Permian Mineral Law
Protecting Your Economic Interests in Energy Agreements
Whether you are a mineral owner, non-operating working interest holder, or independent operator, the language in your contract dictates your financial returns for decades. We draft and negotiate tailored instruments that maximize value and minimize liability.
- Lease Negotiation & Review: Protecting landowners and mineral owners from burdensome primary terms, shut-in royalties, and surface use clauses, along with negotiating pooling, retained acreage, and allocation well provisions expressly designed for today’s modern horizontal drilling environment and unique stacked pay zones.
- Document Drafting & Analysis: Precision drafting of deeds, stipulations of interest, deeds of trust, division orders, and other specialized conveyances.
- Operating Agreements: Drafting and interpreting a variety of formal and custom operating agreements for both operators and non-operators.
- Surface & Ancillary Agreements: Structuring saltwater disposal agreements, seismic permits, water rights agreements, and other ancillary agreements.