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    Cimarex v. Anadarko: Declaration of Pooled Unit Case Study
    Oil Patch Press
    • 9 hours ago
    • 4 min

    Cimarex v. Anadarko: Declaration of Pooled Unit Case Study

    Every division order analyst working Texas properties needs to be aware of a recent Texas court case that has changed the operator’s...
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    Declaration of Pooled Unit: Operator’s Responsibilities Towards Third Party Leasehold Owners
    Oil Patch Press
    • May 16
    • 3 min

    Declaration of Pooled Unit: Operator’s Responsibilities Towards Third Party Leasehold Owners

    As discussed in previous blogs, the Declaration of Pooled Unit (DPU) pools the leases within a geographical area that are owned or...
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    Declaration of Pooled Unit (DPU):  Important Components
    Oil Patch Press
    • May 9
    • 3 min

    Declaration of Pooled Unit (DPU): Important Components

    Every producing state allows voluntary pooling of lands and mineral interests. The lesser grants permissions for voluntary pooling via...
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    Horizontal Well Plat: Important Types and Plat Components
    Oil Patch Press
    • May 2
    • 2 min

    Horizontal Well Plat: Important Types and Plat Components

    There are three types of plats most commonly used by a division order analyst in their work. These are the lease plat, proposed-drill...
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    Division of Interest Transfers for Probate:  Always Begin with the Documents
    Oil Patch Press
    • Apr 25
    • 3 min

    Division of Interest Transfers for Probate: Always Begin with the Documents

    Changes to a division of interest (DOI) due to the passing of an owner appear deceivingly straight-forward. The three types of estate...
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    Conveyance Division Order Transfers:  Always Begin with the Granting Clause
    Oil Patch Press
    • Apr 18
    • 4 min

    Conveyance Division Order Transfers: Always Begin with the Granting Clause

    Every producing well in which a company owns an interest must have a revenue division of interest (DOI) record created for it. If the...
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    Division of Interest Spreadsheet Mania:  What Format Is Best?
    Oil Patch Press
    • Apr 11
    • 3 min

    Division of Interest Spreadsheet Mania: What Format Is Best?

    This question comes up often among new division order analysts, but experienced analysts ask it, too. The truth is, there is no “right”...
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    Owner Number Records:  Maintaining Accuracy and Consistency
    Oil Patch Press
    • Apr 4
    • 4 min

    Owner Number Records: Maintaining Accuracy and Consistency

    One owner should have one owner number account, ideally. Not all systems today accommodate that suggestion, but certainly the most...
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    Texas Probate Documents Case Study: Intestate Estate in Texas
    Oil Patch Press
    • Feb 28
    • 3 min

    Texas Probate Documents Case Study: Intestate Estate in Texas

    This case involves a deceased mineral owner under an oil and gas lease now in its secondary term and producing from three unitized wells...
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    Common DOI Management Issues: Address Variations
    Oil Patch Press
    • Feb 21
    • 4 min

    Common DOI Management Issues: Address Variations

    Owner address issues are varied in division order work. Beginning with the constant problem of trying to fit a long street address into...
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    Common DOI Management Issues: Similar Owner Names
    Oil Patch Press
    • Feb 14
    • 5 min

    Common DOI Management Issues: Similar Owner Names

    “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...
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    Common DOI Management Issues: Interest Types
    Oil Patch Press
    • Feb 7
    • 4 min

    Common DOI Management Issues: Interest Types

    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...
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    Common DOI Management Issues: Suspense Codes
    Oil Patch Press
    • Jan 31
    • 4 min

    Common DOI Management Issues: Suspense Codes

    Every owner number account entered into a revenue division of interest (DOI) must have a pay code given to it for that specific producing...
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    Importance of the Assignment Clause in a Lease
    Oil Patch Press
    • Jan 17
    • 3 min

    Importance of the Assignment Clause in a Lease

    In many companies in the industry today, the Division Order Analyst is not charged with analyzing oil and gas leases. That usually is...
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    A Path to Getting Started as an Oil & Gas Lease Analyst: Monthly Lease Records Calendars
    Oil Patch Press
    • Aug 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    A Path to Getting Started as an Oil & Gas Lease Analyst: Monthly Lease Records Calendars

    Another important qualification listed in most entry-level lease analyst job descriptions that can be learned without experience is...
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    A Path to Getting Started as an Oil & Gas Lease Analyst: Copying and organizing computer files
    Oil Patch Press
    • Jul 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    A Path to Getting Started as an Oil & Gas Lease Analyst: Copying and organizing computer files

    After learning the Microsoft Office Suite, gaining experience in this next job qualification is fairly easy. No previous office job is...
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    A Path to Getting Started as an Oil & Gas Lease Analyst: Microsoft Office Suite
    Oil Patch Press
    • Jul 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    A Path to Getting Started as an Oil & Gas Lease Analyst: Microsoft Office Suite

    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...
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    5 Habits Every Analyst Should Have
    Oil Patch Press
    • May 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    5 Habits Every Analyst Should Have

    One. Always look for new information in the areas of oil and gas industry legal issues. Save as favorites websites such as...
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    Lease Analysis: Advanced Tracting in a Lease Record
    Oil Patch Press
    • Mar 22, 2019
    • 7 min

    Lease Analysis: Advanced Tracting in a Lease Record

    Three skills essential for a senior-level lease analyst are (1) title analysis, (2) lease clause interpretation for data extraction, and...
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    What is a horizontal allocation well?
    Oil Patch Press
    • Mar 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    What is a horizontal allocation well?

    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...
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