MIKE ALLEN
2501 Trophy Drive
Plano, Texas 75025
Cellular: (972) 922-6054
E-mail:
RESUME
EXPERIENCE:
· Oil & gas exploration lease negotiations and acquisitions
· Oil & gas due diligence
· Title research, title curative, title abstracting/runsheet (surface and mineral)
· Right-of-Way route design for pipeline and electrical transmission line projects
· Right-of-Way easement negotiations, acquisitions and project management
· Pipeline and electrical transmission line route due diligence
· Railroad property due diligence
· Project management for research and acquisition of land to site natural gas fired and coal fired electrical power generation facilities
· Land acquisition for fiber optic ILA sites
Clients include:
Marathon Ashland Pipeline INDOT Citizens Gas & Coke
David H. Arrington Oil & Gas Sun Pipeline Co. Mark West Energy Partners
Hoosier Energy FPL Energy Divine Tower
Williams Gas Pipeline Dominion Energy Buckeye Pipeline
Vectren Dart Energy XTO Energy
Level 3 Communications Peabody Energy EOG Resources
Anschutz Exploration Corp. Verizon Wireless Texas Gas Transmission
WORK HISTORY:
1998 to Present: Independent Land Agent/Consultant:
May 2012 to Present: working on various pipeline projects for Mark West Energy
Partners, L.P.: title research in West Virginia and Ohio, Coordinator for right-of-
way acquisition in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Coordinator of Reclamation as well as
liaison between pipeline construction and land.
June, 2003 to April 2012: working in Barnett , Marcellus and Utica Shale Plays, East Texas, West Texas, Oklahoma, Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania conducting acquisition of oil and gas leases, easements, and title research, including runsheets and curative.
1998 to June 2003: Project Manager: Dominion Energy, FPL Energy, Tenaska, and Vectren - Responsible for the research and acquisition of land for the construction of natural gas fired and coal fired electrical power generation facilities.
WORK HISTORY (continued):
Project Manager: Marathon Ashland Pipeline - Responsible for title research and easement acquisition for pipeline project for 135 mile Marathon Ashland Pipeline.
Project Manager: Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Responsible to assist client with route selection, secure land for substation site, coordinate necessary appraisals, land survey, title research, title insurance, and secure easements for electrical transmission lines.
Project Coordinator: SIGCORP Energy - Responsible to secure title and easement acquisitions for a natural gas pipeline project.
Lead Land Agent: EOG Resources (State of New York) - Established field office for a large natural gas exploration project, including hiring personnel and writing and implementing the scope of work.
Lead Land Agent: Citizens Gas & Coke/Citizens Resource Development: Lease negotiation and acquisition, and title research for a large three county New Albany Shale gas exploration project in Southern Indiana.
Project Coordinator: GTE Wireless (now Verizon) - Responsible for inventory and audit of tower sites by geographic region.
Project Coordinator: INDOT - Responsible for title research team performing research on various highway projects in Central and Southern Indiana
Project Coordinator: Level 3 Communications (Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH); Responsible for identifying potential locations for In-Line-Amplifier (ILA) sites. Prepare reports outlining the infrastructure available to support the site and the zoning and permitting required. Work with engineering team to select the best site locations. Negotiate purchase price and option, buy, or lease the required land and any supporting easements, as well as acquiring the necessary zoning and permitting.
1982 to 1998: Independent Landman - Mid-Central Land Services, LLC
Responsible for leasing mineral interests for the exploration of oil and natural gas, title research and title curative, and pipeline easement acquisitions for several major oil and gas exploration companies in various areas of the Mid-West and North East United States.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Education, Indiana University
OTHER:
Registered Professional Landman; Licensed Real Estate Broker, Indiana; Member AAPL and IRWA; Past President Tri-State Association of Professional Landmen;
Veteran, United States Air Force
REFERENCES: Greg Sharp: (817) 266-5336; Adam Miller: (920) 889-2484
Kevin Relue: (724) 487-4889; Carl Stroud: (817) 401-0946