Every division order analyst working Texas properties needs to be aware of a recent Texas court case that has changed the operator’s...

As discussed in previous blogs, the Declaration of Pooled Unit (DPU) pools the leases within a geographical area that are owned or...

Every producing state allows voluntary pooling of lands and mineral interests. The lesser grants permissions for voluntary pooling via...

There are three types of plats most commonly used by a division order analyst in their work. These are the lease plat, proposed-drill...

Changes to a division of interest (DOI) due to the passing of an owner appear deceivingly straight-forward. The three types of estate...

Every producing well in which a company owns an interest must have a revenue division of interest (DOI) record created for it. If the...

This question comes up often among new division order analysts, but experienced analysts ask it, too. The truth is, there is no “right”...

One owner should have one owner number account, ideally. Not all systems today accommodate that suggestion, but certainly the most...

This case involves a deceased mineral owner under an oil and gas lease now in its secondary term and producing from three unitized wells...

Owner address issues are varied in division order work. Beginning with the constant problem of trying to fit a long street address into...

“A rose by any other name” may have been true in Shakespeare’s day, but not today in a division of interest. The primary duty of a...

Assigning an interest type to an owner in a division of interest sounds simple, doesn’t it? Too often today, it’s no longer simple. The...

Every owner number account entered into a revenue division of interest (DOI) must have a pay code given to it for that specific producing...

In many companies in the industry today, the Division Order Analyst is not charged with analyzing oil and gas leases. That usually is...

Another important qualification listed in most entry-level lease analyst job descriptions that can be learned without experience is...

After learning the Microsoft Office Suite, gaining experience in this next job qualification is fairly easy. No previous office job is...

So, you know someone who works as an oil and gas lease analyst, have learned how challenging and rewarding the work is, and was told the...

One. Always look for new information in the areas of oil and gas industry legal issues. Save as favorites websites such as...

Three skills essential for a senior-level lease analyst are (1) title analysis, (2) lease clause interpretation for data extraction, and...

Simply put, a horizontal allocation well is a horizontal well that begins on one lease or pooled unit and ends in another lease or pooled...