Expert Landman Services for Energy Projects

Landman billing rates in Louisiana vary based on experience, project complexity, and whether the engagement is project-based or time-and-materials. Title research, leasing, curative coordination, and acquisition support work are each scoped differently. Operators and land managers should evaluate landman cost against the risk reduction value of accurate ownership verification, timely runsheet delivery, and curative completion before field commitments are made.

A landman researches land, mineral, surface, and leasehold ownership so energy companies can acquire rights, resolve title issues, and move projects forward. Work may include courthouse research, chain-of-title review, lease negotiation, right-of-way procurement, heirship investigation, curative document coordination, and due diligence for acquisitions. The goal is to reduce legal, operational, and financial uncertainty before development begins.

Landman services are valuable before lease acquisition, mineral purchasing, drilling, solar or wind development, pipeline routing, transmission projects, and asset acquisitions. Early involvement helps identify ownership gaps, encumbrances, expired leases, pooling issues, easements, and surface use concerns before they delay operations. For acquisitions, landman due diligence can confirm obligations and highlight risks before capital is committed.

A lease check is usually a preliminary review to determine whether acreage appears open, already leased, pooled, or held by existing production. A full title review is more detailed and examines public and private records to confirm ownership, identify encumbrances, construct chain of title, and support legal opinions. Lease checks are faster, while title reviews provide deeper confidence for development decisions.

Due diligence reviews ownership, lease terms, obligations, encumbrances, compliance items, and risk factors tied to an acquisition. MAJR Resources supports acquisitions of varying sizes, from smaller targeted purchases to multi-regional transactions. The process helps confirm what is being acquired, whether obligations remain outstanding, and whether defects or compliance concerns could affect valuation, closing, or future development timelines.

Yes. MAJR Resources supports traditional oil and gas work as well as renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Services may include renewable project assessment, surface use agreement procurement, transmission or pipeline easements, right-of-way agreements, title research, and project coordination. This integrated approach is useful when solar, wind, oil and gas, pipelines, or existing surface burdens overlap on the same property.

Curative work resolves title or ownership issues that could prevent clean leasing, division order setup, pooling, acquisition, or development. It may involve drafting curative documents, securing ratifications, coordinating probate or heirship research, and preparing pooling agreements. Addressing these problems early can prevent project delays, reduce legal uncertainty, and keep operational timelines from being disrupted by unresolved title defects.

Timelines depend on scope, acreage size, county records, ownership complexity, and whether the work is cursory or full-title. A preliminary lease check may sometimes be completed within hours when records and production data are straightforward. Detailed title research, heirship investigation, curative completion, or acquisition due diligence generally requires more time because ownership, encumbrances, and supporting documents must be verified carefully.