Who Does the Work

Rickey Matherne, Jr., CPL, professional photo

Rickey Matherne, Jr., CPL

Certified Professional Landman

  • American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL)

Rickey Matherne, Jr., CPL on LinkedIn

Rickey has more than 25 years of hands-on land experience. Much of it is courthouse title research and lease negotiation in East Texas and Louisiana. He has also handled acquisition and divestiture (A&D) due diligence, right-of-way acquisition, and solar and renewable land work across the Gulf Coast and the Appalachian Basin.

He has worked with independent operators, major producers and institutional investors, on projects from curative work on a single tract to multi-county acquisition packages and large portfolio due diligence. His standard is simple: thorough work that holds up, and clear updates at every step.

His experience covers title research and curative work, lease acquisition and negotiation, A&D due diligence, mineral and royalty management, right-of-way acquisition, and solar and renewable land work.

Shannon Matherne, CPL, professional photo

Shannon Matherne, CPL

Certified Professional Landman

  • American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL)

Shannon Matherne, CPL on LinkedIn

Shannon’s work covers title examination, lease acquisition, mineral and royalty management, and land administration, work where the details decide whether a project is sound.

She handles a project from start to finish: title research and ownership checks, lease negotiation and signing, division order review, and ongoing royalty and mineral records. She has worked on projects across the Gulf Coast, including East Texas and Louisiana, and her files are documented and organized so that anyone checking the work can follow it.

Clients with complicated ownership, many interests to track, or a deal on a deadline rely on her for accurate records and clear answers.

How We Work

We run title all the way to the end of the chain, not just to the first clean deed. Problems often sit several transfers back, in probate and heirship records filed in a county or index nobody expected.

When the record is unclear, we say so. We do not fill the gap with a guess. Each report states what we found, what it means and what the options are, and it is written so you can hand it straight to an attorney, a lender or a buyer's team.

Every project gets the same standard, whatever its size.

We work for operators, exploration companies, independent producers, mineral and royalty owners, and institutional investors. Projects range from curative work on a single tract to multi-county leasing programs, acquisition and divestiture (A&D) packages, and due diligence on whole portfolios.

Talk it through with Rickey or Shannon.

Have a project, or a letter about your land? Call or send a note. You'll hear back from Rickey or Shannon.