Oil and Gas

Attorneys in the Bakersfield office of Noriega & Associates are skilled in many areas of business and commercial law, including oil and gas law.  We maintain a strong practice in both business transactions and litigation, meaning we assist clients such as independent oil companies with negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts and completing other business transactions, as well as representing clients in lawsuits related to their activities in the oil and gas industry.

Transactionally, we assist clients with:

• Contracts
• Leases
• Conveyance of Interests
• Conveyance of Ownership
• Fractional Interests
• Correlative Rights

Many different types of interests in land can be acquired or conveyed under the law, each with different implications for the title holder interested in extracting commercially-viable oil and gas from the land.  There are fee interests, mineral interests, leaseholds, surface rights, royalties, production payments, net profits interests, and carried interests, to name a few.  Our attorneys have experience in dealing with the different types of interests and estates in land and can assist in acquiring the proper rights or in understanding the legal ramifications of the interest already acquired.  Whether a client's needs involve a purchase, sale or transaction required to develop a going enterprise in petroleum products, our lawyers can assist in achieving those objectives.

When disputes arise that require legal intervention, our trial lawyers have decades of experience in the courts and understand the legal and factual issues involved in succeeding in a civil lawsuit.  We are capable of representing oil and gas clients in all types of disputes that are familiar to the industry, such as:

• Damage to lease value
• Slander of title
• Assumpsit
• Ejection and conversion
• COPAS disputes
• Contract disputes
• Title disputes

The business and commercial lawyers at Noriega & Associates offer experienced legal representation in the area of oil and gas law.  Contact Noriega & Associates, A Professional Law Corporation, for a consultation.