McDonald Land Services is a premier full-service land brokerage firm dedicated to supporting the energy industry nationwide.
Our Core Services
Title Land Services
We deliver precise, reliable, and accurate title services that form the backbone of informed decision-making and seamless project execution in both traditional oil and gas and renewable energy development programs.
Sovereignty-to-present reports
Title due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures
Mineral, leasehold, production, and surface ownership verification
Federal, state, and fee title projects
Title curative work and defect resolution
Regulatory support, including notice list preparation
Asset analysis, leasehold reporting, and data integrity review
Energy Leasing
From negotiation to execution, we handle all aspects of leasing with professionalism and precision.
Mineral rights negotiation and leasing
Renewable energy leasing, including solar, wind, and hydrogen lease acquisition
Surface use agreements and site control for infrastructure development
Heirship research and outreach
Support for farmouts, working interest acquisitions, and lease trades
Efficient back office to facilitate high-volume mailouts and tracking
Lease tracking, reporting, and digital document management
Seismic Land Services
Our team manages complex seismic projects with efficiency and expertise, ensuring compliance and cooperation every step of the way.
2D and 3D seismic permitting
Highway and road-use permitting
Local regulations and multi-jurisdictional permitting
Route staging, planning, and coordination
GIS Mapping & Spatial Services
We offer GIS capabilities to support fast, accurate, and flexible mapping solutions across a range of formats and geographies.
Rapid PLSS and metes-and-bounds mapping
Spatial analysis and calculations
Production and leasehold competitor mapping
Data integration and interpretation
Operational and infrastructure mapping
Surface Settlements & Coordination
We specialize in surface-related negotiations and logistics, balancing operational needs with landowner relations.
Surface damage claims and settlements
Pad site analysis and access coordination
Frac water and drill water transfer
Subsurface easements and right-of-way support
Stakeholder Engagement Services
We help bridge the gap between project developers and key stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes and long-term relationships.
Landowner and community outreach
Government and regulatory coordination
Stakeholder communications planning and execution
Focused community engagement to support project success
New Energy Ventures & Emerging Plays
McDonald Land Services brings decades of experience to the forefront of energy development, supporting clients as they pursue new ventures, unconventional plays, and emerging technologies. Our team is skilled at identifying and evaluating areas of interest during the earliest phases of a project, offering strategic insight through land ownership research, infrastructure alignment, regulatory analysis, GIS mapping, data interpretation, and comprehensive record retrieval.
We maintain full confidentiality in every engagement and work closely with clients to position their projects for long-term success. From early planning through lease execution, we deploy resources efficiently and scale operations to meet the pace and complexity of each opportunity. Whether pursuing undeveloped acreage or entering a new basin, county, or state, MCDLS helps transform ideas into operational reality.
