Oil and gas title examinations and preparation of Drilling, Division Order, Supplemental and Lease Acquisition Title Opinions
Document preparation to cure title defects
"Due Diligence" examinations of in-house title documents in connection with property acquisitions
Oil and Gas Transactions
Negotiation and preparation of Drilling Agreements, Participation Agreements, Farmout Agreements, Exploration Program Agreements, Unit Designations, Joint Venture and Partnership Agreements, Operating Agreements, and Oil and Gas Leases
Acquisition, sale and mortgaging of producing properties
Acquisition, sale and mortgaging of gathering and pipeline systems
Lease acquisitions and/or exploration and production operations
Louisiana, regulatory matters, including hearings before the Louisiana Office of Conservation and the State Mineral Board; prepare Louisiana oil and gas mortgages for lending institutions
Business, Entities and Banking
Business organization formation, including corporations, limited liability corporations, joint ventures, limited partnerships and partnerships
Oil and gas drilling funds
Assistant counsel in oil and gas related litigation
Internal operations and administrations for clients
Willey, Edwards & Wright
Our firm is primarily engaged in the practice of Oil and Gas Law in Texas and Louisiana.