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AAPL Certification Committee
Responsible for reviewing and investigating the background of local applicants for AAPL certification as a “Certified Professional Landman”, “Registered Professional Landman” or “Registered Landman” and in making recommendations for their candidacy to the Committee. There shall be at least one (1) Certified Professional Landman in good standing on the committee.
Hunter Buchert, CPL
Drake Land Services, LLC
A Texas native; Hunter started his career as a landman in high school working closely with his mentor and learning as much about the business as one could during school holidays and summer break. Hunter attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, all while continuing to work as a landman during summers and extended time out of school.
In January of 2005, he began working for a landman Brokerage based out of Beaumont, Texas. He spent the next eight and a half years learning in much greater detail the land side of the oil and gas business, his projects would have him working in over thirty counties throughout Texas, numerous parishes in Louisiana, and other states including Colorado, Illinois, Montana, and North Dakota.
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