Land Analyst

Land Analyst

Elk Range Royalties is an active buyer of mineral and royalty interests in the US. We have partnered with NGP Energy, an investment firm with over 30-year history of investing in the oil and gas business. This provides us with strong financial backing in the form of patient capital with a long-term horizon. Since our inception in 2020, Elk Range has invested over $1.2B in capital and is currently investing out of its third equity commitment from NGP under Elk Range Royalties III.

Elk Range’s success is driven by our team’s diverse range of talents and our ability to work and learn together to achieve even the most challenging of goals. All of Elk Range’s team members seek to live up to our Five Core Values: Accountability, Transparency, Improvement, Trust, and Commitment through all our interactions, both working alongside team members within the company and with mineral and royalty owners we seek to do business with.

This is an opportunity to join an exciting, knowledgeable, and active team with the ability to make an impact on day 1, gain experience and exposure to new skill sets and to grow with the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•      Calculate mineral and royalty ownership estimates using well, tract, unit, lease and regulatory data in a timely manner.

•      Ability to forecast future drilling locations based on surrounding activity, interpret permitting and drilling trends, and understand how properties may be unitized in various basins

•      Support and utilize offsite contractors to maintain databases containing well, tract, unit and ownership records with accurate and up to date information.

•      Help identify, confirm, and estimate mineral and royalty ownership for outbound campaign efforts.

•      Support all phases of Land in the evaluation and due diligence processes for acquisitions.

•      Work with data development and engineering team to implement new land focused software features to aid in day-to-day work processes.

Skills and Experience

•      Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (PLM degree preferred)

•      2-3 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in a land analyst, lease analyst, division order analyst, landman or similar role

•      Basic to intermediate understanding of land tract legal descriptions, well/unit NRI/NRA calculations, O&G mineral/royalty interest types, and chain of title

•      Experience using GIS software (e.g., QGIS, ArcGIS) to create, edit, and analyze tract and unit geometries for mapping and land analysis purposes

•      Working knowledge of Division Orders, Legal and/or Title experience preferred

•      Knowledge and competence with computers and various software such as MS Office suite (particularly Excel and PowerPoint) – experience with Enverus and QGIS a plus.

•      Familiarity with various State (OK, TX, NM, UT, CO, LA), Federal and BLM regulations preferred

•      Ability to work independently while demonstrating self-awareness, accountability, and the capacity to take instruction and apply it effectively

•      Must be detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task with attention to accuracy

•      Must be goal-oriented, approaching projects with a sense of urgency and drive

•      Strong time management and organizational skills

•      Must have the ability to seek out, implement and adapt to new technologies, workflows and processes

•      AAPL membership/RPL is a plus

Benefits

•      Competitive salary

•      Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

•      SEP IRA Plan with 10% company contribution

•      Unlimited PTO

•      14+ Paid Holidays

•      Annual Performance Based Bonus and potential for equity compensation with tenure

•      Brand new renovated office location in the Dallas Design District with in-office gym

•      Company-provided lunches

•      Regular offsite team building events

Elk Range Royalties is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

If you are interested in this role, please submit your resume to careers@elkrange.com