Intern, Land Administration GIS 2026
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Job Summary
Position Overview
Land Administration Overview
Land Administration is an exciting, functionally unique group. We are comprised of two primary asset regions: Permian Business Unit and Gulf Coast & Rockies Business Unit. Each asset is unique and provides opportunity for growth in skills and experience. When working in the Land Admin GIS group, your daily activities can vary depending on projects, time sensitive deadlines, and additional responsibilities that may arise. This gives way to an interesting and challenging environment pushing individuals to excel in their performance.
Land Administration is a leveraged, multi-functional organization responsible for establishing, maintaining, and protecting the legal ownership of real property assets for ConocoPhillips. We provide distinct value to the company through analyzing legal documents such as oil and gas leases, contracts, title opinions, and conveyance documents to establish and maintain joint venture and revenue ownership. We also field owner inquiries regarding lease interpretations, ownership interest calculations, payments, and transfer of ownership. Additionally, we maintain lease acquisition cost, and create visual representation through use of spatial data for both surface and mineral ownership to facilitate business decisions.
Description
The Land Administration (Land Admin) Geographical Information Systems (GIS) intern will be involved with and exposed to systems and processes that support creation of master data and information layers for the land function at ConocoPhillips. You will work with various GIS applications and toolsets including ArcGIS, SQL, FME, Python, ArcEnterprise web mapping, GIS legal description analysis/mapping, and working in the Quorum Land System. You will also gain a broad overview of how Land Administration works including overviews of the Lease & Title Analysts and Division Order Analyst Roles. Land Admin interns will participate in site wide internship activities such as field trips, weekly seminars, social activities, and opportunities to meet senior management. Your supervisor and your mentor will provide mentorship and guidance throughout your internship as well as periodic performance evaluations.
Your internship will culminate with a presentation crafted to showcase your knowledge of your work assignments and other elements of your internship experience.
Assignments will be at our site located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Typical length of our internships varies from 10 to 14 weeks based on the project and your availability.
Responsibilities may include:
- Completing project or projects targeted to experience level, working with mentor and other Land Admin staff
- Interpreting and analyzing Jeffersonian and Survey Abstract legal descriptions
- Building/maintaining master land record spatial data using Quorum QGIS/ArcMap
- Using FME Data modeling and/or scripting to transform master data sets into informational business layers
- Learning/supporting how we use web mapping technology as an information delivery tool for end users
- Researching spatial/nonspatial data issues and resolving inquiries for mapping and information requests
Basic/Required:
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer and/or education institution
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Management Information Systems, other related field, or foreign equivalent
- Current level in college: Freshman through Senior
- Expected graduation date: Fall 2026 through Spring/Fall 2029
- Available for internship starting mid-late May 2026
- A minimum of ten (10) continuous weeks availability for internship
Preferred:
- A minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Petroleum Land GIS Mapping experience
- Experience with ArcGIS or ESRI based products and land mapping tools
- Experience with any of the following Land Systems and Software: Quorum, Spotfire, FME, or Geocoretex
- Working knowledge of Oil & Gas leases and Exploration & Production agreements along with their associated provisions
- Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results
- Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what's right
- Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
All interested candidates must complete an online application at the ConocoPhillips Careers website to be considered for an interview. ConocoPhillips will conduct on-campus interviews at various U.S. universities during the Fall of 2025. If your application progresses to the interview stage, your interview will be scheduled either on campus—if we are conducting interviews at your school—or directly with a recruiter if we are not visiting your campus. To find out if and when we will be visiting your campus, please check with your university’s career services office.
To be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions, attaching your resume with transcripts, and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of December 31, 2025.
Apply By:
Dec 31, 2025