▁public ▁and ▁private ▁records ; ▁review ing ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁title , ▁cur ing ▁title ▁defect s ▁and ▁otherwise ▁reducing ▁title ▁risk ▁associated ▁with ▁ownership ▁in ▁min er als ; ▁man aging ▁rights ▁and / or ▁oblig ations ▁derived ▁from ▁ownership ▁of ▁interests ▁in ▁min er als ; ▁and ▁unit izing ▁or ▁pool ing ▁of ▁interests ▁in ▁min er als . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁services ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁land man ▁to ▁the ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁expl oration ▁industry ▁and ▁other ▁indust ries ▁are ▁so ▁varied ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁a ▁land man ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁several ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁profession ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁The ▁term ▁" land man " ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁inter changed ▁with ▁" land ▁manager ". ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁other ▁indust ries , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁pet role um ▁industry , ▁often ▁require ▁the ▁skills ▁and ▁expert ise ▁of ▁the ▁land man , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁wind ▁industry . ▁Wind ▁development ▁requires ▁the ▁loc ating ▁of ▁surface ▁sites ▁for ▁tur b ines , ▁determ ining ▁surface ▁ownership , ▁negoti ating ▁le ase ▁agre ements , ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁other ▁similar ▁duties ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁pet role um ▁land man . ▁Tele communic ations , ▁pipeline , ▁power ▁and ▁transport ation ▁projects , ▁linear ▁in ▁nature , ▁are ▁generally ▁right - of - way ▁( ROW ) ▁projects ▁and ▁usually ▁staff ed ▁by ▁R OW ▁agents . ▁ ▁The ▁terms ▁" land man " ▁and ▁" right -