Land Tech

Full Time Houston, TX, US

The Land Technician position at Black Stone is part of a two-person team comprised of a Landman and Land Tech who work a regional area together. The Land Tech is responsible for duties like researching status of acreage in connection with lease offers and other proposed transactions, preparing lease agreements (including creating property description exhibits) for review by Land and/or Legal, preparing agreement summaries, setting up a variety of agreement types in Quorum Land System, researching and calculating Royalty and Working Interest percentages for Black Stone’s property ownership, processing lease bonus checks and reviewing, monitoring and making recommendations to monthly eCalendar items, ensuring that documents are properly routed for execution and proper filing according to Black Stone records management policies and procedures, and other duties that may arise to be performed at the determination and direction of the Director, Land in collaboration with the area Landman and, as necessary, Land Administration.

• Work together with area Landman to manage Land functions of an assigned regional area
• Work closely with Land Administration, and other departments as necessary, to contribute to and improve effective communication across departments
• Prepare appropriate forms and agreements including any property description exhibits for leases and other agreements negotiated by Landman in assigned regional area.
• Calculate and validate Royalty and Working Interest percentages based on available information.
• Assist Landman to ensure timely organization and set up of initial completed lease and contract files and to ensure timely routing of same, again working with Land Admin and Land Records to determine best practices.
• Review monthly eCalendar Payment, Obligation and Expiration calendars and make initial recommendations based on available information.
• Generate reports and maps, pull files, scan documents, and perform other tasks as necessary to support land management efforts in assigned region.
• Analyze and set up agreements as required in Quorum Land System (QLS).
• Work closely with Land Administration, and other departments as necessary, to contribute to and improve effective communication across departments.

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of land- technician experience
• Experience with Oklahoma and Texas assets required.
• Land management system experience with Quorum strongly preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills and demonstrated abilities in problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Must be adept and possess the knowledge and ability to accurately calculate royalty and working interest percentages, and the ability to read/interpret maps, graphs and legal documents.
• Precise computation skills and rapid problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Excel, including advanced use of formulas, functions, and data analysis tools.
• Solid interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a small team environment as well as with external parties
• Ability to function independently and self-motivated
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and comply with stated deadlines
• Great understanding of oil, gas and mineral leasing with the ability to review various types of title documents and agreements.