Enertia
LEANNE BARTON
Senior Division Order Analyst
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
EXPERIENCED, ANALYTICAL AND TECHNICALLY SKILLED OIL AND GAS PROFESSIONAL with bachelor’s degree in business management and 20+ years of oil and gas experience including division orders, title curative, legal title analysis, research intensive assignments, complex ownership issues, accounting and mineral owner relations. Detail oriented with strong organizational and communication skills. Land/Revenue Systems experience in Wolfepak, BOLO, iLandman, Excalibur, Quorum, AS400 and Enertia. Experience with assets located in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Kansas.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Division Order Analyst
Maverick Natural Resources
02.2022 - Current
- Maintain the Land Information System’s division of interest module which interfaces with Accounting providing for working and royalty division of interest, ownership, and other pertinent data
- Monitor production reports
- Review pooling, operating agreements, farm-out/ins, leases and associated title opinions in developing division orders and /or divisions of interest ensuring proper payment of royalty on new and existing producing properties while minimizing exposure to interest penalties, fines and corporate liability
- Review mineral title ownership and title opinions, deeds, wills, and all other legal documents; and direct proper changes of ownership for both working and royalty interest revenue disbursement
- Coordinate with land personnel to obtain title opinions, survey plats, conservation orders, or other documentation required to address title curative issues
- Coordinate with gas and crude oil purchasers to ensure proper documentation and master file set-up
- Advise affected departments regarding lease and contract obligations required to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and Company standards
- Provide guidance for divestiture due diligence conducted in conjunction with capitalization of company assets while coordinating with buyers to ensure assumption of lease obligations
Senior Division Order Analyst
Lilis Energy, LLC
07.2019 - 12.2020
- Analyze, calculate and maintain record title ownership and division of interest in producing properties
- Obtain and verify division order title curative documents
- Generate and distribute Revenue and Joint Interest Billing Decks, Division Orders, Transfer Orders and tract receipt of executed documents
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date files (physical and digital) as well as within the land data management system (ilandman)
- Interface with mineral owners, title attorneys, staff and outside landmen regarding property interests and inquiries
Senior Division Order Analyst - Independent Contractor
Steward Energy II, LLC
12.2018 - 07.2019
- Create and maintain Division of Interest decks
- Analysis of oil and gas leases, unit agreements, drilling and division order title opinions, title requirements and curative
- Primary communication with royalty, mineral and working interest owners
- Process ownership changes in both accounting (BOLO) and land management software (ilandman)
- Research online courthouse records, files, deeds to solve complicated ownership discrepancies
- Creation and maintenance of JIB decks and track AFE consents
- Communication with accounting department regarding owner resolution and reverse/rebooks when necessary
- Determine suspense and/or release of revenue owners in regard to curative requirements
- Review, manage and determine escheat issues
Division Order Analyst - Contractor
Petroso LLC (Wildhorse Resources)
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Analyze title documents to generate and provide current DOI for new drills
- Work with owners to identify and release funds in suspense
- Provide documentation and calculation related to ownership
- Contact point for ownership inquiries regarding suspended funds
Lead Division Order Analyst
Morningstar Partners
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Lead analyst covering special projects related to revenue booking
- Lead team of analysts to review discrepancies between revenue received and interests stated on acquired decks
- Research records to determine true company ownership and communicate results with remitters to ensure correct payments are received
- Using backup from research, update our pay decks, if necessary, to resolve inconsistencies in acquired data
- Communicate changes in pay decks to all departments involved
- Run monthly suspense reports and research why revenue is not being credited or debited from owner accounts (trapped suspense) and resolve any ownership, revenue or systems related issues to ensure revenue is booked correctly (owner funds release)
- Train new hires on special project analysis and resolution procedures
- New well/DOI set up
- Review and approve DOI set ups and changes
Division Order Analyst
Morningstar Partners
07.2014 - 10.2017
- Analysis of title opinions, assignments, deeds, probate documentation, leases and agreements to determine working interests and associated burdens
- Set up JIB and revenue decks in accordance with title analysis
- Research and resolve revenue discrepancies
- Create and distribute Division Orders as necessary
- Research suspense accounts
- Establish title requirements when determining ownership changes by applying knowledge of applicable state statutes
- Effectively communicate with owners regarding title requirements, explanation of decimal interests and other ownership concerns
- Analysis related to acquisition-based system conversion issues to include DOI analysis, bearer groups and marketing groups (Quorum)
- Maintain communication with revenue accounting regarding distribution of revenue
- Assist Management with establishing division order policies and procedures which maintain efficiency while minimizing risk of litigation
- Train incoming staff or contract Analysts
- Special projects as needed
- Quorum Land System
Division Order and Lease Analyst
Tug Hill Operating
02.2012 - 04.2013
- New Lease set up
- Audit lease records from acquired lease data
- New well set up
- Monitor production reports to ensure timely processing of division orders
- Division Order calculations
- Acting liaison between senior Landmen and accounting to ensure proper set up of revenue decks
- Draft and mail new division orders
- Communicate with revenue accounting regarding divisions of interest and distribution of well revenue
- Interact with mineral interest owners
- Excalibur and Microsoft SQLStudio
Contract Division Order Analyst
Jetta Operating Company
07.2011 - 02.2012
- Prepare and Distribute Division Orders for recent acquisitions
- Receive and analyze legal documents (deeds, probate, title opinions) to determine ownership
- Transfer royalty interests in Excalibur Land System
- Work closely with Revenue to set up pay decks
- Resolve written, telephone, and email inquiries from Interest Owners
- Run suspense reports for Jetta Operating and its parent companies to resolve missing owner data (tax id numbers, probate documents, address verification, title issues) to ensure timely payment of interest owners
- February 2012 - Left to seek permanent position with Tug Hill Operating
Associate Division Order Analyst
XTO Energy
12.2004 - 09.2006
- Analyze legal documents, such as Warranty Deeds, Probate and Title Opinions, to determine proper mineral ownership
- Prepare and issue Transfer and Division Orders
- Update divisions of interest in the revenue accounting system (AS400)
- Resolve written, telephone and email inquiries from interest owners
- Assist Senior Division Order Analysts with research involving complicated ownership entitlement issues
- Assist Sr
- Analyst with extensive research and resulting transfers associated with new acquisition
- Train new Associate Division Order Analysts and Division Order Technicians
- September 2006 - Left voluntarily due to husband's employment relocation
Division Order Tech
XTO Energy
06.2004 - 12.2004
- Assist the Division Order department by preparing various forms and reports
- Maintain ownership records (address changes, new owner set up, changes to backup withholding status)
- Respond to inquiries from mineral interest owners
- Promoted to Associate Division Order Analyst 12/2004
Drilling Allocations Analyst
XTO Energy
04.2002 - 06.2004
- Collect and analyze data from multiple reports (i.e
- Drilling reports, timesheets, emails) to create spreadsheets used to allocate expenses involved in drilling to appropriate cost centers
- Successfully upload allocation spreadsheets into AS400 system and notify controller of any fluctuations from estimated results
- Review and approve chargeable hours for Roustabouts
- Areas of production include: Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico
- Moved to Division Order Department 6/2004
Accounts Distribution Assistant
XTO Energy
02.2001 - 04.2002
- Process an average of 5,000 vendor invoices (obtain management approvals, code, batch, key, review/research validations, edit)
- Research and respond to vendor inquiries
- Reconcile weekly check writes which averaged approximately $12 million in payments
- Special projects as needed (including special account reconciliation, journal entries and research)
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-GLOBAL CAMPUS
06.2016
Skills
- Written and verbal communication
- Title Opinion and Contract Analysis
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects
- Data reconciliation
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Adobe
- Deck creation and maintenance (Revenue and JIB)
- Mineral/Owner Relations
- Advanced division order analysis
- Team collaboration
Affiliations
- American Association of Professional Landmen, Active Membership
- National Association of Division Order Analysts, Active Membership
- Dalworth Association of Division Order Analysts, Active Membership
Training
- Basic Contracts and Agreements, Petroleum Education Workshops via MSU Denver
- Calculating Oil and Gas Interests, Petroleum Education Workshops via University of Houston-Downtown
- Oil and Gas Calculations Parts 1 and 2, Division Order Beginnings
- Introduction to Upstream Oil & Gas, POI
- Introduction to Division Order Calculations, Division Order Beginnings
- WI/NRI Calculations, Doug Potter, Independent Consultant
Software
Bolo
Quorum
Excalibur
WolfPak
ILandman
Timeline
Senior Division Order Analyst
Maverick Natural Resources
02.2022 - Current
Senior Division Order Analyst
Lilis Energy, LLC
07.2019 - 12.2020
Senior Division Order Analyst - Independent Contractor
Steward Energy II, LLC
12.2018 - 07.2019
Division Order Analyst - Contractor
Petroso LLC (Wildhorse Resources)
10.2018 - 12.2018
Lead Division Order Analyst
Morningstar Partners
10.2017 - 06.2018
Division Order Analyst
Morningstar Partners
07.2014 - 10.2017
Division Order and Lease Analyst
Tug Hill Operating
02.2012 - 04.2013
Contract Division Order Analyst
Jetta Operating Company
07.2011 - 02.2012
Associate Division Order Analyst
XTO Energy
12.2004 - 09.2006
Division Order Tech
XTO Energy
06.2004 - 12.2004
Drilling Allocations Analyst
XTO Energy
04.2002 - 06.2004
Accounts Distribution Assistant
XTO Energy
02.2001 - 04.2002
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-GLOBAL CAMPUS
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