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

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

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 salaries are high, s...

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

Three skills essential for a senior-level lease analyst are (1) title analysis, (2) lease clause interpretation for data extraction, and (3) tracting the leg...

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 unit. The entire ar...

This blog entry continues where last week’s entry left off, about to discuss Reason No. 2 for why far too many Louisiana royalty owners never get all of the ...

The majority of Louisiana royalty owners do not know about what is called Louisiana Risk Fee Royalties. As a division order analyst who handles North Louisia...

Of course, there are many who would disagree with that assessment. It’s all relative, of course. And highly subjective. For industry professionals right now,...

Just the other day, I received an email from a royalty owner, addressed to me. It raised my eyebrows for a number of serious reasons, which I want to share w...

Microsoft Office. Repeat after me, “Microsoft Office.” Particularly Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook. Power Point and Access are nice e...

Many division order analysts are squeamish about working Oklahoma as a geographic area. This is because Oklahoma is unique in its royalty distribution statut...

This book, written by Daniel Yergin, was published in 1991. To say much has changed in the industry in the past 27 years would be a gross understatement. Sti...

Now is a great time to begin a career as an oil and gas land professional. It's also an excellent time to change jobs for better pay and greater responsibil...

Iran claims to completely control the Strait of Hormuz (T. Paraskova, oilprice.com, 8/29/2018). Saudi Arabia claims Iran cannot close the Strait, therefore, ...

Many of those newer to land administration aren’t acquainted with Alice Hoge and her website, landtraining.net. Those interested in learning more about lease...

The lease analyst is the employee at an oil company who monitors and maintains each oil and gas lease owned by the company. Companies own an interest in oil w...

I found myself on the phone a while back with a landowner who struck up a conversation about so-called “legal advice” he had received from an attorney. We ha...

It’s surprising how many court cases—Supreme Court cases, even—that literally turn on “a word.” The end of June, the Texas Supreme Court came out with a ruli...

I’ve held off writing this week’s blog because Trump was scheduled to meet with a leader of the European Union, to tamp down the heat rising from the looming...