Chasteen Land and Title, LLC

08/31/2026

The definition of land work has expanded to include all energy sources a few years ago, but our roots in oil and gas remain crucial. The great thing for land professionals is their skills are transferable to every energy source because everything starts with the land. So much opportunity awaits.

08/25/2026

My son approached me wanting to learn about my career, planning to major in energy management. His motivation? The show! It made me realize I should openly discuss my work as a landman, especially since my kids and their friends are aware of it.

08/24/2026

In this episode of The Landcast, the gang sits down with Julie Woodard, CPL, President of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), and Le'Ann Callihan, Executive Vice President and COO of AAPL and NAPE, for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the land profession.

Julie and Le’Ann discuss the challenge of attracting and training the next generation of land professionals, the growing opportunities for landmen across oil and gas, renewables, right-of-way, data centers, and other energy projects, and why strong relationships and a broad skill set still matter in an increasingly technological industry.

They also pull back the curtain on AAPL’s work in advocacy, education, professional certification, disaster relief, NAPE, industry partnerships, and protecting the landman’s right to work.

08/20/2026

Technical proficiency rarely secures a career, especially with the advent of AI, as Kyle Walker argues on the latest episode of podcast...

08/19/2026

Companies are noticing their AI investments now rival the cost of hiring a junior employee. The question remains: can AI truly grow into a senior role, or is that a skeptical future?

08/18/2026

Be careful with AI tools! Jeremy Chasteen tells a sad tale in this week's

08/17/2026

In this episode of The Landcast, the gang is joined by Kyle Walker, founder of Clearfork Intelligence and professor of geography at TCU, for a fascinating conversation about artificial intelligence, GIS, and the future of the land and energy industries.

Kyle shares how his background in spatial data science led him into oil and gas, mineral data, mapping, and AI; and how Clearfork Intelligence is using those tools to solve real-world problems like automated run sheets, deed and legal description analysis, well data visualization, transmission line routing, and land intelligence.

Kyle also gives his thoughts on the big question: what should AI actually be doing? He explains why AI isn’t always the right tool for the job, why traditional code and automation still matter, and why human review becomes even more important as AI gets better. The group discusses AI hallucinations, and the danger of getting a technically correct answer that is still the wrong answer.

08/17/2026

Absolutely fascinating conversation with Kyle Walker, founder of Clearfork Intelligence and professor of geography at TCU, about artificial intelligence, GIS, and the future of the land and energy industries.

In this episode of The Landcast, the gang is joined by Kyle Walker,...

08/06/2026

The key to successful negotiation is understanding people. It's about reading the room, knowing what makes them tick, and building comfort from the start. Be authentic and follow through on your word.

08/05/2026

As we discuss in this week's episode of The Landcast, the land industry offers a wide array of careers, from farmers to abstractors, surveyors, appraisers, and project managers. Discover a fulfilling path working with land.