Many
have asked about the test that is required before
you can receive your certificate of completion.
It is an open-book, essay-style test with 65
questions, and will help you retain the material
presented throughout the course. Some questions
on the test cover matter not in the manual, so
taking good notes during class is suggested.
The
test is given on the Saturday following
presentation of all course instruction and will
take several hours to complete. Some have taken
the test home and later mailed to us.
If you
are taking the course for continuing educational credits for your RL or
RPL status, be sure to let the instructor know so he can provide you with
the necessary steps to get the credits from the AAPL.
About Petroleum Landman School, LLC
In today's diverse energy industry the demand for field landmen has
never been greater, due to alterantive energy including such things as wind energy and solar energy. The "purpose and objective of the class"
is to help meet this demand by providing expert training to
develop quality professional landmen through giving them the
"basic needs" they'll need to be able to start a rewarding
career. The courses have been carefully designed to meet
these needs.
Proud Member:
AAPL, OCAPL, and TAPL
David Melton, Founder, Instructor
Mr. David Melton is the Founder and CEO of the Petroleum Landman School, LLC and has over 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry. He has worked both as an ’in-house’ landman and as a contract field landman. He has held the offices of V.P. of Land, later promoted to President of an exploration company based in southern Florida, and owned and operated a landman brokerage firm in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In addition, Mr. Melton has drilled, owned, and operated wells in Oklahoma, Texas, and California until moving back to Oklahoma City. He has recently held the offices of general manager of a large landman brokerage firm based in Oklahoma City and is currently the acting Senior Landman/ Chief of Operations of Capital Land Services, Inc. and oversees their offices in Fort Worth, Texas, Denver, Colorado, and Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Mr. Gary Beard has over 30 years experience in the Oil and Gas Industry, beginning as a field landman. He also held the positions of Staff Landman, and a District Landman. Also he has served as Vice President of Land for 3 exploration companies, one of which was a publicly traded company. Mr. Beard was also a joint owner in a landman brokerage company serving independent oil and gas producers in Oklahoma and Texas and was the General Manager of a landman brokerage firm in Grand Junction, Colorado.. Gary is currently the Senior Land Manager for the Capital Land Services, Inc.’s office located in Fort Worth, Texas overseeing all oil and gas projects in the state of Texas, such as the Barnett Shale.
Dr. Pat Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D., Instructor
Dr. Pat Fitzgerald, was a consultant to the law firm Mosberg and Wright and to the Institute for Energy Development where he performed research and writing with the widely known and respected Lewis G. Mosberg, Jr. assisting with numerous books, articles and seminars in the various oil and gas areas. Petroleum Land operations, financing oil and gas deals and investing in oil were significant areas of interest. Dr. Fitzgerald was employed as an attorney in Oklahoma City with Mosberg and Wright; Mosberg, Sears and Kunzman and Wright and Johnson. He was also Vice President and General Counsel for Energy Textbooks International during this time.
For years he was a regular lecturer for the Institute for Energy Development of Oklahoma City and for the Permian Basin Graduate Center in Midland, Texas where he regularly taught economic, financial and legal aspects of oil and gas operations. He currently teaches a wide range of oil and gas topics such as “Advanced Land Management,” “Legal Frameworks for the Petroleum Industry,” “Basic Oil and Gas Contracts,” “Fundamental Legal Concepts for the Petroleum Industry,” “Principles of the Oil and Gas Lease,” “Valuing Oil and Gas Assets,” and many others.
Licensed to practice law in Texas since 1986. In his practice he has managed Oil & Gas land related matters and is an expert in East Texas title matters, oil and gas law issues and litigation regarding oil and gas. Not only has Mr. Baldwin had experience working for and with oil companies but has represented the mineral owners. He has worked for companies such as Winchester Gas Company and Winchester Production Company.
