Seismic Permit Agent Jobs

Happy New Year everyone. I just wanted to touch base regarding Natural Gas Jobs 2012, and give a few updates from what I am hearing out there. A lot of this information you may already know but in the event you don't this update will hopefully be helpful in some way.

Before I start, thank you to all of my readers and subscribers for your comments, calls, and overall support and help. It means more than you will ever know. Now regarding this blog, just like the business, things change. While at one time training each other and helping landowners get familiar with the permitting process was priority, bringing employers and employees together to benefit both, is no doubt our number one goal going into the new year. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and more Jobs. Right? That is 100% what I am hearing.

Therefore, if any Permit Agent Companies, Seismic Acquisition Organizations, or basically if any hiring managers from small, medium, or larger companies such as Chesapeake, Devon, etc. happen to read this, please feel free to leave a comment below, or you are welcome to send a confidential email to myself only at followme@jobsnaturalgas.com. Of course that is if you are looking for Seismic Permit Agents today, in the near future, or really anytime in the future. If you do send an email please advise who, what, when, and where, etc., and I will post an article with the details. I speak with Permit Agents mostly, but please know we have folks who have Project Management experience, Bird Dogs, Mineral, Surface, or both. If it's Seismic we most likely have several that meet the requirements.

Having been a hiring manager for Sprint Communications myself I can vouch for the talent and experience that is out there. And I know first hand because I am talking to them, and looking at resumes. So from a recruiting standpoint, just like any recession, it is a great time to be hiring, if the budget allows. People are hungry, flexible, willing to travel or move (for the most part), and from what I can tell are mostly "The cream of the crop" in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Hey everyone. Hope you and your families are all doing good out there. I had an opportunity to get my Texas Adjusters License, therefore took advantage of it but my passion is still permitting. Lets just say I am not in my 20's or 30's anymore, and some of these roofs have a steeper pitch than I would prefer.

Anyway, then I got one of the most dreaded letters you can find in the mailbox, right up there with either an unexpected bill, or an IRS audit. Yep, almost as bad.. a good ole' Jury Duty request. Needless to say after a butt load of profanities on the way back to the house, I started thinking twice about voting. I want to do my civil duty but dang it could not have come at a worse time. You can bet I am voting too.. with this being the most important presidential election in my lifetime.

But enough about me. Just wanted to share a few things going on outside of the seismic arena. I also want to send a special thanks to everyone who left words of encouragement, available jobs, and any help that has assisted us in gaining employment.

From what little I have been able to gather it appears the "hot spots" have stayed pretty much the same. If anyone knows different please feel free to comment. Especially if it's work in the the DFW Texas area.. lol. But seriously I think most of us are willing to travel just about anywhere if it's been a while.

Good Luck to all! I will have some new Natural Gas Job Boards to share soon!

Thanks again.

Hey everyone. Hope your job hunting is going good. I have updated a few Job Boards, and added another. I am also working on a fourth Job Board that should be out this week, at which time plans are to consolidate them together, since they all pick up jobs the others miss. For now, please bear with me as I finish everything up. As of this morning we have 3 Job Boards you are welcome to check each day, and catch the new jobs as soon as they post. Thanks again for all your support.

Job Board #1 (NEW)

Job Board #2

Job Board #3

I just wanted to let everyone know I am adding a new Oil n Gas Jobs Board link. I am learning that a lot of employers subscribe to either just one or many different companies, depending on their budget. Therefore to locate all of the jobs out there it's necessary to check each one. I will try to narrow it down to at least the Oil and Gas Industry for now. I hope this helps a little. Please keep the comments coming. Good luck everyone! More links to be added soon.

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Hi everyone. I have made a few minor changes to the jobs feed, and wanted to make sure you were all aware of the new link. Starting tonight I will be posting more Natural Gas and Oil & Gas jobs than ever before (hundreds). Please subscribe to the new FREE "Natural Gas Jobs Board" RSS Feed by clicking here. It will only take you a few minutes, and then whenever new jobs post you will be the first to get updates real time, via your email in box. IMPORTANT: Please confirm your free subscription by checking your email (you only have to do it once), and clicking on the confirmation link.

And of course the website address is http://naturalgasjobs.jobcoin.com

Thank you & Good luck. Please keep me posted with your progress.

I wanted to take a moment and sincerely thank each and every one of you for your emails, comments, and words of encouragement. We often underestimate the power of giving friends, loved ones, and "yes" even total strangers our support. The truth of the matter is times are tough. More and more people are finding themselves out of work each and every single day.

Being unemployed is a very scary time, especially for those of us that have a family to support. However, please know that you are not alone. First of all, you have God on your side. Secondly, you have people around you that really do care. Now don't get me wrong, we all have those certain acquaintances that enjoy our struggles. However this gives us a great opportunity to find out who our true friends are.

Keep in mind that tough times also open the door to making new friends. How often have you met some of the best people during the most challenging times? I certainly have. This is a great opportunity for all of us to pitch in and help our brothers and sisters in the natural gas business, and/or any other industry. Sometimes just listening to each other can be our best gift.

Again, I wanted to thank all of your for taking time to read my articles, and believing in me enough to ask for my support. It is a true honor to get your emails, comments, and phone calls. From the heart.. it is like gold.  

Please remember. You Are Never Alone.

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Hope everyone is doing good. Sorry for going so long in between articles, but I am currently working down south in the Eagle Ford Shale. We are finishing up line clearing, have started laying out, and should start shaking this thing before too long. If your reading this and happen to be looking for work, you might consider pursuing South Texas. There is a lot of work going on down here, therefore if you have any contacts in the area you might want to give them a call.

I am also hearing there is still a lot of work in North Texas (Barnett Shale), Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. If I hear of any other hot areas I will let you guys know. Please do the same by leaving a comment.

Good Luck Everyone! EAGLE FORD SHALE MAP

Glen

I would like to run an idea by you guys and gals. As my readers, subscribers, and friends, I make a lot of decisions based on your feedback. An idea came to me a while back and I would like to get your thoughts.

As I stated yesterday, our main priority is to gain employment for all asap, or upgrade from your current job. I don't have to tell you that competition is at it's highest level, and anything we can do to set ourselves apart would be in our best interest.

I can definitely say this, after reviewing about 20 resumes, If you guys are even half as impressive in person as you are on paper, then someone would be crazy not to hire you. I think that the problem is often 2 fold, in that the hiring manager has a stack of resumes that either never get worked, or they get word through another agent that a buddy or family member needs work. You know.. the word of mouth.. or "knows somebody" thing.

But we all also know there are usually a few agents in every office that are simply not cutting it. My idea is to have a place where the hiring manager can go to look online, when someone is not producing, etc. My thoughts are that a video would be ideal. This gives you an opportunity to shine, as close to "in person" as it gets. You put on some starched jeans, nice shirt, and basically sell yourself. Then, with your permission, we place it on my site, with a nice profile and resume attached. Of course I will work the advertising and recruiting side of things. This really gives the hiring manager an opportunity to see your body language, personality type, people skills, etc. Personal appearance can be huge.

This way when the boss is fed up with one of their agents, or simply needs to fill a few spots, they can pull up your beautiful mug (LOL).. and say "Hey, I like this guy.. or gal", and on our side we will make sure that your phone number, email, etc. is available for them to make immediate contact, if they so choose.

Now my thoughts are you can have someone interview you (wife or husband maybe?), or I could come interview you in person, if your fairly close (with video rolling), or we can set something set up online through Skype, etc.

Again, I am just throwing this out there. So please feel free to rip it apart, or give insight. Please play devils advocate. I have tried to find a down side, but I am really having a hard time finding very many. And I know there are obstacles I haven't thought of yet.

Regarding future networking: It's all about who you know!

Just right quick.. I am also going to establish a forum and chat room on http://jobsnaturalgas.com within the next 30 days. This not only gives me flexibility as a publisher and site owner, but will also give you options as a reader, subscriber, and possibly an author.. if you so choose. You all have a lot of experience to contribute, and if you enjoy writing or making videos this will be an excellent opportunity to share, network, and get hired.

Please leave a comment with your thoughts, or shoot me an email if your more comfortable keeping it confidential. My email again is followme@jobsnaturalgas.com

Thank you all again for your time and help. May God Bless you and your families.

Glen

Quick UPDATE!

I apologize to everyone but the RSS Feed For Natural Gas Jobs exceeds Hubpages limits, so for now I am going to just post the link below, until I can get it added to my other site. Thanks again for bearing with me as I complete jobsnaturalgas.com which is on my own host. I can do whatever I want over there.

Natural Gas Jobs Feed

I wanted to send a quick message and let everyone know I am moving the Natural Gas Jobs Feed to the top of my blog. My understanding from most of your comments and emails is finding work is our #1 priority. There is nothing more important than putting food on the table, therefore the quicker we can scan recent job posting's the better chance we all have in getting a jump on the process.

IMPORTANT:

If I could ask an important favor? Please subscribe free to the jobs feed so that I have all of your contact information together. This way when something comes open, or I hear anything about a certain area, I can send an email out to all asap.

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Please also be sure to confirm in your email or real time updates will not work. Thank you in advance everyone!

One more quick item. Know that if you have sent me a resume and I have not responded, I have them sorted by location,"willing to travel", etc. so if I speak with someone hiring in that area I can forward accordingly.

Thanks again to everyone for your patience and understanding, as I continue to make some improvements. Please know that I am always open to feedback.

Glen

If you are seeking Natural Gas Jobs please check out my updated Job Board. I also want to take a minute to thank everyone for your emails and resumes. I am building a contact list that will soon be utilized to send out a monthly newsletter. The objective is to bring those of you seeking jobs in natural gas together with companies looking for good experienced people. I am also learning that experience is not always a must. Therefore if you are working in another field don't count yourself out. If you have good solid people skills and are comfortable sitting down with folks, then remember that you could be in demand.

Please also remember to follow me on twitter @jobsnaturalgas, as I will be posting jobs soon on several additional social networks as well. I will be writing new articles and leaving additional links to help you find the job you are needing. As always I wish everyone the best in finding that next great job in natural gas.

I am hesitant to say a whole lot about this, for fear of what tomorrow brings, however it does appear that work is picking up in areas that have seen at least a year long slow phase. Granted there have been a lot of jobs in Pennsylvania and other areas during this time, but speaking for us Texans, we are starting to see opportunities again in our own great state.

With this increase in jobs comes "gut check time", especially for those of us with families. And especially if you were fortunate to have worked close to home in the past. But anyone that has been in this business for any length of time knows you really have to take advantage of the work when it presents itself. However it is never an easy decision to be away from family. Do we cry about it? No, but it's not only a difficult decision when we get that call, but also brings up many adjustments that some of us are just now experiencing. One of which is home sickness. 

If you are a Seismic Permit Agent away from family for the first time, stuck in a hotel for what is really an undetermined time, hang in there. Each day does get better. Does it ever get easy? No, but it does get better as work picks up.

I write about this because there are people who read this blog that know all of this all too well already, those that will be faced with this decision soon, and readers that have no idea what Seismic Permit Agents go through to put food on the table. Are we the only profession that does this? Absolutely not, but there are a lot of Seismic Permit Agents out there experiencing these challenges for the very first time. 

The truth of the matter is this. Some of us handle it better than others. So as I am writing this I ask for your prayers and kind words of encouragement. 

Please stay tuned as I write about regulatory issues, and how the job differs on each new project. 

Thank you again for finding interest in The Life of a Seismic Permit Agent. 

Heads up Seismic Permit Agents! I know a lot of you hard working men and women out there have been blessed to go back to work, however if you have not yet found work, and are still seeking a Permit Agent job please contact me ASAP at followme@jobsnaturalgas.com . Please forward the following information listed below.

• Copy of your resume (attached to the email) in Yahoo if possible.
• In the text of the email please type a short paragraph about yourself. Are you a leader, follower, hobbies? etc.
• 2nd Paragraph rate your experience with permitting, mineral research, working with the seismic crew, etc. (Scale from 1 to 10.. with 10 being the most experience).
• If you are able to travel to the San Antonio, Tx area as soon as next week (May 10th) for at least 60 days away from home.
• Best phone number & time to reach you.
• Leave a comment on this blog (if possible)

Please send to followme@jobsnaturalgas.com ASAP. You could very well get a call as soon as tonight.

$$ FYI.. Pay, Time off, Reimbursements, etc. will be covered during phone interview. $$

Please forward this message to anyone else that you think would be interested.
Serious inquiries ONLY!

Thank you,
Glen

Hey everybody,, I don't know this for sure, but heard over the Thanksgiving Holiday that several big name companies are gearing up to increase Oil and Gas Exploration, which should lead to a surge in Oil and Gas Production as well. I won't mention any names since I don't have confirmation, however if you haven't heard already you might want to check job posting's for the top 3 anyway. I am sure you guys and gals probably know which exploration companiess I am talking about, and may have heard all this before me, but did want to get the word out just in case.

I will do some additional research this weekend and see if I can narrow it down a bit. Please feel free to leave a comment with anything you have been hearing as well. Best of luck!

Hi everyone. I hope this post finds you all doing well. I know it has been a tough time out there for all of us natural gas folks, so every morning I am online searching for a site, tool, school, anything I can to pass on, in hopes of getting all of us some job help. Anyway, I stumbled upon a pretty hot site from what I am told. Please see the post below where you can submit your resume to companies paying $75K - $500K +. Again, I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I heard good things. Please let me know either way. If it's not helpful I will take it down and post something else. Best of luck and God Bless..

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I wanted to let everyone know that New Natural Gas Jobs have been posted, and a New and Improved Job Board is now completed. I apologize for the delay, and thank you all for your patience and understanding.

Please keep in mind that I can only post 100 jobs at a time, therefore to best help you I would like to ask for some occasional feedback. Specifically which states you are searching, etc. Sometimes there are barely 100 new postings, while other times there are thousands.

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Thank you for your continued support.

Glen

Hello everyone! I know it's been tough times lately with lay offs and all. I want you to know that I am praying for us all. I wanted to try and do something to help anyway I can. Please feel free to check out my new JOB BOARD and let me know if it's helpful. I tried to place a widget on my hub but html was giving me fits. God Bless and good luck.

This is a question that we are asked quiet a bit in the field. The problem is it's either very quick and easy to find out (if you own your minerals), or extremely time consuming, frustrating, and possibly even get expensive. The first thing you want to do is check the deed to your house. For most landowners it tends to be very evident if you don't. My experience has been it is either right there and easy to locate, or it can be somewhat difficult to find out. Another suggestion would be to check the courthouse records, and if nothing else reach out to someone in the legal field that specializes in these services.

For all land owners the decision of how much time and money to invest can be a tough one, especially when you are in the position of not knowing for sure what the future holds. The best advice that I can give right now is to reach out and ask friends or neighbors that have recently been through this before. I know this may not help a whole lot, but at least gives you a place to start.

NOTE: If you have been through the process of finding out if you own your minerals, and happen to be reading this, please feel free to share any input in the comments section below. In the meantime I will continue to ask around, and post any additional information that I learn concerning owning your minerals, and how to find out if you do.

Since my last article I have learned that if it (mineral rights) is not stated on your deed there is chance you may own them. Now please don't hold me to that 100% but after asking several landowners and people in the business this was what I learned. I had heard it explained that way before but was hesitant to say for sure. Anyway, if anyone reading this has experienced anything otherwise please leave a comment and I will pass it on accordingly, and check further if needed. I hope that helps.

Anyone who has ever been a permit agent in the field has been lost at one time or another. Nothing is worse than getting lost out in the middle of nowhere. Something that has really helped me is my Blackberry cell phone. I have immediate access to the Internet, and most importantly GPS. A few months ago I was headed down highway 67 when I heard about a wreck up ahead. Actually what happened was an 18 wheeler dumped an entire load of pipe in the middle of the highway causing a wreck, and blocked traffic from passing through at all. I bailed off on some county road, trying to bypass everything, and started to get lost. Luckily I had GPS on my phone and was able to maneuver my way through the country roads and found my destination. I will check with my affiliate partners on a regular basis and start posting promotions on smartphones, and other products that help while we are out there.

One of the most important responsibilities of a seismic permit agent is gaining access. Meaning a way for the surveyors and crew to get in the property, without delay. After we make sure the gate is of proper width, and the road is sufficient for holding the weight (of the vibe trucks), then we need to work with the landowner regarding locks. Most locks either have a combination, or key lock. It's also important to document the combination or code to a gate on the stipulation report prior to submitting a signed permit.

If you are working with a combination or key lock it's also very important to interlock (please see above picture). This enables the surveyors, permit agents, line crew, etc. to get in (aka gain access). This also gives the landowner and/or tenant the chance to allow only certain people and/or companies inside the property. If you see multiple locks linked together it's usually somebody like the gas company, landowner, and anyone else that has permission for access. This may be obvious to some but we do get a lot of questions in regards to interlocking. I hope this helps.

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Something I commonly hear from landowners are questions or confusion regarding a Seismic Permit and a Gas Lease. From a landowner standpoint please keep in mind that when you sign a seismic permit it is just for exploration. Meaning you are normally not signing an ongoing agreement. It's a one time deal versus a gas lease that normally carries a 2 or 3 year termination period.

This may seem obvious to some who read this, however there is a lot of confusion out there. And honestly I can understand why. If I were not in the business I would be confused too, and sometimes I still am. For anyone that would like clarification just remember seismic is just "taking the picture underground", to explore your minerals for natural gas.

Seismic normally doesn't pay near as much per acre (than a lease), however it's the possibility of royalties that are key here. To me, as a landowner myself, that is how I try to view and explain it. Anyway, I hope that helps. If not please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the page or email me at glencumbie@yahoo.com. Good Luck!

Anyone who has ever been in the field knows that it is very easy to run off the road. I can hear agents laughing already. It's true. You get out there and your driving down some road looking for a house, holding a map, cup of coffee, and our laptop is flying all over the place. Now taking laptops out to the field is a new concept to some, but mark my word it will be the norm very soon. I mean with a laptop and Internet access you have everything needed to operate. The only problem is most of our front seats are a mess. Plus it becomes a huge safety issue. While trying to utilize our laptop we could easily run off the road and hurt ourselves, or run into someone else possibly causing a fatal accident. We have all had close calls reaching for this or reaching for that while driving. Anyway, if we equip ourselves with the proper tools not only will it be much safer out there for all, but we will be more efficient while working in the field. I think everyone will agree that our office is our vehicle. Therefore we need to make the necessary adjustments. I will continue searching for the best deals and post them accordingly. If anybody finds a better deal please feel free to leave a comment down below.