While title examination and curative, lease acquisition, abstracting and due diligence form the backbone of our business, AELS offers a wide range of fully customizable services to meet clients’ needs. Among these are suspense fund resolution, seismic support, regulatory compliance, expert witness testimony, negotiation and preparation of business-to-business agreements, and exhibit preparation for commission hearings.

Steadfast in our approach and exacting in our standards, Alfson Energy Land Services is committed to providing superior results and fostering sustainable relationships with our clients. Our interest lies in bringing on more projects, not billing more hours.

The Alfson Difference

As a mineral owner, you play an important role in America’s complex and robust energy industry. With exploration and development reaching new heights in the Rocky Mountain region, we understand that you have options, and hope you’ll entrust your minerals to Alfson Energy Land Services.

At AELS, we do not add finders’ fees, acreage mark-ups or royalty burdens to our leases, nor do we lease for speculation purposes. Instead, we are committed to working with the best operators in the industry – those who are actively developing minerals.

Our experienced, professional landmen are happy to serve as a resource throughout the leasing process, and will treat you with the dignity and respect that you deserve. That’s the Alfson difference.

National Resources

We’re happy to provide the following resources for those who would like to know more about the domestic energy industry, including both hydrocarbons and renewables.

A Tradition of Excellence for Today's Energy Industry

In 1951, oil was discovered in North Dakota’s Tioga Field. A year later, fresh out of business school, Bruce Alfson bought his first oil and gas lease, establishing not only a career, but a legacy.

In the decades that followed, the Alfson name was among the most trusted in North Dakota, recognized as one of the premier independent oil and gas brokers by both operators and lessors alike.

In 2004, Susan Alfson founded Alfson Energy Land Services, returning to her roots after a successful career in business operations and management across a variety of industries. Her vision was to honor and expand her father’s legacy by providing the energy industry in the Rocky Mountain region with custom, integrative solutions to their land related needs.

Initially founded to support operators developing their known reserves, our focus was on risk mitigation related to mineral title issues. Today, we are proud to offer a full spectrum of land services, including title examination and curative, landman's abstracts, due diligence, lease acquisition, photography and mapping.

Cast & Crew

With an emphasis on hiring the very best, and a commitment to ongoing professional development, we’ve built a team whose talent and expertise are unparalleled in the industry.

From support staff to specialists, lease buyers to senior leadership, AELS employees are a highly educated and experienced bunch, most of whom hold advanced degrees including JDs and MBAs.

Leadership

Susan Alfson – President

Susan J. Alfson began her career in the energy industry as a landman for Alfson Energy Company in 1972. After receiving her Juris Doctorate in 1978, she joined Energy Reserves Group, Inc., and later Sabine Corporation.

While taking time away from the oil industry during the 1990s, Susan continued to develop expertise in negotiations, management and business operations in telecommunications, mining, and manufacturing, including work in Asia, Canada and Europe.

In 2004, she founded Alfson Energy Land Services in response to a request for title curative from a Denver-based exploration company that had undertaken a major acquisition. AELS continued to grow in response to clients’ needs for superior professional land services, and today, the Senior Leadership Team at Alfson Energy Land Services includes the following individuals:

Eric Anderson – Business Development, Lease Acquisition Team

Jessie Anderson – Business Manager

Jennifer Brennan – Business Development, Due Diligence and Abstracting

Jennifer Williams – Business Development, Title Examination and Curative