American Association of Professional Landmen
| Abbreviation | AAPL |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Purpose | Further the profession of landmen |
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Region | North America |
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Membership | 18,000 |
| Mission |
Enhance the stature of Landmen, Encourage sound stewardship of energy and mineral resources |
| Website |
landman |
The American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) is a professional organization in the United States that unites approximately 18,000 landmen and land-related persons in North America through professional development and service. AAPL's mission is to promote the highest standards of performance for all land professionals, to advance their stature and to encourage sound stewardship of energy and mineral resources.[1]
Professional work
"Landwork" shall mean the actual performance or supervision of any one or more of the following functions:
A. Negotiating for the acquisition or divestiture of mineral rights.
B. Negotiating business agreements that provide for the exploration for and/or development of minerals.
C. Determining ownership in minerals through the research of public and private records
D. Reviewing the status of title, curing title defects, providing title due diligence and otherwise reducing title risk associated with ownership ion minerals or the acquisition and divestiture of mineral properties, but shall not . include division order or lease analyst functions.
E. Managing right and/or obligations derived from ownership or interests in minerals.
F. Unitizing or pooling of interests in minerals.
"Land Professional" shall mean a person who derives a significant portion of his income as a result of performing Landwork.
"Landman" shall mean a Land Professional who is primarily engaged in Landwork.
Landmen may be employed directly or be under contract by mineral rights companies. Independent landmen may offer their services to the public as independent agents. In any arrangement, AAPL members are obligated to satisfy legal and ethical responsibilities to both the client and to the public.
Certification
The association started a voluntary certification program in June 1979.[2] The AAPL provides three levels of certification to attest to a landman's knowledge and expertise. A Registered Landman, the initial certification, identifies someone with a fundamental knowledge of the land industry. The Registered Professional Landman certification identifies someone who has professional experience as a landman. The Certified Professional Landman has demonstrated a comprehensive level of professional experience and competency in the land business.[3]
Education
Education about the land business is a key service of the association and includes seminars, programs, and workshops for landmen and others in the oil and gas industry. Review and testing support the certification program. Continuing education study contributes to the periodic renewal of certifications.[4]
AAPL provides curriculum guidance and program support for undergraduate and graduate level petroleum land management programs at the following accredited universities in the United States and Canada. We work with these programs to encourage the infusion of new talent to the profession by, among other benefits, offering free AAPL student membership to students enrolled in these programs.
Our organization awards over $150,000 in student scholarships annually to students enrolled in these programs.
- Oklahoma City University
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Calgary
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Texas Tech University
- Western State Colorado University
- University of Tulsa
- West Virginia University
- University of Wyoming
- University of Texas at Austin
See also
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists
- Independent Petroleum Association of America
- Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists
References
- ↑ "About AAPL". Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ↑ Richard H. Smith (October 1996). "The certified professional landman : The Leading Edge: Vol. 15, No. 10 ()". Society of Exploration Geophysicists. pp. 1092–1094. doi:10.1190/1.1437209. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Certification". AAPL. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ↑ "Education". AAPL. Retrieved 2014-10-01.