Lisa's Landman Resume'

1. LISA JONES
1239 EAST 32nd STREET
Tulsa, OK 74105
(918) 637- 8188
[email protected]
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Working as a field Landman and then as a Corporate Landman for almost 11 years makes
me a well- rounded Industry Professional. I have been a member of several Professional
Organizations related to Oil and Gas, i.e. AAPL (American Association of Professional
Landmen) 7 years, TAPL (Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen) 4 years, CALA (Central
Arkansas Landman’s Association) Former member 7 years. I believe my strong
communication and negotiation skills have been instrumental in progressing my career. I
am fortunate to have worked with several land programs such as CALMS, Enertia and
Quorum as well as being proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SENIOR LANDMAN (August 2012 to present), Premier Natural Resources, Tulsa,
OK
In-house Corporate Landman covering the Barnett Shale in Texas. Responsible for working
with lessors, land owners, attorneys, brokers, production foremen, reservoir engineers,
production engineers, operations and geologists to get wells drilled and producing.
Responsible for working with Geologists to find drilling opportunities by merging units into
super units then seeing drilling from beginning thru completion and production. Daily
negotiations with owners, attorneys and city officials on surface agreements, all lease
issues, easements, ROWs and numerous legal matters. Dealing with thousands of Lessors
and land owners to ensure we are complying with all lease obligations and agreements
including ROWs, Easements, JOAs, MSAs and Farmouts. Work closely with company
foremen in Fort Worth to make sure all agreements are in place and being maintained.
Responsible for securing water rights used in drilling by working with municipalities and/or
landowners. Working with landowners, TRRC and Municipalities on Plugging and
Abandoning wells. Working with Division Orders and Attorneys on title issues. Ordering
surveys for surface, ROWs and water sources. Also served on the company’s Philanthropic
Committee to heighten PNR’s presence in the community and helping such organizations
as Green Country Food Bank.
IN-HOUSE CORPORATE LANDMAN (June 2011 to July 2012), New Dominion, LLC,
Tulsa, OK
Liaison between New Dominion and our land brokers. Responsible for researching,
interviewing and selecting the company’s four brokers for our extensive leasing program.
Upon completion I moved into an in-house Landman position. Responsible for using Title
Opinions and Ownership Reports to create respondent lists for spacing and pooling,
extensive address searches and sending out proposal letters, negotiating Oil and Gas
leases, interaction with General Counsel and Corporation Commission Counsel and
respondents to solve any protest issues before testifying at OCC hearings, talking with
mineral owners and helping them work through any curative issues before paying the
pooling and filing the pooling affidavit. In addition I was responsible for working with
geologists on formations for Spacing, Location Exception and Increased Density filings.
Worked with in-house legal counsel on lease terms, contracts and any legal documents that
applied to lease agreements. Effectively working with Accounting on paying bonus checks,
vendors and poolings.
PETROLEUM LANDMAN (APRIL 2008 to JUNE 2011), T.S. Dudley Land Company,
Oklahoma City, OK
Full Time Contract – perfor med land work in Cleburne, White, Faulkner, Van
Buren and Stone Counties in Arkansas on the Fayetteville Shale Project;

2. Responsibilities included; detail record title check, preparing mineral ownership reports and
full section ownership summaries, run sheets outlining title research, mentored less
experienced title people and imagers to meet deadlines, created digital abstracts to aid
Title Opinion Attorneys, prepared plat maps using Deed Plotter, used Title Opinions and
worked closely with in-house and client legal counsel on curative and preparing curative
notebooks for client files. Also worked on special projects to aid legal counsel for testimony
at Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission hearings.
PETROLEUM LANDMAN (AUGUST 2003 to APRIL 2008), Schonwald Land and Title,
Inc. Oklahoma City, OK
Full Time Contract – working in Cleburne, White, Faulkner and Stone Counties, in
Arkansas on the Fayetteville Shale Project
Responsible for; detail record title check, preparing mineral ownership reports and full
section ownership summaries, run sheets outlining land title research, supporting outside
landmen in preparing Lease Purchase Reports, Oil and Gas Leases and Exhibits. I have
extensive knowledge in platting legal descriptions by hand and with Metes and Bounds and
Deed Plotter Platting Programs. Helped set up the Integration (Forced Pooling) team in our
office, preparing Résumé’s of Interest, Sectional Reconciliation Reports and analyzing Title
Opinions to prepare for Integration hearings with the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.
CORPORATE TRAINER, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DIVISION (AUGUST 2002 TO JULY
2003) TULSA TECHNOLOGY CENTER, Tulsa, OK
Facilitate professional development courses for clients of Tulsa Technology Center on a
part time basis.
ON-CAMERA TELEVISION PERSONALITY (AUGUST 1999 TO PRESENT) KJRH,
CHANNEL 2, SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING, Tulsa, OK
Serve as on-air talent for all sales driven campaigns and as Anchor for Cox
Communications’ coverage of the 2001 PGA Championships at Southern Hills.
CONSULTANT/EXPERT WITNESS (1999 TO 2004)
Served as an expert witness and consultant for attorneys on jury trials involving media
outlets.
TRAINER/FACILITATOR, CORPORATE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (MAY 2000 TO
JULY 2002) WORLDCOM, Tulsa, OK
Facilitate management and professional development courses via distance learning
(Training TV and Web- Based Delivery), special request classroom training and personal
one- on-one coaching. Major professional emphasis in developing and/or delivering
company- wide training in Time Management and Team Building.
TELEVISION NEWS ANCHOR AND REPORTER (DECEMBER 1986 - NOVEMBER 1999)
KOTV CHANNEL 6, Tulsa, OK - CBS Affiliate, Six o’clock co-anchor, Noon show co-
anchor, Reporter
KWTV CHANNEL 9, Oklahoma City, OK – CBS Affiliate, Morning Show Anchor, Reporter
KPOM CHANNEL 24, FORT SMITH, AR-NBC Affiliate, Co-Anchor, 5, 6 and 10 o’clock
broadcasts
KSNF CHANNEL 16, JOPLIN, MO - NBC Affiliate, Co-anchor, for 6 and 10 o’clock
broadcasts
KTEN CHANNEL 10, DENISON, TX - ABC Affiliate, Co-anchor, for 6 and 10 o’clock
broadcasts
KTMC RADIO, McAlester, OK, Anchor for morning and evening drive news
Anchor for 6:00 PM newscast, Noon Broadcasts and Morning Anchor. Reporter on spot news,
general assignments, and investigate reporting, live shots and field anchoring. Research
and develop stories for newscasts, oversee producers and reporters in gathering and
writing stories for broadcast. Working with Affiliates in Oklahoma and around the country to
coordinate news coverage. Served as Telethon Host for many years and represented all
stations at public events and as guest speaker.

3. EDUCATION
Degree of Journalism in Radio, Television and Film/News and Public Affairs, BS with a minor
in Political Science from Oklahoma State University
Degree of Elementary Education, BS from Oklahoma State University
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS , CERTIFICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
·1999 EMMY AWARD WINNER - Spot News Team Coverage, Co-Anchor/Writer for
special hour- long newscast, “Oklahoma Tornadoes.”
·1999 REGIONAL EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD WINNER - TV Best Newscast - Co-
Anchor/Writer special newscast, “Terry Nichols Sentencing.”
·1999 KATIE AWARD NOMINEE - Best Newscast, “Oklahoma Tornadoes,
Anchor/Writer. Nominations include a five- state area and are awarded by the Dallas Press
Club.
·1999 OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF PRINT BROADCASTERS AWARD WINNER -
Best Newscast, “Oklahoma Tornadoes, Anchor/Writer.
REFERENCES
-James Rigdon, Land Manager, Premier Natural Resources, Tulsa, OK 918-630-9680
-Heather Collier, Senior Development Geologist, Premier Natural Resources, 918-580-565-
2511
-Vicki Robinson, Lease Analyst for Bravo Natural Resources LLC, Tulsa, OK, 918-852-4102
-Ida Lemaster, Division Order Supervisor, Premier Natural Resources, Tulsa OK, 918-605-
0118
-Jennifer Campo, Land Manager at Tripower Resources, LLC, Ardmore, OK, 580-226-6700
-Tracy Wild, Lease Records Supervisor, Premier Natural Resources, Tulsa, OK, 918-557-
7168