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American Association of Professional Landmen

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American Association of Professional Landmen
AbbreviationAAPL
TypeProfessional association
PurposeTo promote the highest standards and ethics of performance for all land professionals and to encourage sound stewardship of all energy and mineral resources.
Location
  • 800 Fournier Street,
    Ft. Worth, Texas
Region
North America
Products
  • Certification
  • Member Mark identification
Services
  • Education
  • Professional development
FieldsEnergy, Legal, Geology, Engineering
Membership
12,000
Websitelandman.org
Formerly called
American Association of Petroleum Landmen

The American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) is a professional organization in the United States that unites approximately 12,000 landmen and land-related persons in North America through professional development and service. AAPL's mission is to promote standards of performance for all land professionals, to advance their stature and to encourage sound stewardship of energy and mineral resources.[1]

Certification

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The association started a voluntary certification program in June 1979.[2] The AAPL provides three levels of certification to attest to a landman's knowledge and expertise. A Registered Landman, the initial certification, identifies someone with a fundamental knowledge of the land industry. The Registered Professional Landman certification identifies someone who has professional experience as a landman. The Certified Professional Landman has demonstrated a comprehensive level of professional experience and competency in the land business.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About AAPL". Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  2. ^ Richard H. Smith (October 1996). "The certified professional landman : The Leading Edge: Vol. 15, No. 10 ()". The Leading Edge. 15 (10). Society of Exploration Geophysicists: 1092–1094. doi:10.1190/1.1437209. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  3. ^ "Certification". AAPL. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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