SUSAN MUSSER MODIKOANE
SUSAN MUSSER MODIKOANE
1620 Hidalgo
Laredo, TX 78040
(956) 652-3569
suemodikoane@
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Stewart Title Company - National Commercial Services
INDEPENDENT LANDMAN (2013-2017)
Prepared Mineral Ownership Reports and Runsheets with maps, flowcharts and spreadsheets based on research on the ownership of mineral interests and operators of wells in Cameron County, Carson County, Concho County, Cooke County, Gray County, Hemphill County, Hidalgo County, Pecos County, Roberts County, Scurry County, Val Verde County and Webb County Texas. Also worked in Pueblo County, Colorado and Curry, Lea and Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico. In addition, a project was completed in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Research was done at the courthouses, abstract plants, online and at the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, the New Mexico State Land Office, the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Division, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and the Bureau of Land & Minerals.
Private Client with Strict Non-Disclosure Agreements
INDEPENDENT LANDMAN (2014- 2015)
Researched mineral interests and prepared Runsheets for private client in Austin, Pecos and Reeves County, Texas as well as St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, running County/Parish Clerk records, Abstract Plant Records, researching records at the Railroad Commission of Texas and contacting the oil and gas producers with leases on the subject properties.
John Robertson Land Services
INDEPENDENT LANDMAN (2013-2014)
Did due diligence reports of working interest ownership for wells in Tyler County, Texas. Worked on computer conversion, analyzing lease terms and depth limitations and inputting those terms into the BOLO computer system for an East Texas field. Verified lease locations in units per P-12's and unit designations and lease locations in surveys on map provided by client, sometimes distributing lease acreage and interests between units and surveys. Determined the interest of each party to the lease in both the leased acreage and the corresponding units.
So-Cal Edison Corp.
INDEPENDENT LANDMAN (2011)
Sub-contracted work for a special project reviewing lease terms and putting together spreadsheets and maps for So-Cal Edison in Los Angeles County, California
Custer Resources & Associates, LLC
INDEPENDENT LANDMAN (2010-2011)
Prepared Runsheets in the Eagle Ford Shale area
Griffith Land Services, Inc.
INDEPENDENT LANDMAN (2006-2010)
Prepared Runsheets for prospects in various Texas counties
Performed Due Diligence for large transactions
Performed Lease Checks for various prospects and negotiated leases with Landowners
Prepared a 259-page Runsheet index-type Excel Spreadsheet, by property, for a private client with thousands of interests, from Courthouse records in Liberty County, Texas
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (formerly Calpine)
JUNIOR LANDMAN – SENIOR DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (2004-2006)
Worked with Land Manager, reviewed title opinion objections prior to drilling
Reviewed large, old prospect in Arkansas to determine current ownership for further development
Created Pay Decks and Joint Interest Decks for new wells, kept current well ownership updated with curative received from royalty owners, attorneys and other working interest owners
Promoted to Junior Landman
Used Oracle Software
Nuevo Energy Company
SENIOR DIVISION ORDER ANALYST- JR. LANDMAN (2002-2004)
Took over Land Function when Landman walked out over Christmas Holidays - worked with
Regulatory and Drilling Departments to file Plats and P-15’s with the Texas Railroad Commission, created schedule of wells being drilled, surface releases, election letters, etc., tracking new wells that Landman hadn’t worked on for 6 months
Input and maintained Leases and Right-of-Way Agreements in Oracle Computer System. Paid monthly and yearly rentals to land owners
Tracked Minimum Royalty Payments
Found $200,000 for company in unclaimed property
Researched, reported and paid unclaimed property to 50 states (including negative reporting).
Handled Texas Unclaimed Property Audit with Franchise Tax Specialist of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Set up new properties and maintained producing properties ownership for Revenue Accounting and Joint Interest Billing Departments in the Oracle Computer System
Sent Division Orders, requested curative and located owners for wells in California and Texas
Stewart Title Company – National Title Services
COMMERCIAL CLOSING COORDINATOR (2001-2005 full-time and part-time)
Analyzed mineral and surface leases, title opinions and title documents for mineral and environmental issues, reporting to underwriting attorney
Analyzed surveys, documents, title opinions and curative documents to prepare comprehensive title opinions for property throughout the United States for large restaurant chains, real estate investment companies, wind farms, gas station chains, etc.
Contacted local taxing authorities, platted property, corresponded with local title companies, court house personnel, etc. to close multi-million dollar deals for large clients
Used in-house computer system known as
Graves & Company
LAND ANALYST (2001)
Researched lending sources available from various tiers of lending for a report to clients
Performed due diligence for an acquisition by a client
Analyzed ownership documents, leases and division orders for private mineral interest owner, finding property about which owner was previously unaware
PetroAcct, L.P.
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1999-2000)
Set-up Division Order Department for this start-up outsourcing company. Prepared templates for Division Orders and Division of Interest Changes for clients. Set-up DOI’s for joint interest billing and revenue distribution in Excalibur computer software.
Set-up filing system. Set up Leases in software system for clients.
Prepared and sent out Division Orders for acquisition of 50 properties by a client
Petroleum Financial, Inc.
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1996-1998)
Handled all Division Order duties for the two largest clients of this sub-contracting firm
Used Excalibur software to access accounting and land records to process requests from clients, research existing decks, determine ownership
Organized the records on the computer system for the acquisition of 450 properties by a client and prepared the new decks required by a change in marketing
Researched files for transfers of ownership, preparation of after payout decks and responses to inquiries
Requested curative documents and corresponded with attorneys, brokers, landmen, marketing and accounting departments as well as royalty owners to resolve discrepancies.
Contract Land Staff, Inc.
TITLE EXAMINER (Evenings 1997-1998)
Determining current ownership and analyzed clouds on the title of tracts of land to be used for fiber optic cable to be laid from Pennsylvania to Houston along an old pipeline right-of-way
Input information in the Powertrac software written for the project and matched tracts described to corresponding maps
Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1996)
Analyzed documents and title opinions, prepared Division Orders, Transfer Orders and corresponding accounting decks, accessed owner and accounting information using the AS/400 computer system
Resolved discrepancies between payments received and decks received from Apache Corporation in an acquisition
Shell Services Company
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1995)
Maintained established wells and units. Handled correspondence, transfers, estates, lawsuits, etc.,
Generated Division Orders and accessed owner and accounting information using the Division Order Generation System (DOGS)
TGX Corporation
CONTRACT DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1994-1995)
Ran Division Order Department while training assistant
Researched historical information to ascertain value of uncollected revenues after numerous bankruptcies, mergers, sales and ensuing personnel turnovers
Found $1million outstanding loan due company by restructuring filing system
Reconciled discrepancies in interest figures for an internal audit
Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc.
SENIOR DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1989-1994)
Reviewed and processed documents including Indemnifying Division Orders and curative documents
Coordinated drilling reports, marketing arrangements, title opinions and associated documents
Prepared Division Orders and Division of Interests (Decks for Accounting Department)
Assisted in conversion and maintenance of related information for thousands of wells on DOMS computer system
Prepared spreadsheets and completed 100% payment revision of wells in Oklahoma to comply with Senate Bill 168 requirements
Mitchell Energy Corporation
DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1984-1989)
Reviewed documents and prepared Division Orders and Division of Interests.
Trained Junior Analysts
Input and maintained well and owner information on IDMS computer system
Assisted attorneys in settling a 30 year-old lawsuit finding numerous errors in the ownership as presented to me for analysis and resolution
Pogo Producing Company
DIVISION ORDER ANALYST (1982-1984)
Reviewed documents and title opinions and subsequently prepared Division Orders and Division of Interests for new wells
Created and maintained files for new wells
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
TITLE EXAMINER (1981-1982)
Set-up the Fort Bend County computerized Title Plant and performed the title examinations for farms in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Southern Title Company
TITLE ABSTRACTOR (1980-1981)
Used a microfiche card plant to build abstracts of title for properties in Harris County, Texas.
Chicago Title Insurance Company
TITLE ABSTRACTOR (1977-1979)
Used a card plant to build abstracts of title, based on base files for properties in Washington,
D. C.
Lancaster Title Abstracting Company
TITLE ABSTRACTOR/EXAMINER (1973-1976 summers)
Started learning in file room, moved up to secretarial position, then abstracting and finally prepared title examinations for rural properties in Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Linguistics and Portuguese, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Real Estate Law and Business Law - Houston Community College, Houston, Texas
Unclaimed Property Reporting – Deloitte & Touche LLP, Houston, Texas
Negotiating Skills & Techniques – UHD PLM Certificate Program, Houston, Texas
Critical Title Issues for the Texas Land Professionals – Petroleum Education Workshops
Curing Land Title – Commmon Conflicts in Instruments – Petroleum Education Workshops
MEMBER: American Association of Petroleum Landmen
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