Kelsey J. Bahner
Edmond
Summary
Familiar with various types of legal documents, especially those typical to succession and the oil and gas field. Able to review conveyance documents and title opinions to identify changes/errors in record title (with particular experience in south Texas and Louisiana) and regularly analyze legal text for specifics vital to record title ownership accuracy and payment setup. Proficient in typing and 10-key, extensive experience with Microsoft Word & Excel and internally-based computer programs (Artesia, Document Center, Well Readiness, Cherwell, SAP, Document Explorer, Dynamics).
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lease Analyst I
Chesapeake Energy
04.2017 - 04.2020
- Analyzing oil and gas leases for the purpose of initial setup, payment processing, special obligation identification, mapping, and cross-referencing. Review plats and DOIs to reconcile wells. Identify and record pertinent lease provisions for internal referencing. Review lease expirations on an annual basis, to ensure leases remain held by production or fees are dispensed in a timely manner. Review and approve landman payment recommendations to guarantee payments are made for the appropriate amount and in the proper timeframe. Processing transfers of ownership based on title documents in order to reflect accurate leasehold and surface ownership.
Division Order Analyst I
Chesapeake Energy
06.2015 - 04.2017
- Primary responsibilities included but were not limited to: analyzing title opinions and leases to ensure royalty owners were being credited with the appropriate amount and working interest owners were being burdened correctly, processing transfers of ownership based on title documents in order to maintain correct division of interest, setting up preliminary decks and processing deck edits (per requests from Land, Legal, and Accounting). Promoting and maintaining trust and open communication with working interest owners, royalty owners, operators, and brokers. Assisting in a wide array of projects structured to improve internal data integrity and reduce company costs.
Senior Division Order Technician
Chesapeake Energy
09.2012 - 06.2015
- Lead technician overseeing the application of direct deposit information to owner accounts. Provided support to analysts, reviewed division orders, and analyzed owner data to guarantee all information was current (with the final goal of ensuring owners were being compensated for their interests). Researched accounts that had been placed in suspense for bad addresses, missing trustees, unsigned division orders, and identified all other contributing factors that might result in an owner not receiving payment. Analyzed various forms of documentation to ensure the company’s records were as current as possible for each individual owner.
Education
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK01.2004
Skills
- Proficient in typing and 10-key, extensive experience with Microsoft Word & Excel and internally-based computer programs (Artesia, Document Center, Well Readiness, Cherwell, SAP, Document Explorer, Dynamics)
Certification
- Certified Professional Lease and Title Analyst
- Division Order Department Core Value Award Winner
- Worked in conjunction with the Chesapeake tax department, while overseeing/training five contractors to reconcile all Artesia owners’ 1099 information to comply with IRS regulations.
Timeline
Lease Analyst I
Chesapeake Energy
04.2017 - 04.2020
Division Order Analyst I
Chesapeake Energy
06.2015 - 04.2017
Senior Division Order Technician
Chesapeake Energy
09.2012 - 06.2015
University of Central Oklahoma