
This class is for Beginners to 10 Years’ Experience. It is designed to provide the student with an
| 16 Hours | |
This Masterclass Series – Title: Beyond the Courthouse is designed for every skill level of field and inhouse
| 8 Hours |
If you interested in booking a class, including Advanced Land Management, fill out the form below and we will notify you when our live courses become available again.
Alternatively, call our office to discuss live classroom scheduling at: 405-463-4158
As a reminder, classes are also taught self-placed online. If you enroll in any course, not only will you be given instant online course access, you will be notified when the course is scheduled. You will then be eligible to take the live course for no additional charge.
About Our Courses
Few professions require more diversity of knowledge and skills because no well is ever drilled and no wind tower or cellular tower or pipeline is ever constructed without the services of a landman. The importance of the landman’s role cannot be overemphasized. Over the course of the past 17 years, the Petroleum Landman School and the Institute of Energy Management has worked very hard to design comprehensive courses and different teaching platforms with principles and practical usage applicable throughout the United States to help our students meet this needed knowledge and skills. All our courses have been written from the professional experience of those who managed multi-state independent land companies, worked as senior oil and gas attorneys, senior right-of-way agents who have even run their own survey and staffing companies, and senior “in-house” landmen dealing with very complex land issues related to drilling projects and acquisitions in projects across the United States.
The Institute of Energy Management's students have stated that our courses provide the most comprehensive interactive learning environment available anywhere. These courses cover subjects such as mineral and surface title research, well status reports, regulatory issues and requirements, creating accurate reports, understanding the many critical clauses of the oil and gas lease, easements/ right-of-ways including how to create a route selection map, how to calculate oil and gas working interest and net revenue calculations, held-by-production issues, working with surface damage issues, title curative issues and drilling order title opinions, due diligence, production sharing agreements, the joint operating agreement, alternative energy land practices, and much more, including many hands-on workshops.
Take our self-paced online courses (with a recorded instructor) wherever and whenever is convenient for you. With online testing and the option to attend our in-person classes at no extra cost, this provides the best options for you.
We offer in-person classroom training, live Zoom meetings, and live Zoom nighttime classes with the most knowledgeable and seasoned industry veteran instructors.
Our related workshops are designed to provide you real-world hands-on training and offer you the skills and confidence you need to succeed from day one.
Students have 6 months to get through each self-paced course, after which access to the course will expire. If you wish to re-enroll in a course after access has expired, we can offer a 25% re-enrollment discount for each course.
Unique to the Institute of Energy Management:
After taking the self-paced online course, if you wish to attend a live class of the same course, you can attend one such live class or live Zoom class once without additional tuition fees within the time frame stated above.
The opposite is available in that if you attend a live class or live Zoom class, you will have 6 months to take the self-paced online version of the same course at no additional costs. This allows a great review and retention exercise for you.
Whether you choose to take a course online or in a classroom, the material offered is the same. The availability of both provides you with the extra needed time to better absorb the material being discussed.
SPECIAL NOTE: All requests, such as replacement manuals or completion certificates, must be submitted to the school via email at: [email protected]
All requests and inquiries are very important, and the school will respond as time allows. Please note that our administrators are instructors and working landmen and responses to inquiries and requests may take longer than expected. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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