Experience

Oil & Gas Title Experience

Rendered more that 1000 title opinions from abstracts and courthouse records, including lease purchase, drilling, division order, unit, ranch surface and mineral title
Title due diligence in connection with numerous oil and gas acquisition, merger and financing transactions

Oil & Gas Controversy Experience

Trial of operating agreement disputes for both operators and non-operators, including Texas Oil & Gas Corp v. Hamilton and IP Petroleum v. Wevanco
Trial of trespass to trial actions involving title to oil and gas fee and leasehold interests and title to a prolific oil and gas well
Trial of oil and gas royalty disputes involving issues such as failure to pay, incorrect payment, price, deductions, processing and market value
Trial of disputes involving purchase and sale of oil and gas properties
Arbitrator in purchase and sale agreement and title disputes
Mediation of Oil & Gas Controversies

Oil & Gas Transactions Experience

Assisted numerous buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of producing oil and gas properties
Assisted private hedge fund in negotiating and documenting creative structured financing alternative to small E&P company with excellent lease position in Barnett Shale play in Tarrant County
Assisted privately held independent E&P companies in negotiation and drafting of exploration agreements
Assisted private investor group in purchase of equity interests in oil and gas exploration prospects using net profits structure
Assisted publicly held independent E&P company in sale of volumetric production payment to finance acquisition of coal bed methane properties
Assisted major financial institution in negotiating and documenting acquisition of Section 29 tax credits in producing oil and gas properties