Surface Damage and Pollution Claims

The Oklahoma Surface Damage Act addresses a landowner’s surface claims for damage and pollution to land that results from energy exploration. Oklahoma City Attorney Robert R. Robles represents surface owners of land in their claims for damages or pollution...

Oil & Gas: What Is A Farm-out?

When a landowner, sometimes called a freeholder, assigns all or part of an oil, natural gas, or mineral interest to a third-party, it is referred to as a “farm-out.” Think of it like this: a triple-a baseball team relinquishes their rights to a player to a...

Out of state clients own land in Oklahoma

There’s no residency requirement for owning land in Oklahoma. If you want to live in New York and take advantage of the prices of oil land in Oklahoma, there’s absolutely nothing stopping you from doing so. That doesn’t, however, mean that the...