Membership Information
Membership in AAPL is open to all land professionals primarily engaged in landwork, persons associated with or who supervise landwork and students enrolled in AAPL accredited university land management degree programs.
Recognizing the dynamics of the land profession, AAPL has adopted specific definitions for landwork, land professional and landmen.
- Landwork includes negotiating for the acquisition or divestiture of mineral rights; negotiating business agreements that provide for the exploration for and/or development of minerals; determining ownership in minerals through the research of public and private records; reviewing the status of title, curing title defects and otherwise reducing title risk associated with ownership in minerals; managing rights and/or obligations derived from ownership of interests in minerals; and unitizing or pooling of interests in minerals.
- A land professional is a person who derives his/her income from performing landwork.
- A landman is now defined as a land professional who has been primarily engaged in negotiating for the acquisition or divestiture of mineral rights and/or negotiating business agreements for exploring for and/or developing minerals. Membership in AAPL currently runs for a 12-month period, July 1 through June 30.
Membership renewals for the next period will be mailed in the spring of each year and will be due July 1 of that current year. Annual dues ($100) include:
- Subscriptions to the Landman and Landman 2 magazines.
- Annual Landman's Directory and Guidebook (Directory is online and remains current)
Special member rates are provided for the Annual Meeting & Conference, regional institutes and other continuing professional education programs. AAPL membership also provides access to insurance programs and certain travel discount rates as well as a special online "members only" section of the AAPL Web site.
Benefits to AAPL Membership include:
- Publications
- Article archive
- Oil and gas industry study guides
- Access to AAPL approved forms
- Certification opportunities
- Access to update your person information online
- Able to check CEU credits online
- Educational institutes
- Home study courses and specialized in-house programs
- Networking and participation in an association comprised of more than 12,000 professionals dedicated to protecting the rights of landmen
Landman Errors & Omissions Insurance for AAPL Members
Members of AAPL can take advantage of the affordable, broad insurance program available for landmen (individuals, companies or brokers).
Please
click here to download the brochure or contact Earl Collins at 800-295-6607 ext. 125 or you may email Earl at
ecollins@rhsb.com for more information.
Also available is general liability, property, automobile and workers' compensation insurance.
Click here to download the Travelers Landman Professional Application.
Click here to download the Landmen Hartford Application.
GeoCare Benefits Group Insurance Program for AAPL Members Only
Auto/Homeowner, HSA Qualified Health Comprehensive HealthCare, 10-Year Level Term Life, First-to-Die Term Life, Disability Income, Dental, and Supplemental Plans are available.
Discounts for members are available where states regulations allow.
For more information on AAPL's Members Only Group Insurance Program, please visit
GeoCare Benefits, call 1-800-337-3140, or email geocarebenefits@agia.com.