Q. What is the official name of your company?
A. Percheron, LLC
Q. Is your firm a subsidiary or affiliate of other companies? If so, please name those firms and their relationship to your company.
A. Percheron, LLC has three subsidiary divisions: Percheron Energy, Percheron Field Services and Percheron Survey.
When it comes to exploration and production land management, Percheron Energy’s most experienced and dedicated professionals handle upstream projects across the country by leveraging a complete range of fully integrated resources that keep projects on track and keep delays, surprises and worry out of the process. Our professionals are members of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and provide attention to detail that is unmatched in the industry.
For right-of-way projects, negotiations and acquisitions, Percheron Field Services has proven itself as the only nationwide comprehensive provider. Its industry-certified experts understand pipeline, electric transmission and public project right-of-way needs and employ the latest project management technologies that deliver consistent results. Percheron’s right-of-way experts have a vast amount of experience and maintain heavy involvement in the International Right of Way Association (IRWA).
Percheron Survey maintains accuracy, consistency and reliable results with its licensed, vastly knowledgeable experts who work to understand clients’ specific business and project needs. From right-of-way acquisition surveys to comprehensive environmental services, each project’s demands are met consistently with extensive quality assurance processes and the industry’s leading technology.
Q. What do you most want people to know about your company?
A. Percheron is the first nationwide integrated land services provider, offering specialized expertise in land, right of way, surveying and environmental services. Percheron’s three business units: energy, field services and survey are committed to the use of cutting edge technology, exceptional client service and efficient project management. Percheron brings industry experts, nationwide access, leading technology and quality assurance to every project. That is how our customers know their needs are being handling the right way, every time. For upstream project support, right-of-way needs and precision surveying capabilities, Percheron’s fully integrated land services offer unrivaled consistency and comprehensive support.
Q. Where is your company located?
A. Percheron is headquartered in Houston, TX. We currently have 39 offices in 14 states throughout the country. Percheron regional offices are located in Dickinson, ND, Denver, CO, Midland, TX, Charlotte, NC and Bridgeport, WV.
Q. What year was the company founded and by whom?
A. Percheron, LLC was formed out of the merger of three leading land services companies: Mason Dixon Energy, OGM Land and Percheron in June 2012.
Q. What is your company’s primary business activity?
A. For upstream project support, right-of-way needs and precision surveying capabilities, Percheron’s fully integrated land services offer unrivaled consistency and comprehensive support- all across the United States.
Q. Is your company expanding any of its operations or locations?
A. Percheron has recently established the Dickinson, ND and Midland, TX Regional offices to better serve our existing client base while supporting the continued development of the survey, field services and energy divisions of the company in the region.
Q. What is your company’s main strength or its edge over the competition?
A. Our people, our processes and our technology.
People: With a network of over 1,000 highly skilled professionals, Percheron can help connect you with licensed, certified and reliable industry experts who know how to handle your projects the right way. And even though we’re one of the largest businesses of our kind in the country, we go the extra mile to serve every customer as if you are our only customer.
Processes: Tracking the multiple disciplines of a linear project can seem impossible with limited internal resources. That’s why Percheron implemented the Program Management Office (PMO), offering a single point-of-contact across Percheron’s service offerings.
Our PMO analysts evaluate the project at its onset and document the project’s scope of work, expected deliverables, key milestones and budget. Throughout the project, our analysts monitor productivity and cost as they relate to the original project scope and provide complete project transparency. In addition, the PMO analysts conduct internal audits throughout the project to assess the quality of the output as well as ensure the deliverables meet scope requirements. Finally, through effective stakeholder and communication management, PMO tracking reports allow macro-level tracking of project deliverables, timelines and costs and notify key stakeholders of potential issues before they become critical problems.
Technology: Through Nsite Technology, Percheron offers a cutting-edge web-based GIS reporting tool. These web-based tools offer an easily accessible, fully integrated business intelligence resource that gives you dashboard-delivered information throughout all phases of your projects. This represents complete coverage for feasibility, survey, acquisition, environmental, construction and document management. Percheron offers the resources needed to ensure the accuracy and proven performance for total project assurance.
Q. What does Percheron’s Bakken profile consist of?
A. Percheron’s Bakken management team and recent project experiences consist of:
BAKKEN SHALE EXPERIENCE: From right of way, surveying, lease acquisition to environmental support, Percheron is the only name you need for consistent, reliable and fully integrated land services throughout the United States. For your convenience, Percheron has Regional offices in Denver, CO, and Dickinson, ND, to support operations in the Bakken Shale.
MELISSA WURTZ, SR/W A, field service division, regional director, mid-continent: Wurtz has been in the right of way industry for 15 years. Her experience includes field work of easement and property acquisition, title research coordination and review and full project oversight on pipeline, municipality and electric projects. Wurtz provides quality assurance oversight on Percheron projects in the mid-continent division.
DON JOHNSON, LS | survey division, regional director, Rockies: Johnson has over 30 years experience surveying with the last 12 years intensely focused on oil and gas projects. He is registered in North Dakota, South Dakota and 3 other western states with his projects lying in the public land survey system. His past experience is comprised of a mixture of pipelines, gathering lines and well pad preliminary and final surveys. He is highly skilled in project coordination and communication with land owners, public agencies, and owner/producers. He is very cognizant of a client’s schedule and has the capacity to direct field and office personnel to ensure the successful and timely completion of their project. Johnson’s experience in North Dakota enables him to be proactive during client meetings and assist with the survey component of the well plat permitting process.
RICK CORMAN, RPL, energy division, regional land director, Rockies: Corman has over 8 years’ experience in field work and managing numerous high profile projects in WV, PA, OH, NY, IL, CO, ND, MT, WY and UT. He began his land career working in the field researching both surface and mineral title, lease and ROW negotiations, curative and due diligence projects. Corman is responsible for the oversight and quality execution of the projects operated out of the Denver Regional office as well as business development in the region.
Here are some of Percheron’s projects in the Bakken:
Percheron field services: TESORO; multiple greenfield and operations support projects; approximately 750 miles of operations plus additional 100 miles in future construction in 9 counties in North Dakota and 2 in Montana; station & building leasing; purchase valve sites, routing & site selection, title research, right of way acquisitions, damage settlements, permitting, planning & zoning, operations and maintenance.
Percheron Survey: MONTANA-DAKOTA utilities| Watford City, ND, boundary survey and new construction layout for subdivision.
PHILLIPS & JORDAN | W atford City, ND, right of way and centerline monumentation for 4.3 miles of highway and reference monuments for public land section corners.
Percheron Energy: NEW field exploration | McKenzie County, ND, 2000 parcels; minerals and surface title leasing.
Q. What is the address of your company’s Web site?
A. www.percheronllc.com
