Halo Land Management · 1 day ago
Title Specialist
Halo Land Management is a company that partners with leading energy companies to support critical oil and gas development. The Title Agent position involves researching, verifying, and documenting ownership rights for mineral, surface, and leasehold estates, providing essential support for drilling decisions and land acquisition.
Responsibilities
Conduct thorough title research for surface, mineral, and leasehold estates from patent to present
Pull, review, and interpret deeds, leases, assignments, probate, easements, and tax records
Identify gaps, discrepancies, and defects in the chain and flag issues early for review
Confirm lease status including producing, non producing, and held by production
Prepare detailed abstracts, run sheets, and ownership reports in chronological order
Clearly separate factual entries from interpretive notes
Highlight irregularities such as name variations, date conflicts, and missing instruments
Summarize curative needs and document issues in a way that helps reviewers, attorneys, and clients understand the situation quickly
Deliver clean, organized, client ready packets using Halo’s templates and formatting standards
Use county courthouse sites, online databases, tract indexes, and GIS tools
Maintain organized digital files with hyperlinks, references, and source notes
Apply best practices and SOPs when starting new projects, including using backchains and shared resources
Navigate new counties and basins by finding and leveraging local online systems and courthouse support
Communicate promptly with project managers, reviewers, and teammates about status, blockers, and progress
Participate in office hours and apply feedback to improve clarity, format, and accuracy
Maintain professional and concise written communication through notes, reports, and internal tools
Support team members by sharing findings, backchains, and county knowledge to reduce duplicate work
Qualification
Required
Two to five years of oil and gas title, land, or abstracting experience
Strong understanding of mineral, surface, and leasehold title including HBP and heirship
Ability to interpret legal instruments such as deeds, leases, conveyances, assignments, and probate
Experience with courthouse research, online databases, GIS platforms, and public records
Proficiency with Excel, Google Drive, Word, and basic PDF tools
Strong organizational skills with the ability to produce clear, defensible, client ready reports
Excellent written communication with the ability to explain complex chains clearly
Must operate under a registered LLC or be willing to establish one
Willing to obtain or currently hold an AAPL membership
Benefits
Freedom to structure your work without micromanagement
A supportive team that shares tools, resources, and knowledge
Opportunities for growth based on performance, from advanced abstracting to review, project management, or curative
Long term project stability where high quality work is valued and recognized