A friend of a friend just quit a decent paying job at a law firm to become a landman in East Tx.

We laughed at him at first, then thought chit, maybe the guy knows something we don't.

My schedule is flexible. I could dabble in this area if I wanted to.

My questions:

Is the guy a fool?

Is it a cutthroat, shyster, used car salesman type occupation that ends when the boom is over?

How much do these landguys make?

Is East Tx. like the Cali gold rush, and most of the leasing over with? It seems like everybody and their dog wants in. Is it too late?

Any thoughts?

tia

My questions:

Is the guy a fool? Not really. Never met him

Is it a cutthroat, shyster, used car salesman type occupation that ends when the boom is over?it can be, there's a mass flood of people in the business now just like any business when things are booming.

How much do these landguys make?Anywhere from $40k - $150k depending on experience

Is East Tx. like the Cali gold rush, and most of the leasing over with? It seems like everybody and their dog wants in. Is it too late?It is like a gold rush but it may not be too late. If you're in it for a quick buck you may not find it. This Haynesville play has blown up this area. Most of the senior landmen and really really good ones with less experience should have a job through the rougher times.

Any thoughts?

tiaUnless you have nothing better on your plate, I'd stay away. It would be a good single man job, but I wouldnt count on this hype for too long.

Literally every guy I know from high school who still lives in Tyler is a landman. I think they do alright for Tyler earnings but there are no benefits. A good friend has spent the last 5 months driving to Arkansas every week so hes never home. I suppose a JD can charge a higher day rate and make a pretty good living but the lifestyle has its +&-. Plus do you really want to spend all day in a courthouse vault researching title? Some tedious sheet.

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Plus do you really want to spend all day in a courthouse vault researching title?

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Sometimes I would rather stare at a blank wall all day then deal with morons.

my morons far outweigh your morons roverraam..........trust me

Ya'll work together?

not that I know of. I just deal with bigger morons than he does.

And more of them

I don't doubt the validity of your morons, but some of mine really bring the heat when it comes to sheer stupidity.

i work at a juco. i win!

Not so fast PG. I've had clients (in a different state) that were so f'n moronic they forgot to feed their patients. The patients subsequently died, ie. history, done, stiff, pushing up daisies.

Top that chit beeeeyoootch!

no one died on account of any my morons. But i'm sure some of the mouth breathers that walk in here who have somehow passed the TAKS and graduated from high school, yet can't pass our entrance exams and are subsequently placed in a reading courses that starts at the 9th grade level will someday become the next big sports agent or will succeed in becoming an arespace engineer or architect



screw spelling

Why don't yall take yalls pissing contest elsewhere...we are talking about the Oil and Gas business here and neither of yall make enough money to be involved in this thread.

aww transfer ag got his wittle feelings hurt because we're talking about juco mouth breathers.

poor wittle transferag

transfer,

1. The pissing contest was over before it started.

2. You have no idea what either one of us make. That statement sounded like it came straight from the mouth of one my killer moron clients.

Take your ass and your 165 posts and get the hell out of here.

wow PG what a clever response....I take it the people you work with are bigger morons because they have to deal with immature people as yourself.

haha where's my laughing/crying icon?

Who is this transferag05 and why is he posting on our board?

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