future with all the scanning projects being done. Our jobs as Division Order Analysts have also evolved into not merely setting-up and maintaining ownership to encompassing much more as the leases tied to ownerships, preparing burden spreadsheets, take-in-kind issues, and reviewing deduct clauses. Just as our royalty owners have gotten savvier, so have we. We deal with many more issues, from legal due to title curative and litigation, to accounting due to statutory deadlines and escheat. Also, being SOX compliant – who hasn’t heard of this? 5. Why do you stay active in CAPDOA? I love meeting those that I have emailed and being able to put a face with a name. CAPDOA has provided me opportunities and information that is valuable in my everyday work. I get industry updates on new laws that will be affecting our industry that I can pass on to my group here at Continental. It provides friendships you can count on and net-working for those that I may need to bounce ideas off of or get information from. 6. What’s the best advice you ever received from a mentor? Do what is asked of you, whatever it is, do it to the best of your ability. I have always tried to strive to give people the information requested, just as I would like to receive. 7. What you like to do for fun or something interesting? I enjoy crocheting, reading and watching sports especially OKC Thunder! In the summer it’s all about being outdoors and keeping the flowers alive in the Oklahoma heat and enjoying the pool. 8. Anything else you’d like to mention? I am going to be “Gigi” in August to a sweet baby girl – can hardly wait For more information regarding CAPDOA, please visit our website at www.capdoa.org. ………………………………… DALWORTH ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION ORDER ANALYSTS (DALWORTH) Association serving the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Area
gave my phone number to him to ask me out. Guess she had a hunch we would be good for each other since we have been married 33 years this June. We have one daughter, Shannon Spillman, who is married and lives in Stillwater, OK. She is the Director of Physical Therapy at Blackwell Hospital. 2. How did you start working in Division Orders? After getting married we lived in Tulsa and my first introduction to Division Orders was in 1988 with Amoco Production Company. I was hired as a Division Order Tech. This was a great place to work and I was trained by some great people in the industry. Amoco was known for their great training program. After 5 years at Amoco, Craig and I decided to move back to Enid (home) with a three-year old daughter in tow. I started my career at Continental Resources, Inc. in 1993 and was there until 2008. I accepted a job with Range Resources who moved us to Oklahoma City, where I worked as a Senior Division Order Analyst for two years. I then took a job at Chesapeake in 2010 until the 2013 layoffs. I was fortunate to be able to return back to Continental Resources where I am currently a Senior Division Order Analyst. So with the exception of 10 years, the bulk of my 30 year career has been at Continental. Side note: When I started at Continental in 1993 there were 42 people and at the time the only job opening was being the secretary for Harold Hamm (President). I returned to doing Division Order work in 1997. Continental Resources now has over 1,200 employees and is located in Oklahoma City. It has been quite a ride. 3. What do you love and hate about DO? I love the diversity and the many hats one wears as a Division Order Analyst, and that it is never boring. In the beginning, I did a lot of talking to owners and answering questions which I really enjoyed. We now have email which gives us less interaction with our royalty owners, but, what a time saver! I believe every Division Order Analyst will tell you they don’t have enough “time” to get everything accomplished due to the volume of work that we as Analysts handle. I have accepted the fact that I will never have an empty in-box. 4. What changes have you seen in the time you have been in DO? Wow, what hasn’t changed? Technology is the biggest thing that has changed along with the size of our computers and monitors. We did so much by hand I still find myself writing out calculations rather than using the computer. One thing I will not give up is my 10-key! I’m not sure how we did without Email, Access and Excel. I still have an abundance of paper on my desk but I do see this dwindling in the
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