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The Professional Land Management Certificate Program developed by the University of Houston-Downtown with assistance from Petroleum Education Workshops returned January, 2010. Since the program’s return, approximately 138 individuals have completed the program. The demand has been so strong that an online professional Land Management Certificate Program began September 1, 2011.
A new cycle of courses for the face-to-face PLM Certificate begins January 12, 2012. The cycle of six courses for the online program begins March 1, 2012. Be part of the either program by registering today. Registration is in process for the remaining courses. Demand is high, so register for online classes and pay today. Don’t be left out!
Individuals enrolled in the program prior to the interruption of service should rest assured that your prior classes will count toward the PLM certificate. If you have completed prior PLM certificate program courses, see the course conversion chart.
To determine which classes are needed to complete the PLM certificate, please send an email to PLM@uhd.edu noting your interest in completing the certificate and we will contact you with an assessment of your current status noting the classes needed to complete the program.
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The Professional Land Management Program is for those persons desiring to pursue a career in Petroleum Land related activities. The program is designed for landmen, lease and title analysts, attorneys, and others involved in supporting exploration and development activities. The curriculum consists of six courses which will provide our graduates with the skills necessary to augment their career in land management.
Each course will provide 24 hours of in-class instruction. Students are expected to be present for at least 20 of the 24 hours of instruction. To successfully complete each course, the student must achieve a passing grade on a competency exam given each Friday afternoon. If needed, the student will have several opportunities to demonstrate competency for each course. Once the student has demonstrated competency for all six courses, the Petroleum Landman Certificate will be awarded. The courses within this certificate program can be used for continuing education credits for the American Association of Petroleum Landmen recertification.
This program was developed in response to inquiries regarding developmental courses for persons involved in the petroleum industry but lacking formal training in land management skills. The program attempts to bridge the education gap for those persons wanting exposure to University quality instruction on a condensed basis without the pressure of exams.
The PLM faculty is composed of known experts in their field and they are either current UHD faculty members or industry professionals with several years of experience in their specialty working with Petroleum Education Workshops.
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Director of Energy Management UHD 320 North Main Street, Suite 410J Houston, TX 77002-1014 |
The six course program consists of the following:
| 2012 Dates | Course Name |
Jan 12-13 Jan 19-20 |
Introduction to Petroleum Land Management |
Feb 9-10 Feb 23-24 |
Property and Mineral Ownership for Petroleum Land Management |
Mar 8-9 Mar 22-23 |
Petroleum Land Management Practices |
Apr 12-13 Apr 19-20 |
Basic Contracts used in Petroleum Land Management |
May 10-11 May 17-18 |
Calculating Oil & Gas Interests |
Jun 7-8 Jun 14-15 |
Negotiating Skills and Techniques |
Jul 12-13 Jul 19-20 |
Introduction to Petroleum Land Management |
Aug 9-10 Aug 16-17 |
Property and Mineral Ownership for Petroleum Land Management |
Sep 6-7 Sep 12-13 |
Petroleum Land Management Practices |
Oct 11-12 Oct 18-19 |
Basic Contracts used in Petroleum Land Management |
Nov 8-9 Nov 15-16 |
Calculating Oil & Gas Interests |
Dec 6-7 Dec 13-14 |
Negotiating Skills and Techniques |
| *Dates are tentative and subject to change without notice | |
Thursday nights 5:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. AND Fridays from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Register here.
Each Face-2-Face course is $550. This price includes the textbook and/or workbooks needed for each individual class. You cannot register for a course once course has started.
Ten (10) business days are required for rescheduling or canceling any class in order to receive a full refund minus a processing fee of $50. Cancellations or reschedules under ten (10) business days from the class start date will result in no refund but the amount can be applied to another class. Any and all fees paid toward classes cancelled by University of Houston - Downtown will be promptly refunded or applied to a later class date at the customer’s discretion. All registrations will be confirmed.
To receive the Professional Land Management Certificate, the following six courses must be completed:
INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM LAND MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY AND MINERAL OWNERSHIP FOR PETROLEUM LAND MANAGEMENT
NEGOTIATING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
BASIC CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS USED IN PETROLEUM LAND MANAGEMENT
PETROLEUM LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
CALCULATING OIL & GAS INTERESTS
Do you offer online professional land management classes? I don't live in Houston and would prefer online classes if possible?
Is this certificate program approved by AAPL or HAPL?
Is it necessary to take the Intro class first? Or can it be taken at the end to complete the 6 courses?
Is it possible that some of the classes towards the Certificate will not be required due to my education and experience?
Outside textbooks are any other class materials provided?
What is the face-to-face class size and mix of students?
What is the difference between a PLM and a CPL?
Do you recommend this program to new entrants to the industry? What opportunities are available for people with little or no experience who obtain the PLM certification?
My bachelors degree has nothing to do with PLM, but I have spent the last two years working for an oil and gas company. So I understand a little about the oilfield. I understand that I could sign up for the next class but since I have no experience with PLM I feel I would be lost. I would rather start at the beginning in 2012. What jobs, in land management, would a person like me be most likely to get having a bachelors and no experience?
With the certification, what are the job placement rates for UHD specifically?
I am currently taking the PLM courses and not in the industry. Are there any resources available to assist me in career placement?
What happens if I fail a course?
I already registered for face-to-face classes and now I am interested in taking online classes. Can I switch over and what is the process?
I registered and paid for the online class. How will I get books and course information?
Do I need to pass the Introduction class before I can take the next course?
What is the nature of the online course?
If I miss a face-to-face session, can I make-up the material I missed online?
I do not like the online learning environment for the course I for which I have registered; can I switch to the face-to-face course?
Can I take one course online and another course (different) face-to-face?
For the online version of the PLM Certificate program do the courses require that you be logged on during certain hours or can you complete the course in the evenings in your own time?
How do I obtain a receipt to submit to my employer for reimbursement?
Terrill Williams is the founder and owner of Petroleum Education Workshops LLC, a leading educational and training center for the oil and gas industry. He is a well known speaker, instructor, and educator in the oil and gas industry—having a career that has spanned over 35 years where he has worked, in the trenches, both in land and land administration. His unique instruction, resource materials, and training style reach hundreds of land professionals each year. Terrill is also the primary instructor at the University of Houston-Downtown for their Petroleum Land Management Certificate Program.
Terrill has authored several books and articles including: Probate, Descent and Distribution, Calculating your Division of Interest, and Becoming a Guardian of your Company’s Assets - Mastering the Oil & Gas Lease. He is currently working on a series of oil and gas related books and articles with other landmen, land administration professionals and oil and gas attorneys.
Joe Bentley L.P. is a lecturer in the Management Marketing and Business Administration Department at the University of Houston- Downtown. Since arriving at UHD in 2008, he has taught negotiation theory, conflict resolution skills and techniques as well as a number of other advanced subjects. He has served in a variety of management positions throughout the Federal Reserve System and as a partner in an international investment management firm. Joe brings a practitioner's expertise and experience in government and the private sector to diagnosing and resolving negotiation challenges, connecting individual actions to organizational change and creating real business value through the application of innovative negotiation strategies. He holds a Global MBA from the University of Houston -Victoria.
Alan H. Morgan, C.P.L. graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Government in December 1975 and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Petroleum Land Management in December 1977. He began his career as a Landman with Texaco Inc. and subsequently worked as a Landman and in management positions for Border Exploration Company, Mesa Petroleum Co., International Oil & Gas Corporation, Access Exploration Corp. and Remora Oil Company.
Alan served as an adjunct professor in the Petroleum Land Management Program at the University of Houston-Downtown. He taught entry level land courses for the Land Department, Inc. for over ten years and is a frequent speaker at industry functions across the country.
Alan served in numerous positions in the Houston Association of Professional Landmen, including President, 1990-1991 and was recognized as the 1988 HAPL Outstanding Landman. Alan also served the American Association of Professional Landmen as Second Vice President, Director and Chairman of the Publications, Education and Ad Hoc Computer Committees. Alan was recognized with the 1989 AAPL Education Award 1994 Special Award and 2001 Landman of the Year.
The Professional Land Management Program is for those persons desiring to pursue a career in Petroleum Land related activities. The program is designed for landmen, lease and title analysts, attorneys, and others involved in supporting exploration and development activities. The curriculum consists of six courses which will provide our graduates with the skills necessary to augment their career in land management. Upon successful completion of the six course program a The Professional Land Management Certificate will be awarded. The courses within this certificate program can be used for continuing education credits for the American Association of Petroleum Landmen recertification.
This program was developed in response to inquiries regarding developmental courses for persons involved in the petroleum industry but lacking formal training in land management skills. The program attempts to bridge the education gap for those persons wanting exposure to University quality instruction on a condensed basis without the pressure of exams.
The PLM faculty is composed of known experts in their field and they are either current UHD faculty members or industry professionals with several years of experience in their specialty working with Petroleum Education Workshops.
To receive the Professional Land Management Certificate, the following six courses must be completed:
This introductory class to petroleum land management takes a methodical approach in laying the foundational principles for oil and gas land management. Topics include: a general introduction to the oil and gas lease, mineral and royalty ownership, calculating net mineral interests; gross working interests (GWI), net revenue interests (NRI), royalty interests (RI), overriding royalty interests (ORRI), and unit calculations; mineral, surface, and royalty rights; rules for transferring title; legal descriptions; farmouts; pooling, unleased owners; and non-consent/payout issues.
A producing oil or gas well may produce millions of dollars in revenue and have scores of owners who are entitled to receive their portion of the revenue from production. Understanding the principles of calculating these oil and gas interests is a vital component for the land management professional. Each calculation may be tied to key clauses in the oil and gas lease or language associated with other agreements. This is more than a math class. Students will learn how to tell each owner’s story with numbers and have a fuller understanding of the rules related to title conveyances, burdens, net revenue interests, overriding royalty interests, farmouts, payouts, and non-consenting interests.
How to prepare for successful negotiations including the application of different approaches to negotiations with emphasis on ethics.
Understanding property and mineral ownership and the transferring of title is critical for all those working in petroleum land management. This course takes an in-depth and thorough look at the subject, studying land and mineral ownership in the United States, differing types of property ownership, the rules surrounding mineral and royalty ownership, the rules for conveying property, varying types of conveyances, testate and intestate succession, the many types of title transfers that result from court actions, curing land titles and the laws governing oil and gas ownership and development.
Petroleum land management begins in a courthouse where an examination of mineral ownership takes place. It then moves to the next stage – the acquisition of oil and gas leases. From there, state regulatory commissions, other oil and gas companies, the Bureau of Land Management and/or surface owners become involved in the process. The formation of a unit is created, a title opinion is rendered, title curative must be done, and the well is drilled and hopefully competed as producing in commercial quantities. Finally, proper payment of revenue must be made to all parties that are entitled to receive such payments. From start to finish, many steps must take place. This class is designed to help the student understand the process and take each step in proper order.
September 2011 |
Introduction to Petroleum Land Management - CLOSED |
October 2011 |
Calculating Oil & Gas Interest - CLOSED |
November 2011 |
Negotiating Skills and Techniques- CLOSED |
December 2011 |
Basic Contracts used in Petroleum Land Management- CLOSED
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January 2012 |
Property & Mineral Ownership for Petroleum Land Management- CLOSED
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February 2012 |
Petroleum Land Management Practices- CLOSED
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| New Cycle Starts for 2012 | |
March 2012 |
Introduction to Petroleum Land Management (Deadline to register: 2/23/2012) |
April 2012 |
Calculating Oil & Gas Interest (Deadline to register: 3/26/2012) |
May 2012 |
Negotiating Skills and Techniques (Deadline to register: 4/24/2012) |
| June 2012 |
Basic Contracts used in Petroleum Land Management (Deadline to register: 5/25/2012) |
| July 2012 | Property & Mineral Ownership for Petroleum Land Management (Deadline to register: 6/25/2012) |
| August 2012 | Petroleum Land Management Practices (Deadline to register: 7/25/2012) |
Class begins the first Monday of each month and is completed by the last Friday of the same month.
The current cost is $575 for each course. Total cost is $3,450 for all six courses in the PLM Program.
Starting with the March 2012 online course, price will increase to $600 for each course.
Workbooks and other materials will be shipped to student. Costs are already included with the course.
Deadline for registration will be nine business days before class starts. Books will be mailed out to student prior to class starting. There is no late registration.
Before the start of class, an email invitation will be sent from CourseSites.com to student to set up a CourseSite account and join the course.
Students have up to FIVE working days for rescheduling or canceling that class. For any reason, if student is not completely satisfied with the course, they have FIVE working days to cancel and receive a full refund minus $100 ($50 processing fee and $50 textbook).
If you would like to receive a credit for the textbook, please mail the textbook back for a $50 credit by the 15th of the month. The textbook must be in new, unmarked condition without highlighting, writing or underlining. The cover and pages of the book must be intact and unsoiled. It is strongly encouraged to include a tracking number. After the text book is received, credit will be issued in TEN working days. If your return is shipped after the timeframe indicated above, we regret that we cannot issue a refund or send the textbook back to you.
NOTE: Shipping charges are non-refundable.
Cancellations or reschedule after the FIVE working days from the scheduled class start date will result in no refund. Any and all fees paid toward classes cancelled by University of Houston - Downtown will be promptly refunded or applied to a later class date at the students’s discretion. All registrations will be confirmed via email.
CourseSites is the online learning environment used for teaching. CourseSites is a very active, program-rich website. Compatible browsers are Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox 3.6 working on Windows XP operating system. Mac users will need the newest Google Chrome, Safari or Firefox browsers version 3.6-5.0 and an updated version of Java. Videos will be published in the courses, installation of Windows Media Player and Microsoft Silverlight are necessary. Visit Microsoft Download Center for free downloads.
CourseSites students will have support from CourseSites via instant chat, phone and ticket entry support. There is a help link in the navigation ribbon to access help site.
CourseSites has a new, searchable user manual, at http://help.blackboard.com, click on Student, and do a key word search.
Online Course Registration: 713-221-8032 Hours: Mon. – Fri. ~ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
UHD PLM Administrative Office: 713-221-8179 Hours: Mon. – Fri. ~ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
Technical Support: 888-383-7003 Hours: Mon. – Fri. ~ 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. CDT Sat. – Sun. ~ 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CDT
CourseSites Link: www.coursesites.com
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