What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lease Analyst position at Eckard Enterprises, LLC?
Job description
Eckard is seeking a Lease Analyst with a minimum of 3 years in-house experience to join our office in Allen, Texas. The Lease Analyst will play a key role in managing and maintaining all Land and Land Administration-related leases, files, and records. This includes analyzing and interpreting these documents to ensure the company complies with its obligations, while working closely with the broader Land and Land Administration team.
Responsibilities
- Interface regularly with the Land team as a key land-support function, ensuring communication is timely and proactive
- Independently maintain exceptional records on terms and conditions of leases, contracts, conveyances and other documents relating to Eckard's non-op assets
- With minimal supervision, evaluate and report on critical unit, tract, and lease information including but not limited to: working interests, obligations, extensions, renewals, shut-ins, and other burdens based on analysis of deeds, assignments, purchase & sale agreements, leases, well plats, pooling agreements, and other documents
- Monitor well production and initiate meetings with the Land department
- Manage lease extensions, ensuring those obligation payments such as minimum royalties and shut-in payments, are received as required payments and are made to Eckard in a timely manner
- Independently review title for mineral interests and have the ability to identify key issues and find missing documentation and other potential curative as needed
- Have extensive experience reviewing and analyzing various contracts such as JOAs, Unit Agreements, etc.
- Make recommendations for process improvements to constantly elevate the efficiencies for both the Land and Land Administration teams
- Identify and keep track of well election obligations
- Research and process non-operated well proposals and communicate with operator
- Provide support and/or prepare detailed custom spreadsheets and reports as needed
- Prepare and maintain reports for project tracking efforts
- Maintain accurate records of all research and communications within internal systems
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree
-Minimum of 3 years experience in a Lease Analyst position (in-house preferred)
-Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft applications
-Experience working on acquisitions and integration into land system
-Demonstrated knowledge of upstream oil and gas land/land administration
-Highly-driven and self-motivated; ability to finish projects with minimal supervision
