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Christopher Hooper

Experienced Texas Landman

As an Abstractor/Landman, with 12 years of experience, my main goal is to providing clients and companies with the best and most accurate title data concerning surface and mineral property ownership in the oil & gas industry. Experienced Title Examiner with a demonstrated history of document review and interpretation. Skilled in examining deeds, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, probates, easements and plats/maps to determine ownership, encumbrances, and to verify legal descriptions of property. Proficient in analyzing chain of title and preparation of reports outlining title-related matters. My first priority is to organize extremely large amounts of title data researched, and put it in a format that is suitable for my company and our client. Lastly, I am a person who is not afraid of hard work, and I am always up for the challege of extremely difficult title. Specialties: OG&M Lease Negotiator, Title Analyst, Mineral Interest Ownership Specialist, Surface Interest Ownership Specialist, Geneology Specialist, Curative Researcher.

Last Resume Update July 10, 2019
Degree Bachelors Degree
Experience 10+ to 15 Years
Category Landman
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City Lufkin
State TX

Experience

Tex-Brit Corporation
Landman
2015 - Present

- Performed lease checks and title updates
- Runsheets
- Performed curative title work
- Negotiated oil and gas leases
- Compiled complete lease packages: included drafting final lease documents and LPRs
- Conducted extensive probate work, including heir searches


Jeter & Associates
Landman
2010 - 2015

-Conduct extensive title research, from Patent to present day, including gathering all necessary instruments needed for full abstracts
- Runsheets
- Curative
- Review and interpret title opinions to satisfy curative requirements, as well as assisting in the well permitting process
- Lease Checks and Leasing
- Assigned to negotiate with and successfully got signed leases from hold-out mineral interest owners and others from whom previous attempts to lease had failed.


J Mark Smith & Associates
Landman
2007 - 2009

- Locate and contact numerous mineral and land owners for the negotiation of leasing property and/or interests
- Educate landowners on details of a lease, in addition to the processes of natural gas and oil exploration
- Conduct extensive title research, from Patent to present day, including gathering all necessary instruments needed for full abstracts
- Review and interpret title opinions to satisfy curative requirements, as well as assisting in the well permitting process
- Create detailed leasing maps and databases, as well as surface and mineral ownership reports detailing W.I. and N.R.I., among other interests
- Responsible for obtaining and evaluating land data, as well as formulating GIS maps
- Utilize Deed Plotter software to determine acreage for metes and bounds parcels
- Runsheets

Education

The University of Texas at Austin - BBA Management Information Systems