Senior Land Analyst, Division Orders (Midland & Houston)

Immediately

Salary commensurate with experience

40 hours weekly

A resume is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

Responsible for in-depth analysis of Leases, Contracts, title documents, pooling and unitization, legal opinions, well data, production data, revenue data, and maps required to determine proper ownership calculations and reconcile revenue payments made by Operators, Lessees, Purchasers relative to the mineral acreage, surface, and depth ownership of University Lands. Also responsible for maintaining accurate surface and depth ownership records and working with internal departments and external parties to secure the required ownership and payment records.

Correspondence with the operators and internal departments on University Lands ownership position as necessary to ensure data compliance and accurate ownership records. Serves as Team Lead providing guidance and training for new Analysts and Interns, creating/updating department guidelines & training materials and measuring/monitoring progress with department data statistics in the monthly reports to management.

• Collect, analyze, enter and maintain internal ownership records at multiple levels (lease, lease tract, unit & unit tract). Experienced analysis of internal records, title and data received from operators, lessees, internal and external data sources regarding surface and depth ownership as it relates to UL’s ownership. Including but not limited to well data and status, drilling and completion reports, production history, payment requirements, post-production charges, pooling & unitization agreements, down-hole commingles, marketing arrangements and all other data required to reconcile revenue & determine accurate payment to UL.
• Monitor Drilling Reports for Regulatory and statutory compliance of oil and gas operators on University Lands’ acreage and depths as to timely and proper royalty payments.
• Work with internal departments and Operators to ensure University Lands’ records are current and complete.
• Provide Energy Industry education and assistance in reference to University Lands’ data requirements and use of public website to both internal and external parties.
• Educate, train & monitor ownership data to ensure UL’s contractual compliance for proper royalty payment.
• Serve as Lead for educating, training, and monitoring the Division Order function and responsibilities as to purpose, workloads, gap analysis & monthly Management Reports.

• Expert verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interest and knowledge of the Oil and Gas Industry
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to work without supervision
• Knowledge of University Lands or private mineral ownership
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally
• Self-motivated

• H.S. Diploma or GED or equivalent
• Three (3) years’ experience in lease, contract and/or title analysis
• Bachelor’s degree may substitute for experience up to the equivalent of two years

• Bachelor of Science degree in related field or commensurate Energy Industry experience
• Senior level Division Order Analyst experience preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Division Order Analyst
• Experience working with the Texas Railroad Commission and external data resources

Uses standard office equipment

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to a minimum of 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in TRS is mandatory.

A background check will be conducted on candidates under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request form the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu.