PLMA 475 L01

Introduction to Professional Land Management

Course Outline – Fall 2020

Instructor George Eynon

Paul Negenman
Les Burden
Email george.eynon.geos@gmail.com
pnegenman@lawsonlundell.com
les.burden@paintedpony.ca
Office hours Contact instructor’s by email
Website http://d2l.ucalgary.ca
Lecture location Scurfield Hall 202
Lecture times Tuesday/Thursday 5:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Tutorial Tuesday 6:30 – 7:45 p.m., Scurfield Hall 202
Bring your own laptop to virtually access lab computers/software via our
Virtual private network(VPN)
Instructor: Bruce Cameron
Email: Bru.Cameron@gmail.com
Prerequisites/Corequisites: BSEN 395, 54 units

Course Description An introduction to energy and professional land management, including

technical and economic considerations in the search for and development of oil,
gas and other energy resources. There will be a focus on Crown and Freehold
mineral tenure matters.

Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will…

1. Describe the holistic and integrative roles and relationships that landmen and
commercial negotiators typically have within large energy companies.
2. Apply the functions of key company disciplines (geology, geophysics, reservoir
engineering, and land management).
3. Apply the CAPL Standard Operating Agreement to typical inter-company
mineral leases, farmouts, farmins, and external relationships.
4. Apply the basic concepts of tenure law and regulation, including an

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 understanding of Crown and Freehold mineral leases.

Textbook and/or Other It is highly recommended that students purchase the PLMA 475 course
Materials binder (“textbook”) which is available for approximately $100.

Please pick up the course binder from Admin Assistant in (SH 435). Payment is
by debit or credit card only. The fee allows students use of the materials, but
does not convey ownership nor flexibility in distribution to other people.

The following will also be provided as part of the student purchase of PLMA 475
materials:
-- Map of Prairie Provinces

Pedagogy This course will primarily utilize discussion on the pre-assigned readings. There
will be some use of guest speakers.

Grade Scale The Haskayne School of Business endeavours to ensure consistency of final
grades across courses and sections. Variations in distribution will always be
considered by the instructor where called for by the performance in each
individual class. The student does not have any ‘right’ to a certain grade, but is
responsible for earning grades. The instructor has unfettered discretion to
evaluate student performance and assign all grades.

A+ ≥ 94.0 Outstanding
A ≥ 90.0 Excellent
A- ≥ 86.0 Approaching excellent
B+ ≥ 82.0 Exceeding good performance
B ≥ 78.0 Good performance
B- ≥ 74.0 Approaching good performance
C+ ≥ 70.0 Exceeding satisfactory performance
C ≥ 66.0 Satisfactory performance
C- ≥ 62.0 Approaching satisfactory performance
≥ Marginal pass. Insufficient preparation for subsequent
D+ 58.0
courses in the same subject
≥ Minimal pass. Insufficient preparation for subsequent
D 54.0
courses in the same subject
F ≥ 0% Failure. Did not meet course requirements.

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Grade Distribution
Due Date Assessment Weighting Course Outcomes
Assessed
Oct Midterm Exam 30% 2, 4
06,2020
TBA Final Exam 40% 1, 2, 3, 4
Ongoing Class Participation 10% 1, 2, 3, 4
TBA Tutorial (including Group 20% 2
Project)
Total 100%

Additional Course 1. The exams will focus primarily on the application of what is learned in the
Details classroom, as well as all areas of the assigned readings and target questions.
There will be cases in which multiple possible alternatives should be stated
and evaluated, along with a decision to "shoot the puck", coupled with logic
and rationale.

2. The exams may include some questions which are identical to those covered
in class unannounced quizzes. However, the majority of the problems and
questions on the exams will be on situations that are similar to class
problems or have a "twist", much like the circumstances which landmen and
commercial negotiators find on the job. Thus, some creativity and critical
thinking is required to write excellent exams.

3. The Haskayne School of Business endeavours to ensure consistency of final

grades across courses and sections. Variations in distribution will always be
considered by the instructor where called for by the performance in each
individual class. The student does not have any "right" to a certain grade,
but is responsible for earning the grades. The student is also encouraged to
consult the University Calendar for general grades policy.

4. A grade of D or higher for every component of this course is needed in

order to pass this course.

Missed Assessment Students must follow the guidelines outlined in Part B of the outline to request a
Policy deferral for missed work during the term, including quizzes, assignments, and
exams. The assigned deferral dates for specific assessments are detailed below.
None assigned, to be scheduled with instructor

Late Policy At the discretion of the instructor, late assignments will be subject to a penalty
of 10% per full or partial day, including weekends and holidays. Note that an
assignment submitted five or more days after the due date will be assigned a
grade of 0%.

Class Participation Class participation is based on student interaction in class with the instructors

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 and other students. An "A" in class participation is earned through preparation
and excellent classroom "wisdom" for answers and questions. Students who do
not "speak up" or who do not ask questions in class cannot expect to receive a
very good grade for just "showing up". While rare, students could receive a
failing mark (F) for consistent lack of preparation or for disruptive class
interaction. In such cases, students will first receive a warning from the
instructors.
A peer evaluation will be required from each student for the group project in
Group Project
order to evaluate whether each individual should receive the same grade as the
group.
The instructors will utilize peer evaluation forms received by an individual
student’s group members in the determination of each individual’s grade for the
group components. The peer evaluation form is the last page of this course
outline.

Midterm Exam One mid-term exam will be given on October 6, 2020.

Final Exam The final exam will be comprehensive, but will focus largely on the post midterm
materials.

Assessment of Writing
Writing skills are not exclusive to English courses and, in fact, should cross all
disciplines. The University supports the belief that throughout their University
careers, students should be taught how to write well so that when they
graduate their writing abilities will be far above the minimal standards required
at entrance. Consistent with this belief, students are expected to do a
substantial amount of writing in their University courses and, where
appropriate, members of faculty can and should use writing and the grading
thereof as a factor in the evaluation of student work. The services provided by
the Writing Support, part of the Student Success Centre, can be accessed by all
undergraduate and graduate students who feel they require further assistance.
In this course, your writing will be assessed as part of your grade in the following
assessments: industry projects, group assignments, midterm exam, and final
exam.

Tutorials The tutorial will provide an introduction to Land, GIS and Databases (Accumap,
GeoScout & CS Explorer) and include submitting reports, queries and mapping.
There will be a group project on a relevant topic. Students are expected to
attend all tutorial sessions in both the classroom and computer lab.

Email Communication
Please specify the course name and section number in the subject line of all
emails (PLMA 475 Lecture 01). I will not respond to emails that do not contain
this information.
Although email is commonly used by students to communicate with their
instructors, it does limit the effectiveness of communication and may not be the
best way for me to answer student questions. If I feel that communicating via
email is not optimal, I may request a telephone call or personal meeting.
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Internet & Electronic Students are welcome to use laptops and other electronic note-taking devices in
Communication classes. However, any surfing of the Internet or use of applications during
Devices lectures that is not directly related to the class discussion is distracting and
strictly forbidden. Additionally, the use of any electronic devices (e.g., cellular
phones/smartphones) for e-mailing, text-messaging, etc. is strictly prohibited
during class time. Please turn OFF your phone before the beginning of each
lecture.

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Class Schedule & Topics

Please note that lecture topics and readings are tentative and subject to change. The dates of
assessments will not be changed.

Important dates (e.g. Block Week, Lecture start dates, Reading Week, etc.) can be found at the following
web site: http://ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/current/academic-schedule.html

PLMA 475- FALL 2020 CLASS OUTLINE/SCHEDULE

Sep-20
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
CLASS 1 CLASS 2
EYNON EYNON
Introduction Petroleum Habitat
Oil & Gas Global Business Setting Mapping Systems

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
CLASS 3 CLASS 4
EYNON EYNON
Rocks, Correlation, Plate Tectonics, Conventional & Unconventional
Depositional Environments & Geologic Time Resource Operations

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
CLASS 5 CLASS 6
EYNON EYNON
Heavy Oil & Oilsands Mining Midstream - Downstream Overview
& In Situ Operations

27 28 29 30
CLASS 7
EYNON
Regulating Upstream Oil & Gas Sector

Tutorial 1

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 Oct-20
1 2 3
CLASS 8
EYNON
Current Major Issues in Oil & Gas Sector

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
CLASS 9 CLASS 10
NEGENMAN
MID-TERM EXAM Canadian Legal System
Basic Contract Law

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
CLASS 11 CLASS 12
NEGENMAN BURDEN
Introduction to Tenure Introduction to a Land Department
History of Land Ownership and Crown Tenure

TUTORIAL 2

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
CLASS 13 CLASS 14
BURDEN NEGENMAN
Alberta Crown Tenure Introduction to Land Titles
Nature of Legal Interests in Land
TUTORIAL 3
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
CLASS 15 CLASS 16
NEGENMAN BURDEN
Introduction to Freehold Leases Alberta Crown Tenure Continued
and Oilsands
TUTORIAL 4

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 Nov-20
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CLASS 17 CLASS 18
BURDEN NEGENMAN
Saskatchewan Crown Tenure CAPL Lease Form Review

TUTORIAL 5

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

READING WEEK READING WEEK

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
CLASS 19 CLASS 20
NEGENMAN BURDEN
Freehold Lease Advanced Discussion 1 BC and Ontario Crown Tenure

TUTORIAL 6

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
CLASS 21 CLASS 22
BURDEN BURDEN
Gas Marketing Land Agreements 1

TUTORIAL 7

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 Dec-20
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5
CLASS 23 CLASS 24
BURDEN NEGENMAN
Land Agreements 2 Freehold Lease Advanced Discussion 2

TUTORIAL 8

6 7 8 9 12
CLASS 25
NEGENMAN
Beneficial and Legal Interests

TUTORIAL 9

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

FINAL EXAMS DEC 12-23 TBD

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28

Final exams are scheduled by the Registrar’s office

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 CONFIDENTIAL

PLMA 475, Fall 2020 -- PEER EVALUATION

Les Burden, George Eynon, Paul Negenman, Bruce Cameron

PURPOSE: To assist lecturers in determining the "team component" of each individual’s grade
as fairly as possible.

ASSUMPTION: When a member, has in total, contributed to the overall work of the team about
the average as the average team member, he/she should receive 100% of the
"overall team grade" for the team component of the course.

When a member has contributed more than the average to the work of the team
(eg. analytical, organizational, written, investigative, verbal) he/she should receive
more than 100% of the team grade (eg. 110%, 120%, etc.)

Similarly, when a member has contributed less than average, he/she should receive less
than 100% of the team grade (eg. 90%, 80%, etc.)

NOTE: IT IS NOT NECESSARY THAT THE GROUP AVERAGE 100% FOR THE PEER
EVALUATIONS. THUS, ONE STUDENT MIGHT DESERVE 115% AND THE OTHERS
DESERVE 100%.

INSTRUCTIONS: Please list below the members of your team and indicate what percentage of
the team grade you would recommend each other member receive.

NAME PERCENTAGE
1. (YOURSELF)_____________________________________________ ___________

2. ________________________________________________________ ___________

3. ________________________________________________________ ___________

4. ________________________________________________________ ___________

5. ________________________________________________________ ___________

EXPLANATION/COMMENTS: (Please use other side to expand on your comments.)

Please refrain from showing or discussing your evaluation with anyone. Please fold and deliver this form
to your instructor.

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