Land Analyst - Midland, TX

About the Role

As a Land Analyst at ConocoPhillips, you’ll be at the forefront of strategic land transactions that shape our Lower 48 operations. This role offers the opportunity to apply your analytical skills to lease acquisitions, exchanges, and divestitures, while collaborating across departments to ensure accurate financial and contractual execution. You’ll work with internal and external stakeholders to manage complex land data, support decision-making, and contribute to the success of our asset teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze leases, contracts, and mineral title and make recommendations to land negotiators to support land transactions and development planning.
• Ensure accurate data entry in land systems (e.g., Quorum) for lease and contract details including ownership, obligations, and payments.
• Calculate mineral interest ownership and working interest for operated and non-operated wells.
• Prepare draft agreements and exhibits for review and execution.
• Generate reports using Spotfire, Business Objects, and other tools to support lease and contract management.
• Advise on due diligence efforts for acquisitions and divestitures.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Finance, Tax, Legal, Accounting) to ensure proper booking and compliance.
• Build and maintain relationships with government agencies, lessors, mineral owners, and co-owners.
• Develop and maintain network relationships with other groups within the company, i.e., Asset Teams, Legal, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Production, and Audit.

Success Profile

To thrive in this role, you’ll demonstrate the following Leadership Competencies:

• Drives Performance: Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals.
• Builds Talent and Teams: Takes an active role in acquiring, developing, mentoring, and retaining a high performing, highly engaged team.
• Takes Accountability: Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by courageously dealing with important problems, holding others accountable, and standing up for what is right.

Basic Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher or foreign equivalent.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Word.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Economics, Energy Management, Energy Commerce, or related field.
• 1 or more years land analyst or land administration experience analyzing oil and gas leases and exploration/production contracts.
• Experience with land systems (e.g., Quorum, ArcMap, Business Objects, Spotfire).
• Professional Lease or Title Analyst Certification.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, collaborate across the organization, and meet deadlines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and wellness programs.
• Competitive base pay, annual performance bonuses, and retirement savings plans.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, and family support resources.
• Access to training, mentoring, and internal career mobility tools.
• Peer-nominated awards, inclusive culture, and employee resource groups.