Job Description

Job Summary

This intermediate level position provides analysis and prepares Land documentation in order to deliver Land and technical support for Acquisitions and Divestitures, Data Requests, Lease payments, and Joint Ventures. The Land Analyst II will support the Haynesville asset.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Utilize company tools and systems to perform agreement maintenance
Develops proposals and communication to 3rd parties by collecting supporting documentation including AFEs, Plats, Permits, etc., and routes and tracks approvals
Communicate with Accounting to ensure all partner billings are accurate and to capture invoice detail to provide to Accounting for the General Ledger
Assist internal auditors with partner related issues
Assist a senior analyst as needed to aid in identifying assets to be included in a potential trade or divesture
Utilize company tools and systems to gather and perform advanced analysis of data
Assist in reviewing transaction defect notices
Implement, maintain and process quality control (QC) reports for Land; utilization of company tools and systems to ensure completeness and accuracy of reports
Manage Land metric reporting needs
Create, maintain, and update new and existing lease record information in Land systems and applications
Research, analyze, and interpret standard and routine title opinions, ownership reports, and other curative documents
Ensure and verify that lease records are accurate and up-to-date and include all pertinent information including lease, payment, ownership and special obligations
Review, prepare, and disseminate land record reports to ensure any special obligations, payments, and expirations are made on time and are accurate
Research and prepare memorandums of lease extensions, release of oil and gas leases, and assignments of oil and gas leases to ensure ownership is reflected correctly from the record title
Prepares, compiles, and processes lease packets
Retrieves, reviews and verifies leases, title, curative for unit review
Maintains, organizes, and tracks budgets, well, lease information, elections, proposals, and broker activity in land system databases and virtual files
Performs general well maintenance, such as monitoring expirations, filing contracts of record, and updating in system databases and virtual files
Validates that the correct payment is being made by looking at ownership reports, title opinions, etc.
Generates information from GIS mapping systems, making recommendations in GIS system as needed
Reconciles lease information, such as curative needs, missing leases, competitor acreage, land owner issues, etc.
Performs other duties as assigned

Job Specific Skills

Intermediate understanding of core functions of the various groups in the Land Department and the interdependencies between each department
Intermediate understanding of basic Land practices and terminology including but not limited to lease terms, identifying ownership information, acreage terminology, and lease and well statuses.
Knowledge of the life of a well and the various impacts on systems and data through the well’s lifecycle
Ability to independently serve as a liaison between Expand and the partner
Ability to write change communication and training documents in an effective and concise manner
Intermediate understanding of Land process workflows and functions, specifically those surrounding lease data
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, specifically an advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel formulas, functions and pivot tables
Understanding of basic 1099 reporting requirements
Basic working knowledge of the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) tables for utilization in Land reporting
Understanding of system and network guidelines for managing large quantities of data and applying those guidelines during data transfers
Ability to read, understand and maintain Land Service Agreements (LSA’s) with vendors

Education

Minimum: High school diploma or GED

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university

Experience

Minimum: 2 years related work experience within the oil and gas industry