Careers

POSITION SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Landman will be based out of the company’s office in The Woodlands, Texas. The position’s main focus will be to support the Land Team in all facets of company business including but not limited to developing leasing and acquisition/divestiture strategies, executing such strategies, title examination, settling surface damage claims and supporting overall development of a defined asset area. Must work well in a team setting and communicate efficiently with a strong emphasis on prioritization, accuracy, and attention to detail.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Working with a multi-disciplinary team to accomplish goals and objectives within budgetary guidelines
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision; have experience providing guidance and support to less experienced land professionals is desirable
• Handling intermediate to senior-level tasks associated with land operations and title curative
• Working with support staff/brokers in preparation of oil and gas leases, lease purchase reports, assignments of oil and gas leases, division orders, and/or transfer orders
• Experience in interpreting, negotiating, preparing and administering land-related contracts, such as: joint operating agreements, farmout agreements, term assignments, purchase and sale agreements, oil and gas leases and assignments of oil and gas leases
• Experience working with landowners to address all surface use needs associated with drilling, completing and operating oil and gas wells and associated infrastructure
• Ability to calculate working interests, net revenue interests, overriding royalties and non-participating royalties
• Providing land information to other functional groups to support ongoing development of properties
• Ability to order take-offs, abstracts and title opinions and manage the work of the providers rendering those services
• Experience in clearing title for upcoming drilling locations
• Understanding of applicable county, state and federal regulatory rules and procedures
• Conducting due diligence in connection with acquisitions and divestiture of producing and non-producing properties

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• 8-15 years of in-house land experience with rolls of increasing responsibility
• Experience in publicly traded company preferred
• Goal and solution-oriented with the ability to remain flexible, motivated, and focused during times of fluid priorities and compressed project deadlines
• Direct land experience in Permian Basin preferred
• Must be able to handle multiple projects and obtain results in a performance driven, team oriented environment
• Have excellent verbal/written communication, organization and time management skills
• Strong PC skills, including MS Office

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Lease Records Analyst is responsible for analysis and interpretation of oil and gas agreements, including leases, assignments, title opinions and other contracts to determine the ownership and obligations of Ring Energy Inc. (“Ring”) attached to a defined asset area. This position includes an emphasis on lease and contract administration to insure accurate, consistent, and seamless records, and reports directly to the Land Administration Manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up incoming contracts in Ring’s land system, and maintain existing records in a defined asset area, including oil and gas leases, assignments, mineral deeds, and other contracts.
• Review and analyze title opinions, contracts, leases, and conveyance documents to determine accurate representation of ownership, obligations and provisions in Ring’s land systems and logs.
• Maintain obligation and lease expiration calendars in the land system, initiate required payment processes, and ensure payments are made in compliance with related agreements and applicable laws and statutes.
• Maintain and continually improve quality control processes to ensure data is properly vetted and reflected in reporting.
• Handle structured and unstructured data clean-up.
• Work cooperatively with Landman, Division Orders Analyst and other departments on owner/vendor set up, compiling of ad hoc reports.
• Serve as one of the Ring’s front line representatives for owner relations.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• 5-10(+) years of experience in Lease Records.
• Proven interpersonal, written and oral communication, organization, recordkeeping, trouble shooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Top-tier initiative and attention to detail and accuracy.
• 3-10 years experience in working the Permian Basin.
• Patient demeanor working with internal and external stakeholders.