In the Oil & Gas industry, the key to being productive, accurate, and successful depends on the tools landmen have at their disposal. With the proper tools, the job becomes simplified and more fulfilling. Thankfully, CourthouseDirect.com offers a number of search tools to help landmen perform their jobs efficiently.
A Closer Look at Landmen
While the exact tasks depend on the employer and specific geographical needs, most landmen are responsible for performing oil and gas exploration services for energy companies. The range of their duties extends from researching ownership to hashing out land deals. Essentially, they secure the rights to drill and operate on specific pieces of land and facilitate the process from start to finish.
CourthouseDirect.com Search Tools for Landmen
CourthouseDirect.com has produced the following tools to assist landmen on the job. Each one is useful and can simplify the search process, improve accuracy and build comprehensive reports.
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Grantor/Grantee Index. The Grantor/Grantee Index tool allows the user to search for deeds, mortgages, judgments, IRS tax liens, state tax liens, mechanic liens and oil and gas leases. The tool allows you to narrow your search by selecting a state and county. After focusing the search to a particular geographical area, then you can select a specific type of search under, “Available Search”, depending on the county.
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Property reports. One of the most comprehensive and helpful tools offered is the free Nationwide Asset Search. Information, data and reports are available for more than 1,600 counties throughout the country. Business users can easily conduct a search based on legal name, address or APN number. After locating what you need, you can download a report with information such as legal description, contact telephone number, year built, improvement size, lot size, number of rooms, census tract number, local map reference, assessed value, sales information, and more.
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Real property record images. For images of real property records across the country – including deeds, liens, mortgages, and various other documents – the Real Property Documents tool is extremely valuable. You can search based on state, county, book, and page and then download the information on the spot.
For landmen everywhere, CourthouseDirect.com is an excellent resource for accurate and comprehensive search tools. With the help and assistance of these tools, you can save time and better serve your clients with their future needs.
