Senior Division Order Analyst — Equity Eligible (Houston)

Ensign Natural Resources; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Cash bonus

Equity plans

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid vacation

Job summary

Ensign Natural Resources, based in Houston, TX, seeks a seasoned Land Administration Supervisor to manage division orders, ownership decks, and owner relations within the Land department.

The role requires 5+ years in upstream oil & gas with strong DOI expertise, and proficiency in JIB/ODA. You will drive accurate revenue distribution, handle owner inquiries, and ensure compliance and timely payments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and On Demand Accounting (Quorum) experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant upstream oil & gas experience, with an emphasis in division orders and owner relations.
• Strong understanding of DOI calculations, burden structures, revenue distribution mechanics, suspense management, escheatment, and unclaimed property compliance.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and interpreting oil and gas leases, conveyance documents, title opinions, and contracts to establish and maintain ownership decks.
• Experience setting up and maintaining ownership decks, including multi-well and unitized interests.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain ownership decks to ensure timely and compliant royalty payments.
• Prepare and issue division orders, analyze title requirements, and proactively identify and resolve title defects and curative items.
• Send required correspondence to owners to solve revenue discrepancies.
• Interpret and apply title documents, including assignments, deeds, probates, and trusts.
• Maintain compliance with escheatment and unclaimed property reporting requirements.
• Manage legal and revenue suspense, including research, documentation and timely resolution of suspense balances.
• Calculate and maintain various interest types including working interest, net revenue, NPRI, and overrides.
• Build and maintain multi-well, multi-unit, and burden-based ownership decks, ensuring proper allocation across units and properties.
• Coordinate with Revenue Accounting to ensure proper and timely revenue distribution and ownership deck preparation.
• Provide administrative support, file research, and data input assistance for the Division Order team.
• Demonstrated ability to operate both tactically and strategically.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Land, Revenue Accounting, Legal, and Operations.
• Proactive mindset for identifying process gaps, and recommending workflow improvements.

Skills

Division orders

Owner relations

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

JIB

ODA

Job description

Ensign Natural Resources, based in Houston, TX, seeks a seasoned Land Administration Supervisor to manage division orders, ownership decks, and owner relations within the Land department.

The role requires 5+ years in upstream oil & gas with strong DOI expertise, and proficiency in JIB/ODA. You will drive accurate revenue distribution, handle owner inquiries, and ensure compliance and timely payments.