Texas Oil and Gas Lease Disputes Representation
A variety of disputes can arise between royalty owners and operators over the terms of oil and gas leases. Most leases include a number of express and implied obligations on the operator, ranging from timely payment of royalties and shut-in royalties to drilling wells to produce the minerals for the mutual benefit of the parties and maintain the lease beyond the primary term.
Regardless of the basis for the oil and gas lease dispute you are dealing with, you can rely on the law firm of Perdue & Kidd, L.L.P. in Houston to work hard at securing a favorable result that protects your interests.
Ben Elmore has been named as a Rising Star in oil and gas litigation by Texas Monthly magazine since 2005. For a free consultation to discuss your oil and gas lease dispute, please call 713-574-7393 or toll free 877-833-7475.
The attorneys of Perdue & Kidd, L.L.P. represent royalty owners in lease disputes, making sure that the operator is held to its obligations under the lease. In some situations, an operator may be deducting excessive fees for transportation or processing from your royalties or the operator may be commingling your production with third party production and failing to accurately account to you for your share of the commingled stream.
In other situations, the operator may be holding onto a lease that has been terminated under its own terms for lack of continuous production in paying quantities or lack of continuous operation. The operator may be holding the lease for speculative purposes, hoping that another operator will come along and pay a substantial sum of money for the lease. Royalty owners would not be entitled to any portion of the proceeds from such a sale. Royalty owners are entitled to obtain a judicial determination that a lease has terminated giving them the opportunity to lease to another operator willing to drill and develop the minerals for both parties' benefit.
Protect Your Rights
Perdue & Kidd, L.L.P. is committed to protecting the rights of royalty owners in oil and gas disputes. For a free consultation with a lawyer, contact the firm today.
